Posted July 26, 2023 by Floydian Slip
Register to win “The Solo Works of Syd Barrett” from Third Man Records.
This 3-LP set includes heavy-weight colored vinyl reissues of each of Barrett’s solo albums: “The Madcap Laughs” and “Barrett” from 1970; and his “Opel” collection of alternate takes from 1988.
The package also features a 7-inch single containing David Gilmour‘s covers of Barrett’s “Dark Globe” and “Dominoes.”
Register now. Deadline to enter: July 30.
Posted July 25, 2023 by Floydian Slip
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Posted July 24, 2023 by Floydian Slip
Posted July 21, 2023 by Floydian Slip
Roger Waters is set to release “The Dark Side of the Moon Redux,” his re-imagined take on the classic album he made with Pink Floyd in the early ’70s. It’s set to drop Oct. 6.
Four versions of the album are available for pre-sale at the official store: CD, $15; transparent orange double vinyl (140 gm), $46; black double vinyl (140 gm), $42; and a gold cassette, $14.
“When we recorded the stripped down songs for the Lockdown Sessions, the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ was looming on the horizon. It occurred to me that ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ could well be a suitable candidate for a similar re-working, partly as a tribute to the original work, but also to re-address the political and emotional message of the whole album,” Waters explained in a promotional email.
“I discussed it with Gus (Seyffert) and Sean (Evans), and when we’d stopped giggling and shouting ‘You must be ****ing mad’ at one another we decided to take it on.
“It’s turned out really great and I’m excited for everyone to hear it. It’s not a replacement for the original which, obviously, is irreplaceable. But it is a way for the 79-year-old to look back across the intervening 50 years into the eyes of the 29-year-old and say, to quote a poem of mine about my Father, ‘We did our best, we kept his trust, our Dad would have been proud of us’.
“And also it is a way for me to honor a recording that Nick (Mason) and Rick (Wright) and Dave (Gilmour) and I have every right to be very proud of.”
News of the project broke Feb. 4, when Waters spoke with the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung, and then with the U.K.’s The Telegraph a few days later.
“I’m the only one singing my songs on these new recordings, and there are no rock and roll guitar solos,” he told Berliner Zeitung.
“The new concept is meant to reflect on the meaning of the work, to bring out the heart and soul of the album — musically and spiritually.”
In addition to Waters, his long-time collaborator Seyffert plays keyboards on the new work; and Seyffert’s girlfriend, Bedouine, provides backing vocals.
The first track from the album, “Money,” is available to stream now:
Posted July 18, 2023 by Floydian Slip
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Posted July 17, 2023 by Floydian Slip
Posted July 11, 2023 by Floydian Slip
“Floydian Slip” will begin airing on WDGL 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge, LA, on Sunday, July 16. The station will carry the show Sundays at 1 p.m. CT.
“Eagle 98.1” is a 95,000-watt classic rock station serving Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and western parts of New Orleans.
It’s the latest station to join the Random Precision Radio Network, a collection of more than 110 broadcasters that air “Floydian Slip,” produced in our Shelburne, Vt., studio.
Shine on, Baton Rouge!
Posted July 11, 2023 by Floydian Slip
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Posted July 10, 2023 by Floydian Slip
Posted July 9, 2023 by Floydian Slip
Third Man Records will release Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett‘s three solo albums on colored vinyl as “The Solo Works of Syd Barrett” this summer.
The offering, part of the company’s “Vault” subscription plan, will consist of Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs” and “Barrett” from 1970; and his “Opel” collection of alternate takes from 1988.
The albums, each pressed in 180-gram colored vinyl at the company’s Detroit plant, will come in a slipcase illustrated by Greg Ruth. The package will include a 7-inch single containing David Gilmour‘s covers of Barrett’s “Dark Globe” and “Dominoes.”
The LPs have been out of print for nearly 10 years, and have never been offered for sale together.
Gilmour’s “Dominoes” was recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in January 2002, and appears on the DVD “David Gilmour in Concert.” His “Dark Globe” cover was recorded live July 27, 2006, at Klam Castle, Austria, and appears on his “Arnold Layne” EP.
Deadline to join Third Man Records’s Vault subscription plan to receive the Barrett package is July 31 midnight CT. Each quarter, Vault members receive a package of limited edition, exclusive vinyl. Additional content in each package varies, but might include pins, posters, patches and photo books.
Quarterly subscriptions are $75; annual subscriptions are $280.
Learn more at the Third Man Records website
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