Track Listing

1. Mihalis
2. There's No Way Out Of Here
3. Cry From The Street
4. So Far Away
5. Short And Sweet
6. Raise My Rent
7. No Way
8. It's Deafinitely
9. I Can't Breathe Anymore

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1960 in Music
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2006-09-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Album Description
David Gilmour, David Gilmour

Customer Reviews

Incredible Sounding Remaster
I've owned the original CD since it's initial release in the '80s, and I've always felt that it sounded flat and lifeless, so I ordered this remaster with hope of at least modest improvement. After fetching it from the mailbox, I popped it in my player, hit play, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. This disc has depth, dynamics, warmth, and perfect tonal balance - all way beyond anything I had hoped for. Who remastered it? Doug Sax. He and his company, The Mastering Lab, do a lot of work for several audiophile labels, and he is considered to be the best in the business. Apparently he was given a lot of freedom on this project, because even the volume level isn't jacked up to todays record company norms. He gave it plenty of headroom and no noticeable compression, and it sounds sweet! This is an audiophile quality disc for the standard admission price. I wish they'd clone this guy.

Terrific reissue for first solo album by Gilmour but no bonus tracks
Let's start with the important difference here between this edition and the previous one available from Sony/Columbia. "David Gilmour" sounds terrific in this remaster with better depth and detail as well as more warmth to the original recording. Unfortunately there are no bonus tracks (no demos, etc.) included as part of the package.

Between the three solo albums that Gilmour has released this sounds the most like vintage Floyd (how it could it not with Dave's lead vocals and guitar parts). From the bluesy "There's No Way Out of Here" to "I Can't Breathe Anymore" (which found have made fine additions to any of the Floyd albums). "Raise My Rent" an instrumental has some nice characteristic playing from Gilmour. One of the best tracks though is "Short and Sweet" a rocking number written with Roy Harper.

Each of Gilmour's solo albums have had his basic sound intact but because of the years between them (1978, 1984 and 2006) each is unique. The years between allow enough difference in the songwriting, textures and arrangements to make each a unique experience.

FINALLY! A remaster worth the repurchase! LONGER songs!
I always feel somewhat guilty buying remastered editions of CDs I already own - like I'm the ultimate surrogate whore to the record companies who have somehow tricked me into laying down my hard-earned cash for stuff that's already on the shelf at home (and don't even get me started on the whole "3-disc extended unrated directors cut limited edition" DVD thang...). What's the old P.T. Barnum saying? "There's a sucker born ev'ry minute?" Exactamundo, P.T. - but NOT with this remaster of the first David Gilmour solo LP, thank gawd! First of all, the sound on this CD is VASTLY superior to the original Columbia issue. Second of all, many of the tracks on this remaster are noticeably longer than the ones on the LP and original issue CD - some by a good 30+ seconds! What does that mean? Well, on the now-longer tracks, you get MORE blazin' Gilmour guitar solo outros - which is AWESOME because I often thought that with many of the tracks on the original edition, the fade started just when he was staring to rock out. Well, these new versions let Mr. G go OFF - full on! I'm tellin' ya: when I was listening to this CD in my car, one of the "extended fades" came on and I actually asked out loud (to no one in particular, of course), "What's up with THIS?! I've never heard THIS guitar work before!" This remaster is worth every PENNY - even if you already have the original!