Merchandise

Abbey Road to sell replica tape box for $275

Posted March 3, 2021 by Floydian Slip

Times is tough all over, we suppose.

Case and point: Abbey Road Studios, with full participation of Pink Floyd, according to the studios’ website, will sell a replica of the tape box that contains the band’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973). On March 5, the studio will release a limited edition of 250 “folios” of the box priced at $275 each.

The studio describes the product as a replica of the “Quadrophonic discrete master – Side One EMI tape box, held deep within the EMI archive.

“Each handmade folio is numbered and includes a 500gsm box card black folder (37cm x 37cm with a 5cm lip) which encases the two replica litho prints (30cm x 30cm), recreated in exact life size dimensions and cradled with transparent corner holders,” according to the site. “Alongside this, it includes a leaflet looking back at the recording of The Dark Side of the Moon and a certificate of authenticity.”

Floyd made “Dark Side” beginning in May 1972 in Studio Two and Three at the EMI facility.

Abbey Road Studios says the actual “rarely seen” box is stored at EMI Archives in Hayes, London.

You can place your order online.

Here at “Floydian Slip” we’re bullish on all things Pink Floyd. So maybe we’re just feeling a little cynical today, but this seems a little excessive. Even to us.

The good news: International shipping to the U.S. is just $19.69.

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David Gilmour signature editions from Martin

Posted January 13, 2021 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour has partnered with C.F. Martin & Co. Inc. to create two signature edition guitars to benefit the David Gilmour Charitable Foundation.

The Martin D-35 David Gilmour is a nod to the guitar Gilmour purchased used outside Manny’s Music Shop in New York City in the early-’70s. His primary acoustic for more than 40 years, the instrument fetched $1.2 million as part of a charitable auction of his guitars in 2019.

The 6- and 12-string versions sell for $5,499.

Learn more and find a dealer at the Martin website.

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New Syd Barrett tribute CD

Posted January 8, 2021 by Floydian Slip

On Wednesday Jan. 6, Gonzo Multimedia released “Love You: A Tribute to Syd Barrett,” a 2-CD collection of re-makes of songs originally recorded by Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett.

The disc comes on the 50th anniversary of Barrett’s two post-Floyd solo albums — “The Madcap Laughs” and “Barrett” — and on what would have been his 75th birthday. (Barrett died July 7, 2006.)

The collection includes a cover of “Two of a Kind” by Dave Harris and Zeus B Held. Harris, formerly of Fashion, teamed with Floyd’s Rick Wright in 1984 to released the LP “Identity” under the name Zee.

Artwork for “Love You: A Tribute to Syd Barrett” is by Barrett’s nephew Ian Barrett; and Matteo Regattin, author of graphic novel “Syd Barrett Jugband Blues: A Graphic Trip on the Tracks of Syd Barrett.”

The collection is available to buy online from Gonzo Multimedia.

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Winners: Delicate Sound of Thunder reissue

Posted November 30, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to winners of the new reissue of Delicate Sound of Thunder:

Leonard Baluski, Bozeman, MT
Jean Bergeson, Dillon, MT
Patricia Hill, Yucca Valley, CA
Tom Marchitelli, New York Mills, NY
George Swanner, Meridian, MS

All prizes courtesy of Sony Music.

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Win: Delicate Sound of Thunder

Posted November 23, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Originally released in 1988, “Delicate Sound” captures the band out touring “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” over five nights at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York.

The 3-LP 180-gram vinyl set includes nine (9) songs not included on the 1988 release of the album. The 2-CD package includes eight (8) tracks more than the original release.

We have 3-LP, 2-CD, DVD and Blu-ray copies to give away, all courtesy of Sony Music.

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Winner: Pink Floyd in the 1970s

Posted November 9, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to our winner of a copy of “Pink Floyd in the 1970s” by Georg Purvis:

Harv Laser, Los Angeles, CA

The answer to our trivia question: Who is the only Pink Floyd member who did not release an album outside of his work with Floyd during the ’70s? A: Nick Mason.

Prizes courtesy of Sonicbond Publishing.

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Nick Mason items up for bid

Posted October 26, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd co-founder and drummer Nick Mason has donated two items for the “Ed Sheeran: Made in Suffolk Legacy Auction.”

The auction’s organized by John and Imogen Sheeran, parents of musician Ed, to benefit young people in the Sheeran’s home town of Suffolk.

Mason has donated a signed copy of the Pink Floyd boxset “The Later Years: 1987–2019”; and a photo taken by David Davies at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games of Mason playing “Wish You Were Here” with Richard Jones (The Feeling), Sheeran and Mike Rutherford (Genesis). The photo is signed by all four performers.

There are 218 other lots available as well.

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Win: Pink Floyd in the 1970s

Posted October 24, 2020 by Floydian Slip

The book focuses on the band’s work during its commercial and artistic peak — from “Atom Heart Mother” through “The Wall.”

Purvis is the author of “Queen: The Complete Works,” currently in its third edition.

Prizes courtesy of Sonicbond Publishing.

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David Gilmour single coming to vinyl

Posted October 15, 2020 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour‘s single “Yes, I Have Ghosts” will be issued on vinyl in November.

The song, originally included on the audiobook of wife Polly Samson‘s novel “A Theatre for Dreamers,” will be released as a 7″ limited edition for Record Store Day Black Friday, Nov. 27.

The track, which features daughter Romany Gilmour, would seem to be the first issued on the David Gilmour Records label.

“Yes, I Have Ghosts” was made available as a stand-alone digital download on July 3.

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