The new issue of the UK's Uncut Magazine (cover date December 2019) has just gone on sale, is available now in all good stores and available online worldwide, and has a large feature on Pink Floyd, with a number of new interviews with key personnel, as the band gets ready to release The Later Years box set, and 2LP/1CD highlights sets.

In the feature, Uncut's Tom Pinnock talks to David Gilmour, Nick Mason, creative director Aubrey 'Po' Powell and long-time engineer Andy Jackson about regrouping following Waters' departure in December 1985. "By 1984, Roger had very obviously decided that enough was enough for him," Gilmour said, "and I hadn't decided that enough was enough for me. So I imagine I thought, 'Yes, we'll go back to doing [Floyd].'"

"David was very determined not to be told that he can't do it any more," explained Andy Jackson. "In some ways you could interpret Roger saying, 'There is no more Pink Floyd' as [from David's point of view], 'Well, you can't tell me that…' He had the desire to carry on as a band, so he had to make that work really. We were trying to make something that sounded very much of the time, which means of course that as time progresses it ends up sounding dated. As Bob Ezrin was prone to do, at the start of the [Momentary Lapse Of Reason] album he came in with a stack of CDs and said, 'This is what's happening now.' In '86, digital was very much at the forefront. [Dire Straits'] Brothers In Arms had just come out and that had a very particular sound, and that was one bar Bob said we should be aiming for."

Nick Mason: "We sort of laid everything on it. There was a sense of trepidation over what it would be like without Roger, so we slightly over-egged the pudding in terms of lots of session players. Some of it's overproduced, far too much stuff on it…"

"I thought it didn't really sound like a Pink Floyd record," said bassist Guy Pratt, who joined the band in 1987 for their live work, "but it was a very good record. It's very of its time – Floyd were suited to '80s bombast."

Most of you will be aware that the box set includes a remixed and updated version of the AMLOR album. By returning to some of Richard Wright's keyboard parts and recording new drum tracks with Nick Mason, producers David Gilmour and Bob Ezrin are said to have restored the creative balance between the three Pink Floyd members. The release of the One Slip remix today has caused quite a buzz in the Floyd community, as the work undertaken on it seems to have paid handsome dividends. We're even more eager to hear the rest of the album now!

If you can't find the December 2019 issue of Uncut at your local UK store, order online now. The issue comes with Bob Dylan on the cover and an exclusive unreleased Dylan track on the free, cover mounted CD. Elsewhere in the issue, there's Robert Smith, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Prince, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Lynne, Booker T, Tindersticks and much more...

Now available to buy online is the latest issue (number 20) of the Spanish language Animals Pink Floyd Magazine, published by BD's good friend José Abellán. This extremely well produced, glossy, 48 page magazine was produced with the participation of Aubrey "Po" Powell, and features a previously unseen, unused Hipgnosis image on the cover.

The image is an old design created in 1974 for an avant-garde theatre company that Pink Floyd knew, and the image was then under consideration as the cover design plans for the band's next album. The magazine is being printed in limited numbers, and at the request and express wish of the members of Pink Floyd, Po and Peter Curzon (StormStudios), all proceeds from the sales of this fanzine will go to the non-profit organization AFAPADE - Association of Relatives and Friends of People with Autism and other Developmental Disorders of the Region of Murcia Spain.

The magazine also comes with an A4 card with the Hipgnosis image (a "clean" version without the cover text on it), a couple of postcards, a Waters ITTLWRW die-cut pig, and is signed and numbered by José. The well illustrated contents cover a wide range of recent events: Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets, the Madrid staging of Their Mortal Remains - and an interview with Po about the exhibition, Roger's Us + Them tour and recent studio album, a look at David Gilmour's Pompeii release, the creation/origins of the Animals album and cover, and a piece on the forthcoming box set, The Later Years.

To purchase the fanzine, which as we noted earlier is written in Spanish, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it It costs 7 euros plus shipping.

Our best wishes, and many happy returns to Jon Carin, who today celebrates his birthday (Monday, October 21st).

The talented multi-instrumentalist has been a key part of the Pink Floyd operation for many years, first working with David back in 1985 at the London Live Aid show, with both of them in Bryan Ferry's band, and more recently toured with David Gilmour on his On An Island and Rattle That Lock tours, and Roger Waters on his Dark Side Of The Moon, The Wall Live and Us + Them tours. This saw Jon as a key member of Roger's band for the mammoth tour, which saw the show thrill audiences across the world - live or at the recent cinema screenings, with Jon playing keyboards, guitar and more during the show.

Elsewhere, he spent a whole year working with Kate Bush on her triumphant return to the live stage, in a sequence of shows which were held at London's Eventim Apollo from August to the start of October, five years ago. The picture here shows Jon before David Gilmour's September 2015 concert in Orange, France, which was praised as one of the best shows of that year's tour. Jon seems to be constantly in demand, and kept very busy - a testament to what he brings to musical projects.

For those who might have missed it, or want another chance to read it, check out our extensive and exclusive interview with Jon from August 2007. It's full of fascinating insights into his life and work with various top musicians, including (of course) David, Roger, and Pink Floyd!

Hope you are having a great day, Jon!

In 2016, Pink Floyd's management had their attention drawn to a small batch of Blu-ray discs supplied for 'The Early Years 1965-1972', which had been subject to unreported transit damage (presumably to the packaging/assembly plant), causing eventual discolouration and playing issues over time.

They have now been advised that a small quantity of the below discs have been affected:

CAMBRIDGE ST/ATION / EAN 0190295929855 / PFREY1-BD
GERMIN/ATION / EAN 0190295929831 / PFREY2-BD
DRAMATIS/ATION / EAN 0190295929824 / PFREY3-BD
DEVI/ATION / EAN 019029529817 / PFREY4-BD
REVERBER/ATION / EAN 0190295929800 / PFREY5-BD
OBFUSC/ATION / EAN 0190295929794 / PFREY6-BD
CONTINU/ATION / EAN 0190295929787 / PFREY7-BD1
CONTINU/ATION / EAN 0190295929787 / PFREY7-BD2

If you have any of the above discs that are experiencing playability issues, please TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH of the condition of the affected disc (both back and front), email  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  stating the affected disc(s) catalogue number(s) and attaching the photographs to the email, including full delivery details, and they will send you a replacement.

They will be manufacturing replacement discs on a limited basis based on demand, so please contact them before January 1st, 2020, in order that your request can be processed. This offer does not affect your statutory rights.

They thank you for your support of Pink Floyd, and ask that you accept their apologies for the inconvenience that this may have caused.