Роджер Уотерс / Roger Waters

Рекламная афиша раннего концерта, сделанная Гордоном Хоггом

Оригинальный состав Пинк Флойд, ещё с Бобом Клоузом и ещё под названием The Tea Set, которое предложил Сид

Родж и Сид на одном из ранних выступлений группы

группа в 67, ещё с Сидом

The wind In The Willows

Испанские официанты

Take a Coke!

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posing

in the lounge, 1967

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NICK MASON "INSIDE OUT" - SPECIAL LIMITED BOUND EDITION - ORDER NOW!

Nick Mason's Inside Out limited
edition from Genesis Publications
As we reported back on 9th February, and 8th April, specialist book publishers, Genesis Publications have collaborated with Nick Mason, producing a very special limited edition of his fantastic book, "Inside Out: A Personal History Of Pink Floyd".

Genesis have taken 500 of the First Edition of the book, re-bound them in leather, got them signed by Nick and included in a 'box of delights' designed and assembled by Storm Thorgerson, who will also sign this unique limited edition box set. Only 500 sets will be available, and will be offered initially to existing Genesis customers.

They have today announced that orders are now being taken for this very special edition, which will be available from September this year, from Genesis-Publications.com, priced at Ј595 plus shipping. Full details of the edition, as described by Genesis themselves, are shown below.

Nick had this to say about the edition: "I bought the original Derek Taylor book (Fifty Years Adrift) from Genesis and loved it - since then I've collected a number of their books and never been disappointed... I wouldn't like Brian (Roylance) to get big-headed about this, but I was rather honoured to be asked if I'd like my book Genesised."

The Genesis website includes pictures from the photoshoot Storm did, for the new cover image. Storm directed the shoot at Syon House in London on 19th April 2005, and uses the highly polished mirrored balls as previously seen in the Interstellar exhibition poster.

DETAILS OF THE CONTENTS
Each strong presentation box is handmade in buckram to a design specification which securely holds in place all the fascinating elements of this unique collectors' edition. An image created by Storm Thorgerson is set into the front above a silver foiled logo. The spine lettering is also in silver foil.

A full leather bound numbered and signed copy of Nick Mason's highly acclaimed book "Inside Out, a personal history of Pink Floyd". Each copy is hand bound in goatskin by the craftsmen at The Abbey Bookbindery. A full colour image created especially for the limited edition is set into the front cover. The page edges are silver foiled and there is silver tooling on the spine and front.

In his 3,500 word monograph booklet (exclusive to this boxed set), Nick describes with considerable wit his new experiences as a successful author. He writes about the rest of the band's reaction to the book but the real humour comes from his recollections of his book-promotional activities in various countries. This is printed on acid-free heavy cartridge stock.

There are two fine art prints, size 20' x 15'. They are both created and signed and numbered by Storm Thorgerson. Each one is silk-screened in 27 colours on Somerset tub sized 410gsm paper, by Coriander Studios. Each is a superb collector's item in its own right.

To demonstrate his commitment and enthusiasm for the project, Nick Mason has kindly coughed up 500 assorted Pink Floyd backstage passes from his personal collection - there are at least 7 different kinds of backstage pass. One pass to each box.

One minute a fine art print, the next a T-shirt design. Was Picasso this adventurous? Another exquisite creation from Storm. A great shirt too, one size (medium) only. Colour: mushroom.

There's also a woolly hat with 'Hi' logo. So, it's a hi hat. Storm's idea of course. Warm in winter but like the T-shirt, you probably won't want to take it out of the box.

What else in the box? A pair of American hickory drumsticks prepared for Nick Mason especially for this edition by Pro-Mark. Also a drum key with lanyard and Paiste cymbal badge/tiepin.

You may not receive the same backstage pass as another subscriber and you most definitely won't receive the same Polaroid print. That's because we've taken 500 different shots of Nick at work on the project. So the Polaroid in your box is unique to your boxed set. By now we hope that you'll agree that this is a very impressive box of delights. As usual with Genesis products, the quality is second to none.

Finally, to ensure there's no spare space, there's a set of 12 postcards in a hard cover wallet, depicting the band in various incarnations, together with more imagery including alternative versions from Storm.


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An incredible collection of "antiques and curios" to use a phrase from the band's back catalogue. Nice to have the unique touches of Nick's own backstage passes and an individual polaroid of Nick hard at work. Place your order now, before it is too late, through this special link.



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Date news posted: 12 July 2005

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Press Release

Bastille Day 2005 (July 14) Marks The Countdown To The Release of Roger Waters' Long-Awaited Classical Opera, 'Ca Ira,' From Sony BMG Masterworks/Columbia Records
Wednesday July 13, 1:05 pm ET
Lavish First Edition DigiPack Includes Full Opera On Two Hybrid SACDs, Bonus "Making Of 'Ca Ira'" DVD, & 60-Page Four-Color Booklet Containing Libretto, Cast Credits, & Original Illustrations
'Ca Ira' In Stores Tuesday, September 27


NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 14, the people of France, and history enthusiasts the world over, will celebrate the 216th anniversary of Bastille Day, the day the citizenry of France stormed the state prison in Paris that increasingly symbolized their hatred of the monarchy and their willingness to fight and die for "Liberty! Equality! Fraternity!" Bastille Day marks the birth pangs of the French Revolution and, like America's Independence Day, is a celebration of the overthrowing of an old oppressive order and a toast to the emergence of freedom and democracy.
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This year's Bastille Day provides a fitting prelude to the impending release of "Ca Ira," Roger Waters' long-awaited "operatic history of the French Revolution," on Tuesday, September 27.

The lavish first edition of "Ca Ira," an opera in three acts for full orchestra, soloists and choirs, will include a double SACD DigiPack and a deluxe 60 page four-color booklet including Roger Waters' lyrics based on Etienne Roda-Gil's original French libretto, the original illustrations created by Nadine Roda-Gil, biographies of Waters and the opera's cast, background and production notes on the opera.

As a bonus for Roger Waters fans, "Ca Ira" includes a special DVD documentary chronicling the "making of" the opera. The "Ca Ira" DVD traces the history of the project, from conception to completion, and includes revelatory interviews with Waters and the musicians and cast of "Ca Ira" as well as exclusive in-the-studio footage of the recording of the opera.

"Ca Ira" is being released in the hybrid SACD (Super Audio CD) format in Dolby Digital 5.1 SurroundSound. The hybrid SACD disks are compatible with standard CD players.

Waters, who co-founded the groundbreaking rock group Pink Floyd in 1966, began to bridge the worlds of rock and classical music in such pioneering major works as "The Dark Side Of The Moon" (1973) and "The Wall" (1979) in which he incorporated elements of operatic form -- theatricality, coherent narrative, dramatic arcs, thematic music and song cycles -- in a pop context.

Waters' work on "Ca Ira," his first opera for full orchestra and voice, began in 1989, during the Bicentennial of the French Revolution. The well-respected and successful songwriter Etienne Roda-Gil and his wife, Nadine, had created an original libretto for an opera, written in French, as part of the Bicentennial. Entitled "Ca Ira," after a revolutionary song of the period, the Roda-Gil's original manuscript, copiously and beautifully illustrated by Nadine, portrayed the events and the spirit of the French Revolution through a multitude of perspectives -- ranging from Marie Antoinette to the eyes and ears of the period's revolutionaries and common people -- using a circus as a central theatrical framing device and metaphor.

Introduced to Etienne Roda-Gil by a mutual friend, Waters was immediately and deeply impressed by the passion and the power of Etienne's manuscript and began work on creating a full orchestral score for "Ca Ira." Work on the project was suspended when Nadine died tragically of leukemia. Several years passed before Roger and Etienne returned to "Ca Ira."

In 1997, Roger began writing an English version of the text. "It's not just a translation," he says. "I've stuck very much to the spirit of Etienne's original, adding to it somewhat. Although it's rooted in the history of the revolution, its philosophical slant is, I suppose, contemporary as well. It's more than just a history of the French Revolution, it's a piece about the human potential for change."

The finished version of "Ca Ira" features orchestration and choral arrangements by Roger Waters with Rick Wentworth. Waters and Wentworth are also the album's producers. Principal characters in the opera are brought to life by the Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel (the Ringmaster, the Troublemaker, Louis Capet - the King of France); internationally acclaimed soprano Ying Huang (Marie Marianne - the Voice of Liberty, Reason and the Republic, Marie Antoinette - the Queen of France); American tenor Paul Groves (A Revolutionary Priest, A Military Officer); and Senegalese "one man orchestra" Ismael Lo (a Revolutionary Slave). Other parts are sung by Jamie Bower (Honest Bird - the young Revolutionary Priest) and Helen Russill (Madame Antoine - the young Marie Antoinette).

Before the rise and fall of the guillotine, before the terror took hold, the People of France fought for a better world based on the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity rather than one ruled by a callous and outmoded nobility. It is this story of hope and promise that inspired "Ca Ira." Set during the optimistic early days of the French Revolution, "Ca Ira is a work of stunning power and beauty, invoking the passion, madness, and triumph of faith in a time that forever changed the nature of the world.

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