Which is the best book please?
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PF Encyclopedia OR Pink Floyd All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Track
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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
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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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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This one was great, it’s outdated now but was well
written.
https://www.amazon.com/Saucerful-Sec.../dp/0385306849
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Originally posted by DaveTheRave View PostThis one was great, it’s outdated now but was well
written.
https://www.amazon.com/Saucerful-Sec.../dp/0385306849
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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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Originally posted by keleven View Post
Schaffner's is the best Floyd book, including Nick's, and will never be topped.
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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Originally posted by TheGreenStrat View PostAnredeon 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.
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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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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 pointWave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream
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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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