shop the pink floyd official store

News

Nick Mason: Floyd anthology in the works

Posted September 1, 2010 by FloydianSlip

nickmasonPink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has indicated a Pink Floyd anthology and catalog reissue might be in the works.

His comments appear in an interview published in the recent issue of Rhythm magazine.

“We’ve been developing the idea of a Pink Floyd anthology for a long time. I’ve spent quite a lot of time trying to find the material. I really enjoy that, but it’s time consuming,” he says.

“We’re talking about doing a big reissue of the Pink Floyd catalogue because there is the belief that there eventually will be the point that there simply won’t be enough market to generate those sort of packages. That would be a tragedy, so it’s a good time to do it.”

Read the full interview online.

Thanks to Eduardo Lopez-Reyes. Have a tip to share? Email us.


Posted in Merchandise, Nick Mason, Personnel, Recordings | 1 comment

Syd Barrett compilation date moved back

Posted August 27, 2010 by FloydianSlip

Release of Syd Barrett’s “An Introduction to Syd Barrett” has been delayed.

Originally scheduled for an Oct. 4 release, EMI now tells us it will hit the streets Nov. 9.

Read more about the release: “New Syd Barrett Compilation to Include Lost Track.”


Posted in Merchandise, Personnel, Recordings, Syd Barrett | 1 comment

Floyd producer Joe Boyd, Robyn Hitchcock on tour

Posted August 27, 2010 by FloydianSlip

Early Pink Floyd producer Joe Boyd and musician Robyn Hitchcock are touring the western United States.

Calling it the “Chinese White Bicycles” tour, Boyd talks and reads from his book, “White Bicycles,” while Hitchcock provides musical interludes. (See “Early Pink Floyd producer writes book.”)

“We have taken this double-act to the Green Man and SXSW festivals and it seems to have gone down OK,” Boyd writes, “so we’re taking it on the road!”

Boyd produced Pink Floyd’s first single, “Arnold Layne,” and has worked with many other bands, including Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, REM and others.

Wednesday, Sept. 22
Swedish American Hall
2170 Market St.
San Francisco, CA
Doors, 7 p.m.; Show, 8 p.m.
(415) 861-5016

Thursday, Sept. 23
Largo at the Coronet Theatre
366 N. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
Doors, 7:30 p.m.; Show, 8:30 p.m.
(310) 855-0350

Tuesday, Sept. 28
Triple Door
216 Union St.
Seattle, WA
Doors, 5:30 p.m.; Show, 7:30 p.m.
(206) 838-4333

Wednesday, Sept. 29
The Woods
6637 Milwaukee Ave.
Portland, OR
Doors, 7 p.m.; Show, 7:30 p.m.
(503) 890-0408


Posted in Events, Joe Boyd, Personnel | No comments

Contest: Guess the Gilmour/Waters date

Posted August 26, 2010 by FloydianSlip

david-roger_lgPigs flew July 10, when Roger Waters joined David Gilmour on stage at the Hoping Foundation charity event in Oxfordshire.

To even the scales, Gilmour has promised to join Waters at one show of his “Wall” tour to perform “Comfortably Numb” with his former bandmate.

But which show? That’s the question.

Guess the closest and win Roger Waters’ “The Wall Live in Berlin” from 1990. Guess the exact date, and we’ll throw in a sealed copy of Classic Rock’s excellent 3D Pink Floyd issue from Fall 2009, celebrating the 30th anniversary of “The Wall.”

Make your guess now. One guess per person. (Don’t worry, laddy, we’ll know …)


Posted in Contests, David Gilmour, Personnel, Roger Waters | 1 comment

Roger Waters stays with Warner/Chappell

Posted August 26, 2010 by FloydianSlip

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters and music publishing firm Warner/Chappell have renewed their contract.

The arrangement means the company will continue to administer songs Waters wrote or co-wrote while with Floyd — from the band’s “Atom Heart Mother” (1970) album until his departure from the band following “The Final Cut” (1983).

Warner/Chappell is a division of Warner Music Group Corp.

Richard Manners, Managing Director of Warner/Chappell UK said, “Roger is an iconic songwriter, lyricist and musician. Each generation discovers these phenomenal albums anew, and their wide-reaching influence and popularity continues to grow.

“We’re delighted Roger entrusts these songs to Warner/Chappell on a global basis, and we’re looking forward to the work ahead, especially with much-anticipated ‘The Wall’ dates on the horizon.”


Posted in Personnel, Roger Waters | No comments

Photos: Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey Powell at event

Posted August 18, 2010 by FloydianSlip

powell & thorgersonStorm Thorgerson (right) and Aubrey “Po” Powell (left), founders of prolific album cover design house Hipgnosis, were on hand for an event at the San Francisco Art Exchange last week.

Hipgnosis, and, later, Thorgerson’s other design teams, designed nearly every Pink Floyd album cover starting with 1968’s “A Saucerful of Secrets,” as well as covers for its members’ solo projects.

There’s an online collection of photos from the event, courtesy of Laura Brown.

Browse the gallery.


Posted in Aubrey Powell, Personnel, Storm Thorgerson | No comments

Syd Barrett look-alikes sought

Posted August 18, 2010 by FloydianSlip

syd barrettEscape Artists is looking for people who resemble Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett for an upcoming video production.

The video will be used as the opening visual projection for the organization’s Shine On arts festival in November, and in its Off Your Rocker Arts and Mental Health campaign. The group will cover travel expenses (within the U.K.) to the video shoot and the festival.

Contest entry instructions are at the Interstellar Web site. The deadline is Aug. 31.

Escape Artists is a London-based charity that uses art in education, mental health and social inclusion.


Posted in Contests, Personnel, Syd Barrett | No comments

Orb album to feature David Gilmour

Posted August 18, 2010 by FloydianSlip

metallic spheres coverThe Orb’s “Metallic Spheres” album, to be released this fall, will feature guitar work by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour.

Gilmour’s contributions come from a jam session with Martin “Youth” Glover (Killing Joke), originally intended only for an ambient remix of “Chicago,” the Graham Nash song Gilmour helped re-record to benefit alleged UK computer hacker and cause celebre Gary McKinnon.

“Metallic Spheres” will be released in October, with all artist royalties going to benefit McKinnon’s plight to fight extradition to the United States.

There will be two versions of the CD release: A standard, single-disc version; and a two-disc deluxe set. The deluxe version will include the standard CD, along with a second disc presenting the material in 3D60™ sound.

3D60™ is a new sound production process developed by Glover, sound engineer Mike Brady (The Jam) and Ian Thompson that simulates three-dimensional sound without any special equipment needed.

The album will also be available on vinyl and as a download on iTunes.


Posted in David Gilmour, Merchandise, Personnel, Recordings | 1 comment

Full video: Water/Gilmour reunion show

Posted August 16, 2010 by FloydianSlip

Nearly a half-hour, this is the full video of the reunion of Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour from July’s Hoping Foundation charity event.


Posted in Concerts, David Gilmour, Events, Personnel, Roger Waters | 9 comments

Video: Waters/Gilmour reunion performance

Posted August 14, 2010 by FloydianSlip

hopingRoger Waters has made available a “two-minute taster” of his reunion gig with David Gilmour, which took place at the Hoping Foundation charity event in July.

“The sound quality is crap but it was a great night for me, and for him, and also for ‘US and THEM’,” he writes on his Web site.

The video seems to be a hand-held job, shot from the audience of 200.

The duo have given the entire 29-minute set to the foundation, which plans to post it at 5 p.m. Monday UK time.

Watch the video online.


Posted in David Gilmour, Personnel, Roger Waters | No comments

< Older entries

Displaying

Personnel category

1

powered by wordpress