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”.
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.
Chester Kamen, Former lead guitarist with Roger Waters band and last seen playing With David Gilmour on the 2016 Rattle That Lock tour has been busy writing and working on his forthcoming album,
Last Year, we have seen the release of “Stories” and “The Wife Of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold” which are both featured on the “Take This “ album which is currently in progress.
Now in February 2022 we have “Don’t Jump Off The Roof Dad“
As Chester says briefly “This is a rewrite of an old old sixties hit for Tommy Cooper(lyric by Cy Coben) It’s really an excuse for singing in the shower. Drums are by Steve Monti(Curve, Jesus and Mary Chain, Sulphur) the rest by myself. I used some graphics by my late brother Barry plus all sorts of found / nicked footage. My cats, as usual, make it onto the final cut, but they didn’t get paid. There’s a nod to “Money” in there with the vibrato guitar which you’ll no doubt notice.“
Thanks to the wonders of the internet we have recently obtained a new set of 31 pictures of the Montreal July 6th 1977 concert, shot by André Bazinet, a student at the time. It includes shots from most songs in which captions have been included to describe this.
No spit unfortunately, but we’re getting closer.
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,
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 73 and features guest Kelly Jones
Last month we announced the release of Harry Waters & John Clark’s ‘Sea Oddity‘ album.
Sea Oddity, a collaboration from artists John Clark and Harry Waters (the latter being the son of Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters).
The album’s dark mystique draws influence from psychedelic folk of the late ’60s and early ’70s, while also serving as a “concept album of sorts,” involving an alien invasion. The captivating opener “It’s Not My Story to Tell” combines psych-friendly guitar tones with gentle piano, casting a spacey and capricious appeal in leading to the dreamier rock yearning of “Weathered.” Following, “Missouri Air” is a great showcase of the act’s versatile songwriting, evolving from serene psych-folk into a soaring rock sound. “Of You I Dream” is another standout, haunting thoroughly with its trickling guitars and emotive vocal culmination just prior to the two-minute mark.
The album was produced by Freddy Para, who also performs on a guest musician on most tracks. Session work also comes from Eric Slick, Erik Ferguson, Johnnie David, Cali Moon Clark, and Nick Stanford.
Brian Damage, the definitive Pink Floyd radio show” at floydpodcast.com is a FREE, monthly, music podcast dedicated to all things Pink Floyd and anything related since 2005.
Each podcast is uniquely and professionally presented around specific themes. You’ll hear deep album tracks, rare alternate demos, and carefully restored concert recordings. This podcast is fully licensed under BMI.
It was 50 years ago TODAY, Pink Floyd performed their 4th night at The Rainbow Theater, Finsbury Park, London.
Floydpodcast presents “In Rainbow Light” The first set consists mostly of “Best Of Tour 72” and the rest from other sources.
Its now all fixed up and doctored! You can view the playlist but you really don’t need it.
To celebrate Record Store Day 2022, Pete Townsend will release a live recording titled ‘Face The Face’
The show was recorded for the German TV series Rockpalast in Cannes in January 1986. Pete Townshend’s Deep End were touring in ,support of his solo concept album “White City: A Novel”. Several of the musicians that appeared on the album were featured in the line-up of the Deep End including Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour on lead guitar. The set list has tracks from the “White City” album, other Townshend solo tracks, Who classics, David Gilmour’s song “Blue Light” and a couple of surprises.
Scheduled for release on 23rd April 2022 on 2x 12″ LP 3and limited to a quantity of 3500 only.
More information can be found over at the official Record Store Day website by Clicking Here
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On 18th February 2022, the Restored and Re-Edited version of Pink Floyd’s P.U.L.S.E. concert film (shot on 20th October 1994 at London’s Earls Court) is released as a 2 Blu-ray or 2 DVD deluxe box set, with the return of the flashing LED on the spine (as seen on the original 1995 CD release) powered by replaceable AA batteries! These deluxe packages include music videos, screen films, documentaries, rehearsal footage and more, along with a 60 page booklet.
In an interview from 1995, with Mojo Magazine, Nick Mason talked about the flashing LED. “Essentially, it’s a device which we thought was entertaining. It’s an idea of Storm Thorgerson’s which related to Dark Side and the pulse, and it’s a live album so the box is “alive”. After that, in terms of seriously deep meanings, one might be struggling a bit.”