Posted March 14, 2025 by Floydian Slip
Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Pink Floyd’s seminal 1972 concert film “Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII” in theaters beginning April 24 — digitally re-mastered in 4K from the original 35mm footage with enhanced audio.
Winners will receive codes redeemable at fandango.com for two (2) tickets at the theater and showing of their choice. Codes are valid for any theater that uses Fandango.
Learn more about “Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII” and search for participating theaters at pinkfloyd.film.
Posted February 27, 2025 by Floydian Slip
A restored version of the 1972 film “Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii” will hit theaters in April. It’ll be followed in May with a soundtrack release in multiple formats.
Renamed “Pink Floyd at Pompeii — MCMLXXII,” the film has been digitally re-mastered from the original 35mm footage, with enhanced audio newly mixed by Steven Wilson. Directed by Adrian Maben, it documents the band’s live performance over four days in October 1971 at an empty amphitheatre in the ancient dead city of Pompeii, Italy.
Presented by RM Productions and released by Sony Music Vision and Trafalgar Releasing, the film will show at select cinemas and IMAX theaters worldwide beginning April 24. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. ET Wednesday, March 5 at www.pinkfloyd.film.
The film’s been restored by hand, frame-by-frame, from the original 35mm negative, which was recently discovered in the band’s archives.
Led by Lana Topham, Pink Floyd’s Director of Restoration, the team’s mission was to preserve the integrity and beauty of the original picture. They scanned the negatives in 4K using advanced techniques to ensure the finest detail. They enhanced the film’s color, and reviewed and repaired every frame to maintain a natural, vivid appearance with minimal grain adjustments.
“Since 1994, I have searched for the elusive film rushes of ‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii,’ so the recent discovery of the 1972 original 35mm cut negative was a very special moment,” Topham says. “The newly restored version presents the first full 90-minute cut, combining the 60-minute source edit of the performance with the additional Abbey Road Studios documentary segments filmed shortly after.”
The new cut also features enhanced sound with a new theatrical and home entertainment mix by Wilson in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos.
“Ever since my dad brainwashed me as a kid by playing ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ on repeat, Pink Floyd has been my favourite band,” Wilson says. “I first saw Pompeii from a grainy print at a local cinema. It made an incredible impression on me with its untethered and exploratory rock music made by four musicians that seemed to epitomise the notion of intellectual cool.
“It was an honour to remix the soundtrack to accompany Lana Topham’s incredible restoration of the film,” he adds, “which looks like it could’ve been filmed yesterday.”
The accompanying soundtrack release “Pink Floyd at Pompeii — MCMLXXII,” will see the performance presented as a full-length live record for the first time. Wilson’s 2025 remix will be available on CD, LP, Blu-ray, DVD, digital audio and Dolby Atmos on May 2.
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
Here’s an advance release clip of “Echoes”:
Posted February 9, 2025 by Floydian Slip
Pink Floyd fan have three releases to look forward to on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 12.
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets will offer a 12-inch of the Floyd track “Echoes,” originally from the band’s “Meddle” album. Recorded Aug. 1, 2024, at the Centennial Hall in Frankfurt, Germany, it was mixed by Steven Wilson, half-speed mastered at Abbey Road, and plays inside-out for higher sound quality. The B-side includes etched artwork. Quantities are limited to 4,000.
David Gilmour will release a 12″ of The Montgolfier Brothers‘ “Between Two Points,” featuring his daugher, Romany Gilmour, on vocals. The disc includes the album version of the song from Gilmour’s “Luck and Strange” (2024); an exclusive live version recorded during his appearance at London’s Royal Albert Hall; and two versions of a new Balearic-flavored remix by Rob Gentry, who played keyboards on the album and the tour. Pressed on clear vinyl, quantities are limited to 4,000.
Roger Waters will issue a limited edition neon pink vinyl LP of his live performance of “The Dark Side of the Moon Redux” (2023) recorded during two shows at the London Palladium in October 2023. It will feature a printed inner sleeve and 3mm spined LP sleeve. Quantities limited to 2,000.
According to the Record Store Day website, the event “was conceived in 2007 as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1,400 independently-owned record stores in the U.S. and thousands of similar stores internationally. The first Record Store Day took place on April 19, 2008.”
Posted December 29, 2024 by Floydian Slip
The company behind the recent Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” are said to be working on a film about Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett.
Peter Jaysen, owner of Veritas Entertainment and a producer on the Dylan film, revealed on the podcast “The Town With Matthew Belloni” the company is now working on a film focused on Barrett.
Wash Westmoreland (pictured) is attached to the project, according to Jaysen. Westmoreland is a British writer/director known for “Still Alice” (2014), which won a number of awards, including the Best Actress Oscar for Julianne Moore.
Jaysen didn’t give a timeline for the film’s release.
He also mentioned he was planning a film about the Cass Elliot of the Mamas and the Papas.
Posted December 13, 2024 by Floydian Slip
David Gilmour has released a live version of “The Piper’s Call” recorded during his recent tour.
The digital-only release was recorded at the Brighton Centre, Circus Maximus in Rome; the Royal Albert Hall in London; the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles; and Madison Square Garden in New York. It was edited to become a single track by Gilmour, the album’s co-producer Charlie Andrew and Matt Glasby.
“On the ‘Luck and Strange’ tour, I played with the best band I’ve ever had. Their personalities, playing abilities and enthusiasm for my new music have made for a fabulous experience for Polly (Samson) and me,” Gilmour says. “Romany’s voice really stands out and has its own particular character, she brings a sense of mischief and fun to the live performance, which I think we needed.
“Thank you to everyone who attended the shows in Europe and America and thank you for buying ‘Luck and Strange.’ I hope you found as much enjoyment in the music as we did while performing it,” he adds.
The “Luck and Strange” tour began with two sold-out warm-up shows at the Brighton Centre before moving to Circus Maximus in Rome for six sold-out nights. It moved to London’s Royal Albert Hall before going to the U.S. for sold-out evenings at the Intuit Dome and Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, before wrapping with five sold-out nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Posted October 26, 2024 by Floydian Slip
We’re doing some housecleaning, and are auctioning off cassette copies of 95 early episodes of “Floydian Slip,” including Episode #1 from 1994.
The auction runs through Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2:31 pm EDT.
Posted October 18, 2024 by Floydian Slip
“Between Two Points,” the one cover song that appears on David Gilmour‘s new album “Luck and Strange,” was re-released today as a techno remix.
The track, originally recorded in 1999 by The Montgolfier Brothers, has been reworked by Gus Unger-Hamilton of the band alt-J. Gilmour’s new album was produced by Charlie Andrew who has worked extensively with alt-J.
Like the original album version, the remix features vocals by Romany Gilmour, the daughter of Gilmour and Polly Samson.
Posted October 7, 2024 by Floydian Slip
Congratulations to our winners of David Gilmour’s new LP “Luck and Strange”:
Prizes courtesy of Sony/Legacy.
Posted September 30, 2024 by Floydian Slip
Register now to win a copy of David Gilmour‘s new album “Luck and Strange” on LP. Gatefold sleeve and booklet included.
Recorded over five months in Brighton and London, this is Gilmour’s first album of new material in nine years. The record was produced by Gilmour and Charlie Andrew, best known for his work with ALT-J and Marika Hackman; with lyrics mostly by Polly Samson, Gilmour’s wife and co-writer for the past 30 years.
Prizes courtesy of Sony/Legacy.
Register now. Deadline end of day Oct. 6.
Posted September 20, 2024 by Floydian Slip
David Gilmour appears on a new recording of “Comfortably Numb” made by Ice T‘s group Body Count.
The metal band’s reworking of the Pink Floyd classic is out now on digital platforms. It’ll be part of the band’s “Merciless” album that drops Nov. 22.
The collaboration began when Ice T contacted Gilmour for permission to cover the song. “I thought I might offer to play on it as well,” Gilmour tells Guitar World. “I like the new lyrics, they’re talking about the world we’re living in now, which is quite scary.”
Lyrics on the new version are by Ice T, replacing those on the original that were by Roger Waters.
“For me, ‘Comfortably Numb’ is an introspective song,” Ice-T tells the magazine. “It’s me acknowledging that I’m older now. I’m telling the younger generation, you’ve got two choices: You can keep the fire burning or you can give up.
“It’s me trying to make sense of what’s happening, but also pointing out that we’re all in a place where we don’t have to face reality.”
Read the full story at Guitar World
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