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Contest: Win “The Gathering Storm” by Storm Thorgerson

Posted November 5, 2013 by Floydian Slip

Register to win a copy of The Gathering Storm by Storm Thorgerson.

Thorgerson designed nearly every Pink Floyd album cover beginning with 1968’s “A Saucerful of Secrets,” as well as many others during his long career. He died April 18.

Prizes courtesy of StormStudios. Deadline to register: 8 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 13.

Register to win now.

Buy The Gathering Storm now from the publisher.


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“Floydian Slip” preview #917

Posted October 31, 2013 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #917:

  • Floyd from The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
  • Live material from Pulse (1995)
  • Soundtrack music from 1969
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 40+ stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #816

Posted October 30, 2013 by Floydian Slip

Halloween Special

  1. One of These Days
    High Hopes (EP) (1994)
  2. Scream Thy Last Scream
    Unreleased (1967)
  3. Quicksilver
    More (Film soundtrack) (1969)
  4. Come in Number 51, Your Time Is Up
    Zabriskie Point (Film soundtrack)  (1970)
  5. Embryo
    Top Gear session (1969)
  6. Signs of Life
    A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
  7. Go Fishing (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    What Big Teeth You Have (2004) (Paper Chase)
  8. The Womb Bit
    Music from ‘The Body’ (Film soundtrack) (Roger Waters & Ron Geesin) (1970)
  9. Embryo Thought
    Music from ‘The Body’ (Film soundtrack) (Roger Waters & Ron Geesin) (1970)
  10. March Past of the Embryos
    Music from ‘The Body’ (Film soundtrack) (Roger Waters & Ron Geesin) (1970)
  11. More Than Seven Dwarfs in Penis-Land
    Music from ‘The Body’ (Film soundtrack) (Roger Waters & Ron Geesin) (1970)
  12. Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict
    Ummagumma (1969)

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Tom Stoppard’s “Darkside” coming to CD

Posted October 26, 2013 by Floydian Slip

“Darkside,” the BBC-commissioned radio play written by acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard, will be released on CD next month.

Originally broadcast Aug. 26, the production will be released as a luxury package resembling a hardcover book, including a CD containing the 54-minute play — which includes the majority of the album — plus a 56-page bound insert of the play’s script and Roger Waters’ lyrics from the album.

The release features a bonus disc with text translations in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin and Russian.

The cast includes Bill Nighy, Rufus Sewell, Adrian Scarborough and Amaka Okafor.

“Darkside” will be released Nov. 25. Pre-order yours now.


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Alternate Pink Floyd album covers

Posted October 24, 2013 by Floydian Slip

The folks over at Ear Candy Mag have posted a very cool collection of “Alternate Universe Album Covers.”

Created by graphic designer Jon Hunt, former co-creator of Beach Boys fan site Smile Shop, they imagine what albums that never were might have looked like, right down to the cellophane wrap and stickers.

Two samples of special interest to Floyd fans are below: Hunt’s re-imagining of “The Wall,” if it had been done by Storm Thorgerson; and art for the abandoned “Household Objects” project.

See more of his work covering The Who, The Rolling Stones, Beach Boys and others.


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“Floydian Slip” preview #816

Posted October 24, 2013 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #816. It’ll be our annual Halloween special, an hour of scary Pink Floyd:

  • Cuts from More (Film soundtrack) (1969) and Ummagumma (1969)
  • Live Floyd from 1994
  • An outtake from 1967
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 40+ stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #915

Posted October 23, 2013 by Floydian Slip

  1. Dogs of War
    Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
  2. Time/The Great Gig in the Sky (Live at Wembley, 1974)
    The Dark Side of the Moon (1973 [Immersion boxset])
  3. Lost for Words
    The Division Bell (1994)
  4. Wail of Sumer (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Elizium (Fields of the Nephilim) (1990)
  5. There’s No Way Out of Here
    David Gilmour (David Gilmour) (1978)
  6. Three Wishes
    Amused to Death (Roger Waters) (1992)
  7. The Gold It’s in the …
    Obscured by Clouds (1972)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #915

Posted October 17, 2013 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #915:

  • Live Floyd from Wembley 1974
  • A track from The Division Bell (1994)
  • Roger Waters from Amused to Death (1992)
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 40+ stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #914

Posted October 16, 2013 by Floydian Slip

  1. A Saucerful of Secrets
    Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii (DVD) (1972)
  2. A Pillow of Winds
    Meddle (1971)
  3. Dogs
    Animals (1977)
  4. Breathe
    Music from ‘The Body’ (Film soundtrack) (Roger Waters & Ron Geesin) (1970)
  5. On the Way Home (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Mona Lisa Overdrive (Trashmonk) (1999)
  6. Empty Spaces/Young Lust
    The Wall (1979)
  7. The Post War Dream
    The Final Cut (1983)

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CBC program listeners name Pink Floyd best band ever

Posted October 16, 2013 by Floydian Slip

Listeners of CBC Radio One’s “On the Coast” program have selected Pink Floyd as the best band of all time.

The group took nearly 47 percent of the more than 9,000 votes cast during the month-long online poll.

The Beatles came in second, with 36 percent. The rest of the top five: The Rolling Stones, 8 percent; Led Zeppelin, 7 percent; and The Mothers of Invention, 2 percent.

“On the Coast” is produced in Vancouver, B.C. Hosted by Stephen Quinn (pictured with producer Lisa Christiansen), it’s heard from 3-6 p.m. weekdays.


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