As the original album was released in 1984 on the traditional two-sided vinyl LP and cassette formats, in keeping with Waters' concept there are a few seconds missing between sides one and two, allowing the listener to flip the record (or turn the cassette), thus keeping the second half starting at exactly 4:50 am as planned.
Budući da je izvorna inačica albuma bila objavljena 1984. godine na tradicionalnoj dvodijelnoj gramofonskoj ploči i kazeti, nekoliko sekunda nedostaje između prve i druge strane kako bi se održao Watersov koncept, omogućujući slušatelju da okrene ploču (ili kazetu) kako bi druga polovica prema planu počela točno u 4:50.