With thanks to Michael Nickel, we have two bits of news aimed principally at our friends in Germany. In that country’s stores at the moment are two magazines which may well take your interest. The first is Classic Rock Magazine (cover date September 2020), which has a multiple page report on the genesis of Pink Floyd’s 1983 album, The Final Cut – the last with Roger Waters still in the band. “Pink Floyd: The last common litter and THE FINAL CUT” delves deep into the background of the album. Elsewhere in the magazine is a major feature on Genesis, looking at their album, Selling England By The Pound. More details including ordering online through ClassicRock.net (https://classicrock.net/produkt/classic-rock-nr-92-genesis-auf-dem-absoluten-hoehepunkt-mit-selling-england-by-the-pound-ausgabe-09-20-september-2020-inkl-cd/). The other magazine that you might want to pick up is Rolling Stone’s German edition (again with a cover date of September 2020). In an article headed “Pink Floyd: This crazy diamond”, they take a multiple page look at the genesis of a different album – in their case (and hinted to by the title of the article) it is 1975’s Wish You Were Here, which they describe as “a sublime album about the burning of youth – and a hymn to the lost Syd Barrett”. Jimi Hendrix is featured elsewhere in the magazine, and indeed Jimi is the cover star. More details and ordering via RollingStone.de (https://www.rollingstone.de/rolling-stone-im-september-2020-titelthema-jimi-hendrix-2023837/).
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 1972â1975 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).
As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon, there was a competition running for any interested animators to come up with new videos for each of the tracks on the album. With judges including Nick Mason and Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell, Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam, Anton Corbijn, and Gerald Scarfe, the winning videos can be seen below. Other interpretations can also be seen on the Official Pink Floyd YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/PinkFLoyd). The following playlist shows each song, accompanied by a “Behind The Scenes” video, and all preceded by Nick Mason:
pre-order the catalogue for The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, direct from Christies (https://catalogues.christies.com/christies-shop/Product.aspx?offerId=52694). These are priced at £30/$50/€45 each plus postage. Please note that catalogues will not be despatched until the week commencing 13th May, so it is unlikely to be available to purchase at the London or LA preview events.
