Description
David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock – Compact Disc and DVD Box Set
David Gilmour The voice & guitar of Pink Floyd
Deluxe 2-disc set
CD + DVD includes
Album in 5.1 mixes + stereo
4 video tracks, 4 audio tracks
2 promo films, 4 documentaries
32-page hardback lyric/photo book
48-page book ‘Paradise Lost’ (Book II)
Poster, postcard, plectrum
Stereo PCM, 5.1 Dolby Digital and 5.1 DTS
Rattle That Lock feels like reflection in motion, an album that doesn’t rush, doesn’t reach, and doesn’t try to prove anything. David Gilmour approaches it with patience, letting ideas unfold at their own pace, which gives the record a calm, almost meditative presence.
The sound is spacious and deliberate. Guitars are still the centerpiece, but they’re not used for flash—they’re used for tone and atmosphere. Notes stretch, linger, and fade, often carrying more emotional weight than the lyrics themselves. The arrangements are clean and open, built around subtle layering rather than density. Piano, light percussion, and ambient textures fill in the edges without crowding the mix.
Gilmour leans into restraint. His voice isn’t trying to dominate—it sits inside the music, slightly weathered but steady. That actually works in the album’s favor; it adds a sense of age and perspective that matches the tone of the material. He sounds reflective rather than expressive, which keeps everything grounded.
The album touches on themes of freedom, mortality, and personal reflection, often in a poetic, slightly abstract way. There’s a sense of looking back without becoming nostalgic—acknowledging time without getting stuck in it. The title track, in particular, carries a symbolic weight, framing the album’s overall tone of release and movement.
What stands out most is the pacing. Nothing feels rushed. Songs are allowed to breathe, to develop slowly, and sometimes to simply exist without a dramatic payoff. That can make the album feel understated, especially compared to more dynamic or concept-driven work associated with Pink Floyd, but it also gives it a distinct identity. Calm, reflective, and tone-driven. Rattle That Lock is less about impact and more about presence—an album that values space, patience, and subtle emotion over scale.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic
Track Listing
Five A.M
Rattle That Lock
Faces Of Stone
A Boat Lies Waiting
Dancing Right In Front Of Me
In Any Tongue
Beauty
The Girl In The Yellow Dress
Today
And Then…
Audio-Visual
Barn Jam 1
Barn Jam 2
Barn Jam 3
Barn Jam 4
The Animators – Alisdair + Jock
Rattle That Lock (Film)
The Animators – Danny Madden
The Girl In The Yellow Dress (Film)
Polly Samson And David Gilmour At The Borris House Festival Of Writing & Ideas
The Making Of The Rattle That Lock Album
Audio Only
Rattle That Lock (Extended Mix)
The Girl In The Yellow Dress (Orchestral Version)
Rattle That Lock (Youth Mix – 12″ Extended Radio Dub)
Rattle That Lock (Radio Edit)
Rattle That Lock Album (In 5.1 And Stereo)
