A watan Yuli 1978, a tsakiyar wani kudi rikicin ya sa da saka hannun jari sakaci, Waters gabatar da kungiyar da biyu asali ra'ayoyi domin na gaba album. Na farko shi ne wani 90-minti demo da aiki take Bricks a Wall, da kuma sauran daga baya ya zama Waters ta farko solo album, The ribobi da fursunoni na Hitch Hiking. Ko da yake duka Mason da Gilmour kasance da farko m, suka zaɓi tsohon ya zama na gaba album. Bob Ezrin co-samar, kuma ya rubuta arba'in-shafi rubutun ga sabon album. Ezrin bisa labarin a kan tsakiyar adadi na Pink<unk>a gestalt hali wahayi zuwa gare ta Waters ta yara, da ya fi sananne daga abin da ya kasance da rashin mutuwar mahaifinsa a yakin duniya na II. Wannan na farko metaphorical tubali ba tare da kara; Pink zai zama miyagun ƙwayoyi-add da kuma bakin ciki da music masana'antu, a karshe juya shi a cikin wani megaloman, The ribobi da fursunoni na Hitch Hiking.
Wani Tubali a Cikin Ganuwar (Sashe na II)