What happened in 1976 then?

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:47 pm

Did the band have a quiet period in 1976?? Animals was relased in 1977 so no albums in 1976. So, what did they do? I think it is time to move the year on now for the history discussions.

Hogtown · Post by **Hogtown** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:19 pm

I would love to know what happened in 1976.

Did they begin to build there studio?

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:23 pm

They didnt play any gigs or release any music in 1976. Nothing! They did set up their PA and Lighting rental companies though Britannia Row Audio and Britannia Row Lighting. They sold them in 1984. They also set up their own studio and started recording Animals - the first time they broke free from EMIs studio I think.

ddebil · Post by **ddebil** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:55 pm

Okay, so let's mention the heatwave and plague of ladybirds.

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:09 pm

ddebil wrote:Okay, so let's mention the heatwave and plague of ladybirds.

Yeah I grew tomatoes for the first time and got pounds and pounds of them.....and I don't even like them.

ddebil · Post by **ddebil** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:11 pm

Did you give them away give them away give them away?

Hogtown · Post by **Hogtown** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:34 pm

Didn't Gilmour produce a Unicorn album and play slide guitar on it?

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:35 pm

Too Many Crooks it was called.

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:25 pm

I was looking at a Pink Floyd Timeline and noticed that on April 1st 1976 (I'm sure that date isn't significant) David Gilmours house was broken into and a number of guitars were stolen. The value of them was given as £7,000 but, according to this article anyway, most were recovered after someone was spotted playing one of his custom Strats at a local pub.

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:45 pm

It wasn't me!

MeanMrKetchup · Post by **MeanMrKetchup** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:35 pm

Hogtown wrote:Didn't Gilmour produce a Unicorn album and play slide guitar on it?

That was 1974 wasn't it?

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:30 pm

MeanMrKetchup wrote:
Hogtown wrote:Didn't Gilmour produce a Unicorn album and play slide guitar on it?
That was 1974 wasn't it?

He produced all but 4 tracks on the album One More Tomorrow in 1977.

Damn!t · Post by **Damn!t** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:16 am

Gilmour got his first child Alice, they started working on Animals in their new studio Britannia Row, equipping it, playing snooker and backgammon.

shoutinyoursleep · Post by **shoutinyoursleep** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:31 am

Bump: David Gilmour produced the Hawkwind track Kerb Crawler for their album Astounding Sounds Amazing Music in July 1976. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerb_Crawler

RonToon · Post by **RonToon** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:21 pm

Keith Jordan wrote:Did the band have a quiet period in 1976?? Animals was relased in 1977 so no albums in 1976. So, what did they do? I think it is time to move the year on now for the history discussions.

1976 was a busy year for the band. They bought Brittania Row in 1975 and didn't finish setting it up until 1976. Waters spent the early part of the year rewriting Raving and Drooling and Gotta Be Crazy and wrote Pigs (3 Different Ones) and the Pigs on the Wing ballad. In April they started recording Animals and later that year prepared for the In The Flesh tour. The album was released in January 1977.

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