Pink Floyd: I Was There
- ISBN-10
- 1787590542
- ISBN-13
- 9781787590540
- Series
- Pink Floyd
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 446
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-11-01
- Publisher
- This Day In Music Books
- Author
- Richard Houghton
Description
Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially successful and influential rock bands of all time. They have sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million certified units in the United States, and 37.9 million albums sold in the US since 1993. This book is based on fans, friends and colleagues memories of the band from their earliest days in Cambridge through the on stage pyrotechnics of Dark Side and through to the massive stage events like The Wall. Includes new insights into the band with Syd Barrett.
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