Monthly Archives: May 2016

Royal Mail Issue Pink Floyd Special Stamps

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  • 10 new stamps will be issued on 7 July 2016 to celebrate one of the most successful and influential rock bands of all time
  • Six stamps feature iconic album covers: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn; Atom Heart Mother; The Dark Side Of The Moon; Wish You Were Here; Animals and The Endless River 
  • A further four stamps within a miniature sheet celebrate the ground-breaking live performances of the band, from the appearances at the now legendary UFO Club, London in 1966 where they invented the ‘psychedelic’ light show; to the extremely ambitious staging for albums such as The Wall and the Division Bell tours
  • The Division Bell album cover appeared on a stamp in 2010
  • The stamps are available to pre-order online from 26 May at royalmail.com/pinkfloyd
  • The stamps will be available to purchase in 8,000 UK Post Offices from 7 July 2016

Pink Floyd Vinyl Reissues

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On 3 June 2016, Pink Floyd Records will begin the reintroduction of the complete Pink Floyd catalogue on vinyl, making it available for the first time in over two decades, with the release of the first four albums: ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’, ‘A Saucerful of Secrets’, the soundtrack from the film ‘More’ and the 2 LP set ‘Ummagumma’. Special care has been taken to replicate the original packaging, and the first batch of releases, mastered by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman, will be pressed on 180gram vinyl for optimum sound quality. Pink Floyd Records will release further titles from the vinyl catalogue throughout the year, with release dates being announced at regular intervals.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn UK | USA | Canada

 A Saucerful of Secrets UK | USA | Canada

More UK | USA | Canada

 Ummagumma UK | USA | Canada

Amazon UK currently have the albums up for pre-order. We will have the USA & Canada details when they become available. If you are considering purchasing any of the albums, please remember to use our Amazon links to enable us to keep this site going.