Bassist Roger Waters conceived '' The Wall '' during Pink Floyd 's 1977 In The Flesh tour , modeling the character of Pink after himself and former bandmate Syd Barrett . Recording spanned from December 1978 to November 1979 . Producer Bob Ezrin helped to refine the concept and bridge tensions during recording , as the band were struggling with personal and financial issues at the time . '' The Wall '' is the last album to feature Pink Floyd as a quartet ; keyboardist Richard Wright was fired by Waters during production , but stayed on as a salaried musician . Three singles were issued from the album : " Another Brick in the Wall , Part 2 " ( the band 's only US number-one single ) , " Run Like Hell " , and " Comfortably Numb " . From 1980 to 1981 , Pink Floyd performed the full album on a tour that featured elaborate theatrical effects
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The Wall Tour (1980–81)
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