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“We are honoured that Pink Floyd founding member Nick Mason joined us on Thursday January 11th 2018 to look at his favourite Floyd album A Saucerful of Secrets”
AFG Forum Member “Kink Dloyd” was lucky enough to be in the audience and has written his thoughts on the event, Which can be read on our forum by Clicking Here
It’s the final weeks of the current exhibition titled, Gerald Scarfe: Stage and Screen Which is currently taking place at London’s House Of Illustration up until the 10th February 2018.
House Of Illustration have just announced that Gerald Scarfe is to join them in person for a one off event to give some personal insight into the works on display – many of which are being shown for the very first time.
The event is to take place on Thursday 18th January 2018 7pm at London’s House of Illustration, 2 Granary Square, King’s Cross, London, N1C 4BH
Tickets for the event are included as part of the standard Exhibition Entry
Tickets are very reasonably priced ranging from £5 – £8.25 and are available to buy online direct by clicking here (We advise you get down early to secure your spot)
London’s House of Illustration offers a rare opportunity to explore Scarfe’s extensive work in these areas, presenting storyboards, costumes and props from a range of projects including Disney’s Hercules and Pink Floyd’s The Wall (for which Scarfe designed the animation sequences).
The artist’s typically acerbic imagination and vibrant style are evident throughout, as well as his desire to ‘bring my creations to life – to bring them off the page and give them flesh and blood, movement and drama.’
From all of us at A Fleeting Glimpse we want to send Guy Pratt our very best wishes and hope he has a great day celebrating his 56th Birthday.
This is his authorised listing from Amazon for the new updated fourth edition. With 56 new pages offering an ‘Access All Areas‘ pass to see behind the scenes of rehearsals, equipment and technical information.
The book contains over 400 photographs and diagrams within its 252 pages, many personal and previously unpublished in a chronological journey from 1970 to 2017.
It explores the phenomenal life of The Black Strat, David Gilmour’s favourite iconic and legendary black Fender Stratocaster.
This new large format 2017 edition, published to accompany the V&A exhibition ‘Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains‘, offers a rare insight into the world of David Gilmour’s quintessential guitar.
The music created with this humble Strat has entered into the homes and lives of quite literally billions of people.The Black Strat is a rewarding, accessible and superbly produced book that all Pink Floyd fans will thoroughly enjoy.
The Black Strat has featured on Pink Floyd tours and iconic albums including: Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, Obscured By Clouds, The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, The Final Cut, The Endless River – on the film Pink Floyd: Live At Pompeii and at the Pink Floyd reunion with Roger Waters for Live 8.
It has also appeared on David’s solo tours and projects: David Gilmour, About Face, On An Island, Remember That Night, Live in Gdánsk, Rattle That Lock and David Gilmour Live At Pompeii.
David has played it with many special guests including Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Brian Ferry, Benedict Cumberbatch and many more.
A must read for any serious Pink Floyd fan. A must for all Pink Floyd fans.
The Book is available in small quantities on Amazon using the search term “Pink Floyd: THE BLACK STRAT – A History of David Gilmour’s Black Fender Stratocaster – Fourth Edition”
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FEATURING: Jim Weider (The Band), G.E. Smith (SNL Musical Director / Bob Dylan / Hall & Oates), Snowy White (Pink Floyd / Thin Lizzy)
G.E. Smith is currently a world renowned and in demand rock guitarist. Millions watched him front the Saturday Night Live Band weekly. He successful career includes recording and touring with the likes of Hall & Oates, playing on albums for Mick Jagger and David Bowie and helping compose the Wayne’s World theme song.
Jim Weider has built an international reputation performing with Bob Dylan, The Band, Hot Tuna, Keith Richards, Los Lobos, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield and more plus he fronts ProJECT PERCoLAToR and cofounded The Weight.
Terence Charles “Snowy” White is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy and with Pink Floyd as a backing guitarist, and more recently, for Roger Waters’ band.
“With three of the most prolific rock guitarists in the world, this is sure to be a historic night of blues, roots, and rock n roll. Each with their own notable career and accomplishments, this trio comes together to play tunes from Roy Buchanan, Little Richard, Steely Dan, Lee Dorsey, Sam Cooke, and more. Rounding out the all star rhythm section are Lincoln Schleifer on bass and Connecticut drummer Josh Dion (Buddy Guy, Los Lonely Boys, Eric Johnson)”
You can catch the shows which take place on
Jan 19th – Fairfield Theatre, Connecticut – (Tickets On Sale Now) – Click Here To Purchase Online
Jan 20th – Patchogue Theatre, Long Island – (Tickets On Sale Now) – Click Here To Purchase Online
A book containing over 350 fan memories of seeing Pink Floyd live has been published.
Collated and edited by music writer Richard Houghton, ‘Pink Floyd – I Was There’ comprises memories of the band in action going back to their earliest days in the Swinging Sixties.
Richard, who has compiled similar anthologies on The Who and the Rolling Stones, said: ‘The book is a slightly different take on the history of Pink Floyd, as it’s trying to tell their story as a live act in the words of people who witnessed them in performance. It includes gig memories from the UFO Club and before, and is bang up to date with memories of Roger’s Us+Them tour. Hopefully it captures people’s memories faithfully and will give those who were there fond memories and those who weren’t a sense of what it was like.’
Richard is now working on a similar book about Jimi Hendrix but is still keen to hear people’s Pink Floyd memories. He said: ‘I’ve had several people share Floyd stories with me since the book went to print and so I’m collecting material for a possible volume two.’
Pink Floyd – I Was There is available to buy online direct from Red Planet Zone by clicking here.
You’re likely to recognise the satirical cartoons of Gerald Scarfe from his work with Pink Floyd, but you might be surprised to discover his lesser-known production designs for the stage and screen.
Having enjoyed a long career as a political cartoonist, starting out in the pages of Punch and Private Eye and then embarking on a 40-year relationship with the Sunday Times, Scarfe has also devised sets, concepts and characters across film, opera, ballet and theatre.
London’s House of Illustration offers a rare opportunity to explore Scarfe’s extensive work in these areas, presenting storyboards, costumes and props from a range of projects including Disney’s Hercules and Pink Floyd’s The Wall (for which Scarfe designed the animation sequences).
The artist’s typically acerbic imagination and vibrant style are evident throughout, as well as his desire to ‘bring my creations to life – to bring them off the page and give them flesh and blood, movement and drama.’
The Exhibition is currently running until the 21st January 2018 at London’s House of Illustration, 2 Granary Square, King’s Cross London N1C 4BH,
The former girlfriend of original Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett, Evelyn “Iggy” Rose died peacefully on the December 13, 2017.
She was 69 years old. Rumored to be part Inuit, Rose was nicknamed ‘Iggy the Eskimo.’
She also had the distinction of being the nude woman pictured on Barrett’s 1970 album, The Madcap Laughs.