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Pink Floyd have commissioned a new flying pig after the original cover star of their 'Animals' album popped ahead of an attempt to re-create the artwork.
The original inflatable pig was shown flying over London's Battersea Power Station on the front of the 1976 release.
The band's record label are set to re-shoot the cover on Monday (September 26) as part of a promotional stunt, but discovered earlier this month that the original pig had become damaged.
A spokeswoman for the band told 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."
The stunt will coincide with the release of remastered copies of Pink Floyd's studio albums.
When the band originally attempted the stunt, the helium-filled pig broke free on the second day of shooting and ended up in a field in Kent.
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