in 2012, gilmour and mason decided to revisit the unused "division bell" recordings to make a new album, rerecording parts, adding new ones, and using modern studio technology. gilmour said: "with rick gone, and with him the chance of ever doing it again, it feels right that these revisited and reworked tracks should be made available as part of our repertoire." only a small part of "the big spliff" was used.