Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon 50 Years
65 copies of my new book arrived today. It’s full-colour throughout, with a die-cut triangle in the hardboard slipcase. The slipcase features silver, rainbow reflecting prism rays, which are also on the book. The book also features embossed white lettering.
If you haven’t guessed, the book is a 50-year anniversary celebration of the iconic 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon (you might have heard of it).
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Here’s the Table of Contents, which pretty much spells out what I did with it:
Introduction
Chapter 1: “Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs:” The Context: Pink Floyd as of 1972
Sidebar 1: Syd Barrett
Sidebar 2: Progressive Rock
Sidebar 3: “Eclipse (A Piece for Assorted Lunatics)”
Chapter 2: “You lock the door and throw away the key:” The Sessions
Sidebar 1: Questions
Sidebar 2: Supporting Cast
Chapter 3: “All that you touch and all that you see:” The Graphics
Sidebar 1: Who is Hipgnosis?
Sidebar 2: Hipgnosis and Pink Floyd Beyond The Dark Side of the Moon
Chapter 4: “Everything under the sun is in tune:” Side One
Sidebar 1: David Gilmour
Sidebar 2: Roger Waters
Chapter 5: “When at last the work is done:” Side Two
Sidebar 1: Rick Wright
Sidebar 2: Nick Mason
Chapter 6: “And if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes:” The Tour
Sidebar 1: Live at Pompeii
Sidebar 2: Tour Date Archive
Sidebar 3: Pink Floyd’s New US Deal with Columbia
Chapter 7: “Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash:” Sales and Awards
Sidebar 1: The Billboard 200
Sidebar 2: A The Dark Side of the Moon Discography
Sidebar 3: Ten The Dark Side of the Moon Collectibles
Chapter 8: “Long you live and high you fly:” Pink Floyd Post-The Dark Side of the Moon
Sidebar 1: Immersion Box Set
Sidebar 2: Dark Side of the Rainbow
About the Author
Books will be signed by me to you unless you wave your arms wildly and tell me otherwise within like half an hour of ordering. Price including shipping:
US orders, $65.00 US funds
Int’l orders (air mail), $110.00 US funds
Canadian orders, $85.00 Cdn. Funds
It’s not at my website yet but I do have the books and am taking orders. You can just PayPal directly. But if you would like a PayPal invoice, please indicate what country you are in and give me the email address you use at PayPal. Or just do yer usual and direct funds tomartinp@inforamp.net . Check with me on international: a handful of countries cost a bit more. Messenger me if you have any questions.
