I have heard the DSOTM Indian pressing, pretty good I thought and then I've heard the cassette version on a EMI Cassette (made in England). Both sounded good to me. But then I came across P.U.L.S.E. wherein Gilmour, Wright and Mason, joined by sessions musicians, performed the album in its entirety. I liked this version (musically) more as it sounded more contemporary to me, more 80s/90s (P.U.L.S.E. was essentially recorded during live performances at Earls Court in London in 1994, during the Division Bell tour). Musically the 1973 version, though original, sounded very 'raw' to me. I thought Gilmour's guitar rig had evolved since the 70s and his guitar-playing is amazing on P.U.L.S.E. Being a live recording, the ambience and depth is great and the music sounds so lively. Perhaps the fact that I always sided with Gilmour over Waters also drew me to the Pink Floyd music of the post-Waters era. That's why perhaps even though DSOTM is a legendary album, I still enjoy The Division Bell, a little more (than The Delicate Sound of Thunder, followed by the rest). I haven't got down to buying the P.U.L.S.E. LP box set as it is mighty expensive, so I've had to make do with the DVD and Audio CD.
I have mostly stopped buying records !
