Roger Waters has revealed that Pink Floyd will release a deluxe edition reissue of their 1977 album classic, “Animals.” The limited-edition 4-disc packages will feature the remixed album on LP, CD, Blu-ray and DVD, with the Blu-ray and DVD versions delivering new hi-resolution stereo and 5.1 mixes alongside the original 1977 stereo mix.

The bassist and architect of the original project confirms the reissue will feature new remixes of the UK band’s tenth studio record, while not sharing a timetable for the set’s release.

After claiming he has been “banned by Dave Gilmour from posting on Pink Floyd’s Facebook page with its 30,000,000 subscribers“, Waters goes on to explain the hurdles he has faced in dealing with his former bandmate in recent years.

“What precipitated this note is that there are new James Guthrie Stereo and 5.1 mixes of the Pink Floyd album, “Animals”, 1977,” begins Waters. “These mixes have languished unreleased because of a dispute over some sleeve notes that Mark Blake has written for this new release. Gilmour has vetoed the release of the album unless these liner notes are removed. He does not dispute the veracity of the history described in Mark’s notes, but he wants that history to remain secret.

“This is a small part of an ongoing campaign by the Gilmour/Samson camp to claim more credit for Dave on the work he did in Pink Floyd, 1967-1985, than is his due. Yes he was, and is, a jolly good guitarist and singer. But, he has for the last 35 years told a lot of whopping porky pies about who did what in Pink Floyd when I was still in charge. There’s a lot of ‘we did this’ and ‘we did that,’ and ‘I did this’ and ‘I did that.‘”

“I am agreeing to the release of the new ‘Animals’ remix, with the sleeve notes removed,” Waters continues. “Good work James Guthrie by the way, and sorry Mark Blake. The final draft of the liner notes was fact checked and agreed as factually correct by me, Nick and Gilmour.“ Waters then goes on to share Blake’s liner notes for the set, which fans can read on his Facebook page.

With the opening of the latest leg of the current Their Mortail Remains Exhibition in Los Angeles part of the exhibits featured a new printing of the updated cover with the footnote stating that it is due to be released in June 2022

Update – Please see our latest update article regarding this release dated 21st May 2022 – Click Here

Chester Kamen, Former lead guitarist with Roger Waters band and last seen playing With David Gilmour on the 2016 Rattle That Lock tour has been busy writing and working on his forthcoming album,

In early 2021, we have seen the release of “Stories” and “The Wife Of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold” which are both featured on the “Take This “ album which is currently in progress.

Now in July 2021 we have “Coat of Many Colours“

As Chester says briefly “This one relates to the fall from grace or even death of a hero/love once held in the highest esteem and is a little dark. I couldn’t find a real nun to sing the hymn like vocal so Sarah, with strangely little persuasion, had to do it. There was no one around to play the other instruments so I had to play them myself.“