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Post by saw76 on May 5, 2005 8:46:07 GMT
Does anyone know of any plans to release the Pink Floyd BBC Radio sessions from the 60's. It seems that just about every other big name band has had this done but them.
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Post by Laurence Piper on May 5, 2005 9:27:25 GMT
It might have something to do with the band themselves (particularly Roger Waters' reputation for being obstructive). This is maybe the reason why we have never had a proper release of a few of the unreleased Barrett era recordings too (e.g. Scream Thy Last Scream / Vegetable Man) and a decent DVD retrospective. The other factor is probably that their earliest sessions don't exist other than as poor quality off-air recordings.
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Post by Frank on May 5, 2005 10:56:57 GMT
Poor quality wasn't an issue with the Nice BBC session CD a few years back. I think most fans accept that some of the recordings are not going to be comparable to commercial releases of the era
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Post by Laurence Piper on May 6, 2005 12:09:04 GMT
Poor quality wasn't an issue with the Nice BBC session CD a few years back. I think most fans accept that some of the recordings are not going to be comparable to commercial releases of the era True but maybe Waters' obstructiveness is due to the poor quality of those recordings? He's been very "quality control" conscious of Floyd's output in the past. Just a guess, mind... |
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Post by Peter Chadwick on May 10, 2005 23:07:59 GMT
Actually, I don't think Waters is as much to blame as everyone thinks. I remember seeing an interview (in print) with him just after the release of 'The Wall - Live' a couple of years ago, when he said that the reason he gave his permission for it's release was that Pink Floyd were 'a democracy', and as he had one vote, there was no point in holding out when ''I'm always going to be out-voted as to whatever they want to do''.
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Post by andyjefferys on Jun 1, 2005 20:51:05 GMT
There may be problems releasing the '67 Top Gear sessions due to Syd Barrett's estate . As far as I'm aware, although he receives his royalties from EMI for his Floyd work, any contact with any of the other members of his old band sends his head into a spin and his mental state is to say the least precarious as a result. Any clearances on these would have to be made through his estate I would assume (hence the release of the Strange Fruit Peel Sessions).
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Post by Chris M on Jun 22, 2005 3:20:00 GMT
I'm not exactly sure why they haven't been released but I can assure you the problem is not Syd's family. They have signed off on all archival releases of Syd's solo work (Opel, Crazy Diamond boxset, Bob Dylan's Blues, Kevin Ayers session). I don't think Waters is the obstacle either. He has said in several interviews that he thinks Vegetable Man is "brilliant", actually I have an interview where he (erroneously) mentions that Vegetable Man was already released.
BTW, I have a CDR of a confirmed, unedited 1st gen of both '67 Peel sessions. My copy has the complete Pow R Toc H as well as the DJ chatter. Quality is a bit rough but better than most copies that do the rounds
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Post by Andy Jefferys on Jun 22, 2005 15:17:05 GMT
Credit where credit's due to Syd's family for signing off all the other material whilst shielding Syd away from the muisic business side of life he so obviously doesnt recognise or wish to be involved in. Would be very interested in the CDR you mention.
In the light of the Floyd reformation for Live 8 (tho I doubt any new material will come from it), maybe the Floyd camp may be a bit more amiable than in the past, get back on speaking terms with each other and see through the release of some of this material.
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Post by Dan on Jun 22, 2005 21:02:15 GMT
Syd hasn't totally cut himself off from the Floyd.
A few years ago there was a book published of Syd-era Floyd photos, and there was a special edition lerather bound volume made (limited to something like 500 copies), and each one was autographed by Syd (he signed them 'Barrett').
Also a few years ago there was a Pink Floyd documentary on BBC1 or 2 and a relative of Syd said that Syd watched the programme and enjoyed it.
I'd also be interested in the cd-r. ;D
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Post by Chris M on Jun 23, 2005 4:19:29 GMT
Syd hasn't totally cut himself off from the Floyd. A few years ago there was a book published of Syd-era Floyd photos, and there was a special edition lerather bound volume made (limited to something like 500 copies), and each one was autographed by Syd (he signed them 'Barrett'). Also a few years ago there was a Pink Floyd documentary on BBC1 or 2 and a relative of Syd said that Syd watched the programme and enjoyed it. I'd also be interested in the cd-r. ;D I can help with the CDR. Email me at syd100@cox.net. |
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