"Delicate Sound of Thunder" is a live album by the English band Pink Floyd. It was recorded over five nights at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, in August 1988, during their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour, and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in September 1988. The album was released on 21 November 1988 through EMI Records in the UK and Columbia Records in the United States.
The album was remixed, restored, and reissued in December 2019 as part of The Later Years 1987–2019 box set. This version included songs that were not present on the original release. In November 2020, it was given a standalone release.
The album was initially released as a double LP, double cassette, and double CD, with each format containing a slightly different track listing. The album features many tracks from A Momentary Lapse of Reason as well as songs from older Pink Floyd albums. The double LP release did not include "Us and Them" on the track listing. Both the double LP and the double cassette included "Wish You Were Here" between "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" and "Comfortably Numb."
Although David Gilmour stated around the time of the album's release and in a 1992 radio interview that the album contained no studio overdubs, some embellishments were made during mixing. Gilmour added extra acoustic guitar on "Comfortably Numb," and some harmonies were replaced with studio re-takes. Richard Wright re-recorded his vocal on "Time," and Sam Brown replaced Rachel Fury's part in "Comfortably Numb," but the rest of the album reflects the performances from the live shows.
Along with A Collection of Great Dance Songs, Delicate Sound of Thunder was reissued on 180g heavyweight vinyl LP in November 2017, with artwork replicating that of the original 1988 LP release.
An expanded version of the live album was included in The Later Years 1987–2019 box set in 2019. This reissue featured previously unreleased tracks, including "Signs of Life," "A New Machine (Part 1)," "Terminal Frost," "A New Machine (Part 2)," "Welcome to the Machine," and "One Slip." All tracks were remixed for the 2019 release.
