Nick mason, the only band member to have played on all of pink floyd s studio albums, returns to the groups earliest records, joined in the lineup by gary kemp, guy pratt, lee harris and dom beken. Nick masons saucerful of secrets live at the roundhouse is a live recording taken from the bands soldout shows at the legendary london venue in may 2019. Pink floyd nick masons saucerful of secrets facebook. Nick masons saucerful of secrets announce live at the. Pink floyd drummer nick mason has talked about the bands late cofounder syd barrett and his mental health problems. On december th, pink floyd records released pink floyd the later years, an 18disc set 5 x cds, 6 x blurays, 5 x dvds, 2x7 plus exclusive photo book and memorabilia covering the material created by david gilmour, nick mason and richard wright from 1987 onward. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pink floyd drummer nick mason is thrilled to be playing the bands older material in a new group that hes bringing to ireland. Nick mason, gary kemp, guy pratt, lee harris and dom beken, aka nick masons saucerful of secrets, came together with the simple idea of playing some early pink floyd. Working on the book for ten years, mason drew from his personal.
The nic mason s saucerful of secrets band was formed in 2018 to perform the early music of pink floyd. He performed in the closing ceremony of the 2012 olympic games on 12 august 2012. Pink floyd drummer nick mason talks racing, music with page 2. It is also available, abridged, as a 3cd audio book, read by mason. An updated edition was published in paperback in 2011. He has been the only constant member of the band since its formation. Pink floydnick mason their mortal remainsinside out. Here, for the first time, is the story of pink floydfrom the inside out. Pink floyd drummer nick mason shares his opinions about.
Being a gifted musician isn not easy, no matter how effortless it could often look. Pink floyd drummer nick mason says theres no good reason roger waters and david gilmour cant get along mason, whos preparing to tour north america with his saucerful of secrets retrospective of pink floyd s early days next year, says he wishes his two surviving band mates would resolve their differences. My book, passion for speed, has all the important cars in my collection photographed, and i talk about why i chose those. Tickets now on sale for roger waters 2020 north american tour. With nick mason on drums, the lineup includes spandau ballets gary kemp, lee harris of the blockheads, guy pratt and dom beken. Pink floyd, lhistoire selon nick mason nednook book. Watch pink floyds nick mason perform set the controls. Dont miss nick mason s saucerful of secrets, the supergroup formed by the pink floyd drummer to play the bands early songs. Nick mason was never all that close to syd barrett, the original singer, songwriter and leader of pink floyd. I live in hope, the drummer told rolling stone in a new interview. But what chances of a final reunion, asks richard purden. Despite not being active since 2014s the endless river, and nick mason quoting david gilmour as.
Free pink floyd dvd streaming watch concerts and documentary material april 17, 2020. This is nick masons personal memoir of pink floyd which was edited by not only david gilmour, rick wright but roger waters as well for clarity. Pink floyds nick mason on david gilmour and roger waters. Live at the roundhouse is unlike any other concert film connected with pink floyd. The book was released just after the floyd reunion at live8 and before the deaths of syd barrett and richard wright. Pink floyd the later years boxed set shop the pink floyd. Barrett was a closer friend of roger waters, the groups bassist and, later. Nick mason s saucerful of secrets took the drummer back to clubs for the first time since 1967, then to theatres, across the uk, north america. A personal history of pink floyd reading edition by. Pink floyd videos nick mason s saucerful of secrets.
I wouldnt like brian roylance to get bigheaded about this, but i was rather honoured to be asked if id like my book genesised. Nick mason s saucerful of secrets have been forced to postpone their upcoming 2020 tours of europe, the uk and ireland, thanks to the ongoing coronavirus covid19 pandemic situation. Pink floyd s nick mason on former bandmate richard wright r. A personal history of pink floyd chronicle books, due out in. Nick masons saucerful of secrets green is the colour. He has far fewer songwriting credits than any other member of the group, but hes the only person to play on every. He has produced music for tv commercials and played and produced several albums for other bands. Roger waters and nick mason tours affected by coronavirus delayed march 28, 2020. Receiving huge acclaim throughout their first tour, the recording captures the true essence of a band reviving the music that had rarely featured in pink floyds live shows since those early days and some of the songs were never played at all by the floyd. Pink floyd drummer nick mason is explaining how he came to launch a solo project as nick mason s saucerful of secrets.
After a year in the london underground experimenting with revolutionary techniques such as lights that matched their music, they released their first single in 1966. And, in keeping with the classic floyd style, the books cover was designed by storm thorgerson, creator of such iconic images as the dark side. Nick mason s saucerful of secrets live at the roundhouse. Pink floyd drummer nick mason talks auto racing and music.
Nick mason s saucerful of secrets announce concert film live at the roundhouse live at the roundhouse features drummer and allstar band performing over 20 of pink floyd. Pink floyd nick masons saucerful of secrets live at the. Mason is the drummer of one of the most influential rock and roll bands of all time, pink floyd. Pink floyd is one of the most successful rock groups in history, yet their story is one of the least known. With the help of nick mason and the pink floyd archive, the box set comes with reproductions of tour artwork, posters, programmes, tour laminates, lyric book and much more including two 7. Roger waters and nick mason tours affected by coronavirus.
Pink floyds nick mason on former bandmate richard wright. The definitive history of pink floyd by founding member nick mason, this reading edition brings uptodate the bands incredible story as told uniquely from the inside out. The pink floyd fandom nick mason, nick masons saucerful. Pink floyd drummer nick mason has always occupied a unique space within the band.
A personal history of pink floyd new edition 01 by mason, nick isbn. The definitive history of pink floyd, one of the worlds great bands, by founder member nick mason. Camilla, duchess of cornwall, and her former husband andrew parker bowles both returned on sunday, separately, to visit their former corsham home, which was sold to mr mason and his wife annette in 1995. He also competes in auto racing events, such as the 24 hours of le mans. Pink floyds nick mason explains roger waters, david. David gilmour and polly samson live video event 2nd april april 1, 2020. He is the only member of the band to survive from its foundation and has played on every pink floyd album. Watch this incredible self taught musician is basically a one member pink floyd cover band. The book marks the first time that a group member has written a recollection of. A personal history of pink floyd is nick mason s personal memoir of pink floyd, published on 7 october 2004, in the united kingdom. Watch pink floyd s nick mason perform set the controls for the heart of the sun video comes from nick mason s saucerful of secrets live at the roundhouse live albumfilm. Nick mason saucerful of secrets live at the roundhouse. Prior to this, nick had been working on curating the pink floyd early years boxset so must have whet his appetite for the good old days.
A personal history of pink floyd, was published in the uk in october 2004. Despite not being active since 2014s the endless river, and nick mason quoting david gilmour as declaring that it. Pink floyd drummer nick masons awesome car collection. Pink floyd drummer nick mason welcomes camilla back to her.
Pink floyd the official site pink floyd discography. Nick mason is the longlasting drummer for unbelievable, and super persuasive, rock band pink floyd. It takes years of dedication and practice, plus plenty of pure. Nicholas berkeley nick mason born january 27, 1944 in edgbaston, birmingham, england is the drummer for pink floyd. A personal history of pink floyd is nick masons personal memoir of. The only continuous member of the band through its entire 40year history, nick mason has witnessed every twist, turn, and somersault from behind his drum kit. Including the complete text of the original in an easytoread format, a new chapter covering the passing of rick wright. Pink floyd drummer nick mason opened up his gardens to the public for the first time in nearly 20 years this weekend. Print new direct from nick mason s saucerful of secrets show in montreal, canada note. Nick masons saucerful of secrets postpone 2020 european. Initially a hardback release, it has since appeared in at least two different paperback editions. Nick masons saucerful of secrets live at the roundhouse.
In a new appearance on the radio interview, the 76yearold artist nick mason, best known as the drummer of the progressive rock band pink floyd, which formed in london in 1965, has talked about the bands late cofounder syd. Whats more, his time in the band has given him the assets to bear the cost of an amazing auto gathering. Have you listened to nick mason s saucerful of secrets. Its the nearest thing you can get to a time machine, transporting you back to the earliest days of the band. From the time drummer nick mason visited geesins damp basement flat in notting hill, to the most recent performances of the piece in france, this book is an unflinching account about how one of pink floyds most celebrated compositions came to life. Pink floyds nick mason epic car collection articles. With the help of nick mason and the pink floyd archive, the box set comes with reproductions of tour artwork, posters, programmes, tour laminates, lyric book and much more, including two 7 vinyl singles, the live version of arnold layne performed at the syd barrett tribute concert in 2007 and lost for words from the pulse tour rehearsals at. A personal history of pink floyd is nick masons personal memoir of pink floyd, published on 7 october 2004, in the united kingdom. Com after the success that followed the release of the dark side of the moon, pink floyd were finally able to afford a. One of the most fascinating rock bands ever, pink floyd was formed in 1965. Nick mason was a founder member of pink floyd as drummerpercussionist. Nick mason s saucerful of secrets pulls together gary kemp from spandau ballet, pink floyd touring and recording bassist guy pratt, guitarist lee harris from the blockheads and the orbs dom beken on keys to celebrate floyd s earliest work in all its psychedelic, freakedout glory.
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