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Win: Syd Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs”

Posted December 31, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Enter now to win a copy of Syd Barrett‘s “The Madcap Laughs” on its 40th anniversary.

“Madcap” was the first solo album from the co-founder of Pink Floyd. Released in the U.K. on Jan. 3, 1970, it was the first of Barrett’s two solo albums, which both came out in 1970.

We’ll be featuring “Madcap” on this weekend’s “Floydian Slip.”

Enter online now to win a copy of the album on CD, courtesy Capitol/EMI.


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Swedish duo covers “Julia Dream”

Posted December 29, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Fruits de Mer Records has released a re-recording of Pink Floyd’s 1968 single “Julia Dream” by Swedish duo Us and Them.

The song, a medley of the Floyd number written by Roger Waters and the traditional nursery rhyme “All the Pretty Horses,” appears on a limited edition 7-inch vinyl EP along with two other covers: “Dialogue,” originally by Jackson C. Frank, and “Home to Stay,” first recorded by Tudor Lodge.

The “ice”-colored record plays at 33.3 RPM and comes enclosed in an 8-page full-color booklet containing lyrics.

This is the eighth release from the Surrey-based Fruits de Mer Records, which boasts it “loses money on every release and we love it.” The company, in business for 18 months, has previously released re-recordings of songs originally by Small Faces, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Nick Drake, Caravan, Kraftwerk, Van der Graaf Generator, Nico and others.

This latest release is available for $8 (£5) directly from the label: www.fruitsdemerrecords.com, or at a handful of U.K.-based retailers: Piccadilly Records, Norman Records, Heyday Mail Order and Rough Trade.

The title isn’t yet listed at the label’s Web site, but you can contact them directly to purchase: fruitsdemer7@hotmail.com.


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Winners: London 1966/1967

Posted December 28, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to the winners of LP/DVD sets of Pink Floyd’s “London 1966/1967,” courtesy of Floydian Slip and Snapper Music:

  • Becca Ray
    Arlington, Texas
  • Philip Brickey
    Fullerton, Calif.

We’re planning our next giveaway. Details coming soon …


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Floydian Slip songlist #716

Posted December 27, 2009 by Floydian Slip

  1. Interstellar Overdrive
    London 1966/1967 (1995)
  2. Hey You
    Pulse (1995)
  3. The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot
    Vera Lynn
  4. A Pocket Full of Stones
    On an Island (David Gilmour) (2006)
  5. Keep Talking
    The Division Bell (1994)
  6. The Tide is Turning (After Live Aid)
    Radio KAOS (Roger Waters) (1987)
  7. Paranoid Eyes
    The Final Cut (1983)

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Floydian Slip preview #716

Posted December 25, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Join us for Floydian Slip show #716 this weekend:

  • Floyd recorded live during one of their first studio sessions in January 1967
  • Cuts from “The Division Bell” and “The Final Cut”
  • A holiday-themed Floydian Slip-Up
  • And much more!

Hear it:

Saturdays

  • 10-11 p.m., WBKM
  • 11 p.m.-midnight, ErrorFM Channel 1 “Personality Radio”

Sundays

  • 1-2 p.m. (NEW TIME), ErrorFM Channel 1 “Personality Radio”
  • 8-9 p.m., WIZN 106.7 FM, Burlington, Vt.

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Floydian Slip switches channels on ErrorFM

Posted December 22, 2009 by Floydian Slip

In January, Floydian Slip will move from ErrorFM’s “Channel 1” to “Channel 2.”

The show will be heard at the same times: Sundays, 11 p.m.; and Saturdays, 1 p.m. Eastern time.

The change is part of ErrorFM’s rebranding “Channel 1” to become an all-talk station.

Until January, you can hear the show on both channels.


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Win: London 66/67 LP, DVD

Posted December 21, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Enter to win a copy of Pink Floyd’s “London 1966/1967.”

The audiophile vinyl disc contains two instrumentals — the rare “Nick’s Boogie” and an early-take of “Interstellar Overdrive” — in a gatefold sleeve.

Plus … you’ll also be registered to win the DVD of the Peter Whitehead documentary — originally titled “Tonight Let’s All Make Love in London” — from which the cuts are taken.

Enter now. Registration deadline is 6 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 28.


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Floydian Slip songlist #715

Posted December 20, 2009 by Floydian Slip

  1. See Emily Play
    Relics (1971)
  2. Love Song
    Barrett (Syd Barrett) (1970)
  3. See-Saw
    A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
  4. Cymbaline
    More (1969)
  5. Us and Them
    Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
  6. Country Song
    Zabriskie Point Soundtrack (1970)
  7. Cry from the Street
    David Gilmour (David Gilmour) (1978)
  8. Lost Boys Calling
    The Legend of 1900 Soundtrack (Roger Waters f/Eddie Van Halen) (1999)
  9. Silence and I
    Eye in the Sky (The Alan Parsons Project f/Eric Woolfson [1945-2009]) (1982)

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Flaming Lips’ “Dark Side” available for pre-order

Posted December 19, 2009 by Floydian Slip

The Flaming Lips‘ cover of Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” is available for pre-order at the iTunes Store. The album will be released Dec. 22 on iTunes, and at other download sites at a later date.

The 10-track album costs $9.99. None of the tracks is available for purchase alone.

Read our previous posts about the project:


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Floydian Slip preview #715

Posted December 18, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Join us for Floydian Slip show #715 this weekend:

  • Cuts from “Dark Side of the Moon” and “A Saucerful of Secrets”
  • Roger Waters from a 1999 film soundtrack
  • An early number from “Relics”
  • And much more!

Hear it:

Saturdays

  • 10-11 p.m., WBKM
  • 11 p.m.-midnight, ErrorFM Channel 1 “Personality Radio”

Sundays

  • 1-2 p.m. (NEW TIME), ErrorFM Channel 1 “Personality Radio”
  • 8-9 p.m., WIZN 106.7 FM, Burlington, Vt.

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