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Comfortably Numb – A History of The Wall 1978-1981 by Vernon Fitch and Richard Mahon

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In other book news the popular book Comfortably Numb – A History of The Wall 1978-1981 by Vernon Fitch and Richard Mahon has been made available to purchase once more! These current editions are $39.99 plus shipping and at the moment they are only shipping to the USA. Details on the book and ordering information below.

 

Comfortably Numb – A History of “The Wall” – Pink Floyd 1978-1981

  • Beautiful hardcover book with full color pages throughout.

 

  • The book features an insiders look at the making of The Wall album, insights into the Pink Floyd recording process, a song by song analysis of The Wall album, a technical overview of The Wall stage shows, a pictorial on The Wall live in concert, a glimpse into each of the 31 Wall live concerts, and an examination of the making of The Wall Live album.

 

  • Includes a world-wide Wall discography including bootlegs, and an in-depth look at the band’s equipment by Pink Floyd’s own technical expert.

 

  • With contributions from Marc Brickman, Brian Christian, Bob Ezrin, Stan Farber, Mark Fisher, David Gilmour, James Guthrie, Rick Hart, Andy Jackson, Jon Joyce, Michael McCarty, Nick Mason, Patrice Quef, Gerald Scarfe, Rick Stratton, Phil Taylor, Toni Tennille, Trevor Veitch, Roger Waters, and numerous others.

 

  • Over 400 illustrations, with many rare and previously unpublished photos from the personal collections of those who recorded and built The Wall.

 

  • Contains numerous pictures of Wall memorabilia from The Pink Floyd Archives collection.

 

  • Also features animated page art

 

This deluxe numbered edition is available for just $39.95 while quantities last.

Order yours now at http://www.pinkfloydarchives.com/PFAPub/

Guy Pratt’s My Bass and Other Animals – Signed!

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Hello all! Just wanted to make you aware (if you don’t own a copy already or if you want another one) that Guy Pratt’s book My Bass and Other Animals has been made available from Much Ado Books and Guy is stopping in to sign copies to those who have bought one! Click here to order yours now before they sell out again! They do offer International shipping from the UK.

 

Screenshot 2023-08-27 at 14.51.57.png“In this entertaining memoir, Guy shares tales of his debauched days playing bass with Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, Iggy Pop, Tom Jones, Debbie Harry, David Bowie . . . and many other extraordinary musicians from the 80’s through to the present day.

Guy brings all his entertaining charm to a memoir of musical excess, wild times and amazing music.”

Win A “Have You Got It Yet?” Signed Poster From Director Roddy Bogawa!

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Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett fans in the USA – you could win a “Have You Got It Yet?” poster signed by film director Roddy Bogawa and ‘An Introduction to Syd Barrett’ on vinyl! Visit https://competition.umusic.com/hygiy to enter – see Official Rules there for more info.

Plus, post a picture of your theatre ticket stub using #HaveYouGotItYet to feature in their Instagram gallery!

The sweeps ends 4th September… good luck!

She Took A Long Cool Look – Syd Barrett Official Lyrics Video

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The Syd Barrett Official YouTube channel has posted a new lyric video from animator Artist on the Border commemorating 10,000 followers on the Official Syd Barrett Instagram “She Took A Long Cool Look” takes it new name from the creation of the official lyric book. David Gilmour felt that ‘ She took a long cool look’ was more accurate and that is the version they are using. David does state in the book that some of the lyrics are impossible to decipher properly so there may be argument over this.

“She took a long cool look” was recorded on the morning of Saturday 26th of July 1969 at Abbey Road Studio 2. This day was the final recording session for “The Madcap Laughs”. David Gilmour produced the session together with Roger Waters. This was Waters’ first time producing Syds solo sessions. The session saw Syd attempt five takes at the song, ending with the fifth being the best version. The longer take 4 was included as a bonus track on the 1993 CD reissue of “The Madcap Laughs”. The song was also included on the 2010 compilation “An introduction to Syd Barrett”. A new mix was made for this release, supervised by David Gilmour.

The Artist On The Border told us that the visual idea for this video was greatly inspired by the works of Vic Singh, who photographed the front cover image for Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Singh photographed the iconic image through a prism lense given to him by George Harrison and the aesthetic was intended to evoke a trippy feeling. This video utilizes a similar technique where various images of Syd Barrett and a superimposed woman’s eye is filmed in slow-motion through several glass prisms.

She Took A Long Cool Look - Syd Barrett - Official Lyrics Video

Dom Beken Interview On Spodek Tajemnic Podcast

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The master of the keys and the sound designer for Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets, Dom Beken has appeared on a new podcast titled Spodek Tajemnic (which means Saucer of Secrets in Polish!) talking about Pink Floyd of course, and shares interesting tidbits about the Saucers and working with Richard Wright on what was going to be his third solo record in 2008, plus lots more! Listen now on Spotify. 

Episode Description

What kind of boss Nick Mason is? How to recreate the spirit of early Pink Floyd stuff nowadays? Will the band create completely new music? We talked with Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets’ keyboardist Dom Beken in Katowice (Poland), before the show. As a producer, Dom helped Rick Wright with creating his last pieces of music in 2008 – it had supposed to be Wright’s third solo album – but it hadn’t been finished.

Metallic Spheres In Colour – Remix from The Orb and David Gilmour Coming September 29th

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David Gilmour & The Orb - Metallic Spheres In Colour

The 2010 album Metallic Spheres by The Orb and David Gilmour has been reimagined and remixed as Metallic Spheres In Colour and will be released on 29th September, on LP, CD, and digital including Dolby Atmos and 360RA. 

Of this new reimagining producer Youth says “The idea for Metallic Spheres In Colour, was that Alex Paterson (founder of The Orb) could have done more on the first version, and he didn’t really have the opportunity because we had a philosophy of making the music like the Blade Runner soundtrack meets Wish You Were Here. So, I asked him why don’t we remix it and make it like an Orb classic? And in doing that, it’s almost like a completely different album.”

The original Metallic Spheres album initially released in 2010 was created almost by accident. In late Spring 2009 David Gilmour entered the studio to record the Graham Nash track Chicago/Change The World, originally by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with all proceeds going to the campaign for the British hacker Gary McKinnon, who was facing extradition to the USA (later overturned and he faced no prosecution in the UK). The song also featured vocals from Chrissie Hynde, Bob Geldof and Gary himself and the campaign was also supported by Peter Gabriel, Sting and the actress Julie Christie. Ambient pioneers The Orb and producer Youth also lent their support to the campaign by remixing the track and they asked if David Gilmour would contribute further guitar parts at Youth’s studio, The Dreaming Cave, in Wandsworth. Youth and Orb leader Alex Paterson turned this session into two ambient suites, the 28 minute ‘Metallic’ and the 20-minute ‘Spheres’ and released under the name Metallic Spheres, again with all proceeds going to Gary’s campaign. The album was one of the first major releases to be issued in a version of surround sound called 3D60 Audio and remains a favorite among headphone aficionados. Pre-order now Amazon USA  CD | VINYL | MP3  Amazon UK CD | VINYL

The CD features two tracks, as does the LP (which, rather than Side A and B, has the Round Side and Flat Side!), as follows:
– Seamless Solar Spheres Of Affection Mix (20.07)
– Seamlessly Martian Spheres Of Reflection Mix (19.44).

For the digital, 360RA, Dolby Atmos and Streaming versions, the music is split as follows:
– Seamless Solar Spheres Of Affection Mix Movement 1 (11.29)
– Seamless Solar Spheres Of Affection Mix Movement 2 (8.52)
– Seamlessly Martian Spheres Of Reflection Mix Movement 1 (10.47)
– Seamlessly Martian Spheres Of Reflection Mix Movement 2 (09.16).