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Pink Floyd to Put Out New Box Sets, Unreleased Material

At long last, Pink Floyd are opening their vaults and will be releasing a deluge of unreleased material this fall. Not only will all 14 Pink Floyd studio albums get the remastered treatment, but plenty of live performances, demos and more will be released in deluxe editions of the band’s classic albums. The Pink Floyd re-releases will become available starting September 26 in the U.K. and September 27 in the U.S.

So what can fans expect? Check out details, via Spinner.com, below:

The “Discovery” collection: All 14 original studio albums remastered by The Wall co-producer James Guthrie, with new packaging created by Storm Thorgerson. Available individually or in a box set.The “Experience” editions: The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall will be featured in two-disc editions, with the remastered, original album on one disc, and extra material on the second. For example, the Wish You Were Here edition will include live 1974 performances of “Shine on You Crazy Diamond,” as well as “Raving and Drooling” and “You Gotta Be Crazy” (which would turn into “Sheep” and “Dogs” on Animals).The “Immersion” editions: Dark Side, Wish and Wall will each get their own box set treatment, with unreleased recordings and live footage on DVD/Blu-ray, booklets, reproduced memorabilia and more. Dark Side will include six discs, Wish will be five and Wall will be seven.The Best Of – A Foot in the Door: A one-disc introduction to Pink Floyd will feature 16 remastered tracks picked by the band members. Selections include “See Emily Play,” “Time,” “Hey You” and “Learning to Fly.”Vinyl editions: Each studio album also will see a new vinyl re-issue with new packaging from Thorgerson.

For more on the Pink Floyd releases, visit the new, official site, www.whypinkfloyd.com.

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Poison Drummer Wants to Record New Material

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett says it’s time for the band to record new music, but in the meantime he’s thinking of forming a new band to satisfy his need for new material.

Speaking to Bravewords.com, Rockett said he found it annoying to be a ‘heritage’ act at a time when he was in the best musical shape of his life. “Here’s the thing that drives me crazy: we have learnt so much in our career… yet it amazes me that we are not putting all of those things together into an album,” Rockett said. “I know I’m a better player than I was even 10 years ago. I know everybody is better. Everybody has had more experiences… I can’t tell you how overdue a new record is.”

Poison hit the road with Motley Crue and the New York Dolls this summer, and Rockett says that if Poison don’t go into the studio after the tour he would like to form a straightforward rock band in the vein of Bad Company. “I love to stretch out and try new things, but I do know who I am and you’re not going to get a Rikki Rockett jazz record,” he said.

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