Pink Floyd's Animal cover recreated

Pink Floyd's legendary Animals album cover was recreated yesterday in London as an inflatable pig was flown over the city's iconic Battersea Power Station.

The 1977 cover art featured a giant pig floating over the derelict structure and the scene was recreated to mark the release of the band's 14 remastered albums, but organisers had to use a replica as the original pig was found to be leaky.
 
A spokesperson tells the Press Association: "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."
 
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason adds: "I think the pig now has more Air Miles than I do..."
 
The original pig hit headlines during the 1976 photoshoot when it broke free and floated into the flight path for London's Heathrow Airport.