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David Gilmour, Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets, Roger Waters in RSD 2025!

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To celebrate Record Store Day 2025 (Saturday, April 12th), there are three, very tempting, limited edition releases coming that will be of interest to Pink Floyd fans. Firstly, Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets share an incredible live version of their interpretation of Echoes. Propelled by Nick Mason’s drumming, this recording captures the band with Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt, Dom Beken and Lee Harris at the peak of their powers. The performance was recorded on August 1st, 2024 at the Centennial Hall in Frankfurt, Germany by Steve Carr. Echoes Live was mixed by Steven Wilson with consultation and assistance from Dom Beken. This 12″ was half-speed mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road and uniquely plays from the inside-out for the ultimate sound quality. The B-side includes an exclusive etched design. Secondly, there’s a special clear vinyl 12″ of Between Two Points by David Gilmour with Romany Gilmour, from the album Luck and Strange. The four-track, vinyl-only release will feature an exclusive live version (coupled with Vita Brevis) from the Royal Albert Hall plus a new remix by Rob Gentry. Finally, in advance of his super deluxe box set, Roger Waters releases a special version of The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux Live. Pressed on limited-edition neon pink vinyl and recorded during two sold-out shows at the London Palladium in October 2023, this album captures the only live performance of Roger’s reimagined version of Pink Floyd’s seminal album. As with the other RSD 2025 releases, these are all limited editions: often the RSD releases are pressed up as just a few thousand or so worldwide, available to snap up on the day. And, as we’ve mentioned in previous years, these limited edition items are ONLY released via RSD participating stores, this year on 12th April 2025 – go to RecordStoreDay.com (https://www.recordstoreday.com/) or RecordStoreDay.co.uk (https://www.recordstoreday.co.uk) for more details of who those will be, and to get the full list of all releases in this event. A reminder that it will ONLY be these stores participating; the stores themselves can’t sell it online prior – the record will become available for customers coming through the door of the store from the morning of the 12th (and not before), in limited quantities – first come, first served, and only one copy per customer. After RSD, if copies remain, they may put them for sale online (and of course, there’ll also be copies on eBay inevitably…).

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“People would write them off” – Simon Zebo: Former Ireland wing warns against handing England ‘underdog’ tag for Six Nations opener

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Former Ireland wing Simon Zebo has issued a warning, to anyone looking to write England off for the opening round of the 2025 Men’s Guinness Six Nations. Whilst Steve Borthwick’s…

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New Rock Promotion book explores work for Pink Floyd et al

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To be published on April 1st, 2025, is a new book from Jawbone – Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay and the art of Rock Promotion, from Paul Rappaport. ‘Rap’, as he is often referred to, is a legend of music promotion. He spent thirty-three years at Columbia Records, where he became their senior vice-president of rock promotion, and was instrumental in so many careers. It promises an insider’s account of the golden age of rock, sharing never-before-told tales of his adventures with some of music’s most colourful characters, including The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, and many more. “I wrote this book to capture the magical times,” explained Rappaport, “so that people wouldn’t forget but also to show the many behind-the-scenes folks whose lives were so colourful they brought a warmth and
laughter to the world. If you want to know what it felt like to be there, to experience the whole scene first hand, to get the inside track on how it really all went down, these stories are for you. I welcome you to follow me down the rabbit hole to a magical place that will bring you laughter and reveal the inner workings of the music biz that you may have often wondered about.” Of the book, and Rappaport, Nick Mason said: “So, you want to work in the music business? How much do you know about it? The answer is clearly not enough — no one in their right mind could countenance such a career! But if you must, then you need this book. Rapper was there. Not only that, but he remembers most of the detail, which is more than can be said for his subjects, who have a tendency to rewrite history as they would have liked it or justify actions that should have put them in jail. It’s about as close as you can get to the action without having that gold Access All Areas pass.” Praise indeed! Preorders can now be made for the book; ordering any item after entering Amazon through our links helps with BD’s ongoing running costs as we participate in their affiliate scheme, at no extra cost to yourselves, and we really appreciate it: Amazon UK (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/191682918X/braindamage-21), Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/191682918X/braindamage-20), Amazon Canada (http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/191682918X/braindamageon-20), Amazon France (https://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/191682918X/braindamageon-21), Amazon Germany (https://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/191682918X/braindamage0f-21), Amazon Spain (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/191682918X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 tag=braidama01-21 linkCode=as2 camp=3626 creative=24822 creativeASIN=191682918X) and Amazon Italy (https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/191682918X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=3370 creative=24114 creativeASIN=191682918X 1 linkCode=as2 tag=bradamonl-21).