through this direct link to the publisher’s own eStore (https://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/music/guitarist-magazine-back-issues/guitarist-april-2019-issue-444/). Alternatively, if you are in London this week to view David’s guitars at Christie’s London HQ, certain stores and newsagents will have the magazine on their shelves.
In a recent interview with multi-instrumentalist and music producer Rick Beato, Alan Parsons talks at length and in fascinating detail of his work, with an early focus on working with The Beatles, then Pink Floyd, where he was heavily involved with the production of The Dark Side Of The Moon. Running for almost an hour, it’s an interesting watch:
In an unsurprising, and arguably sensible move – bearing in mind the current global situation with Covid-19 and the Omicron variant, which is spreading extremely fast – the January/February 2022 Saucerful Of Secrets tour of the US and Canada has now been postponed until later in the year. The band’s social media channels note the move “with great regret” and point at the “uncertainty surrounding the Covid pandemic”. We think this is totally understandable and an eminently sensible move, despite any disappointment. Everyone’s health has got to be the priority at the current time. Venues involved are suggesting that the rescheduled dates will be taking place in the Fall (Autumn) of 2022, which we all hope will see things on a much better footing than at the moment. As most of you will have had experience of Covid-related postponements of various events, you will know that as a ticket holder, you are advised to hold onto your original tickets and await further information from the venue and/or ticket company where you purchased your tickets. Once we have the revised dates, we will let you all know. Rescheduling dates is a difficult thing, to ensure a logical and achievable route, so we’d expect it to take a little while, particularly with the Christmas and New Year seeing businesses and venues either closed for the festive period or on reduced staffing.
One of the most iconic concert films of all time took a completely different tack to all the others at the time, and was shot without an audience in attendance. The spectacular Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii had an interesting background, with the issues of the location fairly well known. Our exclusive, lengthy interview with director Adrian Maben (with some questions set by none other than Storm Thorgerson!) (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/other-related-interviews/adrian-maben-live-at-pompeii-2003-with-brain-d-2.html) covers a lot of the issues and background to the production and is well worth a read. For those in London in August this year, there’s a special opportunity to see the film under (hopefully) a nice, starry sky. The Barbican are showing it in their Sculpture Court on Tuesday, August 23rd at 8:30pm (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2022/event/outdoor-cinema-pink-floyd-live-at-pompeii) as part of an outdoor cinema season during the summer, and tickets are now available (https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/choose-seats/875801?_ga=2.244160645.1250942542.1652427944-1898807234.1652427944). There isn’t reserved seating – they will open the area an hour before the screening for people to choose where they want to sit. Headphones will be provided for the sound, as there won’t be any speakers outside. More details are available about the event here (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2022/event/outdoor-cinema-pink-floyd-live-at-pompeii#event-information). Our thanks to Lee McLoughlin and Andy Finn for getting in touch with the info about the screening.
