Pink Floyd: The Press Reports, 1966-1983

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Summary: Great for the Hard-Core Floyd fans!
Review: I thought the book was great for a harder based floyd fan, which I am. I can possibly see where a more casual fan would find some of the information tedious. If you are looking for a true biography you should check out "A Saucerful of Secrets" by Nicholas Schaffner. That was phenomenal, but if you've read that and were still compelled for more Floyd info, I highly recommend giving this one a try!

Rating:
Summary: Great for the Hard-Core Floyd fans!
Review: I thought the book was great for a harder based floyd fan, which I am. I can possibly see where a more casual fan would find some of the information tedious. If you are looking for a true biography you should check out "A Saucerful of Secrets" by Nicholas Schaffner. That was phenomenal, but if you've read that and were still compelled for more Floyd info, I highly recommend giving this one a try!

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Summary: The Name Says It All
Review: Pink Floyd The Press Reports 1966-83 by Vernon Fitch is a must-have for fans of the band and classic rock in general. This book delivers the best manner of telling the stories that make up the history of the band. Why? Because this book gives you chronological press reports and numerous interviews with the band members as they were happening. Many authors have written excellent books on Pink Floyd but who is more qualified to tell the Pink Floyd story better than Pink Floyd themselves? Vernon Fitch has compiled this book from an incredible list of resources. Most impressively, the book begins with press reports about Pink Floyd that were published in 1966. Even then, the press took notice that the band was an important force in the London Underground and seemed destined to become one of rock's most innovative recording and touring acts. The reports follow through the band's first album and Syd Barrett's subsequent departure to their experimentation to forge an identity for themselves as they built towards the pinnacle of their success, "The Dark Side Of The Moon" which stayed on the American Billboard Top 200 album charts for an unprecedented 741 weeks. The book continues and explores the band members' feelings about the pressures of the record business that followed the success "Dark Side" through the mid-70's to their landmark double album release, "The Wall," which would become a multimillion selling album, elaborate stage show and full length feature film. The book ends in 1983 when Roger Waters, the conceptual force behind the band, made his final album with Pink Floyd, "The Final Cut." The history of Pink Floyd, since Waters' departure, has been well publicized. Thanks to Vernon Fitch, we now have an insight into the publicized press reports that preceded Waters' departure.