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Remember That Sight: A Holiday Souvenir.
The David Gilmour 'On An Island' Tour banner fluttering in the breeze
outside London's Royal Albert Hall reminds us
that it's nearly a year since David's shows
there, filmed for the Remember That Night
DVD (29-31 May, 2006 to be exact). In the spirit
of the holiday weekend (well, at least in the
UK & US), we thought you'd like to see a
small portion of what we've been working on.
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Photograph: Charles Littledale. |
Directed by David Mallet, with additional footage
by Gavin Elder, the extracts can only give you
a small taste of what the final item will be
like, but we hope you appreciate it, as a glimpse
of what it was like, or a reminder if you were
there.
We aim to bring you more bits and pieces from
the DVD in the coming weeks and months, so stay
tuned.
Barrett's Riches Allsorts
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An anticipated
embarrassment of riches was the order of the
day at the Madcap's Last Laugh concert,
which featured an unheralded David Gilmour stage
appearance – joined by a couple of friends
named Richard and Nick. Organised by Pink Floyd's
first producer, Joe Boyd, and Nick Laird-Clowes
of Dream Academy, the concert at London's Barbican
Hall was a celebration of Roger 'Syd' Barrett's
life and music. |
As publicised, a varied list of performers gave their
own particular renditions of Syd songs: Kevin Ayers;
The Bees; The Incredible String Band's Mike Heron;
and Chrissie Hynde, to mention only a few.
Of course, there were several surprise guests, including
Damon Albarn and a solo Roger Waters, who performed
a rarely heard Flickering Flame, accompanied
only by his own acoustic guitar and Jon Carin on keyboards.
Syd was represented on film throughout, and the spirit
of the Sixties was vividly recreated by early Floyd
lighting designer Peter Wynne Wilson's masterly use
of oil-wheel psychedelia.
After a short but evocative speech by Joe Boyd, David,
Richard and Nick performed an incandescent version
of Arnold Layne, with Andy Bell from Oasis
on bass, and our very own Jon Carin on keyboards.
Wrapped up by an all-ensemble rendition of Bike,
the evening was a fitting memorial to a unique and
hugely influential individual.
Click here
for more on the show, and visit the Galleries
section for a rehearsal shot from Polly Samson. |
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