The coolest stamps ever? Royal Mail marks Pink Floyd's 50th anniversary

[muriel_volestrangler]

A new set of stamps is being issued to honour Pink Floyd, featuring some of the band’s best known album covers.

The 10 stamps will mark 50 years since the group turned professional, and will include album covers such as The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here.

Some of the stamps will celebrate the band’s live performances, which broke new ground with extensive use of lights and film projections. The images will portray Pink Floyd’s psychedelic light shows and the staging of their The Wall album.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/may/25/royal-mail-stamps-pink-floyd-50-years

[joshdawg]

1. Well, it just so happens

that I am sitting here listening to the Atom Heart Mother album via headphones while browsing thru DU.
Pink Floyd is, as far as I am concerned, the greatest rock band ever.

[Enthusiast]

2. That can't be mere coincidence.

[gregcrawford]

18. I listened to Atom Heart Mother on headphones...

... when it first came out. I'm curious to know what, if any, unexpected sensations you felt listening to the end of the last cut.

[Monk06]

3. Well no Knighthood for you so still counterculture heroes after all these yeas *cough*

[Scuba]

4. Any stamp (or album cover) with a cow on it is good for this old dairy farmer!

[ArnoldLayne]

8. I want all The Pink Floyd stamps.

[ArnoldLayne]

9. The Clash London Calling one also.

[alfredo]

16. That album cover is a classic

[reflection]

5. I approve heartily. N/t

[progressoid]

6. Oh I wish I knew someone in the UK so they could mail me something with one.

too cool.

[awoke_in_2003]

10. I do

Might be time to bug him.

[IcyPeas]

7. Royal Mail has had some great stamps over the years:

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[lastlib]

15. That first one makes me want to break out the ol' (significantly worn)

"Tubular Bells" vinyl!!

. . .

[Fuddnik]

11. I'd like to get a set for my nephew.

He plays lead guitar for a BIG Pink Floyd gig in St. Louis every year. El Monstero.

[geardaddy]

12. Cool!

Why are the stamps so expensive? £1 to £1.52? Are they for overseas delivery?

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. 1st Class and £1.52

Mind you, 1st class costs 64p these days. £1.52 is for a 20-100g letter to Europe.

[TexasBushwhacker]

14. Nice, but we have some groovy ones too

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[alfredo]

17. Some not so groovy

This one failed because nobody wanted to lick the back of his head.