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Contest: Win a Pink Floyd Moto jacket

Posted February 16, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Register now to win a vintage-style Pink Floyd-branded Moto jacket.

Inspired by Floyd drummer Nick Mason‘s passion for auto racing, the folks at The Official Web Store of Pink Floyd are offering the jacket as a limited edition through February. Retail price: $65.

“Floydian Slip” will give away one jacket, mailed postage-free to the winner. Registration deadline is 6 a.m. March 1.

Good luck!


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Winter Reading Contest: Grand prize winner

Posted February 15, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to the grand prize winner of our Winter Reading Contest:

  • Gary Sanchez
    Reno, Nev.

Gary wins a copy of Nick Mason’s “Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd.”

Stay tuned for details on our next contest.


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Winter Reading Contest: Fourth round of winners

Posted February 8, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to the fourth two winners of our Winter Reading Contest:

  • Nick Michelli
    Denham Springs, La., USA
  • Nisha Shoup
    Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Both win a copy of “Pink Floyd FAQ” by Stuart Shea.

Four prizes down; one more to go. You only need to register once to be eligible for any of the five titles we’re giving away through Feb. 15.

Next up: Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s excellent “Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd.”

If you haven’t already, register to win.


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Winter Reading Contest: Third round of winners

Posted February 2, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to the third two winners of our Winter Reading Contest:

  • Joe Lopez
    Chicago, Ill.
  • Roman Theileg
    Barmstedt, Germany

Both win a copy of “Syd Barrett: Legend” by Bob Cairns.

Three prizes down; two more to go. You only need to register once to be eligible for any of the five titles we’re giving away through Feb. 15.

Next up: “The Pink Floyd FAQ” by Stuart Shea.

If you haven’t already, register to win.


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Winter Reading Contest: Second round of winners

Posted January 25, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to the second two winners of our Winter Reading Contest:

  • Gerhard Den Hollander
    Barendrecht, Netherlands
  • Michael Marinic
    New York, N.Y.

Both win an autographed copy of “All That You Touch” by Simon Vegro.

Two prizes down; three more to go. You only need to register once to be eligible for any of the five titles we’re giving away through Feb. 15.

Next up: “Syd Barrett: Legend” by Bob Cairns.

If you haven’t already, register to win.


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Winter Reading Contest: First round of winners

Posted January 18, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to the first two winners of our Winter Reading Contest:

  • Becca Ray
    Arlington, Texas
  • Matt Cooper
    Waterloo, Ontario

Both win a copy of Issue #139 of Classic Rock magazine, with the 3-D Floyd cover.

One prize down; four more to go. You only need to register once to be eligible for any of the five titles we’re giving away through Feb. 15.

Next up: autographed copies of “All That You Touch” by Symon Vegro.

If you haven’t already, register to win.


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Winter reading contest

Posted January 10, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Spend the long, cold days of winter reading up on Pink Floyd.

Enter to win now.

This contest runs five weeks, with a different prize every week. Enter just once to be eligible for any of these prizes:

  1. Two (2) winners announced Jan. 18
    Classic Rock magazine Issue #139 with the 3-D Floyd cover.
  2. Two (2) winners announced Jan. 25
    All That You Touch by Symon Vegro: A book about how one band’s music changed one man’s life (2009, paperback, 236 pages. Autographed.)
  3. Two (2) winners announced Feb. 1
    Syd Barrett: Legend by Bob Cairns: A celebration of the enigmatic genuis behind Pink Floyd (2009, paperback, 175 pages.)
  4. Two (2) winners announced Feb. 8
    Pink Floyd FAQ: Everything Left to Know … and More! by Stuart Shea: From flying pigs to their greatest gigs (2009, paperback, 329 pages.)
  5. One (1) grand prize winner announced Feb. 15
    Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd by Nick Mason: Beautiful full-color coffee table book from the drummer of Floyd (2005, paperback, 359 pages)

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Winners: The Madcap Laughs

Posted January 4, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to winners of Syd Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs” on its 40th anniversary, courtesy of Floydian Slip and Capitol/EMI:

  1. Stephanie Sanchez
    South Gate, Calif.
  2. Robert Sztukowski
    Raleigh, N.C.
  3. Ariel Scaniello
    La Coruña, Spain
  4. Kurt Wachowski
    Tallahassee, Fla.
  5. Dwight Cross
    Montpelier, Vt.
  6. John Robinson
    Maitland NSW, Australia
  7. Kevin Kram
    West Palm Beach, Fla.
  8. Bryan Thatcher
    Casper, Wy.
  9. Rodrigo Vascon
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
  10. Karen Peterson
    Crockett, Calif.

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Win: Syd Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs”

Posted December 31, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Enter now to win a copy of Syd Barrett‘s “The Madcap Laughs” on its 40th anniversary.

“Madcap” was the first solo album from the co-founder of Pink Floyd. Released in the U.K. on Jan. 3, 1970, it was the first of Barrett’s two solo albums, which both came out in 1970.

We’ll be featuring “Madcap” on this weekend’s “Floydian Slip.”

Enter online now to win a copy of the album on CD, courtesy Capitol/EMI.


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Winners: London 1966/1967

Posted December 28, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to the winners of LP/DVD sets of Pink Floyd’s “London 1966/1967,” courtesy of Floydian Slip and Snapper Music:

  • Becca Ray
    Arlington, Texas
  • Philip Brickey
    Fullerton, Calif.

We’re planning our next giveaway. Details coming soon …


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