Pink Floyd

The Early Years

Barry Miles (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2006
Omnibus Press (Verlag)
978-1-84609-444-6 (ISBN)

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Presenting the story of the group that gave alternative London its first real soundtrack, this is a diary of Pink Floyd's daily routine, from their roots in Cambridge to cult status in Sixties London. The author knew the band members socially, witnessed the rapid decline of Syd Barrett, and became involved in setting up some of Floyd's major gigs.

This is an authentic and compelling story of the group that gave alternative London its first real soundtrack and launched on the rock world a radical combination of music, light shows and pyrotechnic stage effects, a revealing diary of Pink Floyd's daily routine, from their roots in Cambridge to cult status in Sixties London. Author Barry Miles saw the band play when they were still called "The Pink Floyd Sound" an he wrote the first ever article about them for a New York underground newspaper in 1966. He also knew the band members socially, witnessed the rapid decline of Syd Barrett and became actively involved in setting up some of Floyd's major gigs.

Barry Miles is an acclaimed music writer and expert on 'Beat' poetry and poets. A founder of the Indica bookshop and gallery in the Sixties, he went on to launch International Times and write for NME. he ghost-wrote Many Years From Now, Paul McCartney's autobiography and has written books on The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Frank Zappa. He divides his time between London and Perpignan.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.11.2006
Zusatzinfo	colour photos
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	230 x 290 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
ISBN-10	1-84609-444-5 / 1846094445
ISBN-13	978-1-84609-444-6 / 9781846094446
Zustand	Neuware