Floydian Slip

Happy Birthday, Roger Waters

Posted September 6, 2022 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters (b. Sept. 6, 1943)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #1378

Posted September 6, 2022 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1378:

Floyd from A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and Animals (1977)
Early stuff from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
Roger Waters with a one-off from a 1999 film soundtrack
And much more

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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1377

Posted September 5, 2022 by Floydian Slip

Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Octopus
The Madcap Laughs (Syd Barrett) (1970)
The Gunner’s Dream
The Final Cut (1983)
Paranoid Eyes
The Final Cut (1983)
Grantchester Meadows (BBC, May 12, 1969)
The Early Years: 1965–1972 (2016)
Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Unhalfbricking (Fairport Convention) (1969)
5:01 am (The Pros & Cons of Hitchhiking Part 10)
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (Roger Waters) (1984)
Childhood’s End
Obscured by Clouds (1972)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #1377

Posted August 30, 2022 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1377:

Floyd from Wish You Were Here (1975) and The Final Cut (1983)
Syd Barrett from The Madcap Laughs (1970)
BBC tape from 1969
And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 100 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.

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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1376

Posted August 29, 2022 by Floydian Slip

A Great Day for Freedom 2022
Hey Hey Rise Up (2022)
Signs of Life
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
Watching TV
Amused to Death (Roger Waters) (1992)
Green Is the Colour (BBC, July 16, 1970)
The Early Years: 1965–1972 (2016)
A Pillow of Winds
Meddle (1971)
I Can’t Breathe Anymore
David Gilmour (David Gilmour) (1978)
Is There Anybody Out There?
The Wall (1979)
Change (*Floydian Slip Up*)
Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (T. Rex) (1974)
Money (Knebworth 1990)
The Early Years: 1965–1972 (2016)

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Hipgnosis documentary completed

Posted August 26, 2022 by Floydian Slip

Deadline reports director Anton Corbijn has completed “Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis),” a feature-length documentary about the venerable album sleeve design shop.

Founded by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell in the ’60s, the collaborative produced many sleeves for Pink Floyd and its members, as well as many other bands.

“Growing up in the late ’60s and ’70s, I was obsessed with music and everything connected to it – especially the album covers,” Corbijn tells Deadline. “The record sleeves were a huge part of my education and I really enjoyed making this film as it allowed me to revisit the things I loved from that time. I clearly recall the moment I first saw the sleeve for ‘Atom Heart Mother’ by Pink Floyd, and the Peter Gabriel sleeves.”

The film includes new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason.

It’s produced by Raindog Films’ Ged Doherty, Trish D. Chetty and Colin Firth.

No release date has yet been announced.

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Firms compete for £400 million Pink Floyd catalog

Posted August 26, 2022 by Floydian Slip

Speculations we reported on in May (“Report: Pink Floyd considers selling catalog”) that Pink Floyd is considering selling its music catalog appear to be true.

The Times reports a number of entities are competing for ownership of the band’s songs as well as master recordings. The report states the band is seeking £400 million, the equivalent of approximately $470 million US.

Private equity group Blackstone is said to be in the running, as well as Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group Corp., BMG and Primary Wave. Sony and Warner already distribute some of Floyd’s work.

According to Bloomberg, the deal would also include the right to create official band merchandise.

If the band strikes a deal, it would be one of the largest transactions in music history.

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