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Roger Waters has unveiled the first sample of music from his controversial reworking of Pink Floyd‘s classic The Dark Side Of The Moon. The 52-second clip was uploaded to YouTube and features footage of Waters in the studio listening to the new version of Us And Them.
“When we recorded the stripped down songs for the Lockdown Sessions, the 50th anniversary of the release of Dark Side of The Moon was looming on the horizon,” says Waters. “It occurred to to me that Dark Side of the Moon could well be a suitable candidate for a similar re-working, partly as a tribute to the original work, but also to re-address the political and emotional message of the whole album.
“I discussed it with Gus and Sean [musician/producer Gus Seyffer and collaborator Sean Evans], and when we’d stopped giggling and shouting ‘You must be fucking mad’ at one another we decided to take it on. We are now in the process of finishing the final mix. It’s turned out really great and I’m excited for everyone to hear it.
“It’s not a replacement for the original which, obviously, is irreplaceable. But it is a way for the seventy nine year old man to look back across the intervening fifty years into the eyes of the twenty nine year old and say, to quote a poem of mine about my Father, ‘We did our best, we kept his trust, our Dad would have been proud of us’. And also it is a way for me to honour a recording that Nick and Rick and Dave and I have every right to be very proud of.”
News of the reworking was originally announced during an interview Waters undertook with the Daily Telegraph, during which he told writer Tristram Fane Saunders, “I wrote The Dark Side of the Moon. Let’s get rid of all this ‘we’ crap! Of course we were a band, there were four of us, we all contributed – but it’s my project and I wrote it. So… blah!”
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- Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon - Remastered 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £49.99, $62.49, €59.99 (Back In Stock) (arrived 12-Feb-2025 17:00)on February 14, 2025 at 3:38 am
PINK FLOYD The Dark Side Of The Moon (Out of print 2016 UK/EU remastered edition 180-gram black vinyl LP, the all-time Hall of Fame classic 1973 album expertly remastered from the original analogue master tapes by James Guthrie, Joel Plante &Bernie Grundman. Deluxe gatefold picture sleeve with two posters and two stickers inside, plus replica circular hype sticker and large info sticker intact on the outside, still factory sealed from new. This 2016 edition is now outof print, replaced by the new 2023 remaster) #Top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
- Pink Floyd - The Division Bell - Remastered 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £49.99, $62.49, €59.99 (New Item) (arrived 11-Feb-2025 14:56)on February 14, 2025 at 3:38 am
PINK FLOYD The Division Bell (2016 UK/EU remastered stereo 11-track double album 2-LP, first released in March 1994. Pressed on audiophile quality 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl, featuring the singles Take It Back and High Hopes, plus Keep Talking and Coming Back To Life. Housed inside its beautiful gatefold picture sleeve featuring the Hipgnosis-designed Ely Cathedral artwork. Hype sticker & factory sealed. This edition is now deleted & out of print! Recommended)
- Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon - White Vinyl - Dutch - vinyl LP - £295.00, $368.75, €354.00 (New Item) (arrived 10-Feb-2025 14:58)on February 14, 2025 at 3:38 am
PINK FLOYD Dark Side Of The Moon (Scarce 1973 Dutch 9-track WHITE vinyl LP with EMI/Harvest black labels featuring the blue triangle design, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has just one or two storage marks and light edgewear evident with the vinyl in Near Mint condition - a wonderful copy of this highly collectable classic 5C062-05249) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Roger Waters - The Wall - Live in Berlin - RSD 2020 - Clear Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £74.99, $93.74, €89.99 (New Item) (arrived 10-Feb-2025 17:00)on February 14, 2025 at 3:38 am
ROGER WATERS The Wall - Live in Berlin (Limited Edition 2020 UK/EU 26-track double LP, transferred at Abbey Road & pressed on 180gram Clear Vinyl, exclusive for Record Store Day. Issued to celebrate the 30th anniversary of one ofthe most symbolic concerts, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters & special guests make this a unique recording. Few records can boast a range of stellar talent such as Van Morrison, The Band,Cyndi Lauper, The Scorpions, Jerry Hall, Sinead O'Connor & JoniMitchell. Recorded in the former 'no-man's land' between the Brandeberg Gate & Potsdamer Platz in Berlin just eight months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the live spectacular was watched by over 500,000 people. Housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve with illustrated inners, the sleeve & vinyl are Near Mint)
- Pink Floyd - The Wall - 1st - South African - 2-LP vinyl set - £125.00, $156.25, €150.00 (New Item) (arrived 10-Feb-2025 17:00)on February 14, 2025 at 3:38 am
PINK FLOYD The Wall (Rare 1979 South African first issue 26-track double vinyl LP with graduated orange CBS label, including Another Brick In The Wall [Part II] which went on to become a protest song against the apartheid regime, housed in thegatefold picture sleeve with illustrations across the inside, the '125 Interpak' and 'Marketed and Distributed by Gramophone Record Co. [Pty.] Ltd' credits on the reverse and paper lyric inserts. The sleeve has some foxing and an area of sticker residue and a little ringwear whilst the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with just minor signs of play) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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