MOJO magazine’s two-part Pink Floyd special collectors’ edition (https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/mojo-specials/emojespc/collectors-series-pink-floyd-bundle) is on sale now in UK stores. Housed in a gatefold card sleeve, with a mirrored prism on the front, and Atom Heart Mother’s Lulubelle III pictured on the inside when opened up, the magazine covers the early period in the band’s history: 1965-1973. The editor, Mark Blake (he of the excellent Pigs Might Fly biography of the band) has put together the pair of 132 page magazines in part to tie in with the upcoming tour of Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets that begins on March 12th in Vancouver. The publications pull together interviews and articles printed over the many years of MOJO magazine, and accompany them with many rare and previously unseen images of the band, to help trace the journey from the band’s first steps, through to The Dark Side Of The Moon. There were certainly a healthy number of pictures which I’d not seen before, and refreshingly for a special publication such as this, there is no advertising within its pages to artificially inflate the page count. Both parts should be worthwhile purchases for Floyd fans, providing plenty to read, and lots of visual entertainment too. The second part, also known as Edition 2, will be available in UK stores from April 4th, and covers the period of 1974 to the present day. As you’ll see from the image here, the cover of the second part has the band lurking behind a hole in the Wall… PLEASE NOTE that Edition 1 (part one) is selling incredibly well, and copies are becoming very hard to find. Secure your copy now by purchasing online (it’s available worldwide) through these links at the publishers: Specially priced bundle to buy Edition 1 (1965-73), and pre-order Edition 2 (1974-2019) (https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/mojo-specials/emojespc/collectors-series-pink-floyd-bundle) or The link to buy Edition 1 (1965-73) only (https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/mojo-specials/emojespc/collectors-series-pink-floyd-edition-1)
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!” Thenâ¦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, Covidâ¦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)
I said that the 2015 Barn Dance may have been the best post SXSW Barn Dance ever, but after yesterday’s event I may have to moderate this. Yesterday didn’t have the warmest weather, but it was around 70 F, and … Continue reading →
Just announced – Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets will be playing fourteen dates on their Set The Controls tour around the UK, as their European tour expands. The last time they played the UK was April/May 2022, so it is a treat for the band to be back in June this year! Last year, of course, the band played shows in Australia, preceded by a string of European dates including a stunning night in the excavated ruins of Pompeii, with the modern city of Pompei conferring honorary citizenship on Nick. Tickets for the new dates – detailed below – go on sale on Friday (February 16th) at 11am UK time, from MyTicket.co.uk (https://myticket.co.uk). Nick Mason said: “Six years ago when I got behind the drums again and we started playing the early Pink Floyd material, it was a real pleasure on so many levels. Many of the tracks had never actually been played live, so to have performed them all over the world has been something we’ve all enjoyed immensely. To get the opportunity to come back to the UK for another tour is something the band and I had been hoping we would be able to do, so to say “we’re back” feels good!” Here’s all the dates for you: June 11th – VICTORIA HALL, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-11th-victoria-hall-stoke-on-trent-en.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 12th – BARBICAN, YORK, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-12th-barbican-york-england.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 13th – ROYAL CONCERT HALL, NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-13th-royal-concert-hall-nottingham-en.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 15th – NEW THEATRE OXFORD, OXFORD, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-15th-new-theatre-oxford-oxford-england.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 17th – BRISTOL BEACON, BRISTOL, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-17th-bristol-beacon-bristol-england.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 18th – BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY HALL, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-18th-birmingham-symphony-hall-birmingham-en.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 19th – O2 APOLLO MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-19th-o2-apollo-manchester-manchester-en.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 21st – SEC ARMADILLO, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-21st-sec-armadillo-glasgow-scotland.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 22nd – THE GLASSHOUSE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MUSIC, GATESHEAD, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-22nd-the-glasshouse-international-centre-for-music-gateshead-en.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 24th – WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF, WALES (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-24th-wales-millennium-centre-cardiff.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 25th – LIGHTHOUSE, POOLE, DORSET, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-25th-lighthouse-poole-dorset-england.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 26th – BRIGHTON DOME, BRIGHTON, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-26th-brighton-dome-brighton-england.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 28th – REGENT THEATRE, IPSWICH, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-28th-regent-theatre-ipswich-england.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
June 29th – ROYAL ALBERT HALL, KENSINGTON, LONDON, ENGLAND (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2024/june-29th-royal-albert-hall-kensington-london-en.html) – TICKETS (https://myticket.co.uk)
