September 2011 Archives

Pig to again fly over Battersea

Posted September 22, 2011 by Floydian Slip

EMI will recreate Pink Floyd‘s celebrated “Animals” cover on Monday, when the record label flies an inflatable pig over the Battersea Power Station in South London.

The stunt kicks off the label’s Why Pink Floyd? remaster campaign. EMI is reissuing all of the band’s 14 studio albums Monday (Tuesday in the U.S.), as well as releasing “Experience” and “Immersion” multi-disc editions of “The Dark Side of the Moon.” Expanded versions of “Wish You Were Here” and “The Wall” will follow in November and February, respectively.

The PVC replica — “Algie,” the original swine, was determined unfit for flight — was created by Germany’s Air Artists, which has created all Floyd inflatables since 1976.

All of this weather permitting, of course.

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Floydian Slip songlist #806

Posted September 21, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Remembering Rick Wright

Remember a Day
A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
Sysyphus: Part I-IV
Ummagumma (1969)
Us and Them
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Night of 1,000 Furry Toys
Broken China (Rick Wright) (1996)
Cluster One
The Division Bell (1994)
Breakthrough
David Gilmour in Concert (DVD) (David Gilmour f/Rick Wright) (2002)
Pink’s Song
Wet Dream (Rick Wright) (1978)

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Win: Mojo’s ‘Return to the Dark Side of the Moon’

Posted September 21, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Register online now to win a copy of Mojo’s “Return to the Dark Side of the Moon” — a song-for-song remake of Pink Floyd’s seminal 1973 album from a variety of artists.

This gatefold LP retails for £13.99 ($22.36) and comes complete with Issue #215 of Mojo, featuring new interviews with David Gilmour and Nick Mason.

Prize courtesy of Mojo. Deadline to register: 6 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 28.

This special edition of Mojo is also available for purchase at Barnes & Noble stores.

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“Why Pink Floyd” promo sampler received

Posted September 17, 2011 by Floydian Slip

We’ve just received a 6-track promotional sampler from the upcoming “Why Pink Floyd?” reissue campaign.

The sampler contains previously unreleased material that will be made available Sept. 27 as part of the Experience and Immersion editions of “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

Five tracks — “Breathe,” “Time,” “Money,” “Us and Them” and “Brain Damage/Eclipse” are taken from a 1974 Wembley show. The 6th is a demo of “Money” by Roger Waters.

We’ll feature some or all of the tracks on “Floydian Slip” #807, beginning Sept. 23.

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Floydian Slip preview #806

Posted September 16, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Join us for a special “Floydian Slip” this week: Show #805 will be devoted to the works of Floyd co-founder and keyboardist Rick Wright who died Sept. 15, 2008.

We’ll be playing material from the Floyd catalog in which Rick features heavily, as well as cuts from his solo works.

Remembering Rick Wright on the next “Floydian Slip.”

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“Backstage” documents Floyd behind the scenes

Posted September 14, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Mind Head Publishing Ltd. has published “Pink Floyd: Backstage” by Bobby Hassall.

First published in 1991, the book is a document of super fan Hassall’s experiences following and eventually work for Pink Floyd on the “Momentary Lapse of Reason” and “Division Bell” tours of 1989 and ’94.

This new softcover edition has been redesigned, updated and expanded from its initial run.

The book was edited by Mind Head’s Glenn Povey, author of the excellent “Echoes: The Complete History of Pink Floyd.”

Buy “Pink Floyd: Backstage” for £15 at www.mindheadpublishing.co.uk.

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Floydian Slip songlist #805

Posted September 14, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Keep Talking
The Division Bell (1994)
Signs of Life
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
Is There Anybody Out There?
The Wall (1979)
Green Is the Colour
More (Film soundtrack) (1969)
Pow R. Toc
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
Wined and Dined
Barrett (Syd Barrett) (1970)
Fearless
Meddle (1971)
Speak to Me/Breathe/On the Run
From the Dark Side of the Moon (Mary Fahl) (2011)
Have a Cigar
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Unknown Song
Zabriskie Point (Film soundtrack) (1970)

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Floydian Slip preview #805

Posted September 9, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #805:

Floyd from “Wish You Were Here” and “Meddle”
Syd Barrett solo from 1970
A lost track from 1970’s “Zabriskie Point”
And much more!

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 30 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.

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Floydian Slip songlist #804

Posted September 7, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters Birthday Special

Lost Boys Calling
The Legend of 1900 (Film soundtrack) (Roger Waters f/Eddie Van Halen) (1999)
What God Wants (Part 1) (Video edit)
Amused to Death (Roger Waters) (1992)
Each Small Candle
In the Flesh (Roger Waters) (2000)
The Russian Missile/Towers of Faith
When the Wind Blows (Roger Waters) (1986)
5:06 AM (Every Strangers Eyes)
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (Roger Waters) (1984)
5:11 AM (The Moment Of Clarity)
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (Roger Waters) (1984)
Waiting for the Worms/Stop
The Wall Live in Berlin (Roger Waters) (1990)
Who Needs Information
Radio K.A.O.S. (Roger Waters) (1987)
Brain Damage/Eclipse
The Dark Side of the Moon (DVD) (2003)