Special 40th anniversary edition of Piper

Rumours are that the content was rather sexual. I don't know maybe it's going to be the next Pink Floyd Enigma.

Censorship!!!
If so I object!
If it was copyright off borrowed material that would be understanable.

Yeah, I think it must have depicted a cut-out of someone or something that couldn't be included for fear of litigation. The book is fantastic, otherwise... lots of excellent unseen photos of the band at work in the studio.

I'm also enjoying the "new" music on Disc 3 (really only two tracks... the alternate versions of "Interstellar" and "Matilda Mother", which are fantastic!)... it's nice to have it all collected in such a nice package nonetheless.

Now, all we need is a similar treatment for A Saucerful of Secrets... it also has a rather different mono mix that very few people have heard, and several B-sides, which need remastering. Although Nick poo-poo'ed the idea this week... maybe we can still convince him somehow. A letter-writing campaign maybe - or perhaps a complete smash success on the part of this release will be enough!

I really dig that "book" packaging. I hope more artists will do what PF and Gilmour have been doing lately. I think this a step back to giving album packaging some meaning, just like the good ol' days.

That would be just GREAT.
The album is absolutely underrated and such edition would be the deserved spotlight.


(PS: God, I admit that I might buy the entire Pink Floyd catalogue reissued that way. Solo albums included.)

I got it the other day and was impressed at the price (only C$28, not much above the cost of a normal CD). Its a great collector piece and I'm glad to own it

Yeah, I was really surprised to see HMV carrying it cheaper than most other retailers.

I've found the censored page from Syd's book! Seems EMI were worried about this topless photo of a lady with Syd scrawlings over it incurring a lawsuit (silly I know, but anyway, flip to page 12 of 12, "Boy Girl"):

http://www.thecitywakes.org.uk/cool_...retts_book.htm

Strange that they censored that considering the frequency of female nudity in floyd-related artwork.

Isn't there a topless/nude woman on the cover of The Madcap Laughs? And I keep seeing copies of A Nice Pair on ebay and getting eyefuls of some nice pairs. Several of them

Those ones don't have identifiable faces with rude words scrawled on them.

Maybe they should've just censored the words then. "Pretty", "Desirable", "R.e.s.p.e.c.t."