when did pink floyd the wall album come out

and Producers Workshop in Los Angeles, Calif. Most of the recording was performed at Superbear in the French Alpes, while pieces, parts, overdubs and mixing were performed at Miravel, not far from Superbear Britannia Row, the group's recording studio in England CBS in New York, N.Y. If previous Floyd albums had been examples of involved, elegant productions, 'The Wall' would take the cake. Geldof was lead vocalist of the Boomtown Rats at the time, and would go on to fame as the organizer of the Live Aid concert a few years later. In the end, the band would be relegated to appearing only on the film's soundtrack, and a then-little-known singer named Bob Geldof would play the part of Pink. Waters had originally envisioned himself in the lead role - an opinion that in the broader sense was creating increasing friction within the band - as well as genuine concert footage of the Floyd, used in the film. Eventually, the album would result in an elaborate, though financially unsuccessful tour, as well as a major motion picture, directed by Alan Parker ('The Commitments,' 'Avita,' 'Fame,' 'Shoot the Moon'). Waters, credited with writing nearly the entire album, conceived 'The Wall' to be a multimedia event from the beginning. Waters would eventually release 'Pros and Cons' as a solo effort shortly after departing Pink Floyd following 1983's appropriately titled 'The Final Cut.'

The Floyd's next album after 1977's 'Animals' could very well have been 'The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking.' Roger Waters had approached the band in July 1978 with rough demos of both albums, and the band, wisely, chose 'The Wall' as its next project.

When did pink floyd the wall album come out