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Guy Pratt & Gary Kemp : Rockonteurs Podcast Episode 74 with Labi Siffre
Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.
Presented by 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, 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 74 and features guest Labi Siffre
Pink Floyd : Dark Side Of The Moon EMI Tape Box Folio – Side Two Release
Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon EMI Tape Box Folio – Side Two is a limited edition of 250 replica prints revealing the rarely seen EMI tape box for The Dark Side of the Moon Quadraphonic discrete master, held deep within the EMI archive.
At the time that Pink Floyd recorded The Dark Side Of The Moon, Abbey Road Studios was already known for shaping the future of music technology.
Recording of the album began in May 1972 in Studio Two at EMI Studios (as Abbey Road was known). The sessions were rich in Abbey Road’s legendary gear, including the iconic EMI TG12345 MK IV console – which had a compressor/limiter on every channel – the Hammond B3 organ – played through the Leslie Speaker – and microphones including the: AKG D2O, Neumann U48, Neumann U87, Neumann KM86, and the Neumann KM84. Abbey Road was to be Pink Floyd’s home for 38 days over a seven-month period.
The Dark Side of the Moon emerged the following year and was released on 1 March 1973, never to achieve the coveted UK number 1 position. At the time, perhaps this multi-layered album, with its light and shade and a genre impossible to define was too esoteric, but it quickly found its way to becoming the authentic, complex and deeply personal album to fans around the world.
Sound engineer notations of this superior Quadraphonic recording remain unchanged, reproduced with original details such as tape marks and box condition details for complete authenticity. Accompanying documentation reveals detailed explanations of the tape box’s coded markings and a contextual history of the Quadraphonic sound process, channelled through Pink Floyd’s vision at Abbey Road.
The quadraphonic discrete master details the tracks: Money, Us and Them, Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage, and Eclipse. The Client ‘Harvest’ refers to Harvest Records, formed in 1969 by Malcolm Jones, a trainee manager with EMI. The Harvest label was created to nurture the emerging underground rock scene and most of the signings to Harvest were British acts including Pink Floyd.
With a release date of March 8th,This unique item is an exclusive collaboration between Pink Floyd and Abbey Road Studios. Each handmade folio is numbered and includes a 500gsm box card black folder (37cm x 37cm with a 5cm lip) which encases the two replica litho prints (30cm x 30cm), recreated in exact life size dimensions and cradled with transparent corner holders. A numbered certificate of authenticity accompanies each edition.
Pre-orders are available from The Abbey Road Store by Clicking Here
Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets Cancels All Russian Summer Shows
A statement from Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets :
” Due to the current events happening in Ukraine, We are cancelling all of our shows in Russia that were due to take place this summer.
“Our thoughts and support are with all those in Ukraine “
The Current run of shows for 2022 features rescheduled tickets due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ticket holders for the 2020 cancelled shows can use those tickets for the 2022 tour.
(*R) Denotes rescheduled
APRIL
13 DUBLIN, IRELAND Ticks
14 BELFAST NORTHERN IRELAND Ticks
16 YORK, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
18 LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
19 OXFORD, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
20 GUILDFORD, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
22 BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
23 LONDON, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
24 IPSWICH, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
26 BRIGHTON, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
27 CARDIFF, WALES (*R) Ticks
28 NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
30 SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
MAY
1 LEICESTER, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
3 NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
4 EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND (*R) Ticks
6 MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
7 BATH, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
8 PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
10 PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
11 CROYDON, ENGLAND (*R) Ticks
14 RANDERS, DENMARK (*R) Ticks
16 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK Ticks
17 OSLO, NORWAY Ticks
19 HELSINKI, FINLAND (*R) Ticks
21 TALLINN, ESTONIA (*R) Ticks
23 ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (*R) – CANCELLED
25 MOSCOW, RUSSIA (*R) – CANCELLED
28 LODZ, POLAND Ticks
30 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (*R) Ticks
31 ZAGREB, CROATIA Ticks
JUNE
1 BELGRADE, SERBIA Ticks
3 THESSALONKI, GREECE Ticks
4 ATHENS, GREECE Ticks
6 ISTANBUL, TURKEY Ticks
8 SOFIA, BULGARIA (*R) Ticks
9 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA (*R) Ticks
11 VIENNA, AUSTRIA (*R) Ticks
12 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (*R) Ticks
13 BERLIN, GERMANY (*R) Ticks
15 LUXEMBOURG (*R) Ticks
16 THE NETHERLANDS (*R) Ticks
17 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (*R) Ticks
19 NUREMBERG, GERMANY (*R) Ticks
20 FRANKFURT, GERMANY (*R) Ticks
22 PARIS, FRANCE (*R) Ticks
24 LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND (*R) Ticks
25 LUCCA, ITALY (*R) Ticks
26 TURIN, ITALY (*R) Ticks
28 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Ticks
30 STUTTGART, GERMANY Ticks
JULY
1 HAMBURG, GERMANY (*R) Ticks
2 BAD HONNEF, GERMANY (*R) Ticks
4 MUNICH, GERMANY Ticks
5 LEIPZIG, GERMANY Ticks
6 MUNSTER, GERMANY (*R) Ticks
9 BARCELONA, SPAIN Ticks
10 MADRID, SPAIN Ticks
12 PORTO, PORTUGAL Ticks
13 LISBON, PORTUGAL Ticks
For more details keep an eye on AFG, or http://www.TheSaucerfulOfSecrets.com.
UK Tickets can also be purchased through MyTicket.co.uk
Happy 74th Birthday Snowy White
A very happy birthday to Snowy White, who began his association with Pink Floyd in 1977 for the In The Flesh tour.
Winners Announced : Win A Signed Copy Of John Clark & Harry Waters ‘Sea Oddity’ Album
To Coincide with the release of John Clark & Harry Waters ‘Sea Oddity’ Album Harry & John we have kindly been given a signed copy of the brand new ‘Sea Oddity‘ album to give away to one of you lucky visitors, Very Special indeed as only 40 physical copies were ever printed.
As an added bonus John Clark has been even more generous to us and donated a copy of his ‘CiCaDiA‘ album to one of you lucky runners up.
For the past 2 weeks we ran a competition to give one of you lucky visitors the chance to own one of these fabulous albums
We asked all entries to answer the question: On Pink Floyds 1979 The Wall Album, What Is The Name Of The Song That Harry Waters Features On As A Toddler?
The correct answer is “Goodbye Blue Sky”
To be fair to all that were correct, we entered all winning entries into a random name picker and are pleased to announce the winner of the Signed copy of Sea Oddity is .
Congratulations Nicole Evans, Please check your email for details.
The runner up and owner of John Clark’s CiCaDiA album is Conor Murphy, Please check your email for details.
Thanks to all that entered.
David Gilmour – Sends Message To Russia
David Gilmour - In Any Tongue (Official Music Video)
“ Russian soldiers, stop killing your brothers. There will be no winners in this war.
My daughter-in-law is Ukrainian and my grand-daughters want to visit and know their beautiful country. Stop this before it is all destroyed.
Putin must go “
– David Gilmour (1st March 2022)
Remembering Storm Thorgerson On His 78th Birthday
Today we are celebrating the life of the late Storm Thorgerson on what would have been his 78th Birthday.
Storm was very supportive of A Fleeting Glimpse and was a personal friend to co-founder Col Turner.
His contributions to the Floyd legacy and his visions within the artwork are simply put “timeless and invaluable”.
The Kenneth Ekberg Collection – Unseen Live Photos From Stockholm 1967 Released For First Time
Following a commemorative concert in honor of Syd Barrett held at the Golden Circle Jazzclub on Sveavägen 41 in Stockholm, Sweden 55 years after Pink Floyd’s performance on 10th of September 1967, Photographer Kenneth Ekberg has decided that after all these years his photographs should be made public for the first time.
Taken as part of Pink Floyd’s Golden Circle concert on the 10th of September 1967. These previously unseen photographs of Syd Barrett are some of the last ones taken of him while still an active member of the group.
As part of the Scandinavian tour following the release of ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn‘ these photos are featured in a brand new commemorative booklet celebrating the 55 year gap since the original performance.
The booklet is composed of eleven A5-size photographs from the Golden Circle concert on the 10th of September 1967, With the gold sealed front cover a total of twelve A5-size photos are included, all printed on Hahnemühle archival fine-art paper. The booklet is stamped with a unique number and signed by photographer Kenneth Ekberg
Please Note : Due to the sheer amount of images we have implemented a new gallery layout to make things more compact.
We have made this collection automated, Each photo can be seen for 15 seconds before moving on to the next one.
Additionally to view manually you can click the blue arrow keys that are shown on the left and right of the images to view specific photos from the collection.