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Syd Barrett catalog to be reissued on vinyl

Posted June 28, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Rhino Records and Parlophone will reissue Syd Barrett‘s three solo albums on heavy-weight vinyl this summer.

The companies will offer “The Madcap Laughs” (1970), “Barrett” (1970) and “Opel” (1988) as 180-gram LPs, sporting the original yellow and green Harvest label.

The records will drop June 30 in the U.K., and arrive in the U.S. July 8.

Barrett released “The Madcap Laughs” and “Barrett” both in 1970, shortly after departing Pink Floyd. Floyd’s David Gilmour and Roger Waters helped produce the material, with Gilmour and Rick Wright appearing on the recordings.

“Opel” is a collection of alternate takes released long after Barrett became reclusive.

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Audio: WFXF guest appearance

Posted June 27, 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 discuss the evolution of one of the most celebrated songs in the Pink Floyd catalog.

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“Floydian Slip” songlist #949

Posted June 23, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Young Lust
Is There Anybody Out There?: The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000)
Fearless
Meddle (1971)
Who Needs Information
Radio K.A.O.S. (Roger Waters) (1987)
The Gold It’s in the …
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
Take a Breath
Live Selections from On An Island (2006)
If
Atom Heart Mother (1970)
Chapter 24
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
Hole in My Shoe (*Floydian Slip Up*)
Mr. Fantasy (Traffic) (1967)
Welcome to the Machine
In the Flesh (Roger Waters) (2000)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #950

Posted June 23, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #950:

Floyd from Meddle (1971) and The Final Cut (1983)
David Gilmour solo from 1978
We’ll track the evolution of one of the most famous songs in the Floyd catalog
And much more

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

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Audio: WFXF guest appearance

Posted June 20, 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 discuss the sexiness of certain brass musical instruments.

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“Floydian Slip” songlist #948

Posted June 16, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Time (Original mix)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973 [Immersion boxset])
The Great Gig in the Sky (Original mix)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973 [Immersion boxset])
Learning to Fly
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
4:50 am (Go Fishing)
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (Roger Waters) (1984)
Fat Old Sun
Atom Heart Mother (1970)
The Hero’s Return
The Final Cut (1983)
Short and Sweet (*Floydian Slip Up*)
The Unknown Soldier (Roy Harper f/David Gilmour) (1980)
Paintbox
Relics (1971)
Julia Dream
The Early Singles (1992)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #949

Posted June 16, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #949:

Floyd from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) and Obscured by Clouds (1972)
David Gilmour live from a rare AOL session
Live material from the 1980/81 Wall tour
And much more

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California hotel opens Pink Floyd suite

Posted June 15, 2014 by Floydian Slip

The Casa Madrona hotel in Sausalito, Calif., has opened to the public the suite where a young Pink Floyd stayed during its first tour of the United States.

Dubbing the second floor suite the Piper Room, the 64-room San Francisco-area hotel is catering to Floyd fans by adorning the suite with photos of the group and a copy of Nick Mason’s coffee table book “Inside Out,” and by playing a Floyd songlist when guests enter the suite.

The band was photographed during its 1967 stay by William Baron on the hotel’s fire escape.

No word on how much the Piper Room costs, but deluxe rooms in the hotel start at $509 a night, with at least one suite going for $10,000 a night.

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Audio: WFXF guest appearance(s)

Posted June 13, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Audio from our past two weekly guest appearances on Chicago’s 103.9 The Fox (WFXF), chatting with morning guy Sherman.

The first, from June 6, wherein we discuss the band’s mistreatment of Syd Barrett:

The second, from June 13, wherein we discuss David Gilmour’s white and gold Strat:

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Winners: The Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd Story DVD

Posted June 9, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to our winners of copies of the newly-reissued 2-DVD documentary “The Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd Story,” courtesy of Eagle Rock Entertainment: