aaamusic | On 22, Sep 2011

PIG CONFIRMED TO FLY

PINK FLOYD PIG TO FLOAT ABOVE BATTERSEA POWER STATION 35 YEARS ON

London, 22 September 2011: EMI Music have confirmed today that on Monday 26 September they will launch the ‘Why Pink Floyd…?’ remasters and collectors edition campaign by recreating the legendary Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ sleeve and float the Pink Floyd Pig above Battersea Power Station. This will be the first time in 35 years that the Pink Floyd Pig will fly again above the iconic London landmark.

The event will mark the first release date of the extensive ‘Why Pink Floyd…?’ campaign featuring brand new remasters, collector’s editions and previously unreleased music.

Working together with Battersea Power Station and the inflatable specialists, Air Artists, creators of all the Pink Floyd inflatables since 1976, EMI Music have arranged for the Pink Floyd Pig to float above Battersea Power Station throughout the day on Monday 26 September.

Differing from the original 1976 floatation, the 2011 event will see the Pig fly at the north end of Battersea Power Station next to the river. Sadly, two weeks prior to the event the original neoprene glued pig was officially declared not airworthy and a brand new high frequency welded PVC replica Pink Floyd Pig has been made for the occasion.

Unfortunately, the remaining members of Pink Floyd will not be able to attend the event.

On 26 September, EMI Music release all 14 Pink Floyd studio albums remastered as brand new Discovery Editions on CD and available digitally. All 14 studio albums will also be available as one Discovery Box Set.  The same day will see the release of Immersion and Experience Editions of The Dark Side of The Moon, extended to feature unreleased music from the Pink Floyd archives.

‘Wish You Were Here’ Experience and Immersion editions and ‘A Foot In The Door – The Best of Pink Floyd’ follow on November 7. ‘The Wall’ Immersion and Experience editions will be released on 27 February 2012.

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