Dark Side of the Moon

[twm]

This is probably in the wrong forum but I know some of you are Floyd fans and I thought this might just be of interest:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/35/r2-darkside.html

One of my contacts advises me that they had an all-star premiere-style launch recently (which basically involved them all listening to this radio play, I think) but I have no idea if any of Floyd were there or not.

Tom Stoppard, who we met recently at a non-music festival in a field deep in the Wiltshire countryside, wrote a play entiled "Rock 'n' Roll" which has Floyd references - well Syd Barrett really. On holiday on the West Coast a few years back, our trip coincided by chance with a performance by the American Conservatory Theater and they had a booklet for sale that included  an article from "Vanity Fair" in which Stoppard talks about how the play came about; the article was entitled, "Here's looking at you, Syd". Around the same time, "Vanity Fair" offered an interview with Stoppard as a web exclusive and that may still be available on-line.

[Pottel]

I remember Polly Samson, gilmour's pretty wife tweeting about this, and nick mason commenting on it in an interview.

[Justme]

Today at 9.30 am (BST) a BBC2 radio show featuring "David Gilmour's tracks of my years" hosted by Ken Bruce might delight those who are into PF.

[twm]

I bought RADIO TIMES for next week this afternoon and, reading it on a train journey home, noted that there are quite a few Floyd programmes on BBC radio channels next week. When I get a bit more time, I'll list them. If you're interested, though, you can probably find them on the BBC website.

[JF]

for those interested in the recording process, here are some links, posted by Pottel (I think) some time ago :

Multitrack Breakdown from "The Record Producers" on BBC radio 2.

It's awesome ! Even Bjorn, the "gimourish" webmaster said to me that there are lots of cool info there he wasn't aware of.

 
 
 
 
 
 

[Love Expresso]

This one is nice...



 

LE

[Pottel]

Where did you find that? Dead funny. Thnx

[Love Expresso]

Bear in mind that it is original  intercom sound from that night. A Floyd friend sent this clip to me from his facebook group a while ago. It remembered me of the scene in one of Guy's movie where Simon Tuchtener explains to the "locals" about the spot lights, too on a little piece of paper... I like the accent of Arthur Max.

LE

[Justme]

Btw, did you guys know that Pink Floyds former recording studio has been converted into office space?

http://www.britannia-row.co.uk/

[Pottel]

interesting, i thought i had litterally everything there is to have in Floyd recodings. (may have this too, just have no memory of it)

[Lis]

Bear in mind that it is original  intercom sound from that night.  ... I like the accent of Arthur Max.

LE

Nice accent, and incredible patience!!!     

[Justme]

This one's for the well-heeled collector I reckon:

http://www.classicdriver.com/en/collectible/pink-floyd-dark-side-moon-reversed-sleeve

[Pottel]

You reckoned well....