To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Pink Floyd’s iconic album Wish You Were Here is being reissued in various formats. Featuring ‘Shine on You Crazy Diamond’, the hypnotic ‘Welcome to the Machine’, the scathing ‘Have a Cigar’ and the essential title track, this is undoubtedly one of the most important albums in the history of…
First up this week is Ten Crowns, the new solo album from Andy Bell (Erasure), which features ten brand-new tracks of dazzling, joyous pop inspired by the dancefloor and gospel, including an incredible collaboration with Andy’s idol, Debbie Harry. Ten Crowns was written with and produced by Grammy-winning US producer, remixer and DJ Dave Audé.…
Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII, the groundbreaking 1972 film directed by Adrian Maben, has been digitally remastered from the original 35mm footage, with enhanced audio newly mixed by Steven Wilson. Set in the hauntingly beautiful ruins of the ancient Roman Amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy, this unique film captures Pink Floyd performing an intimate concert…
The first of this week’s six picks is Jolie Holland’s latest, Haunted Mountain. It’s a beckoning, confronting place; at once ancient and of the moment, it hums with literary and political interconnections. The songs illuminate states of dispossession and alienation, lust and pollination: a state of reciprocity with our living planet. The record is a…
Heading up this week’s six stormers is Memento Mori, the 15th studio album from Depeche Mode and its first as a two-piece lineup of Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, following co-founder Andrew ‘Fletch’ Fletcher’s tragic passing in 2022. Produced by James Ford with additional production work by Marta Salogni, Memento Mori’s gestation took place during…
Our six lovingly hand-picked releases for the next two weeks start with Pink Floyd collection The Later Years: 1987–2019 (out 29 Nov), which is effectively a highlights package from the 16-disc monster being released on 13 December. This release covers the material created by David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright from 1987 to the…
Pink Floyd re-release their 1971 compilation album Relics and their 1995 UK Number 1 live album Pulse, both pressed on heavyweight 180g vinyl. Both albums were remastered in 2018 by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman. Relics, Pink Floyd’s first ‘compilation’ album, includes singles, B-sides, tracks from their first three albums – The Piper…
Pre-sale of the week is The Early Years 1967–1972 by Pink Floyd, out on 11 November. Features: • Many hours of rare and unreleased music and video from the Pink Floyd archive • 6 ‘year’ volumes plus a bonus exclusive ‘extras’ package across 27 discs • Over 20 unreleased songs including 1967’s ‘Vegetable Man’ and…
Pre-sale of the week is 4 Vinyl Reissues by Pink Floyd, out on 3 June. On 3 June 2016, Pink Floyd Records will begin the reintroduction of the Pink Floyd catalogue on vinyl for the first time in over two decades. The first four records will be The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, A…