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[Pink Floyd Books]
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The following is a
listing of Pink Floyd and related books that are available for purchase.
If you are interested in purchasing something, please e-mail me to reserve the item.
Pink Floyd Books
1. Comfortably Numb-A History of
"The Wall" - Pink Floyd 1978-1981
Authors: Vernon
Fitch & Richard Mahon
Publisher: PFA Publishing, Inc. 2006, hardcover limited edition of just
5,000 copies, numbered & signed by both authors, ISBN 0-9777366-0-1, 288
pages.
Synopsis: A deluxe, full-color limited edition book about The Wall.
Includes chapters on The Making of The Wall album, The Wall album, Preparing to
Stage The Wall Live, The Wall live in Concert, a look
at each of the 31 Wall concerts, The Wall Live album, and an overview of the
band's history leading up to The Wall. Hundreds of rare
pictures. Also includes a Wall discography including bootlegs, and a
detailed look at the equipment used to record The Wall album and stage The Wall
concerts.
C/P: New / $39.95 (limited
printing - get them while you can!)
2.
A
Collectors Guide to Pink Floyd Audio Recordings
1966-1983 & solo tours
Author:
Publisher: PFA, private issue, 1998, 76 pages
Synopsis: A privately issued booklet that covers Pink Floyd and related
audio recordings. Every known live Pink Floyd recording from 1966 to 1983, plus
recordings of solo tours, is listed chronologically with venue, date, length of
recording and quality of recording. Additionally, every song on each recording
is cataloged with timings. Also included is a listing of bogus and mislabeled
tapes.
C/P: New / $6 (only a few
left)
3.
A
Collectors Guide to Pink Floyd Video Recordings
Author:
Publisher: PFA, private issue, 1998, 76 pages.
Synopsis: A privately issued booklet listing all known Pink Floyd and
related videos. Sections include Live and Promo Videos, Specials &
Interviews, Related Videos, and Movies with Pink Floyd Involvement. Every video
is listed chronologically with venue, date, length and quality of recording.
Additionally, every song on each video is listed with its timing.
C/P: New / $6 (only a few
left)
1.
The Making of Pink Floyd The
Wall
Author: Gerald Scarfe
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2010, U.K., hardcover, ISBN 978-0-297-86335-9,
256 pages.
Synopsis: A beautiful full-color book by Gerald Scarfe
on his story of the making of The Wall. Numerous
illustrations and background information by the co-creator and designer of the
images in The Wall.
C/P:
New / $76.50
4.
Pink
Floyd
Author: William Ruhlman
Publisher: Smithmark Publishers, 1993,
hardcover, ISBN 0-8317-6912-2, 96 pages
Synopsis: A history of Pink Floyd with photos. Includes
a large Pink Floyd poster.
C/P: Brand new / $20
5.
Pink
Floyd - Manual Rock 4
Author: Luca Ferrari
Publisher: Arcana Editrice, 1985, ISBN
88-85008-75-7, 192 pages.
Synopsis: An Italian book, written in Italian, about Pink Floyd.
C/P: VG++ / $20
6.
Pink
Floyd - The Press Reports 1966-1983
Author:
Publisher: CG Publishing, May 2001, ISBN 1-896522-72-6, 304 pages.
Synopsis: Ever wonder what the band members, themselves, were saying
about their activities as they were happening? In this book are hundreds of
band interviews, compiled for the first time from the major music papers during
the years 1966 through 1983. Also reported in this book are record reviews,
reviews of significant live performances, reports of band projects, and more,
in a chronological history of Pink Floyd as told in the news articles of the
time. A must read.
C/P: Brand new / $15
Click here for more information:
Pink Floyd - The
Press Reports
Pink Floyd Related Books
2.
A
Collectors Guide to Soft Machine / Gong / Henry Cow & Related Group
Recordings
Author:
Publisher: PFA private printing, 1998, 44 pages.
Synopsis: A privately issued booklet that lists hundreds of live
recordings by the Soft Machine and their many offshoots. Other bands listed
include Matching Mole, Carla Bley, Delivery, Elton Dean Quartet, El Skid, Hugh
Hopper Band, Hopper-Dean & Coxhill, Hopper-Dean-Tippett & Galivan, In
Cahoots, Isotope, Just Us, Ninesense, Pink Floyd,
Raincoats, Soft Head, Soft Heap, Supersister,
Symbiosis, Wilde Flowers, WMWM, Wolf, Robert Wyatt, Gong, Daevid Allen, Mother
Gong, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe,
Bloom, William Burroughs, Here and Now, Pierre Moerlen,
Octavia Neptune, Terry Riley, Kevin Ayers, David Bedford, Lol Coxhill, Mike Oldfield, Caravan, Hatfield and the North,
Egg, Gilgamesh, National Health, Gordon Beck Quartet, Bill Bruford
Band, Camel, Contrepoint, Ivor Cutler, Allan Holdsworth, Nucleus, Rapid Eye Movement, Tempest, David
Sinclair, Dave Stewart, Keith Tippett, U.K., Henry
Cow, Art Bears, Duck & Cover, Fred Frith,
Skeleton Crew, Massacre, The Work, Peter Blegvad
Ensemble, Boulevard Theater, Faust, Slapp Happy, Zu Band and others. This book is great for concert dates
although it primarily covers concerts in the 1960s and 1970s.
C/P: New / $5
3.
Bob Geldof - Is That It? - the
autobiography
Authors: Bob Geldof with Paul Valley
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, U.S., 1987,
hardcover, ISBN 1-55584-115-5, 360 pages.
Synopsis: Bob Geldof's autobiography. Includes Geldof
writing about his experiences acting in The Wall movie.
C/P: VG (dustcover is worn on
edges, inscription on first page) / $5
4.
Hippie
Author: Barry Miles
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2004,
Synopsis: A large full-color book that looks at the Hippie period from
1965-1971 and the cultural changes that were taking place such as psychedelia,
the London underground, the summer of love, IT and OZ, etc. Features
a section on Pink Floyd with a look at Syd Barrett, the Spontaneous
Underground, the Technicolour Dream, light shows,
UFO, rare concert posters, etc. Also covers the Beatles, Timothy Leary,
Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bill Graham, the
Acid Tests, Byrds, fashion, Wavy Gravy, Doors, Love,
Mothers of Invention, Velvet Underground, Fugs, orange sunshine, Monterey, LSD,
Move, Brian Jones, Black Panthers, Charlie Manson, Fillmore East, Paris riots,
Janis Joplin, the Weathermen, Woodstock, Altamont, Steppenwolf, the sexual
revolution, Amsterdam, Gay Pride, Kent State, Chicago, Alice Cooper, Earth Day,
Zabriskie Point, Bath Festival, Jim Morrison, and the Hippie Legacy. A fantastic book.
C/P: New / $23
5.
Hollywood Riviera Cannes
Authors: Cari Beauchamp and
Henri Behar
Publisher: William Morrow and Co., Inc., 1992, hardcover, ISBN
0-688-11007X, 491 pages.
Synopsis: The history and inside stories of the Cannes Film Festival
with the rules and regulations of the festival, the Cannes jury members, and a
complete listing of the Cannes award winners throughout the years. Includes
information about The Wall movie at
C/P: New / $20
6.
I
Want to Take You Higher - The Psychedelic Era 1965-1969
Author: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Publisher: Chronicle Books, 1997, softcover, ISBN 0-8118-1725-3, 208
pages.
Synopsis: A large book full of essays and pictures on the psychedelic
bands. Includes a look at the early Pink Floyd by Barry
Miles, with photos of some rare Pink Floyd posters and live performances.
C/P: New / $20
7.
Moguls
and Madmen - The Pursuit of Power in Popular Music
Author: Jory Farr
Publisher: Simon And Schuster, 1994, hardcover,
ISBN 0-671-73946-8, 319 pages.
Synopsis: A behind the scenes look at some of the most influential and
powerful people in rock music. Includes a mention of Pink
Floyd among groups that have made bad business deals.
C/P: New / $15
8.
Radio
Waves - Life and Revolution on the FM Dial
Author: Jim Ladd
Publisher: St. Martins Press, 1991, hardcover,
ISBN 0-312-05952-3, 306 pages.
Synopsis: A book on the history of FM radio from 1967-1987 by DJ Jim
Ladd. Includes stories about Roger Waters and a report of the
C/P: New / $20
9.
Rock
& Roll - an unruly history
Author: Robert Palmer
Publisher: Harmony Books, 1995, hardcover, ISBN 0-517-70050-6, 325
pages.
Synopsis: A companion volume to the PBS television series of the same
name, this book takes a look at the history of rock and roll. Chapter 6, Eight
Miles High, includes a look at 1967
C/P: New / $25
10.
Rock
& Roll Memorabilia
Author: Hillary Kay
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 1992, ISBN 0-671-77931-1, 208 pages.
Synopsis: An excellent history of rock collectibles that have gone
through the Sotheby auction house in London. Includes photos
of some Pink Floyd rarities. Hard to find.
C/P: VG+ / $20
