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Roger Waters: Animals coming to 5.1 Surround Sound

Posted April 17, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters says a 5.1 Surround Sound edition of Pink Floyd‘s “Animals” (1977) is on its way.

According to Super Deluxe Edition, the Floyd co-founder mentioned the release during an interview on Dutch radio station NPO Radio 2:

“I’ve just been working with Po (Aubrey Powell),” he said. “There’s a reissue of ‘Animals,’ I think, a 5.1 remix of ‘Animals,’ and so he came up with some new photographs of Battersea Power Station, as it is now, to use as a CD cover for the new 5.1 mix. It’s beautiful.”

Any 5.1 remix wouldn’t be pressed to compact disc, since the format doesn’t support the technology. So Waters most likely was referring to an upcoming Blu-ray or DVD.

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Relics re-release coming in May

Posted March 27, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd Records will re-release its 1971 compilation album “Relics” on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl on May 18.

The album was remastered was James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman, the same team responsible for the spate of other recent Floyd re-issues.

“Relics” includes singles; B-sides; and tracks from the band’s first three albums: “The Piper at the Gates Of Dawn” (1967), “A Saucerful of Secrets” (1968) and the soundtrack to the film “More” (1969).

At the time of its original release, it boasted a previously-unreleased number written by Roger Waters, “Biding My Time,” recorded in July 1969.

“Relics” was the first album to include the Floyd singles “Arnold Layne” and “See Emily Play”; and the original studio recording of “Careful with That Axe, Eugene,” originally the B-side of “Point Me at the Sky.”

The sleeve features the original black and white drawing by Floyd drummer Nick Mason, with the subtitle “A Bizarre Collection of Antiques & Curios.”

All tracks are the original stereo versions, except for “Arnold Layne” and “See Emily Play,” which are the original mono mixes.

The label has been busy re-releasing the Floyd catalog on vinyl. A re-issue of “Pulse” was announced earlier this week (“Pulse to be reissued on vinyl“).

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Pulse to be reissued on vinyl

Posted March 24, 2018 by Floydian Slip

“Pulse,” the 1995 double-disc document of Pink Floyd‘s mid-’90s “Division Bell” tour will be re-released on heavyweight vinyl this spring.

Pink Floyd Records will release the album May 18 as four 180-gram LPs, each with its own outer sleeve, plus a 52-page hardcover book, all contained in a thick card slipcase.

One bonus on this new set is the inclusion of “One of These Days,” recorded Oct. 21, 1994, at Earl’s Court. It was included on the original LP and cassette versions of “Pulse,” but left off the CD pressing. It was also included on the ’95 CD single for “High Hopes.”

The re-issue was remastered from original tapes by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman. Hipgnosis’s Aubrey Powell and Peter Curzon handled design duties. The two worked on the original sleeve with late Hipgnosis co-founder Storm Thorgerson.

Over the past few years, Floyd has released its entire studio collection as stereo remasters on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl. All have been mastered from original analogue studio tapes with original album artwork.

Most recently, this past November, they released “A Collection of Great Dance Songs” (1981) and “Delicate Sound of Thunder” (1988).

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Winners: Reinventing Pink Floyd

Posted March 12, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to our winners of copies of “Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon” by Bill Kopp:

Darren DeVivo, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Michael Shogi, Johnston, RI

Prizes provided by publisher Rowman and Littlefield.

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Mono remaster of “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” coming

Posted March 6, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd will release a new heavy weight vinyl remaster of its first album, “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” (1967), on Record Store Day, April 21.

James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman remastered the album in mono working from the original ’67 mono mix.

Hipgnosis’s Aubrey Powell and Peter Curzon designed the cover for the new version, which features Syd Barrett‘s silhouetted graphic of the band that adorned the back of the original LP.

A poster of the Colin Prime photo that was the basis for Barrett’s graphic is included with the disc.

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Video: Roger Waters records with Lucius

Posted March 6, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Lucius, featuring vocalists Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, released its “Nudes” album last Friday. The album features Roger Waters on the closing track, a cover of Leadbelly‘s “Goodnight, Irene.”

Yesterday the group published a video of Waters, Laessig and Wolfe — barely recognizable without the pair’s matching wigs — recording the song direct to vinyl in a vintage Voice-O-Graph booth at New York City’s Electric Lady Studios.

Laessig and Wolfe provide backing vocals for Waters Us + Them tour and also appear on his album “Is This the Life We Really Want?” (2017).

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Enter to win “Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon”

Posted March 5, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Register to win a copy of the new book “Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon” by Bill Kopp.

The book focuses on the transitional period of the band during the late-1960s and early-’70s following the departure of co-founder Syd Barrett and the group’s hugely successful album “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

Kopp’s research included interviews with early Floyd manager Peter Jenner; a variety of notable musicians: Steve Howe, Yes; Davy O’List, The Nice; Robyn Hitchcock; and Floyd collaborators Ron Geesin and Willie Wilson; and “Floydian Slip” host Craig Bailey.

Prizes courtesy of publisher Rowman & Littlefield.

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Just published: “Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon”

Posted February 15, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Rowman & Littlefield has published “Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon” by Bill Kopp.

The title focuses on the transitional period of the band during the late-1960s and early-’70s following the departure of co-founder Syd Barrett and the group’s hugely successful album “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

Craig Bailey, producer/host of the syndicated Pink Floyd radio show “Floydian Slip,” is one of several sources interviewed by the author. Others include early Floyd manager Peter Jenner and a variety of notable musicians: Steve Howe, Yes; Davy O’List, The Nice; Robyn Hitchcock; and Floyd collaborators Ron Geesin and Willie Wilson.

Jerry Shirley, Humble Pie’s drummer who also appeared on Barrett’s post-Floyd recordings, wrote the book’s foreword.

Publishers Weekly wrote, “Kopp’s smart and well-researched history is a welcome addition to the Pink Floyd library.”

Kopp is a music journalist whose work has appeared in Record Collector, Prog, Shindig!, Billboard, Electronic Musician, Goldmine and others. He’s written liner note essays for 20 albums, including titles by Edgar Winter, Rick Wakeman, The Ventures, Dave Mason, and Iron Butterfly.

The hardcover edition goes for $35. Rowman & Littlefield will offer an ebook version soon for $33.

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Roger Waters to appear on Lucius album

Posted January 23, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters will make a guest appearance on the upcoming Lucius album “Nudes.”

Waters is featured on the band’s cover of Lead Belly’s “Goodnight Irene.”

Lucius is a four-person L.A.-based band most recognizable for its look-alike lead vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig. The pair provided backing vocals on Waters’ recent Us + Them tour.

“Nudes” is an acoustic collection of original and re-recorded Lucius tracks, as well as cover songs, recorded over two days at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

The album drops March 2 and is available now for pre-order now.

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“Reinventing Pink Floyd” publishing in February

Posted December 19, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Rowman and Littlefield will publish “Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to the Dark Side of the Moon” on Feb. 15.

The 200-page book by Bill Kopp focuses on the challenges Floyd faced to re-brand itself following the departure of its founder, Syd Barrett, in the late-’60s.

Kopp is a music writer whose work has appeared in dozens of periodicals and album sleeves. “Floydian Slip” host Craig Bailey was one of many people Kopp interviewed for this book.

Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley, who played on Barrett’s solo albums, wrote the book’s foreword.

“Reinventing Pink Floyd” will be available in hardcover and as an e-book for $35 and $33, respectively.

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