Posted on 03/12/2022 8:50:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
Pink Floyd are removing the later era of their catalog from digital music services in Russia and Belarus.
"To stand with the world in strongly condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the works of Pink Floyd, from 1987 onwards, and all of David Gilmour's solo recordings are being removed from all digital music providers in Russia and Belarus from today," the band tweeted Friday.
The three affected Pink Floyd were released after the exit of co-founding bassist Roger Waters: 1987’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason, 1994’s The Division Bell and 2014’s The Endless River.
Gilmour has released four solo records: 1978’s David Gilmour, 1984’s About Face, 2006’s On an Island and 2015’s Rattle That Lock.
Both Gilmour and Waters have spoken out against the invasion. "Russian soldiers, stop killing your brothers," Gilmour tweeted on March 1.
"There will be no winners in this war. My daughter-in-law is Ukrainian and my granddaughters want to visit and know their beautiful country. Stop this before it is all destroyed. Putin must go."
On March 9, Waters responded to a letter from a 19-year-old fan living in Ukraine who'd asked the songwriter to speak out and "tell the world [his] position." Part of his lengthy response, posted on social media, included the following: "I read your letter, I feel your pain, I am disgusted by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, it is a criminal mistake, in my opinion, the act of a gangster, there must be an immediate ceasefire. I regret that Western governments are fueling the fire that will destroy your beautiful country by pouring arms into Ukraine, instead of engaging in the diplomacy that will be necessary to stop the slaughter.
"Rest assured if all our leaders don’t turn down the rhetoric and engage in diplomatic negotiations there will be precious little of Ukraine left when the fighting is over."
At least he isn't married to Cankles.
OK, I am seriously confused here. Am I reading it right? Pink Flyod is taking a stand by removing SOME of their music, but not all of it? If true, how very brave and daring of them to NOT remove their catalog Russia and Belarus. I guess SOME of the Russian invasion is OK and some of it is not.
You mean that Waters has taken a few moments away from his long-standing hate-boner for t3h j0000z to briefly care about something else? :P
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I hope they can still play, “The Dogs of War” from their, “Delicate Sound of Thunder” album.
The Pink Floyd catalogue has two parts, chronologically and legally: The earlier albums produced with Roger Waters, and the later albums without him.
As I understand it, the band does not have control over the former albums, due to the legal battle(s) that occurred post-Waters leaving the band. So they pull the ones that they can (the later ones).
They’re just frittering and wasting time in an offhand way.
Ah, roger that. I'm tracking now. Still not a big fan of most of PF's music. I'll refrain from mocking them over this; there's so much more out there that this ammo is not needed. Thanks
I have just about all of those in digital form plus backed up in fireproof safe
Turn off your stupid services 🤪
Bingo it’s all about money whores don’t care where it comes from.
To be fair, another FReeper pointed out that there is an issue with ownership of the catalogue, and that Pink Floyd doesn’t own the whole thing.
Pink Floyd doesn’t own the whole thing.
But still gets part of the take.
I guess that makes it easy for them to show how much they care, while still having money to live their lifestyles.
Are they somebody? Does anyone care what they think or do?
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