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> WYWH album, Animals, DSoTM, The Wall, and The Final Cut

Great start and awesome albums to get into Floyd. From here, I’d go to Meddle as that is one of my favorite albums. If you like songs like Echoes or One of These Days, I’d go even earlier to Saucerful of Secrets.

Saucerful is their second album and when David Gilmore (guitarist) first joined the band. It has heavy space rock/psychedelic type sounds and songs. I particularly like the songs Let There Be More Light, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, and Saucerful of Secrets on that album

It’ll sound very different based on what you’ve already listened to, but Piper at the Gates of Dawn is their original, Syd Barrett-driven album. Interstellar Overdrive, Lucifer Sam, and Astronomy Domineering are all great.

If you haven’t stumbled upon it yet, check out the Live at Pompeii movie. It was recorded before and during their Dark Side of the Moon sessions and is a masterpiece of their early work. It’s a live “concert”/recording they play at Pompeii with no one to watch but their recording crew. My favorite versions of Echoes and One of These Days is on that DVD.

If you’re looking for more about the history of the band and it’s members, I recommend this book as it follows the band from before they formed a band to when Gilmour, Waters, Mason, and Wright formed back up for their performance at Live 8.

Let me know if you have any other questions

Edit: I’ll also add that while I’m not a huge fan of Ummagamma, the live recordings on those are great. Also, Obscured by Clouds is a very interesting album that was written as a soundtrack for a film.

I don't know why everyone hates on AHM so much. After all, it was the Floyd's first album to reach #1 in the charts. It definitely sounds... wonky by today's standards but was considered quite innovative at the time. If you get the chance, I would definitely recommend reading Ron Geesin's book about the recording of AHM.

The Wall Disc 3 The Final Cut is pretty low on my list, too. I consider it a Waters solo album rather than a Floyd album. Then again, AMLOR is absolutely a Gilmour solo album in all but name.

YouTube has some great documentaires (like this one ) that is definitely worth checking out.

If you’re looking for a very well done history (and don’t mind reading) id recommend this book. Not only does it detail every song (studio album wise) but also gives great insight to the band at the time of that specific album

In addition to what's been listed.

Their Mortal Remains - more of a coffee table book, but great pictures and history of the band.

Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1851779167/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_t3ETCbPPDV6QQ

And a good one to pick up when listening to an album - All the Songs.

Pink Floyd All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track https://smile.amazon.com/dp/031643924X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_J4ETCbPPAJR0M

Symphonic Pink Floyd is amazing:

Us & Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Hits of Pink Floyd

This is awesome also: Piano Tribute to Pink Floyd

It's from an awesome book called Pink Floyd: Press Reports.
It chronicles their career with articles and reviews and interviews from 67-84.

It's a great read.

Tabs show you exactly what string to hit on what fret during any given moment in a measure. Chords are just pictures of the chords. It may or may not be the same position that the original artist played and in fact it usually isn't.

Case in point: The Pink Floyd Anthology Songbook. Official, licensed stuff. Only gives you a hint of what is really happening. Great jump-off point though.

This is not a remastered album (which would seem odd since this just came out and I can tell you, it's amazing!), it's a documentary.

Looks pretty sweet though, I'm keen to watch!

I read saucerful full of secrets. It was a good one. I'll have to check these out too!


Amazon link if interested
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I't might be that particular book, but I'm not sure. The one i got is called Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd and is great! you should definantly check it out

This book. I can't recommend it highly enough... I've been pimping it all over this subreddit. It definitely takes some of the shine off the individuals in the band - they all have their faults - but it only made me love the band more.

http://www.amazon.com/Comfortably-Numb-Inside-Story-Floyd/dp/0306817527

Fantastic book. I can also highly recommend Comfortably Numb, a newer biography.

This can be found on David Gilmour's Remember That Night: Live At The Royal Albert Hall. It's a terrific concert, and I highly recommend the DVD set.

Hmmm.. I guess you didn't know that $120 is what it costs brand spakin' new? I just purchased the DSoTM, WYWH & The Wall Immerision sets in March. I actually got a nice deal - I can't remember why. But, $120 is definitely the cost of a brand new set.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZNARH4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ♫ The Symphonic Pink Floyd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBGeex66_t8


https://www.amazon.co.uk/London-Philharmonic-Orchestra-plays-music/dp/B0000040UZ and that also looks like a Roger Dean cover.

All quite interesting to add to the collection.

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^^ An awesome way to add color and ambience to the room

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^^ Iconic Floyd picture (with butts!)

• Dark Side of the Moon
  
  
• The Wall
  
  I have both (as well as The Final Cut and two different compiliations that have a lot of their earlier stuff). Good arrangements, if you ask me.

This is an amazing concert! For those curious, the DVD is on Amazon for really really damn cheap.

I read Crazy Diamond: Syd Barret and the Dawn of Pink Floyd a few months back, and loved it.

http://www.amazon.com/Syd-Barrett-Crazy-Diamond-Floyd/dp/1846097398/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404829005&sr=8-1&keywords=crazy+diamond+syd+barrett

Yes it is called The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall, its on amazon too for a fairly cheap price https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Pink-Floyd-Gerald-Scarfe/dp/030681997X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1469179968&sr=1-1&keywords=the+making+of+pink+floyd+the+wall&linkCode=sl1&tag=illustrchroni-21&linkId=202f2004e62f4a5f71c39f02853da8db

I read the book "Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd". It's very interesting.

http://www.amazon.com/Comfortably-Numb-Inside-Story-Floyd/dp/0306817527

The one I see on Amazon is 4-star with 69 reviews. Why do you think the same thing would be better from another website?

From the link, scroll to the bottom to see the lightning deals.

As usual, no detail on prices/value until the sale starts. In 2012, they were offered for $88.

Links provided may not be the exact product offered, I would recommend going through the Lightning Deals list.

• Pink Floyd "Discovery" Box Set, Deal starts at 6:59 PM PDT
  http://www.amazon.com/Discovery-Pink-Floyd/dp/B004ZNACA6/
  
  
• Pink Floyd, "Wish You Were Here" Immersion Box Set, Deal starts at 7:59 PM PDT
  http://www.amazon.com/Wish-You-Were-Here-Immersion/dp/B004ZNAUVW/
  
  
• Pink Floyd, "The Dark Side Of The Moon" Immersion Box Set, Deal starts at 8:59 PM PDT
  http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Side-Moon-Immersion-Box/dp/B004ZNARH4/
  
  
• Pink Floyd, "The Wall" Immersion Box Set, Deal starts at 9:59 PM PDT
  http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Immersion-Box-Set/dp/B004ZNAXX2/
  

800 real beds were used for the artwork on AMLOR. A real bed was also used as a "plane" crashing on the AMLOR tour

Two giant statues were used for the artwork on Division bell, you can actually see them in the movie they used on High Hopes, during the Pulse tour.

Source, a book I have from Storm Thorgerson, available here : https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Over-Matter-Images-Floyd/dp/1846097630, and also recently the Pink Floyd official Twitter account

Just started reading, currently about half-thru Nick Mason - Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd, highly recommended.

Half.com, less than $6 brand new...

http://product.half.ebay.com/Broken-China-by-Richard-Wright-Pink-Floyd-CD-Oct-1996-EMI-Angel-USA/3230246&tg=info

Plenty of cheap copies on Amazon too...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000002UHG/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1485877738&sr=8-1&keywords=richard+wright+broken+china

Brand new copies there cheap too...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000002UHG/ref=tmm_acd_new_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=1485877738&sr=8-1

Get him this book Pink Floyd All the Songs.

If The Wall is your jam, Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live, 1980-81 is going to blow your mind to bits.

http://www.amazon.ca/Broken-China-Rick-Wright/dp/B000002UHG

Here, unless you are REALLY against physical copies.

read the book
amazon

https://www.amazon.com/There-Anybody-Wall-Live-1980-81/dp/B00004SVID

Is this it?

https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Personal-History-Reading/dp/1452166102/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1573583044&sr=8-1

Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd (Reading Edition) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1452166102/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_AgA8BbEV3AKD1

There's not much of a better way to learn about PF's early days than to read the story as told by Nick Mason himself.

OK, so when has any research been done on mega doses of LSD? I've done more than my fair share in the past, but I've never dosed more than 3 tabs.

The downvotes really aren't necessary because no one knows whether he would have become psychotic without the amount on LSD he ingested. If any are doubting that he was given I read about it in this book. But what the fuck do I know? I'm just old enough to have heard everything from Wish You Were Here forward when they were released.

"You've Got To Be Crazy" was the working title for "Dogs." Until recently, there weren't any official releases of the early versions; there was the occasional RoIO from '74-'75, but those were all audience recordings. Nothing like the version on the the Immersion Box set, recorded in Wembley, '74: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyjxDp_o-Ys

edit: it's on the Wish You Were Here immersion box set

Couldn't find a HiRes of it, but I did found it's orgin: the back of the book "Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd" written by no one else but Nick Mason.

http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Personal-History-Floyd/dp/0811848248

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004ZNACA6?pc_redir=1410754481&robot_redir=1


Shame they never expected The Endless River when they made this.

There was a film project about Syd and the early days of PF based loosely around the material in this book http://www.amazon.com/Syd-Barrett-Crazy-Diamond-Floyd/dp/1846097398

Apparently, Roger Waters threatened lawsuits and kept it from being made.