Very sad news late last night – the legendary David Crosby has died. He was 81. In recent years, Crosby collaborated with David Gilmour, singing on Gilmour’s solo albums On An Island and Rattle That Lock, and joining Gilmour on tour as well in selected venues alongside Graham Nash. Crosby had a long career in music; he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, with both bands albums selling over 35 million copies, but also had a successful solo career. David Gilmour’s Remember That Night live DVD captures Crosby in fine form – as he was on the other shows he joined Gilmour in. Last night, Gilmour posted his own tribute to Crosby:
We were recently made aware of an ambitious website, 500songs.com (https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-157-see-emily-play-by-the-pink-floyd/) – A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. This podcast series, available either via the website itself, or via Spotify (https://www.spotify.com), Apple Music (https://music.apple.com), etc., looks to take a deep dive into key pieces of music. This brings us to episode 157, which takes a good look at See Emily Play. It gives a 74 minute analysis of the song, and the development of Pink Floyd in those early days. Our thanks to Martin Lawson for letting us know about this interesting episode, which you can hear in full here: Episode 157: âSee Emily Playâ by The Pink Floyd (https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-157-see-emily-play-by-the-pink-floyd/)
Pink Floyd’s The Division Bell, a limited release of the album in translucent blue, heavyweight vinyl as a 2LP set, is coming on June 7th, 2019 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07QJ5WRF1/braindamage-21). It echoes the original limited blue vinyl release by Columbia Records in 1994. It will be joining the other albums released by the band’s new label – Pink Floyd Records – and will bear catalogue number PFRLP 31. Featuring the 2014 master by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and the late Doug Sax of the Mastering Lab, California, it comes as a double LP (as did the 2014 black vinyl release) to ensure all the songs are presented in full. The original 1994 single vinyl release required the songs to be edited to fit. As expected, the packaging is of high quality again; the records are housed in a gatefold sleeve with four different images of specially-created heads, and two full-colour lyric/image inner bags. On its original release, the album debuted at number 1 in the UK, US, Australian and New Zealand album charts, reaching the top spot in six other countries, and to date has sold over 12 million copies. At the time, David Gilmour said: The three of us went into Britannia Row Studios, and improvised for two weeks. Playing together and starting from scratch was interesting and exciting, it kick-started the album and the process was very good, it was collaborative and felt more cohesive. Ordering links: We’re sure it’s going to be one that many of you won’t want to miss out on. If you do want to add this to your collection, please use these direct links to help support the running of Brain Damage: Amazon UK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07QJ5WRF1/braindamage-21), Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07QCQPW6Z/braindamage-20), Amazon Canada (http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07QCQPW6Z/braindamageon-20), Amazon France (http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07QJ5WRF1/braindamageon-21), Amazon Germany (http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07QJ5WRF1/braindamage0f-21), Amazon Spain (http://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B07QJ5WRF1/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 tag=braidama01-21 linkCode=as2 camp=3626 creative=24822 creativeASIN=B07QJ5WRF1) and Amazon Italy (http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B07QJ5WRF1/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=3370 creative=24114 creativeASIN=B07QJ5WRF1 linkCode=as2 tag=bradamonl-21). Should your chosen Amazon store be sold out, or another ‘branch’ of Amazon have it cheaper, bear in mind they ship records internationally, so can be worth placing your order with another Amazon in either of these circumstances, so you don’t miss out!
London-based indietronica duo high jump is set to captivate listeners once again with their latest single, ‘Avenue’, a luminous and emotive track that serves as a glimpse into their upcoming EP, ‘001.’ Scheduled for release on April 24th via Tip Top Recordings, “Avenue” showcases the duo’s signature blend of atmospheric synths, bright guitars, and hypnotic […]
