Coming on August 7th in the UK and Ireland is the release on Blu-ray and DVD, in a special collector's edition, of the highly acclaimed Squaring The Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis).
Celebrated photographer, creative director and filmmaker Anton Corbijn’s first feature documentary Squaring The Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) tells the story of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey 'Po' Powell, the creative geniuses behind the iconic album art design studio, Hipgnosis, responsible for some of the most recognisable album covers of all time.
They formed Hipgnosis in Cambridge during the ferment of the sixties and became rock royalty during the boom time of the seventies. They conjured into existence sights that no one had previously thought possible, produced visuals which popularized music that had previously been considered fringe, and were at the white-hot centre of the maddest, funniest and most creative era in the history of popular music.
During this period, record companies didn’t dictate to acts like Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Paul McCartney what their LP covers should look like - Storm and Po did. They made money; they lost money. They did great things; they did silly things. They fell out bitterly; they made up. They never played a note, but they changed music.
The film features brand new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Graham Gouldman of 10cc, Noel Gallagher, and many more.
This special collector's edition, initially only available in the UK and Ireland, includes a limited edition booklet with the DVD and Blu-ray combo (you get both) and a commentary with Anton Corbijn and Aubrey Powell, amongst other things. The producers note that the DVD/Blu-ray are region 2/B, so please ensure your equipment is compatible.
Last night, show four of the 2023 Echoes Tour in Europe saw Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets back in Italy, which like much of the central band of Europe has been suffering with extreme weather, with temperatures breaking records in many places. As you'll see from the below, sadly a bad storm came in shortly before the band were due on stage in the Piazza dei Signori in Vicenza, forcing organisers to evacuate the city square where the concert was to be held, for everyone's safety.
Ticket holders will be able to request a refund before August 10, 2023 through the Ticketone portal at www.rimborso.info.
Something a little different today - a BD visitor has been in touch with details of a documentary he has put together on Pink Floyd's 1970 album, Atom Heart Mother. He treads some slightly different ground, and it is an interesting watch:
Well, the day is now here! Tonight, in Loreley, Germany, Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets start their 2023 Echoes Tour.
They will be taking in a number of European countries this month (July) - Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, and no less than six shows in Italy, including a return for Nick to the ancient ruins of Pompeii for a concert to be held in the Teatro Grande (after he receives an honorary citizenship from the mayor of Pompei on the day of the concert - the same honour that David Gilmour received back in July 2016 when he played in the ruins located in the city). Then, in September, they will be playing six shows in Australia.
As those of you who were fortunate enough to have seen the band on their quite extensive 2022 Echoes Tour, which took in shows in the UK, Europe, the US and Canada, presenting another incredible set list and upgraded staging to thrilled audiences across the board. One of many highlights of the set was of course the piece that the tour is named after - Echoes - each night a tour de force which is sure to be replicated again this year.
As ever, we'd love to hear your thoughts about any of the concerts you might be going to, as we'd love to add your comments, reviews, pictures, or whatever else you kindly share with us, onto the respective show pages elsewhere on this site within the Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets 2023 tour zone. Please get in touch if you'd wish to contribute anything!
There are still a few tickets left for the upcoming European shows - and for sold out shows it is always worth checking for last minutes returns - and here are the dates and places where you can catch Nick, Gary, Guy, Lee and Dom in action this month:
Some very interesting news today from Third Man Records, who have quite a reputation for quality, limited pressing. They've teamed up with Sony Music Entertainment for a very special, limited edition box set that many of you will undoubtably be interested in!
Individually out of print on LP for almost ten years (the last issue of these was in 2014) and never previously available together on vinyl, Third Man are releasing Syd Barrett’s solo albums - The Madcap Laughs, Barrett, and Opel - as the 57th installment of their Vault subscription series.
This reissue sees January 1970's The Madcap Laughs pressed on 'Golden Hair' coloured vinyl, November 1970's Barrett on 'Baby Lemonade' coloured vinyl, and 1988's Opel on 'Milky Way Opal' coloured vinyl. All three LPs are pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man Pressing in Detroit and will come housed in a newly-designed slipcase featuring a recursive portrait of Syd by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Greg Ruth, executed in one continuous line without lifting the pen.
An added bonus to this collection is a 7-inch single by David Gilmour covering two Barrett compositions. Dominoes was recorded live at London's Royal Festival Hall in January 2002, and Dark Globe was recorded live in Clam, Austria, as a tribute, shortly after Syd's death in July 2006.
Order by midnight local time July 31st to guarantee yourself a copy of this essential collection, only at ThirdManStore.co.uk. You will need to take out at least a quarterly subscription, which will INCLUDE the Barrett boxset, but once received you should be able to cancel this subscription - unless you fancy future releases and the other benefits that Third Man Records offer to their subscribers.
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Well, the day is now here! Tonight, in Loreley, Germany, Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets start their 2023 Echoes Tour.
Some very interesting news today from Third Man Records, who have quite a reputation for quality, limited pressing. They've teamed up with Sony Music Entertainment for a very special, limited edition box set that many of you will undoubtably be interested in!
