▁studio ▁R idge ▁Farm ▁Studio ▁in ▁D ork ing , ▁Sur rey ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁new ▁album . ▁He ▁decided ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁material ▁he ▁had ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁abandoned ▁Green ▁Album ▁in ▁spring ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁short ening ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁Green . ▁P ink ▁F loyd ▁drum mer ▁Nick ▁Mason ▁co - produ ced ▁and ▁engine ered ▁the ▁album ▁with ▁Hill age . ▁P ink ▁F loyd ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁break ▁following ▁their ▁In ▁the ▁F lesh ▁Tour ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁under w ent ▁solo ▁projects ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁before ▁re group ing ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁to ▁record ▁The ▁Wall ; ▁Mason ▁decided ▁to ▁spend ▁his ▁time ▁producing ▁another ▁artist ' s ▁album , ▁a ▁profession ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁recently ▁acquaint ed ▁with . ▁Mason ▁was ▁introduced ▁the ▁sessions ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁style ▁to ▁how ▁Tod d ▁Rund gren ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁L ▁sessions – V ir gin ▁Records ' ▁A & R ▁head ▁Simon ▁Dra per ▁told ▁Hill age ▁that ▁Mason ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁his ▁music ▁and ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁producing ▁or ▁co - produ cing ▁an ▁album ▁with ▁him . ▁Hill age ▁thought ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁" gre at ▁experience ▁and ▁was ▁really ▁up ▁for ▁it ." ▁The ▁two ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁together ▁when ▁Mason ▁produced ▁Sh am al ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁the ▁sevent h ▁album ▁by ▁Hill age ' s ▁former ▁band ▁G ong .