Pink Floyd The Wall: Immersion features the classic studio album digitally remastered and presented as a limited-edition, high quality boxset featuring rare and unreleased audio and video material, plus a new 44-page booklet, a book of original photographs, facsimile collectables and memorabilia such as marbles that someone can take away. Seriously, this is the definitive release of The Wall to date.

The set still catches flack due to its emphasis on “stuff” at the expense of recorded audio and video. Personally, I don’t mind the stuff and think much of it is interesting, unique and relevant. The two books are filled with photos of the live shows. One of the books was edited by Jill Furmanovsky who photographed many of these classic photos. These are reproduced here in much higher quality than the smaller sizes found on the web. The replicas of tour memorabilia are reproduced with attention to detail and extreme accuracy. The printed pieces are on high-grade stock and are quality work.

Both sets of printed lyrics are the “corrected” version that match the album — without “What Shall We Do Now?” and with “Empty Spaces” preceding “Young Lust”. The books are light on any new details from the creation, production or performances of The Wall. The book which accompanied the original releases of Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81 is much more informative in that regard.

The video content contains only a few fragments of the film shot by Alan Parker of the 1981 live shows. For a fan willing to drop whatever cash the band’s label dictates for releases such as these, this footage is a cruel tease. The scarf (scarfe?) would be cool if it were not so flimsy as to be unwearable. Still, I bought this box set for the music on discs 3 through 6. To me, the added materials are a nice bonus.

An excellent detailed unboxing of the set can be found in “An in-depth look at Pink Floyd’s ‘the Wall’ Immersion box set” by Hans Morgenstern on the old Independent Ethos site. Below, I try to sort out the demo recordings on discs 5 and 6 of the set.

The Wall Immersion Box Set is currently out of print but can still be ordered worldwide on Amazon. Tap here.

Pink Floyd The Wall

2011 Digital Remaster by James Guthrie

All songs written and composed by Roger Waters, except where noted.

Disc 1

Total Time: 39:13

Disc 2

Total Time: 41:57

Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81

2011 Digital Remaster by James Guthrie

All songs written and composed by Roger Waters, except where noted.

Disc 3

Total Time: 53:51

Disc 4

Total Time: 51:33

The Wall Work In Progress, 1979

Disc 5 (CD)

Programme 1, Excerpts from Roger Waters Original Demo

1. Prelude (Vera Lynn)
2. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
3. Mother
4. Young Lust
5. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
6. Empty Spaces
7. Mother
8. Backs To The Wall
9. Don’t Leave Me Now
10. Goodbye Blue Sky
11. Don’t Leave Me Now
12. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 3
13. Goodbye Cruel World
14. Hey You
15. Is There Anybody Out There?
16. Vera
17. Bring The Boys Back Home
18. The Show Must Go On
19. Waiting For The Worms
20. Run Like Hell
21. The Trial
22. Outside The Wall

Programme 2, Roger Waters Original Demo And Band Demos

23. Prelude (Vera Lynn) – Roger Waters Original Demo
24. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 1 – Band Demo
25. The Thin Ice – Band Demo
26. Goodbye Blue Sky – Band Demo
27. Teacher, Teacher – Band Demo
28. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 – Band Demo
29. Empty Spaces – Band Demo
30. Young Lust – Band Demo
31. Mother – Band Demo
32. Don’t Leave Me Now – Band Demo
33. Sexual Revolution – Band Demo
34. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 3 – Band Demo
35. Goodbye Cruel World – Band Demo

Programme 3, Band Demos

36. In The Flesh? – Band Demo
37. The Thin Ice – Band Demo
38. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 1 – Band Demo
39. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives – Band Demo
40. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 – Band Demo
41. Mother – Band Demo

Disc 6 (CD)

Programme 1, Roger Waters Original Demos And Band Demos

1. Is There Anybody Out There? – Roger Waters Original Demo
2. Vera – Roger Waters Original Demo
3. Bring The Boys Back Home – Roger Waters Original Demo
4. Hey You – Band Demo
5. The Doctor (Comfortably Numb) – Band Demo
6. In The Flesh – Band Demo
7. Run Like Hell – Band Demo
8. Waiting For The Worms – Band Demo
9. The Trial – Band Demo
10. The Show Must Go On – Band Demo
11. Outside The Wall – Band Demo
12. The Thin Ice Reprise – Band Demo

Programme 2, Band Demos

13. Outside The Wall – Band Demo
14. It’s Never Too Late – Band Demo
15. The Doctor (Comfortably Numb) – Band Demo

Programme 3, Band Demos

16. One Of My Turns – Band Demo
17. Don’t Leave Me Now – Band Demo
18. Empty Spaces – Band Demo
19. Backs To The Wall – Band Demo
20. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 3 – Band Demo
21. Goodbye Cruel World – Band Demo

Programme 4, David Gilmour Original Demos

22. Comfortably Numb – David Gilmour Original Demo
23. Run Like Hell – David Gilmour Original Demo

Disc 7 (DVD)

1. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives – Pink Floyd The Wall – Earls Court, 1980 (Film archive courtesy of Roger Waters)
2. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 – Promotional Video – Restored in 2011

Documentary

3. Behind The Wall – Documentary

4. Gerald Scarfe Interview

PLUS

• 44 Page 27cm x 27cm booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson
• Exclusive photo book
• 27cm x 27cm Exclusive Gerald Scarfe Art Print
• 4 x Collectors’ Cards featuring art and lyrics
• Replica of The Wall Tour Ticket
• Replica of The Wall Backstage Pass
• Scarf
• Prints/Cards of Mark Fisher’s stage drawings
• 3 x white marbles with design of bricks
• 9 x Coasters (unique to this box)
• 8 page credits booklet
• 96cm x 81cm booklet with all lyrics handwritten by Gerald Scarfe