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 75 and features guest Justin Hayward
On Friday 4th March 2022, Roger Waters took to the National Politics website Brave New Europe about the ongoing situation between Russia and Ukraine. Normally, we wouldnt post political articles that are non-related to the music, as many fans have been talking amongst themselves and on our forum about Rogers’ anti-war beliefs and the surprise that he remained silent.
In addition to the comments made by Roger on Friday, an additional announcement was made on Wednesday 9th March 2022, in which Roger responded publicly to a letter sent in by a 19-year-old female called Alina Mitrofanova who currently resides in Ukraine amidst the current war.
Due to the length of the letter and reply we have posted it in video form above.
On Friday 4th March 2022, Roger Waters took to the National Politics website Brave New Europe about the ongoing situation between Russia and Ukraine. Normally, we don’t post political articles that are non-related to the music, as many fans have been talking amongst themselves and on our forum about Rogers’ anti-war beliefs and the surprise that he remained silent until now. We decided to post the article in question.
“ I figured something out after tossing and turning all night. We on the left often make the mistake of still looking upon Russia as a somewhat socialist enterprise. Of course, it isn’t. The Soviet Union ended in 1991. Russia is an unadulterated neoliberal capitalist gangster’s paradise, modeled during the time of its horrific restructuring under Boris Yeltsin (1991-1999) on the United States of America. It should come as no surprise that its autocratic, and possibly unhinged leader, Vladimir Putin, has no more respect for the UN Charter and international law than recent presidents of the United States or prime ministers of England have had. (For example, remember George W. Bush and Tony Blair during the Iraq invasion.) I, on the other hand, do care about international law and the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and can unequivocally state that if I had been eligible to vote in the General Assembly on March 2, I would have voted with the 141 ambassadors who supported the resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and demanding that it withdraw its armed forces.
Would that the General Assembly had a mandate to govern, sadly it doesn’t, which means it’s even more beholden on all us freedom-loving, law-abiding anti-war activists to stand shoulder to shoulder with all our brothers and sisters all over the world, irrespective of race, religion, or nationality, in pursuit of elusive peace. That of course means standing with the Russian people and the Ukrainian people, the Palestinian people, the Syrian people, the Lebanese people, the Kurds, African Americans, Mexicans, Ecuadorian rainforest dwellers, South African miners, Armenians, Greeks, the Inuit, the Mapuche and my neighbors the Shinnecock, to name but a few.
It has been monstrous to hear white Western news reporters (such as Charlie D’Agata of CBS News) bewailing the plight of Ukrainian refugees on the grounds that “they look like us” when addressing what they must assume are white Western audiences and that the conflict in Ukraine is exceptional because “this isn’t Afghanistan or Iraq.” That is outrageous. The implication is that it’s somehow more acceptable to make war on people whose skin is brown or black and drive them from their homes than people who “look like us.” It’s not. All refugees, all people who struggle are our brothers and sisters.
In these difficult days, we should resist the temptation to pour good guy/bad guy gasoline on the fire; demand a ceasefire in the name of humanity; support our brothers and sisters fighting for peace internationally, in Moscow and Santiago and Paris and Sao Paulo and New York, because we are everywhere; and stop pouring weapons of war into Eastern Europe, further destabilizing the region just to satisfy the insatiable appetite of the international armaments industry.
Maybe we should raise our voices to encourage the idea of a neutral Ukraine, as has been repeatedly suggested by wise individuals of good faith for many years. First things first, of course, Ukrainians should demand a ceasefire; but after that, maybe Ukrainians would welcome such an arrangement. Maybe someone should ask them. One thing’s for sure: It can’t be left up to the gangsters. Left to their own devices, the gangsters will kill us all.“– Roger Waters 4th March 2022
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 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.
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
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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
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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
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.
Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.
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.
A statement from Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets :
