Buch-Tipp: Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years

Zum 50er von Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon werden neue Bücher geschrieben. Ob darin viel Neues zu entdecken sein, wird sich weisen. Eines dieser Bücher stammt von Martin Popoff und trägt den Titel Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years.

• Beautifully produced, slipcased edition
• Chapters:
• The state of Pink Floyd as of 1972, with special emphasis on deposed founder Syd Barrett
• The recording sessions at famed Abbey Road Studios, including techniques used and the roles of personnel such as engineer Alan Parsons
• Song-by-song studies of each album side, including analyses of lyrics and the guitars, drums, keyboards, and synthesizers employed by members David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright
• The ground-breaking art and packaging created by design firm Hipgnosis and its founder Storm Thorgerson
• The continent-hopping tours that supported the album and also introduced the songs before its release
• The rock group’s trajectory post-Dark Side, including notable albums, tours, and the departure of Waters
• Einband: Gebunden
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780760379295
• Bestellnummer: 11004759
• Umfang: 176 Seiten
• Sonstiges: 175 color & b-w photos
• Gewicht: 1247 g
• Erscheinungstermin: 21.3.2023

Popoff also takes you on side journeys examining each band member, session players, prog rock, the Live at Pompeii concert and film, Waters’ singular writing technique, Dark Side collectibles, awards, and more. There’s even a brief discography and complete LP tour dates.

Presented in a 10″ × 10″ slipcased book, Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon is illustrated with stunning performance and candid off-stage photography as well as rare memorabilia.

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