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Congratulations to the first two winners of our Winter Reading Contest:

• Becca Ray
  Arlington, Texas
• Matt Cooper
  Waterloo, Ontario

Both win a copy of Issue #139 of Classic Rock magazine, with the 3-D Floyd cover.

One prize down; four more to go. You only need to register once to be eligible for any of the five titles we’re giving away through Feb. 15.

Next up: autographed copies of “All That You Touch” by Symon Vegro.

If you haven’t already, register to win.

Spend the long, cold days of winter reading up on Pink Floyd.

Enter to win now.

This contest runs five weeks, with a different prize every week. Enter just once to be eligible for any of these prizes:

1. Two (2) winners announced Jan. 18
   Classic Rock magazine Issue #139 with the 3-D Floyd cover.
2. Two (2) winners announced Jan. 25
   All That You Touch by Symon Vegro: A book about how one band’s music changed one man’s life (2009, paperback, 236 pages. Autographed.)
3. Two (2) winners announced Feb. 1
   Syd Barrett: Legend by Bob Cairns: A celebration of the enigmatic genuis behind Pink Floyd (2009, paperback, 175 pages.)
4. Two (2) winners announced Feb. 8
   Pink Floyd FAQ: Everything Left to Know … and More! by Stuart Shea: From flying pigs to their greatest gigs (2009, paperback, 329 pages.)
5. One (1) grand prize winner announced Feb. 15
   Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd by Nick Mason: Beautiful full-color coffee table book from the drummer of Floyd (2005, paperback, 359 pages)

Congratulations to winners of Syd Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs” on its 40th anniversary, courtesy of Floydian Slip and Capitol/EMI:

1. Stephanie Sanchez
   South Gate, Calif.
2. Robert Sztukowski
   Raleigh, N.C.
3. Ariel Scaniello
   La Coruña, Spain
4. Kurt Wachowski
   Tallahassee, Fla.
5. Dwight Cross
   Montpelier, Vt.
6. John Robinson
   Maitland NSW, Australia
7. Kevin Kram
   West Palm Beach, Fla.
8. Bryan Thatcher
   Casper, Wy.
9. Rodrigo Vascon
   Buenos Aires, Argentina
10. Karen Peterson
    Crockett, Calif.

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 …

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.

Congratulations to Dy Smith of Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

Dy’s the winner of a pair of David Gilmour-produced Unicorn CDs, recently reissued by Renaissance Records:

“Blue Pine Trees” and “Too Many Crooks”

Enter now to win copies of Unicorn‘s “Too Many Crooks” (1976) and “Blue Pine Trees” (1974) — both produced by Floyd’s David Gilmour and newly reissued by Renaissance Records.

Gilmour discovered the country-rock group while attending a friend’s wedding. He went on to produce and play with the band, as well as cover chief songwriter Ken Baker’s “There’s No Way Out of Here” on his ’78 eponymous solo album.

Gilmour plays steel pedal guitar on both albums, which were remastered for CD by longtime Floyd sound engineer Andy Jackson aboard Gilmour’s houseboat studio Astoria. (Read our 2001 interview with Andy Jackson.)

Unicorn is country-rock in a similar vein as Firefall, Pure Prairie League, American Flyer and Poco. Good stuff.

Contrary to the buzz created by the label and its public relations firm, these two albums are far from “lost” works by Gilmour. Pat Martin, Unicorn’s bassist, tells us the titles are new to the Renaissance label, but were available for sale before that through It’s All About Music.

Either way, thanks to William James at Glass Onyon for providing the prizes.

Enter to win now.

Congratulations to all the winners of our “The Wall” 30th anniversary contest:

• Michael Barton, Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Chris Clements, Media, Pa.
• Daryosh Djavanzad, Brighton, East Sussex, U.K.
• Jason Grable, Hilliard, Ohio
• Jim Gurney, Atlanta, Ga.
• Richard Peter Hermann, Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Christopher Hughes, Westbrook, Australia
• Nicholas Ihley, Plainfield, Vt.
• Crystal Newman, Delburne, Alberta, Canada
• Jason Nisiewicz, Syracuse, N.Y.
• Susan van der Rassel, North Bay, Ontario, Canada
• Maria Smith, North Andover, Mass.
• Warren Warshaw, Staten Island, N.Y.

Thanks to those who supplied the prizes:

• Capital/EMI (Copies of “The Wall” on CD)
• Classic Rock Magazine (Copies of Issue #139 … in 3D)
• Mojo (Copies of their December and January issues, including a complete re-recording of “The Wall” by various artists)