February 25th, 2020, Mick Fleetwood hosts a celebration of the early years of Fleetwood Mac and its co-founder Peter Green at the London Palladium (https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/mick-fleetwood-tickets/artist/744997). Fleetwood has lined up musicians such as Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Jonny Lang, John Mayall, Christine McVie, Zak Starkey, Steven Tyler and Bill Wyman to perform on the night. The concert is a celebration of those early blues days where we all began, and it’s important to recognise the profound impact Peter and the early Fleetwood Mac had on the world of music, Fleetwood said. Peter was my greatest mentor and it gives me such joy to pay tribute to his incredible talent. I am honoured to be sharing the stage with some of the many artists Peter has inspired over the years and who share my great respect for this remarkable musician. Alongside the invited guest musicians, the house band consists of Fleetwood alongside Andy Fairweather Low, Dave Bronze and Ricky Peterson, and the concert will be filmed for eventual release. Money from the event will go to the very deserving Teenage Cancer Trust charity (https://www.teenagecancertrust.org), and tickets go on sale on Friday (November 15th) at 10am GMT via Ticketmaster UK (https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/mick-fleetwood-tickets/artist/744997). There are a number of tickets available in a Ticketmaster presale, again through that link.
Just announced is the worldwide release – housed in a 7″ gatefold sleeve – of a special edition of Atom Heart Mother, originally sold only in Japan in August 2021. This is a very interesting package celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s pair of concerts at Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Hakone, Japan – the band’s first in that country. This special edition will be available from December 8th, 2023. The background to the release is this: an original 16mm film of Atom Heart Mother from the 1971 Hakone Aphrodite shows was recently discovered in a fan’s garage. A long time was spent digitizing, restoring and remastering, and to mark the 50th anniversary of the ’71 Hakone Aphrodite event, a special edition (a two disc set of a CD and Blu-ray) of the Atom Heart Mother album was released in Japan. Now, finally, this enhanced video will be released outside of Japan. The Blu-ray disc contains the restored footage of Atom Heart Mother, showing the band on stage performing the song, and travelling around Japan, together with some additional bonus footage of Pink Floyd’s crew, setting up the show, dealing with issues, etc., which hasn’t been seen before. The pack comes with a 60-page photo book with never-seen-before photos, a reproduction programme, venue map flyer, Osaka show poster and Hakone Aphrodite ticket reprint which all looks great! ORDERING INFO:A very nicely put together package – and orders are now possible through a number of retailers. Ordering any item after entering Amazon through our links helps with BD’s ongoing running costs as we participate in their affiliate programme, at no extra cost to yourselves, and we really appreciate it: Amazon UK (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0CLPKK7CL/braindamage-21), Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0CLFSNB5M/braindamage-20), Amazon Canada (http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0CLFSNB5M/braindamageon-20), Amazon France (https://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0CLPKK7CL/braindamageon-21), Amazon Germany (https://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0CLPKK7CL/braindamage0f-21), Amazon Spain (http://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B0CLPKK7CL/braidama01-21) and Amazon Italy (http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0CLPKK7CL/bradamonl-21). You can also order through HMV.com (https://hmv.com/store/music/cd/atom-heart-mother-hakone-aphrodite-japan-1971-spec). If you want to see a quick comparison of a short part of the footage, comparing the newly restored film with what many of us will have been familiar with for many years, here’s something that Sony Music Japan put together in 2021:
Jess Hunter – ‘Anhedonia’ With a string of powerful cuts under her belt throughout last year, London-based singer-songwriter Jess Hunter keeps the emotion alive on her latest single ‘Anhedonia’. With her warm and tender vocals layered amongst a shimmering production throughout, she returns with one of her most alluring efforts to date here. DADDY DRWG […]
With the imminent sale of many of David Gilmour’s guitars, there’s currently plenty of press attention and coverage, particularly in the US. As you know, Christie’s New York is handling the upcoming sale of a significant chunk of David’s personal guitar collection. With more than 120 guitars, including his preferred Fender models of Broadcasters, Esquires, Telecasters and Stratocasters, the auction on Thursday (20th June) marks a rare opportunity for guitar aficionados, musicians and collectors to explore one of the world’s most comprehensive groupings of guitars that hooked a generation. Tomorrow sees the final opportunity to visit the exhibition of the guitars in New York. Entry is free, but advance reservations are essential. Below you can see a short piece on CBS television in the US, looking at the sale. A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: For a more in-depth look at the sale, and the guitars in question, there’s a 35 minute Sky Arts television special being aired on 28th June at 7:30pm. Auction: David Gilmour Special should be a fascinating look at this somewhat unexpected sale. It will be available in the UK, and no doubt a number of places in Europe (depending on satellite reception), via Sky, Virgin Media, Talk Talk TV and Now TV. It may also be available post-broadcast on the sky.com website.
