Released today is the long anticipated re-release edition of the 1984 Zee Identity album.
Identity is the only album by Zee, a short-lived side project of Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright, a duo partnership consisting of Wright and Dave Harris of New Romantic outfit Fashion, released in 1984. Wright later stated that he felt Identity was an “experimental mistake” that should never have been released. The album was written and produced by Wright and Harris and all the lyrics were penned by Harris.
The album makes heavy use of the Fairlight CMI, a musical synthesizer popularized in the 1980s. This creates a very electronic sound that persists through every track.
The new re-release features the album fully remastered in stunning audio quality, Digital transfers of the original demo ideas and a new previously unreleased demo track that was never finished until now.
When the music impresario Bryan Morrison died aged 66 in 2008, after two years in a coma following a polo accident, he left behind his unpublished memoir. As a music publisher, manager and agent, Morrison had represented the Pretty Things, Pink Floyd, T. Rex, The Jam, Wham! and many others. He was also the founder and owner of the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club.
In this candid and outspoken book, Morrison reveals the true stories behind why Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd once bit his finger to the bone, the Pretty Things were banned for life from New Zealand, and he became involved with the Kray Twins. He also tells how The Jam kissed goodbye to success in the USA, he received death threats when Robin Gibb left the Bee Gees, and signing a publishing deal with George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley as Wham!
Spanning the golden age of British rock ‘n’ roll from the 60s to the 80s, this is the extraordinary story of a cigar-chomping, East End entrepreneur, with a passion for art and design, fashion, music and polo.
Congratulations, Nick, who received his CBE yesterday. On being awarded the honour, Nick said that he was “honoured and delighted” but “just surprised that the Award is given for services to music rather than to the used car trade!“
The Pink Floyd Exhibition - Rueda de prensa íntegra con Nick Mason y Aubrey Powell
Pink Floyd transformed the history of music forever. Now you can experiance there existance It with the official Pink Floyd Their Mortal Remains exhibition which is now open in Madrid.
Much more than a Pink Floyd concert. An audiovisual and sound journey through the extraordinary universe of one of the most iconic and influential rock bands of all time. The music, the image and the staging of the band from its debut in the 60s to the present
As of May 10th the exhibition is running in Espacio 5.1, Ifema, Madrid from may 10th right through until september 15th 2019.
This exhibition proposes a multi-sensory journey through half a century’s history of the acclaimed British rock group, Pink Floyd. The exhibition features photographs, videos, cover designs, unique objects and, of course, a selection of the best music through the different stages of this iconic and eclectic group.
With over 350 objects, the exhibition presents objects that are on display in an exhibition for the first time ever, such as handwritten song lyrics, stage elements or musical instruments. Many of them were held in recording studios or private collections.
The journey is chronological and accompanies visitors with the music and words of the band members. It includes characteristic elements of the 1960s, such as an original painting of Syd Barrett or Richard Wright’s personalised device to balance sound through a joystick. From the 1970s, there are various musical instruments, such as the Fender Custom Telecaster from the recording of Animals; the comic used as a programme in 1974; a recreation of the inflatables from The Wall or the teacher’s wand.
For the 1980s and 1990s, the reconstructions of the intelligent minds of The Division Bell and the light bulb suit on the cover jacket of Delicate Sound of Thunder, whose photo was taken close to Madrid.
After fascinating hundreds of thousands of visitors in cities like London, Rome or Dortmund, the exhibition is visiting Madrid (Space 5.1 IFEMA – Feria de Madrid) to immerse the group’s fans and music lovers in general, in the fascinating universe of the band responsible for such revolutionary albums as The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) or The Wall (1979).
Pink Floyd is considered to be one of the best rock bands ever and a cultural icon of the 20th century. Many of its songs and albums have been pioneers of emerging musical movements from the 1960s and 1970s, such as psychedelic or spatial rock and progressive and symphonic rock. The philosophical background of its songs, the innovative covers of its albums and its spectacular live concerts also marked a before and after in music.
This months issue of the UK’s Uncut Magazine June 2019 is available now in all good stores, and available online worldwide, and as you can see, has Pink Floyd as its cover stars.
Just announced is the new edition of the UK’s popular Uncut Magazine with an issue of June 2019,
Featured on a ten page spread which is the feature cover of this edition, Is an indepth analysis of the fertile transitional period when The Pink Floyd became Pink Floyd.
Tom Pinnock discovers a band reconfiguring themselves and their creative aesthetic following the departure of Syd Barrett – via a run of bold, experimental records.
Roger Waters joined former Pink Floyd colleague Nick Mason for a rendition of the band’s classic track “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” in New York City last night.
The surprise guest spot took place at the Beacon Theatre during the first North American tour of Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, the band he recently formed to play early Floyd material. Waters also played Mason’s gong at one point, then returned at the end of the show to take a bow with the band
Nick MASON w Roger WATERS - Pink Floyd mini-reunion! - SET THE CONTROLS - The Beacon NYC 2019-04-18
Pink Floyd‘s 1994 album The Division Bell will be reissued as a 25th anniversary translucent blue 2LP vinyl edition in June.
The Division Bell was the last studio album to be recorded by the version of the band that was David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright and was number one in many countries including the UK, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. The album was recorded by the band at Astoria (Gilmour’s boat) and Britannia Row Studios with the majority of the lyrics being written by Polly Samson and David Gilmour.
David Gilmour said at the time: “The three of us went into Britannia Row studios, and improvised for two weeks. Playing together and starting from scratch was interesting and exciting, it kick-started the album and the process was very good, it was collaborative and felt more cohesive.”
The Division Bell includes ‘A Great Day For Freedom,’ ‘Keep Talking,’ ‘High Hopes’ and the instrumental ‘Marooned’.
The album was remastered (from the original analogue tapes) for the 20th anniversary vinyl box set (released in 2014), by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Doug Sax. This new edition uses that same remaster. Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour produced the original album, with orchestral arrangements by the late Michael Kamen.
This 25th anniversary translucent blue 2LP vinyl release of The Division Bell is issued on 7 June 2019.
Guitar world have recently released a picture of their next issue which is due to hit shelves towards the end of this month in all major UK retailers.
This new edition will discuss in lengths Davids Guitar Collection ahead of the upcoming Auction at Christies in June of this year. Further to this edition will be an in depth look into Davids use of phrasing and bends on the song Dogs from the 1977 Animals Album.
We will give you more information as it becomes available
“[Laughs] The big picture is I want to raise some money. There are a lot of major problems in our world today in terms of refugees and starvation. I have a charitable foundation and the money will be distributed from there to the people that need it most throughout the world. It will be just a drop in the bucket, but many will potentially benefit from this sale. That’s more important to me these days.”
Do you have any sentimental attachment to your instruments, or have you always thought of them more as tools of the trade?
“That’s a difficult one. I had my teenage dreams of having a Fender Stratocaster, and then I bought one and it was great. I still romanticise Stratocasters and some of these guitars to some extent, but the more-rational me does think of them as ‘tools of the trade’. While my Black Strat is special, I don’t feel I won’t be able to achieve just as much on a different guitar. So, yeah, I guess I’m not overly sentimental [laughs].”
We can understand that. Your Black Strat has been so heavily modified, in some ways it’s not even the Strat that you bought in 1970…
“The neck has changed two or three times, and I think maybe more than one pickup has been changed on it. There have been several modifications done to it, most of which have been undone again at some point. But that’s part of the reason it’s my special guitar. I worked out all my crazy ideas on it. I did add a little switch that allows you to select just the bridge and neck pickup, which isn’t possible on a normal Strat. It was an idea. I haven’t removed that idea, but I rarely used it.”
Of the 120 guitars that are being auctioned, which are the most valuable to you?
“Well, obviously, the Black Strat. It has served me extraordinarily well. It’s on all the Pink Floyd records from the 70s. The opening notes of Shine On You Crazy Diamond fell out of that guitar one day in 1974, and the solo on Comfortably Numb was done on that guitar. It’s really on everything during the 70s. My 1969 Martin D-35 is something I’ll miss. I used it for the lead parts on Wish You Were Here, and it was my main acoustic guitar through the 70s. I still use it all the time. It’s the nicest guitar I have for just plain, straight strumming. I’m auctioning my Martin D12-28, too, which is the 12-string I wrote Wish You Were Here on. I’m also auctioning my Ovation 1619-4 six-string acoustic that was very useful to me for a long time because of its internal electronics. It’s also important because that’s the guitar I restrung using some of the high strings from a 12-string set, which inspired me to write Comfortably Numb. I used it for almost every live performance of Comfortably Numb through the years.”
What will you use moving forward?
“I’ll hunt something down that I’m sure will do the job just as well.”
There are so many more options these days. It was often difficult to find great guitars in the 70s…
“I guess so. But I do unrepentantly like the old ones. Older instruments have a tonality of their own that often takes years to develop. But these things go in waves. Acoustic guitar makers like Gibson and Martin went through periods where they were manufacturing beautiful guitars, then through periods where they tightened their overheads and made things that weren’t so good. Eventually, they learned their lesson, and in the long run they went back to making great guitars again. Luckily, I know the periods of guitar and the types of guitar that I like, and I’ll eventually hunt down another 1969 D-35 that is as good as the one I originally owned. You just need to look in the right places and, as you say, there are a lot of them about these days.”
Do you mind if we ask what you are planning to hang on to? It doesn’t sound like much…
“There are a few things. I’m keeping a lovely old Gibson steel guitar that has a really beefy sound. I’m holding on to a black Gretsch Duo Jet that I really love, along with a 1945 Martin D-18. I also couldn’t bear to part with my ’55 Fender Esquire that I nicknamed ‘The Workmate’. It’s the one you see on the cover of my About Face album, and it was used on Run Like Hell from The Wall among other things.”
Does the auction signal your retirement in any way?
“Not really. I still write stuff all the time, and there’s no statement of intention to retire. I’m just unburdening myself of a huge collection, which at some point will have to go. This just felt like a good moment to raise some good, hard cash for people who need it.There are a lot of beautiful old guitars in the world, and I can track down some replacements if I need to. And if I really feel desperate for something I’ve auctioned, I can find the person I sold it to and make them an offer they can’t refuse [laughs]! Inevitably, I’ll buy more guitars; I just don’t want to have a stock that I keep in a cupboard or in their cases for too long.“
Released today is the long anticipated re-release edition of the 1984 Zee Identity album.
When the music impresario Bryan Morrison died aged 66 in 2008, after two years in a coma following a polo accident, he left behind his unpublished memoir. As a music publisher, manager and agent, Morrison had represented the Pretty Things, Pink Floyd, T. Rex, The Jam, Wham! and many others. He was also the founder and owner of the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club.
Congratulations, Nick, who received his CBE yesterday. On being awarded the honour, Nick said that he was “
This months issue of the UK’s Uncut Magazine June 2019 is available now in all good stores, and available online worldwide, and as you can see, has Pink Floyd as its cover stars.
Pink Floyd‘s 1994 album 
Guitar world have recently released a picture of their next issue which is due to hit shelves towards the end of this month in all major UK retailers.