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Roger Waters to release Lockdown Sessions of CD and vinyl LP

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Back in December, we told you about a new, streaming-only release from Roger Waters – The Lockdown Sessions. The album consists of six songs, and runs for 39 and a half minutes. At that time, there were no publicised plans for a physical release of this, but the good news for those of you interested in this, is that this afternoon a CD and vinyl LP has been announced, for release on June 2nd, 2023. Housed in a gatefold cover, the tracks on the album are Mother, Two Suns In The Sunset, Vera, The Gunner’s Dream, The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range, and Comfortably Numb 2022. Roger explained that he was going to do an album of unusual encores, but then lockdown struck. “Our Us and Them Tour lasted three years… At every gig we did an encore after the main show closed with Comfortably Numb… the encore was always Mother… I can’t remember why I decided to start doing other songs?… Anyway, at some point after the end of the tour… I started thinking, “It could make an interesting album, all those encores”… “The Encores”. “Yeah, has a nice ring to it!” Then…I’m in England doing the Ginger Baker tribute gig one Tuesday night at the Hammersmith Odeon with Eric Clapton and… the following Saturday marching from The Australian Embassy to Parliament Square to make a speech in support of Julian Assange, when bugger me, Covid…Schlummmm! “For me it was Friday March 13th 2020. Lockdown! So much for the “Encores” project. Unless… We’ve tacked C. Numb on the end of the collection, as an appropriate exclamation point in closing this circle of love.” The Lockdown Sessions were recorded at home during the Covid lockdown between 2020 and 2021. ORDERING LINKS: Not all these are live yet but please keep trying if your chosen store doesn’t have it available yet. All purchases made after using one of our links make a small but vital contribution toward the site running costs, and we really appreciate it! ROGER WATERS:THE LOCKDOWN SESSIONS VINYL: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0BZX38XLC/braindamage-20) Amazon UK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BZX38XLC/ref%3Das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=1634 creative=19450 creativeASIN=%20%20B0BZX38XLC linkCode=as2 tag=braindamage-21) Canada (http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0BZX38XLC/braindamageon-20) Germany (http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0BZX38XLC/braindamage0f-21) France (http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0BZX38XLC/braindamageon-21) Italy (http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0BZX38XLC/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=3370 creative=23322 creativeASIN=%20%20B0BZX38XLC linkCode=as2 tag=bradamonl-21) Spain (http://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B0BZX38XLC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=3626 creative=24822 creativeASIN=%20%20B0BZX38XLC linkCode=as2 tag=braidama01-21) ROGER WATERS:THE LOCKDOWN SESSIONS CD: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0C29N2KQ5/braindamage-20) Amazon UK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0C29N2KQ5/ref%3Das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=1634 creative=19450 creativeASIN=%20%20B0C29N2KQ5 linkCode=as2 tag=braindamage-21) Canada (http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0C29N2KQ5/braindamageon-20) Germany (http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0C29N2KQ5/braindamage0f-21) France (http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0C29N2KQ5/braindamageon-21) Italy (http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0C29N2KQ5/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=3370 creative=23322 creativeASIN=%20%20B0C29N2KQ5 linkCode=as2 tag=bradamonl-21) Spain (http://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B0C29N2KQ5/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=3626 creative=24822 creativeASIN=%20%20B0C29N2KQ5 linkCode=as2 tag=braidama01-21)

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Pink Floyd live in Canada, 1975 – footage revealed

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Every so often, some vintage Pink Floyd surfaces when you least expect it. In the last day or so, some incredible footage of the band playing live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on June 28th, 1975, has surfaced. This gig was the final show on the 1975 North American tour, showcasing The Dark Side Of The Moon and selections from Wish You Were Here, along with Raving And Drooling and Gotta Be Crazy (both to appear later on Animals), with an encore of Echoes. The footage which has just appeared was shot on Super 8, which allows for around 3 minutes on each cartridge of film. Thus, during the 70s if people were using Super 8 cameras to record shows, they’d grab snippets and highlights, rather than have the camera rolling for entire sequences. The footage, which you’ll see below, features highlights of the band’s performance throughout the evening, showing some of the stage effects well. The footage has also been restored and tidied up, and syncronised with an audio recording of this show (Super 8 film at that time was normally just picture, no sound, although larger cartridges had recently been developed allowing a magnetic sound recording). Enjoy!

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Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets announce July 2023 dates in Europe

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Just announced are a string of more dates for The Echoes Tour of Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets! Following on from last year’s success with numerous shows in the UK and Europe, followed by the US and Canada, it’s great news that the band are eager to get on the road again to perform to more of you! Tickets for almost all the shows below go on sale TOMORROW (Tuesday, January 31st) at 10am CET (9am GMT) and the ticket links are included below, too. The Polish gig as part of the Summer Fog Festival goes on sale on Wednesday, February 1st at 10am CET (9am GMT). July 16th – SUMMER FOG FESTIVAL, SPODEK, KATOWICE, POLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2023/july-16th-summer-fog-festival-spodek-krakow-p.html) – TICKETS (https://www.eventim.pl/eventseries/summer-fog-festival-23-3320721/)
July 17th – FORUM KARLIN, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2023/july-17th-forum-karlin-prague-czech-rep.html) – TICKETS (https://www.ticketmaster.cz/artist/nick-mason-s-saucerful-of-secrets-vstupenky/1008937)
July 19th – PIAZZA DEI SIGNORI, VICENZA, ITALY (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2023/july-19th-piazza-dei-signori-vicenza-italy.html) – TICKETS (https://www.ticketone.it/artist/nick-mason/)
July 20th – PIAZZA GRANDE, PALMANOVA, UDINE, ITALY (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2023/july-20th-piazza-grande-palmanova-udine.html) – TICKETS (https://www.ticketone.it/artist/nick-mason/)
July 21st – ARENA DELLA REGINA, CATTOLICA, ITALY (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2023/july-21st-arena-della-regina-cattolica.html) – TICKETS (https://www.ticketone.it/artist/nick-mason/)
July 23rd – SONIC PARK MATERA, CAVA DEL SOLE ARENA, MATERA, ITALY (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2023/july-23rd-sonic-park-matera-cava-del-sole-arena-matera.html) – TICKETS (https://www.ticketone.it/artist/nick-mason/)
July 26th – TENER-A-MENTE FESTIVAL, ANFITEATRO DEL VITTORIALE, GARDONE RIVIERA, ITALY (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2023/july-26th-tener-a-mente-festival-anfiteatro-del-vittoriale-gardone-riviera.html) – TICKETS (https://www.ticketone.it/artist/nick-mason/)

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Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon – official 50th anniversary book: more details

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Back in October, we told you about the official hardback book being published in March 2023 as part of the 50th anniversary of the release of The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd. We now have a few more details of the book, which is being sold separately as well as being included in the 50th anniversary The Dark Side Of The Moon Deluxe Box Set (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/latest/pink-floyds-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-50th-anniversary-box-set-anno.html). Curated by Jill Furmanovsky, with art direction by Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell, this LP-sized book – with 143 illustrations – showcases rare and previously unseen photographs,
and was created with the involvement of the band members. The book includes: Rare and previously unseen backstage and onstage photography of the band during The Dark Side Of The Moon tours of 1972–1975 in the UK, Japan, North America and Europe
129 candid photographs by Jill Furmanovsky, Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey Powell and Peter Christopherson document the soundchecks, the shows and the after shows
A review of the October 1972 Wembley gig, originally published in Melody Maker, provides insight into one of the Floyd’s celebrated performances
A complete listing of the tour dates
A special section that reveals the visual conception of the iconic album artwork, with photos of the original album roughs and final artwork by Hipgnosis ORDERING INFO:Sounds like an essential book – and orders are now possible through a number of retailers. Remember, if you have ordered the Deluxe Box Set, the book is included in there, so you don’t need to order the book separately. Ordering any item after entering Amazon through our links helps with BD’s ongoing running costs, and we really appreciate it: Amazon UK (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500025983/braindamage-21), Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500025983/braindamage-20), Amazon Canada (http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500025983/braindamageon-20), Amazon France (https://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500025983/braindamageon-21), Amazon Germany (https://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500025983/braindamage0f-21), Amazon Spain (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/0500025983/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 tag=braidama01-21 linkCode=as2 camp=3626 creative=24822 creativeASIN=0500025983) and Amazon Italy (https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/0500025983/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=3370 creative=24114 creativeASIN=0500025983 1 linkCode=as2 tag=bradamonl-21). You can also order through WHSmith.co.uk (https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/pink-floyd/jill-furmanovsky/hardback/9780500025987.html) and Waterstones.com (https://www.waterstones.com/book/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/pink-floyd/jill-furmanovsky/9780500025987).

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The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains in Montreal, Canada extends stay

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Due to popular demand, The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains, the magnificent and critically acclaimed major retrospective of Pink Floyd, their music and the impact the band had on art and culture is remaining in Montreal, Canada, for a little longer. Following its hugely successful debut at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum in 2017, which saw over 400,000 people attend, the exhibition has subsequently traveled to Italy, Germany, Spain and the United States attracting over 500,000 people and is now running in the cultural hub of Montreal. The Exhibition opened on November 4 at Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal, which is proving to be a great venue for the immersive experiential journey through Pink Floyd’s world. The band played in Montreal a number of times, including the concert which concluded the 1977 tour, and inspired The Wall. The exhibition is now due to run until February 5th, 2023, giving more people the opportunity to visit – and if you can get along to it, you really won’t regret it! Tickets for the exhibition are now on sale via PinkFloydExhibition.com (http://www.pinkfloydexhibition.com) and as before, advance booking is highly recommended as popular times and dates are unsurprisingly selling quickly. Opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period vary (full details on their website), and normal opening hours each week for the exhibition are as follows: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 10:00am to 6:00pm (time of last entry)
Fridays, Saturdays: 10:00am to 7:00pm (time of last entry)
Sundays: 10:00am to 5:00pm (time of last entry)  Ticket prices include the excellent audioguide which attendees to previous stagings of the exhibition will know is an extremely well designed facility which will really enhance your visit. For more information about the exhibition, either check out the various articles here on Brain Damage, or visit www.pinkfloydexhibition.com (http://www.pinkfloydexhibition.com).

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Us and Them: The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis – new book coming

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Us and Them: The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/178870567X/braindamage-21) takes a close look at arguably the principal music industry designers Hipgnosis. Between the late ’60s and early ’80s, design house Hipgnosis created some of the most iconic and ubiquitous album artwork of all time. Their original lifespan coincided with the golden age of the 12-inch LP, beginning just as the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper made the record sleeve the ultimate blank canvas and ending just as new technology looked set to usurp vinyl. Having originally been approached to design an album cover for their friends Pink Floyd, students Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell and Storm Thorgerson would go on to define the visual identity of rock and roll for the next fifteen years, swiftly gaining international prominence for their famed The Dark Side of the Moon artwork. This paved the way for other major musicians to set foot in the surreal photo-design world of Storm and Po, resulting in seminal Hipgnosis creations for the likes of Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Genesis, Black Sabbath, ELO and Yes. In this authorised account, with access to previously unpublished material and exclusive contributions from David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Peter Gabriel, Roger Waters, Robert Plant and even Aubrey Powell himself, Blake goes behind the scenes of the Hipgnosis partnership to reveal the pioneering ambition and grand vision that led to their success, as well as the clashing egos and artistic differences that undermined it. The Hipgnosis story also offers hitherto-untold insight into some of music’s most legendary bands, as viewed through the prism of the people who shaped their imagery and cultural legacy. With the work of Hipgnosis continuing to be referenced, reproduced and revered worldwide, Us and Them serves as a celebration, a cautionary tale and a compelling human drama, exploring the vital intersection between art and music. Blake is best known in the Floyd community for his excellent book, Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd (known as Comfortably Numb in the US) which originally came out in 2007, and subsequently updated. Other books worth searching out by Blake include titles covering Queen and Freddie Mercury, Peter Grant (Led Zeppelin’s manager) and The Who. ORDERING INFO:If Blake’s previous books are any guide, it really sounds like another essential book – 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, and we really appreciate it: Amazon UK (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/178870567X/braindamage-21), Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0BM4CSY1M/braindamage-20), Amazon Canada (http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0BM4CSY1M/braindamageon-20), Amazon France (https://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/178870567X/braindamageon-21), Amazon Germany (https://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/178870567X/braindamage0f-21), Amazon Spain (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/178870567X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 tag=braidama01-21 linkCode=as2 camp=3626 creative=24822 creativeASIN=178870567X) and Amazon Italy (https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/178870567X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=3370 creative=24114 creativeASIN=178870567X 1 linkCode=as2 tag=bradamonl-21).

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Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon – official book for 50th anniversary

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Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon cover March 2023 sees the 50th anniversary of the release of The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd, and as part of the anniversary celebrations, an official 216 page hardback book is being published on 1st March to commemorate the band and the album. The album-sized (12″ x 12″) package features rare and unseen backstage and onstage photography of the band during the album tours of 1972 to 1975. 129 candid black-and-white photographs by Storm Thorgerson, Jill Furmanovsky, Aubrey Powell, Storm Thorgerson and Peter Christopherson document the soundchecks, the shows and the after shows. A review of the October 1972 Wembley gig, originally published in Melody Maker, provides insight into one of the Floyd’s most celebrated performances, and there is a complete listing of the tour dates. The second part explores in 65 colour images how the original prism motif by Hipgnosis and StormStudios evolved into an array of graphics and homages to the world’s great artists, some of which went on to grace further projects of the band. Co-founder of StormStudios, Peter Curzon, recalls the details of each brief and the development of the graphics over a 50-year period. At this stage, there is no indication of what the cover looks like, and as we get more information, including the cover, we will update this page. ORDERING INFO:Sounds like an essential book – 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, and we really appreciate it: Amazon UK (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500025983/braindamage-21), Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500025983/braindamage-20), Amazon Canada (http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500025983/braindamageon-20), Amazon France (https://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500025983/braindamageon-21), Amazon Germany (https://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500025983/braindamage0f-21), Amazon Spain (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/0500025983/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 tag=braidama01-21 linkCode=as2 camp=3626 creative=24822 creativeASIN=0500025983) and Amazon Italy (https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/0500025983/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=3370 creative=24114 creativeASIN=0500025983 1 linkCode=as2 tag=bradamonl-21).

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The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains coming to Montreal, Canada!

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Announced this lunchtime: Canada has been confirmed as the sixth country to host The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains, the magnificent and critically acclaimed major retrospective of Pink Floyd, their music and the impact the band had on art and culture. Following its hugely successful debut at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum in 2017, which saw over 400,000 people attend, the exhibition has subsequently traveled to Italy, Germany, Spain and the United States attracting over 500,000 people and will now take residency in the cultural hub of Montreal. The Exhibition opens on November 4 at Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal, which should be the perfect venue for the immersive experiential journey through Pink Floyd’s world. The band played in Montreal a number of times, including the concert which concluded the 1977 tour, and inspired The Wall. The exhibition is due to run for the rest of the year, with an anticipated closing date of December 31, 2022. Tickets for the exhibition have just gone on sale via PinkFloydExhibition.com (http://www.pinkfloydexhibition.com) and as before, advance booking is highly recommended as popular times and dates will no doubt sell quickly. Opening hours each week for the exhibition are as follows: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 10:00am to 6:00pm (time of last entry)
Fridays, Saturdays: 10:00am to 7:00pm (time of last entry)
Sundays: 10:00am to 5:00pm (time of last entry)  Ticket prices include the excellent audioguide which attendees to previous stagings of the exhibition will know is an extremely well designed facility which will really enhance your visit. For more information about the exhibition, either check out the various articles here on Brain Damage, or visit www.pinkfloydexhibition.com (http://www.pinkfloydexhibition.com).

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Fascinating See Emily Play analysis in new podcast

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A new podcast episode, hosted on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3dLcLunlYlVkxNzfrffBg6?si=4yjfPKS0R_S9k36K6oWCng&nd=1) from “I’m In Love With That Song” ties in with the current Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets Echoes Tour in the US and Canada, with a detailed look at one of the songs in the band’s set list. It breaks down the song with a number of isolated instrument sections, giving an unusual perspective on how the song was created. Definitely worth a listen!