Monthly Archive: September 2007

Pink Floyd Box Set Confirmed For Nov ’07

Resources & Links Discuss On Forum | Storm Thorgerson Interview on AFG | Storm Thorgerson Official Website | According to Pink Floyd’s manager Paul Loasby, there will be a Pink Floyd box set released in November 2007. There is currently no date set for its release as it is still in discussion. According to Paul, “[it will be] all of the studio albums reproduced as CDs but as per the vinyl artwork”. He also confirmed that all the CDs will be contained within a Storm Thorgerson designed box! In an interview last year, Storm revealed that the box set would be called “The Boy, The Man” although that has not been confirmed to NPF yet by Pink Floyd’s manager. Storm Thorgerson has designed many of Pink Floyd’s album covers including Dark Side of the Moon, PULSE and the booklet for the 40th Anniversary Edition of Piper At The Gates of...

Pigs Might Fly! Great New Floyd Book!

Pigs Might Fly! Great New Floyd Book!

Resources & Links Discuss on Forum | Front Cover JPEG | Mark Blake’s Website | Purchase – Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Mark Blake had his long awaited Pigs Might Fly – The Inside Story of Pink Floyd book released today in the UK. Mark is Editor-In-Chief of MOJO and Q Special Editions and certainly knows how to access the “people involved” and can certainly write a good book! Published by Aurum, the book draws on over 100 new interviews, covers the whole history of the band including Live 8 and features the input of people from the Pink Floyd circles who have not given interviews before now! The book is released as a hardback and is 401 pages in length. There are several pages in the centre of the book where some rare and unseen photos are printed on glossy paper. But the best thing about the book for me is...

Remember That Night Out On Monday

Remember That Night Out On Monday

Resources & Links Photos – DVD Premiere Photos | On An Island Photos You can purchase the 2 DVD set from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com cheaply. Have fun! DAVID GILMOUR ‘REMEMBER THAT NIGHT – LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL’ Out on Monday Remember That Night is a double DVD containing over five hours of viewing, including an on-the-road documentary and guest appearances by David Bowie and Robert Wyatt. The 2 disc DVD set, Remember That Night, has on disc 1 the five star reviewed concert comprising songs from the number 1 album ‘On An Island’ and Pink Floyd classics such as High Hopes, Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Comfortably Numb and the first filmed performance (since Pink Floyd’s Live at Pompeii) of Echoes, the 20 minute tour de force. Remember That Night disc 2 is packed with rarities and previously unreleased material. ‘Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine’ is a 46-minute road...

Gilmour Concert on BBC1 – 8th Sep 2007

Gilmour Concert on BBC1 – 8th Sep 2007

Resources & Links BBC – TV Listings Page | BBC1 Home Page | Other Links – David Gilmour Website | 571 On An Island Tour Photos | On An Island Photos | Discuss on Forum You can purchase the 2 DVD set from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com cheaply. Have fun! The BBC will be broadcasting a 60 minute version of David Gilmour’s forthcoming DVD Remember That Night. It will be broadcast on BBC1 in the UK on Saturday 8th September between 11:00 pm and 12:00 am. The concert was recorded last year at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Gilmour is joined on stage by Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, Pink Floyd’s Dick Parry on sax, Phil Manzanera from Roxy Music, Pink Floyd contributors Guy Pratt and Jon Carin, drummer Steve DiStanislao and Robert Wyatt. Special guests are David Crosby and Graham Nash, as well as David Bowie. Remember That Night 2X DVD...

Delays & Legal Issues For Piper Album!

Delays & Legal Issues For Piper Album!

Resources & Links Discuss on the Forum | View Fart Enjoy Barrett Collage Book | Interact – Piper Media Player on Pink Floyd site The 40th Anniversary edition of Pink Floyd’s debut album The Piper At The Gates of Dawn has had its USA release date changed again due to pressing and customs problems. The new release dates for the 2CD and 3CD versions of the release are as follows: UK/Europe: 2CD – 3rd Sep and the 3CD is 3rd Sep USA: 2CD – 4th Sep and the 3CD – 11th Sep Legal Problems As part of the 3CD package, there is a 13 page booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson which contains another special booklet within its back cover! Syd Barrett’s “Fart Enjoy” collage book he made for a girlfriend has been reproduced from the original at 60% of the original size. Unfortunately, EMI were not willing to reproduce the...