Pink Floyd: Flying pig not for sale

August 31, 2015 11:23 pm 0 comments Views: 4
Sentimental ... an inflatable pink pig, made famous on the sleeve of the 1976 Pink Floyd

Sentimental … an inflatable pink pig, made famous on the sleeve of the 1976 Pink Floyd album ‘Animals’, flies once again over Battersea Power Station in south west London. Picture: AP Photo/Joel Ryan
Source: AP

PINK Floyd’s beloved inflatable pig has been pulled from the auction block — because the band want him back.

THE owners of the blow-up creature, which featured on the cover of the rock band’s 1977 album Animals, were planning to sell Algie as part of a massive clear out of their UK warehouse.

But the band mates have stepped in to stop the sale.

Prop ... a large inflatable pig floats above a Pink Floyd concert on August 5, 1980. Pict

Prop … a large inflatable pig floats above a Pink Floyd concert on August 5, 1980. Picture: Supplied
Source: Supplied

A spokesman for UK auction house Durrants told ABC News Radio: “Pink Floyd came back and said that they wanted to have him back and rehome him … I think after the huge amount of publicity that has been generated, the band thought that Algie should go back to them.”

The pig was created by Air Artists.

English rockers ... Pink Floyd can’t let go of Algie. Picture: Supplied

English rockers … Pink Floyd can’t let go of Algie. Picture: Supplied
Source: Supplied

##

www.news.com.au/entertainment/music

Leave a Reply