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    PF Encyclopedia OR Pink Floyd All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Track

    Which is the best book please?

    #2
    Anyone please?

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      #3
      I haven't read either. I imagine the answer to your question would depend on the type of information and content that you are looking for. A few of my favorite Floyd books I have read and did quite enjoy are:
      • The Complete Pink Floyd: The Ultimate Reference by Glenn Povey
      • Inside Out by Nick Mason
      • Pigs Might Fly (aka Comfortably Numb) by Mark Blake
      • The Flaming Cow: The Making of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother by Ron Geesin
      • Pink Floyd - BBC Radio 1967-1971 by Ian Priston and Phil Salathe​​​​​
      • A Very Irregular Head by Rob Chapman
      • The Lyrics of Syd Barrett
      ​​​​​​A close runner up could also be the archive here at R&D and the never ending threads about the shows found through it.
      Roger Waters
      - Las Vegas MGM Grand 2010-11-26
      - Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena 2017-06-16
      - Salt Lake City Vivint Arena 2022-09-08

      David Gilmour
      - Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl 2016-03-25
      - Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl 2024-10-29

      Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets
      - Denver Paramount Theatre 2022-10-20​

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        #4
        My favorite "essential" Pink Floyd books:

        A Collectors Guide to Pink Floyd Audio Recordings 1966-1983 & solo tours - Vernon Fitch
        Mr. Fitch never updated it after 1998, but it has useful information in a straight-forward format.

        Vernon Fitch has written other books as well:
        Comfortably Numb - A History of "The Wall” - Pink Floyd 1978-1981
        The Final Cut – A History of Pink Floyd 1982-1983

        I had his PF Encyclopedia, but later sold it.

        This is an excellent book (as well as the 2 previous iterations of it):
        The Complete Pink Floyd: The Ultimate Reference by Glenn Povey
        Every live date and setlist. Fascinating reading. I would say this is the minimum PF book to have.

        Glenn Povey has a couple of other books that are worthwhile as well.​

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          #5
          This one was great, it’s outdated now but was well
          written.
          https://www.amazon.com/Saucerful-Sec.../dp/0385306849

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            #6
            Originally posted by DaveTheRave View Post
            This one was great, it’s outdated now but was well
            written.
            https://www.amazon.com/Saucerful-Sec.../dp/0385306849
            Schaffner's is the best Floyd book, including Nick's, and will never be topped.

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              #7
              What about the book written in 1974 by Roger´s friend which then was rejected and came out some years ago on Roger´s tour?.. That seems very hard to obtain now..

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                #8
                Anredeon you’re thinking of Nick Sedgwick’s In The Pink: Not A Hunting Memoir! I’ve wanted to read it for years and I don’t believe it’s in print or online in PDF form. I’ve only heard good and interesting things if you’re a die hard Floyd fan.
                Favorite Bootlegs: Santa Monica - 5/1/1970, Brescia - 06/19/1971, Los Angeles - 09/22/1972, Boston - 06/18/1975, NYC - 07/02/1977

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                  #9
                  If you want to read story/information of every track, i would recommend The Music And The Mystery by Andy Mabbett from 2010.
                  You could also consider "Pink Floyd Song By Song" by Andrew Wild (2017)

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by keleven View Post

                    Schaffner's is the best Floyd book, including Nick's, and will never be topped.
                    I read it years ago when it first came out. I leaned so much from that book. I highly recommend it. The books ends with the MLOR tour.

                    Unfortunately the author died in the early 1990s so the book won’t be updated. Might be worth it to track down a copy. eBay has it for like 5 USD.

                    https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw...id=m5467.l1311

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                      #11
                      Thanks for recommending Schaffner’s book. I just ordered it from eBay. In the Pink Floyd world 10 bucks for an item including international shipping seems like a bargain this days

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by TheGreenStrat View Post
                        Anredeon you’re thinking of Nick Sedgwick’s In The Pink: Not A Hunting Memoir! I’ve wanted to read it for years and I don’t believe it’s in print or online in PDF form. I’ve only heard good and interesting things if you’re a die hard Floyd fan.
                        Yeah, that´s it.. I do regret I didn´t the book grab when it was on sale at Roger´s Website.. Nearly impossible to find now..

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                          #13
                          Just ordered Pink Floyd All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Track
                          Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream

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                            #14
                            I'm not sure I would have wanted Schaffner's book to go any further than it did even if he'd lived to continue it. The AMLOR tour is a natural dramatic conclusion. The story goes from the band's birth through its rise, fall, and rebirth. It does end with Gilmour at a high point and Roger at a low point, but that is the stuff tragedy is made from. It really is more of a piece of literature than any rock and roll bio book ever has been or has any right to be.

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                              #15
                              First Thoughts - Pink Floyd All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Track​

                              This is a massive book at almost 800 pages
                              I got it this morning and just got a chance to read up on a couple of songs and eager for more.

                              It is well laid out, lots of good pictures but most I have seen before.
                              The information regarding each track is what I was expecting - gives you all the details, the genesis of the song, some recording details and how some of the work was done.

                              Being a massive hardback book its cumbersome to read as a book so I would call more of a reference book

                              I would say if you already know a lot about the band this is nothing that new but to beginners and even intermediates I would say great addition

                              It goes up to the Endless River on the edition I have (2017)

                              I read up first on one of my favorite tracks - CWTA,E and it did include stuff that I was interested by and I class myself as knowing quite a bit but not tot he level of some of you guys!

                              On the back it says $60, I got it for half that and its well worth it - $60 I would still have bought it but worth seriously considering at that point
                              Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream

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                              • David S CA
                                David S CA commented
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                                Some wonderful friends gave me this book a couple of years ago. I concur that it is very useful as a reference tool. I was impressed by the thoroughness of the work put in by the authors.

                                The first thing I looked for was something kind of obscure: the not-quite-Pink Floyd track "Give Birth to a Smile" from the Ron Geesin and Roger Waters 'Music from The Body' album. And the authors gave it a mention in the paragraphs discussing the development of the 'Atom Heart Mother' album (page 200).
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