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Pink Floyd catalog to be reissued on vinyl

Posted May 6, 2016 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd will begin reissuing its catalog on vinyl this spring.

The first of the series of remastered LPs will arrive June 3 on the group’s new Pink Floyd Records label, a division of Columbia: “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” (1967), “A Saucerful of Secrets” (1968), “More” (1969) and “Ummagumma” (1969).

The albums will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and feature packaging that imitates the original releases.

Floyd plans to release more LPs from its catalog throughout the year. It’ll be the first time in more than 20 years the complete Floyd catalog will be available on vinyl.

The first batch have been mastered by long-time Floyd collaborators James Guthrie and Joel Plante; and Bernie Grundman, who’s mastered Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller,” Prince‘s “Purple Rain,” Dr. Dre‘s “The Chronic” and others.

 


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Amused to Death wins Grammy award

Posted February 16, 2016 by Floydian Slip

The 2015 remix of Roger Waters’ “Amused to Death” won “Best Surround Sound Album” at last night’s Grammy Awards.

James Guthrie and Joel Plante took the honor for their work remixing the ’92 album.

Waters’ feature length movie of “Roger Waters The Wall” was nominated for “Best Music Film,” but lost to “Amy,” a film by Asif Kapadia about Amy Winehouse.


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“Rattle That Lock” wins album art award

Posted January 9, 2016 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour‘s “Rattle That Lock” was honored for best album artwork of 2016 by Art Vinyl.

The avian-themed design, art directed by Dave Stansbie from The Creative Corporation, was selected by popular vote from 50 entrants.

Drenge‘s “Undertow” came in second, and “Currents” by Tame Impala was third.

The 2016 winners will be shown at exhibitions in  Ayrshire, Bologna, Budapest and Munich, and at two locations in London.

Art Vinyl sells framing systems to display album covers as wall art, and curates album art exhibitions.


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Early Pink Floyd recordings released

Posted November 30, 2015 by Floydian Slip

A handful of very early Pink Floyd recordings had their first official release Friday as “Pink Floyd 1965: Their First Recordings.” The limited edition vinyl set was sold during Record Store Day in the United Kingdom.

At least two of the recordings had been floating around as bootlegs since the ’60s — “Lucy Leave” and “I’m a King Bee” — but most fans were familiar with the others by title only.

The double-7-inch vinyl set contains a total of four Syd Barrett numbers, one by Roger Waters and a cover of a Slim Harpo song:

  1. Lucy Leave
    02:53 (Barrett)
  2. Double O Bo
    03:25 (Barrett)
  3. Remember Me
    02:45 (Barrett)
  4. Walk With Me Sydney
    03:11 (Waters)
  5. Butterfly
    02:59 (Barrett)
  6. I’m a King Bee
    03:07 (Harpo)

The lineup on the recordings consists of Roger Waters, bass and vocals; Nick Mason, drums; Rado Klose, guitar; Richard Wright, keyboards; and Syd Barrett, guitar and vocals.

The Waters composition, “Walk With Me Sydney,” features vocals by Juliette Gale, wife of keyboardist Rick Wright.

Though the limited edition of approximately 1,000 sets was distributed in the U.K. only, the band’s Facebook page says the band hopes to make the tracks available “in some physical form towards the end of next year (2016).”


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Contest: Roger Waters The Wall soundtrack

Posted November 16, 2015 by Floydian Slip

Register to win a copy of the soundtrack to the film “Roger Waters The Wall.”

These double-CDs are courtesy of Legacy Recordings.

Deadline to enter: End of day Sunday, Nov. 22.

Register now


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Roger Waters: New album coming in 2016

Posted November 14, 2015 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters has told Digital Spy he’ll release a new studio album in 2016 and follow it with a tour.

He’s said he’s working on a “radio play” about a boy and his grandfather in Northern Ireland.

“I’m in the middle of making it now,” he says. “It addresses this basic question: Why are we killing the children?

“There’s two characters in it: a grandfather and a grandchild and they together try to find answers to this question, by wandering around.”

Some of the songs were written by Waters as many as 15 years ago.

As for the tour, Waters says he’s looking to perform a “full arena tour,” partly to generate revenue lost to piracy. “Particularly now that you can’t own a record — people just steal it the minute it’s out. They steal it and that’s the end of it,” he says.

“The only way to make a few quid would be to go out on the road and get bums on seat, because they can’t steal that!”


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Announced: “Roger Waters The Wall: Super Deluxe Edition”

Posted October 21, 2015 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters‘ camp has announced what they’re calling the “Super Deluxe Edition” of his upcoming concert film package. And at $500, it’s a whopper.

The film will come out Nov. 16 on DVD, Blu-ray and as a digital download; the soundtrack is set for release Nov. 20.

But the “Super Deluxe Edition” will take a bit longer. Considering its scope, it can be forgiven. The 25-pound, 9-disc package will arrive sometime in early 2016.

Here’s the scoop:

  • 4 discs of 180 gram audiophile vinyl in red, white, clear and black, with a unique engraving. Only available in this package, the brand new score by Waters and the full live soundtrack
  • 170-page color hardcover book showcasing live and behind-the-scenes images from the 2010-2013 tour and the film
  • 2 CDs containing the full live soundtrack
  • 3 Blu-ray discs containing the full feature length film and bonus features:
    • The Simple Facts — A Conversation with Nick Mason and Waters
    • A new documentary about the making of the tour
    • Buenos Aires Time Lapse
    • Athens Time Lapse
    • A Visit to Frank Thompson
    • Facebook Films (36 mini episodes)
    • Comfortably Numb Live at The O2 with special appearance by David Gilmour
    • Outside The Wall Live at The O2 with special appearance by Gilmour and Mason
  • Download code for digital versions of all music included in the package

If you’d like to gift it for the holidays, they’ve got you covered: In November buyers will get a hard cover folio containing two art prints, presumably for the purpose of having something to stick under the tree to tease the real treat that’ll arrive after the New Year.

They’re taking pre-orders now.


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“Roger Waters The Wall” soundtrack coming Nov. 20

Posted October 9, 2015 by Floydian Slip

Columbia/Legacy Recordings will release “Roger Waters The Wall,” a soundtrack to the film directed by Waters and Sean Evans, on Friday, Nov. 20.

It’ll be available as a double-CD, three-LP vinyl package, and digitally.

The soundtrack was produced by Nigel Godrich, who has worked with Radiohead, Beck and Paul McCartney.

It was previously announced that Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release the film on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download, and a two-disc Blu-ray special edition. (See “Roger Waters The Wall coming to disc” [Sept. 30, 2015]).)

Band members appearing on the soundtrack are:

  • Vocals, guitar and bass: Roger Waters
  • Guitars: Dave Kilminster
  • Guitars: Snowy White
  • Guitars: G.E. Smith
  • Keyboards: Jon Carin
  • Hammond and piano: Harry Waters
  • Drums: Graham Broad
  • Vocals: Robbie Wyckoff
  • Background Vocals: Jon Joyce, Pat Lennon, Mark Lennon, Kipp Lennon

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David Gilmour tops charts

Posted September 30, 2015 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour‘s new album, “Rattle That Lock,” debuted at the top of the U.K.’s Official Album Chart this week.

It’s the second time the Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist has reached number one with a solo album. The last time was 2006 with “On an Island.”

“Rattle That Lock” beat out the second-highest charting record, Lana Del Rey‘s “Honeymoon,” by 20,000 copies.

In the United States, “Rattle That Lock” debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart. Nine of the top 10 albums there are debuts.

Gilmour also enjoyed a #1 debut last November with Pink Floyd’s “The Endless River.”


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David Gilmour covers The Beatles

Posted August 20, 2015 by Floydian Slip

The upcoming issue of Mojo magazine includes a previously unreleased David Gilmour recording of The Beatles‘ “Here There and Everywhere.”

Gilmour shared the recording, which he made with his son, Joe, with the magazine a couple of years ago. It’ll be included in the “David Gilmour & Friends” CD that ships with Mojo issue 263, on newsstands starting Aug. 25.

“I really wish I had been in The Beatles,” Gilmour tells Mojo. “[They] taught me how to play guitar, I learnt everything. The bass parts, the lead, the rhythm, everything. They were fantastic.”

The other tracks on the CD are from artists who have collaborated with Gilmour over the years, such as Robert Wyatt, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Ben Watt, The Orb, Phil Manzanara and others.

Gilmour is featured on a total of six of the tracks.

The issue also includes an interview with Gilmour.


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