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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
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This evening, we are very pleased to be able to exclusively reveal the new, official logo for the official Syd Barrett tribute, The City Wakes - being held in Cambridge between October 22nd and November 1st, 2008.
So "hot-off-the-press" that it's not even on the official site yet, our friends from Escape Artists (who are producing the set of events) wanted the Brain Damage readership to be the first to enjoy the fruits of the labour of Storm Thorgerson and the other fine fellows at Storm Studios - Storm himself being one of the major contributors to the event in other ways too.
The logo will soon be available on t-shirts and other items at the various events taking place in Syd's home city, and from the official website - www.thecitywakes.org.uk - where you can also find more details of the events being held.
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
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Many of you will recall that on June 25th, we gave you full details of the stunning limited edition hand-signed and numbered box set commemorating Pink Floyd's The Wall project, that will be appearing shortly. Scarfe On The Wall is a highly desirable collaboration between the artist Gerald Scarfe, Roger Waters, and the luxury book publisher Gloria.
Check out our previous story for the details, including discussion of the "monograph" book (signed by Roger Waters) which can only be bought as part of this box set. Just to update you though, the current price of £1195 will only be available for pre-orders, and just for one month. Should there be any sets left when the box set becomes available (from the middle of August) then expect to pay the regular price for the set.
As an added bonus, the eight prints that accompany the book now include five pieces of artwork used at the time, along with three prints that have never been seen before, inspired by Comfortably Numb, the judge and the band onstage at Earls Court. All of the prints are numbered and signed by Gerald Scarfe; they are 16”x20” giclée prints on thick matt art paper.
To place an order or for any enquiries, please email
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or pay a visit to www.scarfeonthewall.com.
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Written by the Brain Damage team
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Sunday, 27 July 2008 |
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All of us here at Brain Damage would like to extend our very best wishes to
Richard Wright, who today, 28th July, will be celebrating his 65th birthday - a momentous occasion!
Richard was born in Hatch End, London, in 1943, and whilst at the
Regent Street Poly, met Roger Waters and Nick Mason, which lead to the
formation of Sigma 6 in 1963, the band that developed into Pink
Floyd... Over the years, Richard has made a unique, unforgettable
contribution to the band's music and overall "sound". A cornerstone of the band, the love and respect that the fans have for him was made clear during the 2006 David Gilmour tour, where Richard got a deserved standing ovation each night.
Many happy returns, Richard!
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Written by Matt
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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Thursday night saw the official launch for the opening of the unmissable exhibition, "Mind Over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd".
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Storm Thorgerson's first commission for Pink Floyd - the cover for 1968's "A Saucerful Of Secrets" - and the unique relationship between the band and artist, the exhibition (details below) travels through time revisiting those significant moments in their musical history.
It runs for two and a half weeks, and has on display all the creative results of musical and artistic collaboration between the Floyd and Storm. As you'll see below, you owe it to yourself (and to Storm!) to pay the exhibition a visit if you are in London over the next couple of weeks.
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Written by Matt
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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Sales of Pink Floyd's 1973 classic album Dark Side of the Moon show little sign of calming down, some 35 years after release. Although it has slipped recently to the high 20's in the Billboard Catalog chart, DSOTM recently eclipsed 31 years on the Pop & Catalog charts. Last week it had reached a staggering 1,615 weeks on the charts. Our thanks to Bill Dorn for this interesting statistic...
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