Delicate Sound of Thunder

Delicate Sound of Thunder
Cover design by Hipgnosis
Live album by
Released21 November 1988 (1988-11-21)
Recorded19–23 August 1988
VenueNassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
GenreProgressive rock
Length104:08 (original release)
140:18 (2019 remixed and expanded edition)
LabelEMI
ProducerDavid Gilmour
Pink Floyd chronology
A Momentary Lapse of Reason
(1987)
Delicate Sound of Thunder
(1988)
Shine On
(1992)
2019 Remix cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Robert ChristgauC[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Delicate Sound of Thunder is a live album by the English band Pink Floyd. It was recorded over five nights at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, in August 1988, during their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour, and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in September 1988. It was released on 21 November 1988,[6] through EMI Records in the UK and Columbia Records in the US.

The album was remixed, restored and reissued in December 2019 for The Later Years 1987–2019 box set. This version included songs that were not present on the original release. In November 2020, it was given a standalone release.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Album review at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ Blender Review
  3. ^ "Album review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Azerrad, Michael. "Album review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  6. ^ "BPI certifications".