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New Storm Thorgerson book coming Oct. 1

Posted September 28, 2013 by Floydian Slip

StormStudios and de Milo will publish “The Gathering Storm: The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson” on Oct. 1.

The book covers the five-decade-long career of Storm Thorgerson, one of the most prolific album sleeve designers in history, and the primary designer of the Pink Floyd catalog.

Thorgerson wrote and compiled the book over the last year of his life. He saw and approve a finished copy just a few days before he died April 18.

“The Gathering Storm” comes in three editions: Hardback, collector’s and deluxe. The editions are detailed, and available for pre-order, at the Firebrand website.

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Pink Floyd on cover of Uncut

Posted September 28, 2013 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd is on the cover of the November issue of Uncut magazine.

Writer David Cavanagh celebrates the 40th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) — six months late! 😉 — in the issue’s cover story.

Drummer Nick Mason chimes in, as well as friend-of-Floyd Roy Harper.

The issue went on sale in the U.K. Sept. 25, and will be available in the U.S. later. It’s available for sale online, too.

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“The Body” coming to DVD

Posted September 13, 2013 by Floydian Slip

The 1970 Roy Battersby documentary “The Body,” best known to Pink Floyd fans for its soundtrack including work by Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, will be issued on DVD next month.

Network Distributing Ltd. will release the film on DVD in its entirety for the first time. The disc will include the original theatrical trailer, a gallery of still images, and promotional material.

Waters composed and recorded the soundtrack along with Ron Geesin. The track “Give Birth to a Smile” included the rest of Pink Floyd, who appeared without credit.

The DVD will be issued as a Region 2 disc, playable in Europe, the Middle East and several other countries, but not the United States.

Network describes “The Body” as “a deeply intimate feature-length film exploring the physical experience of being human.”

Narrated by Vanessa Redgrave and Frank Finlay, with commentary by poet/playwright Adrian Mitchell, the film follows the human life-cycle from conception to death.

Battersby has worked as a director mostly in television since 1969.

The DVD will be priced at £6.98.

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Winners: Record Collector #417

Posted August 22, 2013 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to winners of Record Collector #417, featuring Pink Floyd:

Larry Trezil, Hazel Park, MI
Ian Schulze, Bristol, VT
Arnold Fitzpatrick, Ringgold, VA
Nir Malka, Ramat Hasharon, Israel
Cameron Mayer, Jacksonville, FL
Christopher Clements, Media, PA
Chris Keener, Lebanon, PA
Servaas te Brake, Groenlo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Jeff Nemets, Laingsburg, MI

Thanks to David Harvey and Record Collector for providing the prizes.

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Contest: Win Record Collector #417

Posted August 14, 2013 by Floydian Slip

Register to win a copy of Record Collector #417, featuring early Pink Floyd acetates and interviews with Floyd’s Nick Mason and early Floyd producer Joe Boyd.

We have 9 copies to give away. Prizes courtesy of Record Collector.

Deadline to register: 6 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 21.

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Pink Floyd on cover of new Record Collector

Posted July 19, 2013 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd graces the cover of the latest issue of Record Collector magazine.

Inside issue #417 there’s an interview with drummer Nick Mason covering early Floyd acetates and his hope for an eventual box set set of early material.

There’s also an interview with early Floyd producer Joe Boyd, and a guide to rare Floyd vinyl discs.

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Winners: “Pigs Might Fly”

Posted May 2, 2013 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to winners of Mark Blake’s newly revised “Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd”:

David Dyte, Brooklyn, NY
Scott Miller, Greenock, Renfreshire, UK
Laura Lampinen, Helsinki, Finland
Nathan Hevenstone, Boca Raton, FL

Thanks to everyone who entered to win, and to publisher Aurum Press.

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Pink Floyd single coming for Record Store Day

Posted March 11, 2013 by Floydian Slip

EMI will issue a pink vinyl 45 of Pink Floyd’s “See Emily Play” for Record Store Day.

The limited edition, only available at stores participating in the international event April 20, will be backed with “The Scarecrow,” like the original 45, issued in 1967.

Packaging will include an EMI house bag, a card insert with the original Syd Barrett artwork of a train, and a reproduction of the original in-store poster.

Quantities will be limited to the numbers pre-ordered by the countries involved, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, and the US.

The disc was mastered by long-time Floyd engineer Andy Jackson.

Learn more about Record Store Day.

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Register to win “The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon” DVD

Posted February 11, 2013 by Floydian Slip

Next Sunday we’ll give away our first Listener Survey Grand Prize: A copy of “The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon,” a DVD documentary from Eagle Rock Entertainment.

You can become eligible to win by completing our listener survey. It’ll take you 3-4 minutes.

The DVD includes interviews with Pink Floyd band members Roger Waters, Rick Wright, David Gilmour and Nick Mason, plus engineer Alan Parsons, designer Storm Thorgerson, and others involved in the recording and release of the album.

The documentary combines archive footage of Floyd in concert, in the studio and in rehearsal, with video clips, interviews and original demos.

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Ron Geesin to publish book about “Atom Heart Mother”

Posted February 10, 2013 by Floydian Slip

This summer, avante garde composer and Pink Floyd collaborator Ron Geesin will publish “The Flaming Cow,” a book about his experience putting together Pink Floyd’s “Atom Heart Mother Suite” in 1970.

Press for the book promises “a rare insight into the brilliant but often fraught collaboration” among Geesin and members of the Floyd, as well as unpublished photographs from the Abbey Road recording sessions and performances in London and Paris.

Geesin was our guest on “Floydian Slip” in November 2010. You can hear the interview and read a transcript online.

Floyd drummer Nick Mason provided an introduction to the book, which will be published July 17.

Buy The Flaming Cow from Independent Publishers Group

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