‘Arnold Layne’ single
Another first for you…
Available for a limited period over the Christmas holidays – and dedicated to the memory of Syd Barrett, who passed away in July – will be an ‘Arnold Layne’ single featuring two live versions of the song: one with David Bowie on vocals, the other with Richard Wright (both from the Royal Albert Hall).
Poignantly, it will also include a live acoustic cover of ‘Dark Globe’, from Syd’s debut album, ‘The Madcap Laughs’.
There will be a limited press of 7″ singles in Europe and 10″ singles in North America.
These will be available in all good record shops (and probably some rubbish ones as well) from 26 December.
The tracks will also be available for download from Christmas Day.
I’ll give you more details a bit closer to the time.
There was no chat today, but the chatroom will be open from 3PM (UK time) tomorrow.
We’ve reached the end of Guy’s Q&A, but thank you all for your questions and comments. I’ll leave you with Guy’s answers to some of your sillier ones and wish our competition winners, Tony K and Martin S, a fabulous time at Guy’s stand-up show tonight.
Last, but certainly not least, the winner of David’s very own ‘On an Island’ T-shirt is… Susan.
Many congratulations, Susan. I hope you’ll like it and trust that it’s going to a good home.
Did you ever play any of the original Tomb Raider games? (George Maciver)
No, but I know someone who found a way to make her repeatedly bang into the wall and moan in a way that was supposedly erotic.
Margaritas. Frozen or Iced? (Rudders)
Iced.
Have you ever been sideswiped by any pigs on the wing onstage? (Beau)
Now you’re being silly.
Holidays. Beach or Adventure? (Rudders)
Adventure with the missus, Beach with child. Although we did drag him around Cambodia, which was fairly adventurous.
Did you know for an extra 50p your trainers come in a deluxe edition with shoe laces? (Gary Hurley)
Actually Converse John Varvates are a deluxe edition, as they are elasticated and the holes are ornamental. Ner ner ne ner ner…
Blogs. Yours or DG’s? (Rudders)
DG’s every time.
What do you want to be when you grow up? (George Maciver)
A Lion Tamer!
What a couple of days…
A one-off t’shirt, a DG Strat and the new single…
I’m amazed at how many affluent bloggers we have who intend buying the DG Strat!?! I’ve had guitars for years and all the other stuff needed to play an electric guitar so I know what it all costs…
Susan… congratulations, enjoy it :-)
And to me European friends on the blog… enjoy the CD when it comes out as I can’t get it over here in Canada… ;-)
[I'm sure someone can get a copy to you, Rudders. - Features Editor]
Wow. Lots of action on the site the last week or so.
I just wanted to say that Q magazine came out last week here in Toronto. I went to all the major chains and they only had a few copies and none with David on the cover.
I had given up hope and was going to settle for one with Mr. Bowie on the cover, when I went into a smaller store to pick up a bag a cheesy poofs and spotted a large stack of the magazines, and was able to score one with David’s photo on the cover. Sweet!
I still have to catch up with all the news/blogs of the last week, but it seems like an incredible week, you guys have been really busy. Wow, what a prize for a contest! Congrats to the winner.
bye for now.
Does anyone remember the slump we all went through after the tour finished? What will we do, will the Blog continue, Will anything else ever happen…
Didn’t they do well :-)
Look who’s been spotted at the hall of fame awards!
3 things
1. Dave???!?!? wtf
2. Lady guest? thats WIFE
3. Looks like they are going to 2 different parties??!?!?!?
wheres that pointy stick at??
[Cheeky buggers. - Features Editor]
This may be a silly question, but, is the Arnold Layne single going to be released on CD? Or just on vinyl and download? I’m assuming the download will be an iTunes download.
[We can only assume the same for now with regards to the downloads, as these things are still being decided, but there will be a CD. However, the CD will only be available in Europe. - Features Editor]
Thank You FEd,
I like the purpose of the Barn, and will put my brain into finding out.
And if I enter the Barn, am sure I will be a good contributor to the Blog…
Congratulations to Susan, and as I mentioned it to my sweet Love, she was just delighted i thought of her in attempting to bid for it…
So anyone, if there is a 2nd T-Shirt ever made, I would have another go at it!!! But better not be more than 2 of those!!!
All the Best FEd
Emmanuel
[I can give you the same clue given to many others as a starting point. Please click your name below for that. - Features Editor]
Happy Hump Day friends.
We are totaly obscured by clouds here in Tennessee today. Nice day for a nap.
See you guys in the chat tomorrow hopefully.
Have a good one (what ever it is)
Melissa(*_*)
Problem with this blog? It’s overflowing or something?
I’m obscured by a cloud right now even though its a bit early for that type of thing.
FEd,
Alas no ARnold Layne cd for us here in the States.
Are we still the red-headed step children? (ha ha ha)
Penny
oops….my bad. That read “hump day”.
Got my glasses on now…pardon…
Inspired idea to release Arnold Layne by both D.B.and R.W, this will be the first single I have purchased for 38 years!
At the R.A.H. I was sitting near someone who asked me if this was a new song. It did sound very fresh and up to date I must say. Good old Syd and thank you to David.
By the way my son is sailing the Atlantic and yesterday bumped into Rick who is believe it or not on an island. No more details will I reveal of this most courtious and private of gentlemen.
Best Wishes
peter jenner
Hi Fed
That is a nice idea for a tribute to Syd.
Rudders, I remember also the panic that set in as David’s last show was played and the future of the Blog was on everyone’s mind. But, Fed has taken care of us quite well.
Hey Fed, sorry to hear about you and Brit…wait, that’s that **other** Fed… Nevermind.
Have a good day, all
Mike
Fed, thanks for the Boxing Day explanation. wow.
Congrats, Susan, on winning the shirt! I am envious!
Has it already been mentioned here on the blog/site that the newly released “Jools Holland Later … Best of”-DVD includes Davids performance of OAI, taken from his recent appearance in this show? Sorry if everybody else alredy knows this and I’m the only bloke who isn’t able to read the blog properly ….
Speaking of this, what do you think about adding those still available mixed-artist-DVD’s, on which David is playing his own stuff, to the discography page? (eg. the “Strat-Pack”-DVD comes to my mind here)
and i am interested in the barn as well.
i have logged many miles for many years to see dave…and rog. i dont have a clue as to where to begin but if i tell you in addition i can play most of dave’s solo’s note for note, will that help? i mean “dogs” alone would be worth the entry wouldn’t you say fed?
my passion for dave is legendary in my state…if you went on my bar’s website (no mentions here of course), you would see a giant live animal’s tour shot behind the stage and many pics of dave especially and even syd.
got a photo of dave and rog blown up that is of them harmonizing on ‘young lust’ on the same mic. i think they hated each other’s guts at the time which always brings a little smile to my face when i look at it, knowing that little fact.
anyway fed, just trying to grease the wheels a bit.
[You'll have to do better than that, I'm afraid. Go back through the old entries. You only need the title and need go no further than May. - Features Editor]
Hi F’ed and co.
First and foremost, well done Susan on winning the shirt!!! I’m not at all jealous, really!!
Just wanted to share a little story with you all from today that made me smile.
I work in a motorcycle shop in Maidenhead and today a fella came in that made me do a cartoon style double take!!
Now, I’m not just saying this bloke looks like DG (as in the lookylikey cab-driver blokey that does a good Elton John) this WAS David Gilmour….really. I jest not.
So, I walked back past the shop counter a few times while my collegue served him, each time having a good butchers and getting more and more convinced…after about the 6th walk-by I struck up some bikey-chat…then went right in for the kill..
“Has anyone ever said you look like David Gilmour??” Says me…
He did a big DG toothy smile and went ‘yeeeees’ (like it was the 6th time today) and then we had a good laugh & chat about it…But honestly, I’m not kidding…the hair, the eyes, the teeth, it was really frightening…it was him (except for the voice, ‘eee’s definately not from Cambridge!)
Now, knowing what I know about David and his antics on an early Bultaco trials bike (i.e. riding it through a restaurant full of punters of an evening) could this be he?? Has he got back into biking (and put on a comedy cockney voice?)
It didn’t occour to me until later to set up a good prank or two while I had the chance…maybe we could get him down the local guitar shop (where no doubt they would be all taken in) for a couple of rough bars of Smoke on the Water, before we all gave up on the joke and fell about laughing?
He’s coming in again in a few days, so I may try and get some pics (for a Classic Rock news scoop “DG wheelies his GSXR over Maidehead bridge to promote new single”)
….Then again, maybe not!!
Made my week though.
Have a good one all!
Emma
xXx
Edwina, will we get to see David at the UK Hall of Fame here in the States?
Guy, are you tired of answering our questions?
xo
Deborah
[I don't think so, but I do think that Guy answered more of your questions than we expected. There were at least 60. - Features Editor]
Caption: As a young man David was often caught late at night in the middle of the laneway, by Rudders’ uncle Uhungski (Daniel Swarovski’s half-brothers’ son), singing into any mic on a stand he could find.
Nominations for The 2006 Weblog Awards has four entries for David Gilmours/Fed’s site.
Best Blog
Best New Blog
Best Music Blog
Best Blog-UK
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They’re offering a two day visit to one of the world’s biggest air-shows – the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
Two very special pilots will fly you and a guest to the Air Tattoo on Friday 13 July 2007. One of you will fly with Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson while the other will be piloted by Nick Mason of Pink Floyd.
It’s currently running at £5,000.
For details of how to bid, visit the BBC’s Radio 2 web site.
Hello FEd,
Regarding the special album coming out, Arnold Layne, I indeed find dark Globe most poignant song, and like the version from Syd’s Opel’s album.
Obviously different stage in his life, but still most engaging and poignant.
I have enjoyed his music and regard greatly the move of the two David’s, to make a special number of it.
Will be a definite buyer…
Emmanuel
Aha David was inducting Brian Wilson of the beach boys into the UK hall of fame. Hence the sharp threads in my previous post!
Wonder if he said cheers for the Echoes riff ;0)
still must have been great to do that with one of your idols (David is a big beach boys fan right?)
[He is. - Features Editor]
[I can now tell you that it will be on CD in Europe, but only in Europe. - Features Editor]
good stuff, fed. thanks for letting us know. i’ll get both the vinyl and the cd.
I’m so glad we’re going to get Arnold Layne with Richard singing and it’s a wonderful idea to include Dark Globe.
It warms my heart to see Syd’s memory being kept alive!
FEd, do you think that Richard would ever be prepared to answer our questions? I had so many lined up for him at Abbey Road, but alas never got the honour of meeting him.
[I don't think so, Sue. - Features Editor]
[FEd, do you think that Richard would ever be prepared to answer our questions? I had so many lined up for him at Abbey Road, but alas never got the honour of meeting him.]
[I don't think so, Sue. - Features Editor]
That’s a pity.
FEd, would you do me a big favour please. Would you give Richard a big hug and kiss from me and tell him that I loved hearing him play Echoes at the Royal Albert Hall.
David and Rick had me completely mesmorised at those three shows at the RAH with Echoes – best performance at any gig/concert I’ve ever been too and that includes 18 May 1973 at Earls Court!
Apologies for straying off topic.
[I can't promise that there will be any hugging or kissing, but I will try to pass the message on. - Features Editor]
Arnold Layne single, wow after 39 years to be realased as a single again is quite interesting.
Now where would the royality payment go.. Syd’s family?
And this is one of the best tributes to Syd this year, realasing one of his songs as a single.
Cheers.
Cool thanks for the reply FEd.
If the CD is only to be released in Europe, does that include the UK or just mainland Europe?
[It will be available all over mainland Europe, including the UK. - Features Editor]