Five For Friday – 11th August 2023

Pink Floyd’s Echoes – new Mojo Magazine takes a close look

new issue of the UK’s Mojo Magazine (cover date March 2022, issue number 340) (https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/mojo-march-2022) includes a feature – “Echoes Then And Now” – focused on Pink Floyd’s masterpiece. In their preview of the issue, Mojo notes that “fifty years since he helped write the song that lit Floyd’s future path, Nick Mason is taking Echoes on the road. But will Roger Waters join him this time?” Their feature promises an in-depth look at the piece, and knowing how Mojo’s articles are normally written, it should be a detailed and accurate feature on Echoes. Elsewhere in the magazine, amongst a wide range of other things, and subject of the cover photo, there’s a piece in honour of the recently departed Michael Nesmith of the Monkees – and with the help of an exclusive new Micky Dolenz interview, they celebrate the group once dubbed the Prefab Four and explore the insanity of their 60s rise and fall. Also in the issue is Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder (with a tribute from his friend, Pete Townshend), a look at Al Green’s anthemic Let’s Stay Together, also celebrating its 50th, a Mick Rock feature, Dusty Springfield, Van Der Graaf Generator, and much more. Always a great read, the magazine is due to arrive in UK stores around now, and will be available in selected locations worldwide as an import, in due course. Alternatively, you can order (worldwide) online through the GreatMagazines website (https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/mojo-march-2022) which is owned and run by the publishers of Mojo.

New Syd Barrett limited heavyweight vinyl LP collection available to order

Some very interesting news today from Third Man Records, who have quite a reputation for quality, limited pressing. They’ve teamed up with Sony Music Entertainment for a very special, limited edition box set that many of you will undoubtably be interested in! Individually out of print on LP for almost ten years (the last issue of these was in 2014) and never previously available together on vinyl, Third Man are releasing Syd Barrett’s solo albums – The Madcap Laughs, Barrett, and Opel – as the 57th installment of their Vault subscription series. This reissue sees January 1970’s The Madcap Laughs pressed on ‘Golden Hair’ coloured vinyl, November 1970’s Barrett on ‘Baby Lemonade’ coloured vinyl, and 1988’s Opel on ‘Milky Way Opal’ coloured vinyl. All three LPs are pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man Pressing in Detroit and will come housed in a newly-designed slipcase featuring a recursive portrait of Syd by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Greg Ruth, executed in one continuous line without lifting the pen. An added bonus to this collection is a 7-inch single by David Gilmour covering two Barrett compositions. Dominoes was recorded live at London’s Royal Festival Hall in January 2002, and Dark Globe was recorded live in Clam, Austria, as a tribute, shortly after Syd’s death in July 2006. Order by midnight local time July 31st to guarantee yourself a copy of this essential collection, only at ThirdManStore.co.uk (https://thirdmanstore.co.uk/blogs/vault-news/introducing-vault-package-57-the-solo-works-of-syd-barrett). You will need to take out at least a quarterly subscription, which will INCLUDE the Barrett boxset, but once received you should be able to cancel this subscription – unless you fancy future releases and the other benefits that Third Man Records offer to their subscribers.

NEW MUSIC: Annabelle’s Curse – New Glow

Eclectic, experimental and effortless – Annabelle’s Curse is a bewitching indie-folk band from Bristol (the one in Tennessee and not the UK). Founded in 2010, the talented sextet has released four full-length albums, toured extensively throughout the US, and supported artists like Anderson East, The Black Lillies and Birds of Chicago. Balancing tranquil vocals with …

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