Last month, our good friends at Rockarchive.com gave Brain Damage visitors an exclusive opportunity to own a very special TDSOTM anniversary limited edition book and print set. This is just a warning that there are just 20 or so left, AND the price will be going up after today, when the offer is extended to their mailing list for any remaining copies!
The special set comprises a copy of Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon: The Official 50th Anniversary Book', signed by Jill Furmanovsky and a Rockarchive limited edition 10x8" print of the band, also signed by Jill.
The stunning 160-page book features 129 backstage and onstage images taken by Jill along with Storm Thorgerson during the album tours of 1972 to 1975, visual conception of the iconic album artwork and a review of the October 1972 Wembley concert originally published in Melody Maker.
The special print image was taken by Jill when she accompanied Pink Floyd on their British Winter Tour in 1974. Each 10x8" fine art print is from a limited edition of just 100 and hand-signed by Jill.
There were just 100 special sets available and these are being offered exclusively via Brain Damage until the end of today (24th April). From tomorrow, the price will rise and will be offered out to Rockarchive's mailing list. To order or find out more use this special direct link at RockArchive.com, or click the image to the right to see it all in more detail at their website.
We expect the final copies of this very limited edition to sell quickly, so we suggest if you are interested, you don't delay placing your order. We'd also like to thank RockArchive for making this special edition available through Brain Damage!
Back in December, we told you about a new, streaming-only release from Roger Waters - The Lockdown Sessions. The album consists of six songs, and runs for 39 and a half minutes. At that time, there were no publicised plans for a physical release of this, but the good news for those of you interested in this, is that this afternoon a CD and vinyl LP has been announced, for release on June 2nd, 2023.
Housed in a gatefold cover, the tracks on the album are Mother, Two Suns In The Sunset, Vera, The Gunner's Dream, The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range, and Comfortably Numb 2022.
Roger explained that he was going to do an album of unusual encores, but then lockdown struck.
"Our Us and Them Tour lasted three years... At every gig we did an encore after the main show closed with Comfortably Numb… the encore was always Mother... I can't remember why I decided to start doing other songs?... Anyway, at some point after the end of the tour… I started thinking, "It could make an interesting album, all those encores"… "The Encores". "Yeah, has a nice ring to it!" Then…I'm in England doing the Ginger Baker tribute gig one Tuesday night at the Hammersmith Odeon with Eric Clapton and… the following Saturday marching from The Australian Embassy to Parliament Square to make a speech in support of Julian Assange, when bugger me, Covid…Schlummmm!
"For me it was Friday March 13th 2020. Lockdown! So much for the "Encores" project. Unless… We've tacked C. Numb on the end of the collection, as an appropriate exclamation point in closing this circle of love." The Lockdown Sessions were recorded at home during the Covid lockdown between 2020 and 2021.
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Tomorrow, Thursday April 20th (or - please note - tonight in certain parts of the world, such as the Americas), Pink Floyd are marking the 50th Anniversary of The Dark Side Of The Moon with a listening event timed to a rare solar eclipse in Exmouth, Western Australia.
The Ningaloo Eclipse will see eight lucky competition winners at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Marine Park (Nyinggulu) heading to a special secluded beach location in the region to hear The Dark Side of the Moon in full – with Roger Waters iconic closing lines "But the sun is eclipsed by the moon…" from the album's final song Eclipse timed to align with the extraordinary moment of total eclipse at 11.29am WST.
Thankfully, there's going to be a live stream which starts around 3:30am UK/10:30am WST, which you can join here:
UPDATE: That was fun, wasn't it? Now the stream is over, the original video itself is no longer available, but as you'll note above, the stream is now available to watch on demand. Enjoy!
Trafalgar Releasing, in conjunction with Sony Music, are collaborating with Roger Waters for the third time, following their cinema broadcasts of the Us And Them, and The Wall Live, concerts.
On Thursday, May 25th, they will broadcast Roger's "This Is Not a Drill" show live from Prague to cinemas around the world. This cinematic event will feature 20 Pink Floyd and Waters' classic songs, along with the new song "The Bar".
Tickets will go on sale in one's week's time, on Tuesday, April 25th at www.thisisnotadrillfilm.com, where details of participating cinemas should also be available.
They advise that this event has been time shifted in some markets to suit local time zones, which is a sensible move, to avoid being in the middle of the working day, or the middle of the night. Obviously, check local listings for more details of this.
The San Francisco Art Exchange recently had an online conversation with the legend that is Gerald Scarfe, and they've now made the chat with Gerald available via YouTube.
They discussed his sixty-plus year career working for various publications including The Times and Private Eye, working in Hollywood, and creating unforgettable imagery for Pink Floyd. You can view it here:
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Back in December, we told you about a new, streaming-only release from Roger Waters - The Lockdown Sessions. The album consists of six songs, and runs for 39 and a half minutes. At that time, there were no publicised plans for a physical release of this, but the good news for those of you interested in this, is that this afternoon a CD and vinyl LP has been announced, for release on June 2nd, 2023.
Trafalgar Releasing, in conjunction with Sony Music, are collaborating with Roger Waters for the third time, following their cinema broadcasts of the Us And Them, and The Wall Live, concerts.
