{"id":4180,"date":"2016-05-26T18:33:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T22:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=4180"},"modified":"2016-05-26T18:43:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T22:43:09","slug":"pink-floyd-uk-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=4180","title":{"rendered":"Pink Floyd (UK 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[press release]<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong>PINK FLOYD: ROYAL MAIL ISSUES SPECIAL STAMPS TO HONOUR LEGENDARY ROCK GROUP <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4168\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyd6stamps.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloyd6stamps\" width=\"800\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyd6stamps.png 800w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyd6stamps-150x78.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyd6stamps-300x156.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyd6stamps-500x260.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 new stamps will be issued on 7 July 2016 to celebrate one of the most successful and influential British rock bands of all time<\/li>\n<li>Six stamps feature iconic album covers: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn; Atom Heart Mother; The Dark Side Of The Moon; Wish You Were Here; Animals and The Endless River<\/li>\n<li>A further four stamps within a miniature sheet celebrate the ground-breaking live performances of the band, from the appearances at the now legendary UFO Club, London in 1966 where they invented the \u2018psychedelic\u2019 light show; to the extremely ambitious staging for albums such as The Wall and the Division Bell tours<\/li>\n<li>The Division Bell album cover appeared on a stamp in 2010<\/li>\n<li>The stamps are available to pre-order online from 26 May at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalmail.com\/pinkfloyd\" target=\"_blank\">www.royalmail.com\/pinkfloyd<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The stamps will be available to purchase in 8,000 Post Offices from 7 July 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Royal Mail today reveal images of a set of 10 stamps that will be issued to mark 50 years since Pink Floyd turned professional and became the \u2018house band\u2019 of the London Underground movement of music and arts.<\/p>\n<p>The stamps are available to pre-order from 26 May 2016 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalmail.com\/pinkfloyd\" target=\"_blank\">www.royalmail.com\/pinkfloyd<\/a> and to purchase from 8,000 Post Offices from 7 July 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4172\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydpf-150x136.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydpf\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydpf-150x136.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydpf-300x272.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydpf-331x300.png 331w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydpf.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Six stamps feature iconic album covers: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn; Atom Heart Mother;The Dark Side Of The Moon; Wish You Were Here; Animals and The Endless River.<\/p>\n<p>The band is renowned for its innovative album covers, many of which have become design classics. Through working with leading graphic designers and photographers, they established a body of work that is instantly recognisable, with album cover art considered among the most iconic ever created. Most of the band\u2019s album covers were devised by Hipgnosis, co-founded by Aubrey Powell and Storm Thorgerson in 1968. They were at the forefront of album cover design, using experimental techniques in photography and multiple exposures, and retouching to create the startling images.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4176\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwalltour-150x75.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydwalltour\" width=\"150\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwalltour-150x75.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwalltour-300x150.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwalltour-500x251.png 500w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwalltour.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>A further four stamps within a miniature sheet celebrate the live performances of the band. Arguably the most visually literate band of all time, as well as being one of the most successful, their live appearances were renowned. They were among the first groups to make extensive use of light shows and projection of films for their appearances, increasing in ambition over the decades.<\/p>\n<p>The four images convey the experience of these live performances, from the appearances at the influential UFO Club, London in 1966 where they invented the \u2018psychedelic\u2019 light show; to the extremely ambitious staging for albums such as The Wall and the Division Bell tours.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4174\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyddarkside-150x136.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloyddarkside\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyddarkside-150x136.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyddarkside-300x272.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyddarkside-331x300.png 331w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyddarkside.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Pink Floyd were formed when the founding trio of bassist Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason and keyboardist Rick Wright were augmented by original guitarist Syd Barrett. In 1968, guitarist David Gilmour joined the band shortly before Barrett\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>Few bands in the history of rock have managed to carve out a career as rich and expansive as that of Pink Floyd. From their blues-based psychedelic roots, the members of the outfit have created some of modern music\u2019s most totemic and inspirational albums, with ground-breaking live performances to match.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong>STAMP-BY-STAMP<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #d96198;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4172\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydpf-300x272.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydpf\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydpf-300x272.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydpf-150x136.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydpf-331x300.png 331w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydpf.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (EMI Columbia, 1967)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPink Floyd\u2019s psychedelic debut is named after Chapter 7 of Kenneth Grahame\u2019s classic children\u2019s novel, The Wind in the Willows, one of frontman Syd Barrett\u2019s favourite books. Photographer Vic Singh shot the cover image using a prism lens given to him by George Harrison some weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong>ATOM HEART MOTHER (EMI <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4169\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydatom-300x272.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydatom\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydatom-300x272.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydatom-150x136.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydatom-331x300.png 331w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydatom.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Harvest, 1970)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPink Floyd\u2019s fifth album provided them with their first UK Number One. It was also the first of their LPs not to feature the band\u2019s name on the front of the sleeve, setting the tone for subsequent albums. Hipgnosis, co-founded by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell, designed the cover &#8211; the cow\u2019s name is Lulubelle III.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong>THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (EMI Harvest, 1973)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4174\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyddarkside-300x272.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloyddarkside\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyddarkside-300x272.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyddarkside-150x136.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyddarkside-331x300.png 331w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloyddarkside.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>With sales in excess of 40 million copies worldwide, The Dark Side Of The Moon remains in the Billboard chart in America over 40 years after its release, and has been entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-charting album. Created by Hipgnosis, with graphics by George Hardie of NTA, the prism device is a classic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4171\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwishyou-300x271.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydwishyou\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwishyou-300x271.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwishyou-150x135.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwishyou-332x300.png 332w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwishyou.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>WISH YOU WERE HERE (EMI Harvest, 1975)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nWith a theme of \u2018absence\u2019, the Hipgnosis design message was summarised by Storm Thorgerson as \u2018not being present in a relationship or conversation\u2019. The concept even extended to the album being shrink-wrapped in opaque black plastic which had to be slit or removed to access the music and images.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4170\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydanimals-300x273.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydanimals\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydanimals-300x273.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydanimals-150x137.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydanimals-329x300.png 329w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydanimals.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>ANIMALS (EMI Harvest, 1977)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAnimals was released as punk raged. While Johnny Rotten wore a T-shirt with the slogan \u2018I Hate Pink Floyd\u2019, Nick Mason busied himself producing The Damned\u2019s Music for Pleasure. The photograph of Battersea Power Station features the now legendary floating inflatable pig designed by Roger Waters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4173\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydriver-300x274.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydriver\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydriver-300x274.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydriver-150x137.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydriver-329x300.png 329w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydriver.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>THE ENDLESS RIVER (Parlophone Warner, 2014)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOstensibly a tribute to the late Richard Wright and described as a \u2018headphones\u2019 album by David Gilmour, The Endless River beat all records for volumes of online pre-orders. For the album cover, Aubrey Powell discovered 18-year old graphic designer Ahmed Emad Eldin\u2019s enigmatic work, which was recreated by design company Stylorouge and photographer, Simon Fowler.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong>PINK FLOYD LIVE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4179\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydlive.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydlive\" width=\"800\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydlive.png 800w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydlive-150x58.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydlive-300x116.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydlive-500x193.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>While their studio work has always been important, Pink Floyd have been defined by their live performances. Their early shows in 1966 at London\u2019s UFO Club married the use of pioneering liquid light effects that matched the psychedelic quality of the music itself.<\/p>\n<p>By 1973, the band\u2019s stage set was further expanded to mirror the dramatic sensibilities of the music: the tension that pervades The Dark Side of the Moon was reflected by lighting director Arthur Max\u2019s innovative work, which included a 15-foot model plane flying over the audience, crashing on stage in sync with the explosion during the track On the Run. The In The Flesh Tour (aka The Animals Tour) of 1977 continued that pattern of spectacle through the use of inflatables, including the now famous pigs, and saw Pink Floyd make US stadiums their own.<\/p>\n<p>Next came the Wall, Roger Water\u2019s ambitious theatrical concept base on alienation which saw a physical wall built between the audience and the band.<\/p>\n<p>Some 14 years later, spectacular stadium shows had become the norm, with Floyd underlining their status as pioneers during The Division Bell Tour, captured to great effect on the p.u.l.s.e DVD and beating all records in terms of gate receipts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong>1st Class UF<\/strong><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4175\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydufo-150x75.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydufo\" width=\"150\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydufo-150x75.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydufo-300x150.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydufo-500x251.png 500w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydufo.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong>O Club, 1966.<\/strong> <\/span>The UFO Club opened on Dec. 23, 1966. Pink Floyd were booked for the opening along with Soft Machine.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4178\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydmoontour-150x75.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydmoontour\" width=\"150\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydmoontour-150x75.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydmoontour-300x150.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydmoontour-500x251.png 500w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydmoontour.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>1st Class &#8211; The Dark Side of the Moon Tour, 1973.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 This show included the special effect of a plane crashing into the stage at the end of the song On the Run.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4176\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwalltour-150x75.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydwalltour\" width=\"150\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwalltour-150x75.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwalltour-300x150.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwalltour-500x251.png 500w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydwalltour.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\u00a31.52 &#8211; The Wall Tour, 1981.<\/strong><\/span> Gerald Scarfe and Roger Waters designed a series of animations for the Wall Tour.\u00a0 These animations were projected onto a 40-foot high wall of cardboard bricks which was gradually built between the band and audience.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d96198;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4177\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydbelltour-150x75.png\" alt=\"uk_pinkfloydbelltour\" width=\"150\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydbelltour-150x75.png 150w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydbelltour-300x150.png 300w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydbelltour-500x251.png 500w, http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/uk_pinkfloydbelltour.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\u00a31.52 The Division Bell Tour, 1994.<\/strong><\/span> Over 5.3 million tickets were sold for this tour and it grossed approx. 100 million US dollars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[press release] PINK FLOYD: ROYAL MAIL ISSUES SPECIAL STAMPS TO HONOUR LEGENDARY ROCK GROUP 10 new stamps will be issued on 7 July 2016 to celebrate one of the most successful and influential British rock bands of all time Six &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=4180\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk2016"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4180"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4185,"href":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4180\/revisions\/4185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}