Monthly Archive: February 2023
To coincide with the 50th anniversary release of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album, which was recorded at London’s Abbey Road Studios, there will be a £50 reproduction of the studio recording sheet made available in a nice presentation set. This is a step up from that time Abbey Road tried to sell us fools an empty box! Still haven’t got past that myself, don’t know about you? The £50 can be paid to Abbey Road via their website with lots of other Merch available. Link. It will be available on 16th Match 2023 with product code ARS937. Abbey Road Description Abbey Road Studios is proud to collaborate with Pink Floyd on this unique replica print of the session sheet created for the recording of what would become the band’s seminal album, The Dark Side of The Moon, recorded at Abbey Road between 30 May 1972 – 9...
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and his wife Annette are holding their annual open garden charity event from Saturday 3rd June to Sunday 4th June 2023. You will get to meet Nick and his wife, look at Nick’s amazing collection of cars, and visit plenty of stalls to purchase items. The garden is open from 11am to 4:4-pm GMT and costs £8 with children under 12 getting in for free. I wonder if Nick will let me have a go on his drum kit? There are also farm animals, plants for sale, stalls to browse, tea, coffee, cakes and a selection of food stalls from BBQ to Smoked Salmon available throughout the day. Dogs are allowed but must be kept on leads. The charity event is in aid of The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust and Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Visit the official website. Pictures
NPF is not a political website and we are more interested in Roger Waters the recording artist rather than political activist. Indeed, Pink Floyd today continued to distance themselves from Roger’s views. Roger Waters is coming under increasing pressure to have his concerts in Germany cancelled following his recent comments in support of the war by Russia against Ukraine, and his political activist views concerning Israel. He has been accused of antisemitism, which includes hatred against Jewish people. Roger has denied he is antisemitic claiming that his criticisms are of the country Israel and its political policies. There were 6 concerts coming up in Germany for Roger Waters in 2023 as part of his This Is Not A Drill Tour. View all upcoming concerts from Roger Waters and Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets tours. The concert in Frankfurt has been cancelled by the local government who own a controlling share...
David Gilmour has been recording a new song for UK charity Teenage Cancer Trust at Mark Knopfler’s British Grove Studios in London. Guy Fletcher, Dire Straits keyboard player, recorded them at the London studio which features some rather excellent vintage equipment in addition the modern stuff. Guy said, ” I recorded David yesterday for the TCT project. It was great to see him and Polly. (And their dogs!)”. David Gilmour’s wife and lyricist also posted a couple of photos from the session on her Instagram page. David has been playing his black black strat (not 0001) on the recording which, hopefully, we will know more about soon. Get our newsletter for further news when announced David Gilmour last performed at the Teenage Cancer Trust benefit concert in 2016 at the 16th annual event. Other people involved were comedian John Bishop, The Vaccines and Everything Everything, Simply Red, Bring Me The Horizon,...
Pink Floyd bassist Guy Pratt is set to star in a new road trip comedy called The Monk, The Mermaid & Molise which is in pre-production at Film Soho. His co-stars include Ronni Ancona, and Smack The Pony star Sally Phillips. Guy said, “Cannot believe I may be getting to work with these amazing people”. Guy will be playing a fictionalised version of himself, alongside Raffaello Degruttola, Sally Phillips and Ronni Ancona. The film follows Guy, down on his luck, as he accepts an invitation to spend five days playing a series of bass clinics in a remote Italian region, Molise, run by a super fan, and must face up to decisions from his past. Pratt will write the music, with contributions from his previous musical collaborators. It is set to be released in 2024. The Many Talents of Guy Pratt Guy has had a very successful career in comedy...
Roger Waters has revealed that he has re-recorded Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album, and hopes to release it in May 2023, as a lavish vinyl accompanied by a concert! He has re-recorded it from scratch, without the involvement or even knowledge of any of his old band mates. Roger also recently released his new recording of Comfortably Numb, with the guitar solos removed, and replaced by vocals. It was released on his Lockdown Sessions release. He’s still polishing the final details but it should be released as a “lavish vinyl” and promoted with a concert. Given that Roger left Pink Floyd in the 1980s and doesn’t own the Pink Floyd name, it will very likely be released under his own name. Given The Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best selling albums of all time and regarded very highly by fans, it does beg...
