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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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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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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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Roger Waters album nominated for Grammy

Posted November 29, 2017 by Floydian Slip


Roger Waters‘s “Is This the Life We Really Want?” has earned a Grammy nomination.

The album’s in the running to win “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.”

It was engineered by Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies and Darrell Thorp. Bob Ludwig acted as mastering engineer.

Other albums nominated in that category are “Every Where Is Some Where,” K. Flay; “Natural Conclusion,” Rose Cousins; “No Shape,” Perfume Genius; and “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars.

The Grammys will be held Jan. 28 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

Addendum (Posted Jan. 30, 2018): The Grammy went to “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars.

 


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Two more Pink Floyd reissues coming to vinyl

Posted October 10, 2017 by Floydian Slip

On Nov. 17, Pink Floyd Records will reissue on vinyl the albums “A Collection of Great Dance Songs” (1981) and “Delicate Sound of Thunder” (1988).

This will be the first time those albums have been available on LP for more than 20 years. They’ll be the band’s first “best of” and live albums to be remastered on vinyl.

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

“A Collection of Great Dance Songs’” was certified double platinum by the RIAA in 2001. A compilation of previously released tracks, it also contains a complete re-recording of “Money” recorded almost entirely by David Gilmour alone.

“Delicate Sound Of Thunder” was recorded live over five nights in August 1988 at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, N.Y. It went on to become the first rock album to be played in outer space.


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Video: Rattle That Lock live at Pompeii

Posted August 5, 2017 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour has released a video tease of his upcoming concert film “David Gilmour Live in Pompeii.”

A document of his July 2016 shows at the ancient amphitheater, the film shows one night only, Wednesday, Sept. 13 (See “David Gilmour Pompeii concert coming to theaters one night only”).

The show will be released on CD, DVD, Blu-ray, et al., on Friday, Sept. 29 (See “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii coming to CD/DVD/LP.”)


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David Gilmour Live at Pompeii coming to CD/DVD/LP

Posted July 21, 2017 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour will release a bevvy of recordings and video from his concerts at Pompeii last July.

“David Gilmour Live at Pompeii” will be available as a 2-CD set, Blu-ray disc, 2-DVD set, Blu-ray and CD deluxe edition boxset, and a 4-LP set.

Release date is expected to be Friday, Sept. 29, shortly after his concert film plays in theaters one night only, Wednesday, Sept. 13. (See “David Gilmour Pompeii concert coming to theaters one night only”)

Gilmour’s two shows July 7 and 8 last summer marked his return to the amphitheater of the ancient city 45 years after Pink Floyd played that venue to an audience of none for the 1972 film “Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii.”

The Official David Gilmour webstore is taking pre-orders now for the album, as well as various packages that include T-shirts, lithographs and coffee mugs.


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Winners: Is This the Life We Really Want?

Posted July 10, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to our winners of copies of the new album from Roger Waters: “Is This the Life We Really Want?”

  • David Wade, Gaylord MI
  • Dale Caldwell, Charlotte VT
  • Tristan Bell, Post Falls ID
  • Alain Geypens, Tisselt, Antwerpen (Germany)
  • Richard Ennis, Arlington WA
  • Puja Mehta, Carbondale IL
  • Roman Theilig, Barmstedt (Germany)
  • Warren Warshaw, Trenton NJ
  • Zack Thatcher, St. Louis, MO
  • Wade Kirkparick, Austin TX
  • Mitchell Hans, Greenacres FL
  • Rob Milteer, Carolina Beach NC
  • Tony Tanneberger, St. Albans VT
  • Ronald Sippel, Long Beach NY
  • Todd Kopec, Allegany NY
  • Kenny Brown, Nashville TN
  • Lori London, Atascadero CA
  • Kevin Gardner, Windsor ON (Canada)
  • Michael Trylinski , Regina SK (Canada)
  • Charles Schultz, Linthicum Heights MD

Prizes courtesy of Sony/Columbia.


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Contest: Win Roger Waters’ “Is This the Life We Really Want?”

Posted June 26, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Register now to win a digital download of Roger Waters‘ new album “Is This the Life We Really Want?”

Released June 2, this is Waters’ first album of all-new material since ’92’s “Amused to Death.”

Prizes courtesy of Sony/Columbia.

Register now. Deadline: End of day Sunday, July 9.


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