Floydian Slip

Audio: WFXF guest appearance

Posted December 12, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Audio from our weekly guest appearance on Chicago’s 103.9 The Fox (WFXF), chatting with morning guy and Floyd fan Sherman, wherein we consider a charity marathon to benefit Roger Waters.

Listen to the segment:

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“Dark Side” returns to Billboard Top 20

Posted December 12, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd‘s “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973) climbed to the #13 position on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The album sold just more than 38,000 “album equivalent units” last week, resulting in its best chart showing since Oct. 15, 2011, when it re-entered the Top 20 at #12 thanks to a new re-issue.

“Dark Side” has spent 889 weeks on the chart, the most-charted weeks for any album in the history of the Billboard 200.

Billboard speculates the album’s jump this week was due to a price discount on “Dark Side” offered by the Google Play store the week ending Dec. 7.

The calculations that determine the Billboard 200 have become more complex recently. The chart now measures “multi-metric album consumption,” which includes “pure album sales.” The ranking combines on-demand streaming and digital sales in addition to traditional album sales, all measured by Nielsen Music.

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“Floydian Slip” preview #974

Posted December 9, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #974:

Floyd from The Wall (1979) and The Final Cut (1983)
Live stuff from Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
Roger Waters solo from Amused to Death (Roger Waters) (1992)
And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 60 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.

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“Floydian Slip” songlist #973

Posted December 8, 2014 by Floydian Slip

“The Wall” 35th Anniversary Special

In the Flesh?
Is There Anybody Out There?: The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000)
The Thin Ice
Is There Anybody Out There?: The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000)
Another Brick in the Wall Pt 1
Is There Anybody Out There?: The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000)
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Is There Anybody Out There?: The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000)
Another Brick in the Wall Pt 2
Is There Anybody Out There?: The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000)
Empty Spaces
The Wall Live in Berlin (Roger Waters) (1990)
Comfortably Numb
Roger Waters 12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief (Roger Waters f/Eddie Veder) (2012)
Mother (Film version)
The Wall (1979 [Film version, 1982])
Run Like Hell (David Gilmour demo, partial)
The Wall (1979 [Immersion boxset])
Run Like Hell
The Wall (1979)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #973

Posted December 2, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #973: It’s a special program marking the 35th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s album “The Wall,” Dec. 8, 1979.

We’ll play all sorts of material from the album — live takes, demos, solo interpretations and more.

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 60 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.

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Winner: When the Wind Blows DVD

Posted December 1, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to Steve Geery of Lake Dallas, Texas — our winner of a copy of the limited edition Blu-ray DVD of “When the Wind Blows” (1986), featuring music by Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters.

Shine on, Steve!

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“Floydian Slip” songlist #972

Posted December 1, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts I-V)
Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
Paranoid Eyes
The Final Cut (1983)
Calling
The Endless River (2014)
Eyes to Pearls
The Endless River (2014)
Surfacing
The Endless River (2014)
Signs of Life
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
Stardust (*Floydian Slip Up*)
And the Truth Will Set You Free (Dave Kilminster) (2014)
Have a Cigar (Alternate version)
Wish You Were Here (1975 [Immersion boxset])

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Billboard: The Endless River debuts at #3

Posted November 26, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd‘s new album “The Endless River,” released Nov. 10, has debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at #3.

The album was bested only by Foo Fighters‘ debut of “Sonic Highway” at #2, and Taylor Swift‘s third week at #1 for her album “1989.”

If “The Endless River” climbs to #1, it’ll be Floyd’s fifth #1 album, following “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973), “Wish You Were Here” (1975), “The Wall” (1979) and “The Division Bell” (1994).

“The Endless River” debuted on the U.K. charts at the #1 position last week.

Billboard has created an infographic showing Floyd’s chart activity over the years. The band’s only studio album that failed to chart on Billboard was “A Saucerful of Secrets” (1968).

View the infographic.

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