The Division Bell Rings Again, Just in Time for Pink Floyd’s Videos to Hit YouTube

While the realization that this year marks two decades since the release of Pink Floyd’s last studio album may inspire sighs from the band’s fans, this news should help inspire good cheer: not only has a 20th anniversary box set of The Division Bell just hit stores, but Pink Floyd’s official YouTube channel is about to start bulking up its content in earnest.

First, let’s talk about that set. The Division Bell: 20th Anniversary Collector’s Box Set kicks off with a new 2-LP 180-gram vinyl edition of the album, remastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab from the original analogue tapes, including all the full length tracks (originally edited to fit on a single LP), in a gatefold sleeve designed by Hipgnosis/StormStudios. After that, there’s a red 7” vinyl replica of the “Take It Back” single, a clear 7” vinyl replica of the “High Hopes” single, a 12” blue vinyl replica of the “High Hopes” single with reverse laser etched design, the 2011 Discovery remaster of the album, and a Blu-ray disc which includes the album in HD Audio, the previously unreleased 5.1 surround sound audio mix of the album by Andy Jackson, and a new video for the track “Marooned.”

Whew!

By the way, if all you’re interested in getting is the 2-LP vinyl edition of the album, you’re in luck: that’s also going to be available independently from the rest of the stuff. But having mentioned the video for “Marooned,” let’s jump back to Pink Floyd’s YouTube channel, which we mentioned earlier. It should come as no surprise that the channel’s most recent addition is tied to The Division Bell: this week brought the arrival of the video for “High Hopes,” which you can see right here:

And “Comfortably Numb” – performed at Live 8, from The Wall:

As well as “Money,” from Dark Side Of The Moon:

And there are plenty more selections on the horizon, the mere mention of which is likely to send you spiraling toward the “P” section of your music collection in order to stay occupied until their arrival:

• “Learning To Fly,” from A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
• “The Fletcher Memorial Home,” from The Final Cut
• “Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2,” from The Wall
• “Careful With That Axe, Eugene” – live from Brighton, from Ummagumma
• Experience Edition album sampler for Wish You Were Here
• A Foot In The Door - Best Of album sampler
• “Arnold Layne,” from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

This is the first time these videos have been officially released on any video streaming platform, and they’re exclusive to YouTube, so whenever they add another one, be sure to spread the word – and the links – far and wide. And to get the word on those new arrivals, you need look no further than Pink Floyd’s official Facebook page, which you can visit by clicking right here.