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iHeartRadio Opening Night Live with Roger Waters

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Roger Waters is kicking off his “This Is Not A Drill Tour” on July 6th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and fans will be able to catch some of the action during iHeartRadio Opening Night Live with Roger Waters.

Waters’ “This Is Not A Drill” Tour kicks off on July 6th in Pittsburgh, PA, and stops in cities across the country including Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Nashville, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and more, before wrapping up in Dallas, Texas on October 8th. Tickets are on sale now, see the full list of tour dates below.

In a statement, Waters explained of the tour, “‘This Is Not A Drill’ is a groundbreaking new rock and roll/cinematic extravaganza, performed in the round, it is a stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive, and a call to action to LOVE, PROTECT and SHARE our precious and precarious planet home. The show includes a dozen great songs from PINK FLOYD’S GOLDEN ERA alongside several new ones, words and music, same writer, same heart, same soul, same man. Could be his last hurrah. Wow! My first farewell tour! Don’t miss it. Love R.”

During iHeartRadio Opening Night Live with Roger Waters, fans will get to hear from Waters himself during an exclusive interview with Jim Kerr, and live performances from his tour’s opening night.

Fans can listen and tune in free for a stream of the exclusive iHeartRadio Opening Night Live with Roger Waters on Wednesday, July 6th at 10pm ET/7pm PT via iHeartRadio’s Classic Rock Channel.

Pink Floyd : ‘Animals’ Deluxe Edition Released September 16th 2022

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On September 16th 2022 in the UK and October 7th in the US, Pink Floyd will release a deluxe edition reissue of their 1977 album classic, “Animals.” The limited-edition 4-disc packages will feature the remixed album on LP, CD, Blu-ray and DVD, with the Blu-ray and DVD versions delivering new hi-resolution stereo and 5.1 mixes alongside the original 1977 stereo mix.

Roger Waters The bassist and architect of the original project confirmed that the reissue features new remixes of the UK band’s tenth studio record.

After claiming he has been “banned by Dave Gilmour from posting on Pink Floyd’s Facebook page with its 30,000,000 subscribers“, Waters went on to explain the hurdles he has faced in dealing with his former bandmate in recent years.

“What precipitated this note is that there are new James Guthrie Stereo and 5.1 mixes of the Pink Floyd album, “Animals”, 1977,” begins Waters. “These mixes have languished unreleased because of a dispute over some sleeve notes that Mark Blake has written for this new release. Gilmour has vetoed the release of the album unless these liner notes are removed. He does not dispute the veracity of the history described in Mark’s notes, but he wants that history to remain secret.

“This is a small part of an ongoing campaign by the Gilmour/Samson camp to claim more credit for Dave on the work he did in Pink Floyd, 1967-1985, than is his due. Yes he was, and is, a jolly good guitarist and singer. But, he has for the last 35 years told a lot of whopping porky pies about who did what in Pink Floyd when I was still in charge. There’s a lot of ‘we did this’ and ‘we did that,’ and ‘I did this’ and ‘I did that.‘”

“I am agreeing to the release of the new ‘Animals’ remix, with the sleeve notes removed,” Waters continues. “Good work James Guthrie by the way, and sorry Mark Blake. The final draft of the liner notes was fact checked and agreed as factually correct by me, Nick and Gilmour.“ Waters then goes on to share Blake’s liner notes for the set, which fans can read on his Facebook page.

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2018 CD Version

1 Pigs On The Wing 1 (2018 Remix)
2 Dogs (2018 Remix)
3 Pigs (Three Different Ones) [2018 Remix]
4 Sheep (2018 Remix)
5 Pigs On The Wing 2 (2018 Remix)

 

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2018 Vinyl Edition

Estate Of Syd Barrett Re-launch Official Website

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Syd Barrett’s nephew, Ian Barrett, recently took to his social media platform to announce that he has given Syd’s official website a brand new, fresh look.

In a statement posted earlier today, –  ” We are delighted to tell you that we have done some work on the official Syd Barrett website.” It is now easier to use, has a few more features, and should work better on mobile.

To complement the relaunch, we have commissioned a new “Story Behind The Song“. This is an occasional feature where a fan of Syd writes a personal essay on a favourite song of his or hers and tells us what his music means to them.

This time we look at “No Good Trying,” The story is written by Mikey Vessel Georgeson, frontman of cult indie band ‘David Devant And His Spirit Wife. As well as being a successful musician, he is also a visual artist and lecturer.

We hope you enjoy this essay, and while you are there, take the time to listen to the song itself.

When you are finished, please hang around for a while and check out the rest of the website. “

Floydpodcast : Southampton 69

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For this edition of Brain Damage, its an excellent sounding, fully restored Pink Floyd recording form the 9th of May 1969.

This is the second show for the band on this date and they are on fire even for such a late show. We start things off with a nice sing-a-long from Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets recent visit to Luxembourg.

To listen to this edition of the podcast you can do so by heading to floydpodcast.com or by alternatively clicking here or the image above.

Guy Pratt & Gary Kemp : Rockonteurs Podcast Episode 90 with William Orbit

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Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

Presented by Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets /  Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd & David Gilmour, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time.

Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

This weeks upcoming episode is Number 90 and features guest William Orbit

 

Available from 26th June 2022 on Itunes, Spotify and all other Listening Platforms. Click Here to be taken to Apple Musics Listening Page

Pink Floyd Hey Hey, Rise Up Japanese Limited Edition Clear Vinyl

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A very limited edition release of the Pink Floyd single, Hey Hey Rise Up on clear vinyl has just been announced for pre-order in Japan!

The single, which was initially released digitally in April in support of the people of Ukraine and was #1 in 27 countries, will be available on 7” and CD single worldwide, With Japan being the first to offer a limited edition clear vinyl.

All formats will also feature a newly reworked version of ‘A Great Day For Freedom’ taken from the band’s 1994 album, The Division Bell.

The Limited edition clear vinyl will be available on 3 August in Japan.
Orders are being honored with worldwide shipping.

New Book : Pink Floyd In North America 1966 – 1983 by Glenn Povey

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Pink Floyd author Glenn Povey delves deep into Floyd’s history within the biggest music market in the world.

This book not only charts the concerts they played and records that Floyd released in the USA and Canada from 1967 through to 1983 but it also looks in detail at the band’s relationship with their American record company; the promotional aspects (or lack off!) that propelled Floyd to stadium status, and extensive details of TV and radio appearances, along with band interviews and much more.

With loads of new information unearthed, Pink Floyd In North America shines new light on these crazy diamonds from their days playing small clubs right through to superstar status as one of the world’s biggest bands.

The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with loads of super cool memorabilia including backstage passes, gig posters, media adverts and a raft of photos, both on and off stage, all reproduced on high quality art paper. This is one future collector’s item that every self-respecting Pink Floyd fan will want to own.

Ian Ritchie Saxophone Player Of Roger Waters Steps Down From This Is Not A Drill Tour

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Ian Ritchie producer of Roger Waters Radio K.A.O.S album and long-serving saxophone player in his touring band 2006 – 2016 minus The Wall tour has just announced that he is stepping down from Roger’s upcoming This Is Not A Drill Tour.

In a statement released on his official website blog 23/06/22 that following was said

“Thursday, 23rd June 2022 : London : Hello all. This will be my last post on this TINAD tour blog. The reason is as follows. I have had a physical problem for some years that has made controlling the saxophone more challenging than on the Dark Side tour. I was able to keep it in check during Us+Them. Unfortunately, the problem flared up during rehearsals this time and I was unable to perform to my, or Roger’s satisfaction. Consequently, we mutually agreed that I should step down and pass the saxophone chair over to another player. It is with sadness I make this final blog entry. My best wishes go to Roger, his great band and wonderful crew. The TINAD tour is going to be amazing and I urge you all to see it. “

From all of us at A Fleeting Glimpse we hope that Ian makes a speedy recovery and send our best wishes.

Pink Floyd To Release Hey Hey, Rise Up With Additional B Side On 7″ VInyl and CD Single

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Pink Floyd are releasing two physical versions of their first newly recorded music in over 25 years, ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’.

The single, which was initially released digitally in April in support of the people of Ukraine and was #1 in 27 countries, will be available on 7” and CD single. Both formats will also feature a newly reworked version of ‘A Great Day For Freedom’ taken from the band’s 1994 album, The Division Bell.

The single will be available on 15 July (excluding Japan – released on 3 August – and USA, Canada, Australia and Mexico – released on 21 October).

The lead track sees David Gilmour and Nick Mason joined by long time Pink Floyd bass player Guy Pratt, with Nitin Sawhney on keyboards, and features vocals by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Ukrainian band Boombox. Proceeds for the physical release and the ongoing digital proceeds will go to Ukraine humanitarian relief.

For this limited edition release, David Gilmour revisited The Division Bell track ‘A Great Day For Freedom’. He has reworked the song using the original tapes which feature Nick Mason on drums and Richard Wright on keyboards, along with backing vocals from Sam Brown, Claudia Fontaine and Durga McBroom. The music for this song was composed by David Gilmour with lyrics by Polly Samson and David Gilmour.

Talking about the inspiration for ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ Gilmour commented, “Any war, but particularly a war that is started by a world superpower against an independent democratic nation, has got to raise enormous anger and frustration in one. As I said before, I have a small connection there; my daughter-in-law is from Ukraine. And the band Boombox are Ukrainian people that I already knew, not well, but from some time ago. It’s an enormously difficult, frustrating, and anger-making thing that one human being could have the power to go into another independent democratic nation and set about killing the population. It’s just obscene to an extent that is just beyond my belief.”