Monthly Archive: January 2003
The Pink Floydand Syd Barrett Story RELEASED ON VHS & DVD ON 24TH MARCH 2003 DVD Cover(click to enlarge) VHS Cover(click to enlarge) Release date is 24th March 2003. RRP for DVD is £17.99 and £12.99 for VHS. You will be able to order them with a discount from Neptune Pink Floyd if you are a subscriber to the free newsletter. One of the most famous creators and characters of the psychedelic era, Syd Barrett has not conducted an interview or released music since the early seventies yet his self-imposed anonymity still fascinates fans old and new. The original songwriter for Pink Floyd was only with the band for a vibrant 3 years when he left in 1968, yet when the band released their greatest hits album in 2001 Syd had written over a fifth of the tracks. This year it is 35 years since Syd Barrett left the...
EMI are to release Pink Floyd’s legendary Dark Side of the Moon on the hybrid Super Audio Compact Disk (SACD) audio format giving superior sound to regular CDs. The hybrid CDs can be played on regular CD players as a normal CD player will just pick up the normal CD tracks. But SACD players will pick up the high resolution SACD layer giving superior sound and multi-channel mixes. EMI Music will release Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” in hybrid SACD on March 3, coinciding with the title’s 30th anniversary. For release in the new format, longtime Pink Floyd engineer/producer James Guthrie created a 5.1-channel mix and remastered the renowned recording. “Dark Side of the Moon” will be the first SACD released on Capitol/EMI in the U.S. Source: Billboard
According to Brain Damage, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd Guitarist) will not be doing a mini tour as suggested late last year. Brain Damage said “We have it on VERY good authority that David Gilmour’s 2003 tour has sadly been shelved. He is not expecting to do any shows this year (apart from the odd guest appearance) so it’ll be 2004 at the earliest.“. David Gilmour released a DVD of his fresh interpretation of some Pink Floyd classics, other artists songs and a new song. You can buy the DVD cheaply for £11.99 which includes free delivery to anywhere in the world here. It will certainly keep you going until 2004 when Gilmour is expected to announce some dates. Source: Brain Damage
DVDisc.co.uk are to release “The Syd Barrett Story” using the DVD format on 24th March 2003. It is still in production but it has been confirmed by my source who is working on the project. More information will follow in a week or so when I receive a preview screening on VHS. I will let you know all about it. I should have some artwork and the press release for you as well so make sure you are subscribed to the newsletter to find out. Syd Barrett was a co-founding member of The Pink Floyd with Roger Waters. He wrote some classics whilst with Pink Floyd on The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (PATGOD) and had a successful solo career, releasing Madcap Laughs and Barrett. Opel was later released and contains official rarities. Source: DVDisc.co.uk contact
