Vinyl Record

Pink Floyd - Animals

Buy Pink Floyd’s Animals on LP in Kilmorna/Listowel—classic progressive rock with long-form grooves, big themes, and room-filling dynamics on vinyl.

LP · 1977

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 1977 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.

Pink Floyd’s Animals is one of the band’s most focused statements: a lean, hard-edged concept record that trades psychedelic drift for tension, satire, and long, patiently developing songcraft. Built around a stark social allegory, it sketches a world of power plays and quiet compromises—then sets it to expansive, band-at-full-strength performances. Across two long sides, the album moves from intimate, almost hymn-like bookends into extended mid-sections where guitars, synths, and rhythm lock into a slow-burn grind. It’s a record that rewards uninterrupted listening: themes recur, moods deepen, and the emotional temperature rises without ever needing to rush. On vinyl, those wide dynamics and spacious arrangements feel especially at home—turn it up, let the grooves breathe, and you’ll hear why this title sits proudly alongside the era’s great rock albums while still sounding distinctly its own.

Often held up as the bridge between the cinematic sprawl of earlier Floyd and the direct bite of later work, Animals distills big ideas into fewer, longer pieces. It’s a landmark for concept-album storytelling and for the band’s ability to make extended tracks feel inevitable rather than indulgent.

Recent pressings commonly present Animals as a single LP reissue/remaster, and condition/pressing details can vary between runs. If you’re collecting, it’s worth checking sleeve finish, inner/insert details, and deadwax markings in person. For listening copies, a clean, flat LP is key—quiet surfaces suit the album’s many low-level passages.

Dark, roomy and dynamic: chiming guitars, weighty bass, crisp cymbals and synth haze, with long crescendos and plenty of air around the instruments. Best played loud.

Is this a good starting point for Pink Floyd on vinyl? Yes—if you’re drawn to longer tracks and a more confrontational tone. If you prefer softer, more melodic Floyd, you might start with The Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here. How many tracks are on Animals? Five in total, including the two short “Pigs on the Wing” bookends and three extended centrepieces. What kind of turntable setup suits this record? A properly aligned cartridge and clean stylus help a lot, as the album has quiet intros and big dynamic swings. A decent phono stage will also bring out the space and bass weight.