Posted September 28, 2009 by Floydian Slip
We’re giving away four copies of the new book “Syd Barrett Legend” by Bob Cairns.
The 176-page paperback traces the Floyd frontman’s life from his early days in Cambridge to psychedelic sensation to mysterious recluse.
The book also includes Barrett’s full body of lyrics, published for the first time in any single work.
Retail value: £11.69 ($18.65). Prizes courtesy of U.K. publisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd.
Enter to win now. Entry deadline is 6 p.m. EDT, Monday, Oct. 5.
Posted September 26, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Roger Waters’ “Vera” will be covered by Curtis Stigers on his upcoming album “Lost in Dreams.”
The song, which appeared on Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” in 1979, will be included in a medley with “We’ll Meet Again,” the wartime ballad that’s the trademark song of British vocalist Vera Lynn, the subject of Waters’ song.
Stigers says he got the idea for combining the songs in 1995 while in England during the 50th anniversary of V-E Day.
“I thought, ‘God, wouldn’t it be cool to put these two songs together,'” he says. “I filed the idea away, and then I brought it up with Scrapper (co-producer John “Scrapper” Sneider) when we were talking about songs for this record. His eyes lit up and he said, ‘That’s perfect. What a great idea.'”
“Lost in Dreams” will be released Sept. 29 by the Concord Jazz label.
Purchase “Medley: Vera/We’ll Meet Again” as an MP3 download. Or purchase the entire “Lost in Dreams” album online now.
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(Photo: Andy Lawless)
Posted August 26, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Backbeat Books has published “Pink Floyd FAQ: Everything Left to Know … and More!” by Stuart Shea.
The 344-page paperback is organized into brief chapters that cover various aspects of Pink Floyd history:
Shea is co-author of “Fab Four FAQ,” associate editor of “The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia,” and author of “Wrigley Field: An Unauthorized Biography.” He lives in Chicago.
Buy “Pink Floyd FAQ: Everything Left to Know … and More!” through Amazon now. Your purchase helps support Floydian Slip.
Posted July 15, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has joined other artists in re-recording Graham Nash‘s “Chicago.” The new recording is part of an effort to help British computer hacker Gary McKinnon avoid extradition to the United States.
Bob Geldof and Chrissie Hynde also appear on the track, which was produced by Chris Thomas (“Dark Side of the Moon”).
McKinnon is accused of causing more than a half-million dollars of damage by hacking into nearly 100 federal and military computers in the United States. McKinnon, who is a UFO fanatic, says he was looking for evidence of extra-terrestrial life.
McKinnon has Asperger’s syndrome, which has turned his plight into a wider discussion of treatment of those with autism.
Nash’s song, written in the aftermath of the conflict at the 1968 Democratic party convention in Chicago and subsequent trial of the “Chicago Seven,” has been rewritten by KcKinnon’s mother, Janis Sharp, to include new lyrics.
You can download the song here after making a donation of any size to benefit McKinnon’s cause. Funds go to the Autism Research Centre (ARC) and the National Autistic Society (NAS).
Posted April 7, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Angry Penguin has published “Pink Floyd: Reflections and Echoes: On Record, On Stage and On Film.”
The 128-hardcover book was written by Bob Carruthers and includes four DVDs of concert footage and interviews with the band, as well as with journalists and musicologists.
Nigel Cross and Michael Heatley provided additional material for the book. The DVDs are presented by Tommy Vance.
Carruthers is an Emmy award-winning scriptwriter, television director, and music promoter.
Vance was a radio DJ, most famously with Radio Caroline and BBC Radio 1. He passed away in 2005.
The book/DVD set retails for $49.95. Buy it now on Amazon.com.
Posted November 23, 2008 by Floydian Slip
The British Rock collection coming from Converse in Spring 2009 will include three sneakers inspired by Pink Floyd albums.
Available in March 2009, the Floyd line-up includes shoes reflecting the theme of (top to bottom) “Dark Side of the Moon” (1973), “Animals” (1977) and “Wish You Were Here” (1975).
The shoes, available in Chuck Taylor All Star high tops and oxford shoes, as well as Jack Purcell V4 mid-shoes and oxford models, will retail for $50 to $100.
Floyd is one of three bands featured in the collection. Converse kicks off the series with The Who shoes in January, selling for $50 to $55; Ozzy Osbourne-themed styles are scheduled for February, selling for $50 to $100.
Posted October 16, 2008 by Floydian Slip
PictureBox will publish “For the Love of Vinyl: The Album Art of Hipgnosis,” a coffee-table book featuring the work of the design team responsible for nearly all of Pink Floyd’s album covers.
The book will feature more than 60 package designs for bands such as Led Zeppelin, Genesis, 10cc, Yes, Peter Gabriel, Black Sabbath, Paul McCartney, Styx, and, of course, Pink Floyd.
Formed by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell in 1968, the group’s first cover for Floyd was “A Saucerful of Secrets” that same year.
Floyd drummer Nick Mason, along with other musicians, artists and designers, contribute essays to the book, which is written — or, as Thorgerson told Floydian Slip in a 1997 interview, “‘compiled,’ I think is a better word than ‘written’ — by Thorgerson and Powell.
The 224-page book comes out in hardcover Dec. 1, with a cover price of $45. Pre-order your copy for less than $30 online now.
Posted August 6, 2008 by Floydian Slip
Netherlands publisher Aprilis will publish Charles Beterams‘s “Pink Floyd on Forty-Five” on Nov. 1.
The book will provide details on more than 600 commercial and promotional 7-inch singles, as well as test pressing and acetates from the band.
The book will also be released in English as a 9″ x 9″ hardcover title. The first 1,000 copies will be numbered and will include a special 7-inch single of Roger Waters‘s “Hello (I Love You),” from the motion picture soundtrack “The Last Mimzy.”
Beterams’s previous work includes co-authoring “Pink Floyd In De Polder,” detailing Floyd’s concerts in The Netherlands and Belgium.
For more details go to www.floydstuff.com.
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