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Radio KAOS’s Jim Ladd dies at 75

Posted December 18, 2023 by Floydian Slip

Jim LaddRadio personality Jim Ladd died Saturday at his home near Carmichael, CA. He was 75 and had suffered a heart attack.

The inspiration for Tom Petty‘s “The Last DJ,” Pink Floyd fans know Ladd for his appearance on Roger Waters‘s “Radio K.A.O.S.” album in 1987.

Ladd had been heard since 2011 on satellite radio Sirius XM, but his broadcasting roots went back to the heyday of FM radio with time logged at KMET and KLOS. He was also host of “Innerview,” a syndicated program that aired on more than 160 stations from 1974 to ’86.

 


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1444

Posted December 18, 2023 by Floydian Slip

"Floydian Slip" Rewind
“Floydian Slip” Rewind
This episode originally aired the week of Dec. 12, 2016.

  1. Echoes (Live [Wembley, 1974])
    The Early Years: 1965–1972 (2016)
  2. Empty Spaces/Young Lust
    The Wall (1979)
  3. Summer ’68
    Atom Heart Mother (1970)
  4. Let It Ride (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    To Mum, From Aynsley & The Boys (The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation) (1969)
  5. Smile
    On an Island (David Gilmour) (2006)

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“Floydian Slip” coming to KISR 101.9 FM (Fort Smith, AR)

Posted December 15, 2023 by Floydian Slip

The River 101.9 FM“Floydian Slip” will begin airing on KISR 101.9 FM in Fort Smith, AR, on Saturday, Jan. 6.  The station will carry the show Saturday and Sunday mornings at 10 CT.

“The River” is a classic rock station serving Fort Smith on the Arkansas/Oklahoma border.

It’s the latest station to join the Random Precision Radio Network, a collection of more than 110 broadcasters that air “Floydian Slip,” produced in our Shelburne, Vt., studio.

Shine on, Fort Smith!


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“Floydian Slip” preview #1444

Posted December 12, 2023 by Floydian Slip

"Floydian Slip" RewindJoin us this week for a trip into the Floydian Slip vaults for episode #1079 — originally aired week of Dec. 12, 2016:

  • Floyd from Atom Heart Mother (1970) and The Wall (1979)
  • David Gilmour from On an Island (2006)
  • “Echoes” recorded live at Wembley in 1974
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 110 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1443

Posted December 11, 2023 by Floydian Slip

"Floydian Slip" Rewind“Floydian Slip” Rewind
This episode originally aired the week of Dec. 5, 2016.

  1. Fat Old Sun (BBC session)
    The Early Years: 1965–1972 (2016)
  2. Don’t Leave Me Now
    The Wall Live in Berlin (Roger Waters) (1990)
  3. Another Brick In The Wall (Part III)
    The Wall Live in Berlin (Roger Waters) (1990)
  4. Goodbye Cruel World
    The Wall Live in Berlin (Roger Waters) (1990)
  5. Louder Than Words (Single edit)
    The Endless River (2014)
  6. Jugband Blues (2010 remix)
    An Introduction to Syd Barrett (2010)
  7. Love You
    The Madcap Laughs (Syd Barrett) (1970)
  8. L.S. Bumble Bee (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    45 single (Peter Cook/Dudley Moore) (1967)
  9. On the Turning Away
    A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #1443

Posted December 5, 2023 by Floydian Slip

"Floydian Slip" Rewind
Join us this week for a trip into the Floydian Slip vaults for episode #1078 — originally aired week of Dec. 5, 2016:

  • Floyd from A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Endless River (2014)
  • Roger Waters with live “Wall” music from summer of 1990
  • BBC tape from 1972
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 110 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1442

Posted December 4, 2023 by Floydian Slip

  1. Sheep
    Animals (1977)
  2. Cirrus Minor
    More (Film soundtrack) (1969)
  3. When the Tigers Broke Free
    The Final Cut (1983)
  4. Is This the Life We Really Want/Bird in a Gale
    Is This the Life We Really Want? (Roger Waters) (2017)
  5. Hurdy Gurdy Man (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Dead on Arrival (Steve Hillage) (1978)
  6. Poles Apart
    The Division Bell (1994)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #1442

Posted November 28, 2023 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1442:

  • Floyd from Animals (1977)
  • Music from The Division Bell (1994) and The Final Cut (1983)
  • Roger Waters from Is This the Life We Really Want? (2017)
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 110 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1441

Posted November 27, 2023 by Floydian Slip

  1. On the Run
    Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
  2. The Great Gig in the Sky
    Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
  3. The Blue
    On an Island (David Gilmour) (2006)
  4. Hey You
    Is There Anybody Out There?: The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000)
  5. Southampton Dock/The Final Cut
    The Final Cut (1983)
  6. Country Song
    Zabriskie Point (Film soundtrack) (1970)
  7. Come Together in the Morning (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Heartbreaker (Free) (1973)
  8. High Hopes
    Pulse (1995)

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Nick Mason collaborator Carla Bley dies at 87

Posted November 23, 2023 by Floydian Slip

Carla Bley conducts her band at the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, July 1978Avant-garde composer Carla Bley, who wrote Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason‘s 1981 album “Fictitious Sports,” died Oct. 17. She was 87.

A prominent figure in the “free jazz” movement of the 1960s, the California-native released more than two dozen albums from 1966 to 2019.

She might best be known for her jazz opera “Escalator Over the Hill” (1973). Originally released on three LPs, it featured Jack Bruce of Cream and vocals by Linda Ronstadt. Melody Maker magazine named it Album of the Year.

Her collaboration with Mason easily could have been called “Carla Bley’s Fictitious Sports.” It was she who wrote all of the album’s numbers, played keyboards throughout and co-produced the effort with Mason. But as a member of the Floyd, Mason was guaranteed a hefty advance for any solo album, perhaps one reason his name graced the cover.

Bley was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018. She succumbed to the illness at her home in Willow, N.Y., outside Woodstock. “Fictitious Sports” had been recorded at Bley’s Grog Kill Studio in that home’s basement in October ’79.

Photo: Carla Bley conducts her band at the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, July 1978.


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