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When rock music met ancient archeology: the enduring power of Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii
The 1972 concert film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, back in cinemas this week, would change the way many thought of Pompeii.
Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, review: A volcanic, vividly alive reminder of their greatness
The band’s slightly pretentious 1972 art movie has been magnificently restored – and should be required viewing for every ...
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Pink Floyd At Pompeii: “We had no concept of how good it was…”
Power cuts! The Virgin Mary! Pie crusts! As Pink Floyd At Pompeii returns to cinemas, Nick Mason and director Adrian Maben ...
Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII film review — a heavy artefact of rock archaeology
The band’s 1972 crowd-free concert movie captures their trippy transition from psych trailblazers to prog superstars ...
Inside Pink Floyd’s epic Pompeii gig as spectacular upgraded version of iconic film hits cinemas in days
BA-DUM. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. What is it about Pink Floyd and heartbeats? An amplified heartbeat bookends their defining ...
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How ancient architecture and rock music are always a good match
The amphitheatre of Pompeii has quite a history as a venue for spectacles. Constructed around 70 BCE, it was one of the first ...
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PERKINS: I'm not daydreaming; I'm trimming my quill
Later, it was desert scenes with pyramids under a full moon partially obscured by cirrus clouds, a scene from some Pink Floyd album artwork created by a studio called Hipgnosis, which I would ...
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When Curved Air released the first rock band picture disc
Curved Air’s 1970 debut album Air Conditioning was also the first rock band picture disc album. Singer Sonja Kristina recalls ...