(Part 2) Top products from r/pinkfloyd

There are excellent tabs books for DSOTM, Wall and WYWH. Also excellent tab books for division bell and on an island.

There really isn't much out there for animals but there are some fairly decent dogs solo transcriptions.

If you are looking for easier stuff check out this book:

Pink Floyd: Easy Guitar with Riffs and Solos https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476815305/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_tqL3wbVFHHFQ0

This one might be good too (somewhat strange mix of songs...):

Ultimate Guitar Play-Along Pink Floyd Book/online audio https://www.amazon.com/dp/0739050443/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_msL3wbYY60PH3

This book looks really cool. Sounds like it comes with slowed down audio and play along parts too which can be really helpful

Pink Floyd - Guitar Signature Licks: A Step-by-Step Breakdown of David Gilmour's Guitar Styles and Techniques https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476821240/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_XvL3wbTZ41WX6

A lot of people are going to try to be alternative and suggest you start with a more obscure album. My advice would be not to listen to them - doing so can be an alienating experience and put you off a band.

With that in mind, start with The Dark Side of the Moon. It's their most famous album (and my favourite album!), so you're in safe hands with this one.

Once you've familiarised yourself with DSotM, move on to The Wall. This one is mostly the brainchild of Pink Floyd's bassist and main songwriter (until he left in 1985) Roger Waters. It is a semi-autobiographical rock opera with a great story and some great songs to boot. It can be quite a daunting listen at first, so tackle it in chunks and use this guide to help you through the story.

After The Wall, the final definitive step you can take is to listen to Wish You Were Here. You'll find a lot of people that revere this album as their best, and one can see why - it has great songwriting, powerful lyrics and interesting (but very 70's!) production.

Once you've listened to all three of these albums, your next step is entirely up to you. Want to hear Pink Floyd's first and only "psychedelic" album with founding father and acid casualty Syd Barrett? Listen to Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

Do you want to hear Pink Floyd at their softest and most pastoral? Spin Atom Heart Mother, with a 24-minute long title track featuring a full brass ensemble.

Pink Floyd's most varied album, you ask? Dark Side wins that distinction IMO, but Meddle comes a close second. Pay particular attraction to the track Echoes - it's stunning.

Or, alternatively, you can work your way through the discography from beginning to end. Doing so will help you see the band's progression in style over time. Whatever choice you make, you're delving into an incredible band, so enjoy!

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.

Every album has merits (but I am a total fucking fanboy). Which songs/albums do you know you like now? They will help steer you in the right direction.

You know you will end up getting the whole catalog right? I think we are just talking about prioritization for now.

Two great compilation albums for older Floyd are Relics and Works

I love that you can see the half-painted floor behind him. Mick Rock arrived to take photos for The Madcap Laughs, to be greeted at the door by a naked Inuit woman and to find the floor painted in alternating stripes, but only around half way.

If you haven't read Lost in the Woods it is definitely a good read.

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

It's about the world post-WWII and how the Post-War Dream of a more peaceful world did not happen.

Initially, the album was to be called "Spare Bricks" and include material left off The Wall and/or from the film, but Waters chose a more anti-war focus.

There are some good books that cover this (https://www.amazon.com/Another-Brick-Wall-Stories-Behind/dp/0553067338), also Wiki has a good synopsis.

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.

• 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.

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/
  

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http://www.amazon.com/The-Wall-Immersion-Box-Set/dp/B004ZNAXX2

Shine On https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000028VG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_nJ1UCbK66S0EB

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

read the book
amazon

A Very Irregular Head by Rob Chapman.

http://www.amazon.com/Very-Irregular-Head-Life-Barrett/dp/0306821435

Omg. The bullshit being posted on this thread is enormous. Read Mark Blake’s book. Reality(and truth) I is simpler, clearer and more boring than what you want to believe.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pigs-Might-Fly-Inside-Story/dp/1781310572/ref=nodl_