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1387: 2890: 3289: 4151:£3.3 million of the band's money in high-risk venture capital schemes, primarily to reduce their exposure to UK taxes. It soon became apparent that the band were still losing money. Not only did NWG invest in failing businesses, they also left the band liable for tax bills as high as 83 per cent of their income. The band eventually terminated their relationship with NWG and demanded the return of any funds not yet invested, which at that time amounted to £860,000; they received only £740,000. Pink Floyd eventually sued NWG for £1M, accusing them of fraud and negligence. NWG collapsed in 1981: Andrew Warburg fled to Spain; Waterbrook purchased Norton Warburg Investments, and many of its holdings sold at a significant loss. Andrew Warburg began serving a three-year jail sentence upon his return to the UK in 1987. 2754:" "cut through the mix like a laser beam through fog." Brown described the "Time" solo as "a masterpiece of phrasing and motivic development ... Gilmour paces himself throughout and builds upon his initial idea by leaping into the upper register with gut-wrenching one-and-one-half-step 'over bends', soulful triplet arpeggios and a typically impeccable bar vibrato." Brown described Gilmour's phrasing as intuitive and perhaps his best asset as a lead guitarist. Gilmour explained how he achieved his signature tone: "I usually use a fuzz box, a delay and a bright EQ setting ... singing sustain ... you need to play loud—at or near the feedback threshold. It's just so much more fun to play ... when bent notes slice right through you like a razor blade." 1548: 2187: 1965: 2678:; they gained a following as a psychedelic pop group. In 1968, Wright said: "It's hard to see why we were cast as the first British psychedelic group. We never saw ourselves that way ... we realised that we were, after all, only playing for fun ... tied to no particular form of music, we could do whatever we wanted ... the emphasis ... firmly on spontaneity and improvisation." Waters said later: "There wasn't anything 'grand' about it. We were laughable. We were useless. We couldn't play at all so we had to do something stupid and 'experimental' ... Syd was a genius, but I wouldn't want to go back to playing ' 2222:

Here", Waters told the audience: " quite emotional, standing up here with these three guys after all these years, standing to be counted with the rest of you ... We're doing this for everyone who's not here, and particularly of course for Syd." At the end, Gilmour thanked the audience and started to walk off the stage. Waters called him back, and the band embraced. Images of the embrace were a favourite among Sunday newspapers after Live 8. Waters said: "I don't think any of us came out of the years from 1985 with any credit ... It was a bad, negative time, and I regret my part in that negativity."

2083: 915:, set Gilmour up in a room at O'Rourke's house with a salary of £30 per week (equivalent to £700 in 2023). In January 1968, Blackhill Enterprises announced Gilmour as the band's newest member, intending to continue with Barrett as a nonperforming songwriter. According to Jenner, the group planned that Gilmour would "cover for eccentricities". When this proved unworkable, it was decided that Barrett would just write material. In an expression of his frustration, Barrett, who was expected to write additional hit singles to follow up "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", instead introduced " 13131: 13097: 13047: 3053:" deal with a perceived lack of sincerity on the part of music industry representatives. The song illustrates a dysfunctional dynamic between the band and a record label executive who congratulates the group on their current sales success, implying that they are on the same team while revealing that he erroneously believes "Pink" is the name of one of the band members. According to author David Detmer, the album's lyrics deal with the "dehumanising aspects of the world of commerce", a situation the artist must endure to reach their audience. 3270:

then considers the possibility that his condition may be his own fault: "have I been guilty all this time?" Realising his greatest fear, Pink believes that he has let everyone down, his overbearing mother wisely choosing to smother him, the teachers rightly criticising his poetic aspirations, and his wife justified in leaving him. He then stands trial for "showing feelings of an almost human nature", further exacerbating his alienation of species being. As with the writings of philosopher

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on their first album. While they had significantly increased the frequency of their performances, the band were still not widely accepted. Following a performance at a Catholic youth club, the owner refused to pay them, claiming that their performance was not music. When their management filed suit in a small claims court against the owner of the youth organisation, a local magistrate upheld the owner's decision. The band was much better received at the

2513:. Gilmour described Khlyvnyuk's performance as "a powerful moment that made me want to put it to music". "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" was released on 8 April, with proceeds going to Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief. Gilmour said the war had inspired him to release new music as Pink Floyd as he felt it was important to raise awareness in support of Ukraine. Asked whether he was considering more Pink Floyd music, Gilmour said the single was a "one-off". 1203: 13006: 3068:: "The idea of presence withheld, of the ways that people pretend to be present while their minds are really elsewhere, and the devices and motivations employed psychologically by people to suppress the full force of their presence, eventually boiled down to a single theme, absence: The absence of a person, the absence of a feeling." Waters commented: "it's about none of us really being there ... should have been called 934:, and O'Rourke became the band's personal manager. Blackhill announced Barrett's departure on 6 April 1968. After Barrett's departure, the burden of lyrical composition and creative direction fell mostly on Waters. Initially, Gilmour mimed to Barrett's voice on the group's European TV appearances; however, while playing on the university circuit, they avoided Barrett songs in favour of Waters and Wright material such as " 1912:, noting that they had had several hiatuses before; however, Waters left believing that Mason and Gilmour had accepted that Pink Floyd were finished. Mason said that Waters later saw the meeting as "duplicity rather than diplomacy", and wrote in his memoir: "Clearly, our communication skills were still troublingly nonexistent. We left the restaurant with diametrically opposed views of what had been decided." 1838:, mediated between the two, performing the role traditionally occupied by the then-absent Wright. The tension within the band grew. Waters and Gilmour worked independently; however, Gilmour began to feel the strain, sometimes barely maintaining his composure. After a final confrontation, Gilmour's name disappeared from the credit list, reflecting what Waters felt was his lack of songwriting contributions. 639:(RAF). In December 1964, they secured their first recording time, at a studio in West Hampstead, through one of Wright's friends, who let them use some downtime free. Wright, who was taking a break from his studies, did not participate. When the RAF assigned Dennis a post in Bahrain in early 1965, Barrett became the band's frontman. Later that year, they became the resident band at the Countdown Club near 33: 1471: 17997: 2032:— featuring only Gilmour and Mason. The album reached number three in the UK and the US. Waters said: "I think it's facile, but a quite clever forgery ... The songs are poor in general ... Gilmour's lyrics are third-rate." Although Gilmour initially viewed the album as a return to the band's top form, Wright disagreed, stating: "Roger's criticisms are fair. It's not a band album at all." 579:. Waters and Barrett were childhood friends; Waters had often visited Barrett and watched him play guitar at Barrett's mother's house. Mason said about Barrett: "In a period when everyone was being cool in a very adolescent, self-conscious way, Syd was unfashionably outgoing; my enduring memory of our first encounter is the fact that he bothered to come up and introduce himself to me." 1699:. This first metaphorical brick led to more problems; Pink would become drug-addled and depressed by the music industry, eventually transforming into a megalomaniac, a development inspired partly by the decline of Syd Barrett. At the end of the album, the increasingly fascist audience would watch as Pink tore down the wall, once again becoming a regular and caring person. 3079:, with the lyrics to "Comfortably Numb": "I caught a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look, but it was gone, I cannot put my finger on it now, the child is grown, the dream is gone." Barrett referred to non-being in his final contribution to the band's catalogue, "Jugband Blues": "I'm most obliged to you for making it clear that I'm not here." 1919:, Waters publicly insisted that Pink Floyd would not reunite. He contacted O'Rourke to discuss settling future royalty payments. O'Rourke felt obliged to inform Mason and Gilmour, which angered Waters, who wanted to dismiss him as the band's manager. He terminated his management contract with O'Rourke and employed Peter Rudge to manage his affairs. Waters wrote to 2851:, the band stayed at a luxury hotel in Rome for almost a month. Waters claimed that, without Antonioni's constant changes to the music, they would have completed the work in less than a week. Eventually he used only three of their recordings. One of the pieces turned down by Antonioni, called "The Violent Sequence", later became "Us and Them", included on 1973's 1345:" was the first Pink Floyd song since "See Emily Play" to attract significant airplay in the US, and the second to refer to the death of Waters' father during World War II. "Stay" was written and sung by Wright, with lyrics by Waters. The closing instrumental on the album ends with a recording of the Mapuga tribe chanting, as seen in the film. 1977:

first without Waters. There were legal obstacles to Wright's re-admittance to the band, but after a meeting in Hampstead, Pink Floyd invited Wright to participate in the coming sessions. Gilmour later stated that Wright's presence "would make us stronger legally and musically", and Pink Floyd employed him with weekly earnings of $ 11,000.

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opening four-note guitar phrase, composed purely by chance by Gilmour, reminded Waters of Barrett. The songs provided a fitting summary of the rise and fall of their former bandmate. Waters commented: "Because I wanted to get as close as possible to what I felt ... indefinable, inevitable melancholy about the disappearance of Syd."

2959:, London. Pink Floyd arrived at the festival at around three o'clock in the morning after a long journey by van and ferry from the Netherlands, taking the stage just as the sun was beginning to rise. In July 1969, precipitated by their space-related music and lyrics, they took part in the live BBC television coverage of the 1706:, the band became dissatisfied with Wright's lack of contribution and fired him. Gilmour said that Wright was dismissed as he "hadn't contributed anything of any value whatsoever to the album—he did very, very little". According to Mason, Wright would sit in on the sessions "without doing anything, just 'being a producer 2061:. Pink Floyd responded by attaching a large set of male genitalia to its underside to distinguish it from Waters's design. The parties reached a legal agreement on 23 December; Mason and Gilmour retained the right to use the Pink Floyd name in perpetuity and Waters received exclusive rights to, among other things, 806:, a popular programme that controversially required artists to mime their singing and playing. Though Pink Floyd returned for two more performances, by the third, Barrett had begun to unravel, and around this time the band first noticed significant changes in his behaviour. By early 1967, he was regularly using 2774:. The device enabled the controller, usually Wright, to manipulate the band's amplified sound, combined with recorded tapes, projecting the sounds 270 degrees around a venue, achieving a sonic swirling effect. In 1972, they purchased a custom-built PA which featured an upgraded four-channel, 360-degree system. 2214:. After Gilmour declined, Geldof asked Mason, who contacted Waters. About two weeks later, Waters called Gilmour, their first conversation in two years, and the next day Gilmour agreed. In a statement to the press, the band stressed the unimportance of their problems in the context of the Live 8 event. 4200:

Waters took a six-week leave during filming and returned to find that Parker had used his artistic licence to modify parts of the film to his liking. Waters became incensed; the two fought, and Parker threatened to walk out. Gilmour urged Waters to reconsider his stance, reminding the bassist that he

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spelled out the words Enigma Publius. During a televised concert at Earls Court on 20 October 1994, someone projected the word "enigma" in large letters on to the backdrop of the stage. Mason later acknowledged that their record company had instigated the Publius Enigma mystery, rather than the band.

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reported that Pink Floyd had been seeking to sell their back catalogue for some time, but that this had been hampered by infighting. Gilmour said he wanted to "be rid of the decision-making and the arguments that are involved with keeping going ... It's three people saying yes, but one person saying

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When Waters's lawyers discovered that the partnership had never been formally confirmed, Waters returned to the High Court in an attempt to obtain a veto over further use of the band's name. Gilmour responded with a press release affirming that Pink Floyd would continue to exist. The sides reached an

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have something to offer, and only managed to get a couple of things on there." Mason recalled: "Roger was in full flow with the ideas, but he was really keeping Dave down, and frustrating him deliberately." Gilmour, distracted by the birth of his first child, contributed little else toward the album.

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In 1966, the band strengthened their business relationship with Blackhill Enterprises, becoming equal partners with Jenner and King and the band members each holding a one-sixth share. By late 1966, their set included fewer R&B standards and more Barrett originals, many of which would be included

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In 2006, Gilmour began a tour of small concert venues with contributions from Wright and other musicians from the post-Waters Pink Floyd tours. Gilmour, Wright, and Mason's encore performance of "Wish You Were Here" and "Comfortably Numb" marked the only appearance by Pink Floyd since Live 8 as

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dealt with the pressures of modern life and how those pressures can sometimes cause insanity. He viewed the album's explication of mental illness as illuminating a universal condition. However, Waters also wanted the album to communicate positivity, calling it "an exhortation ... to embrace the

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In November 1974, they employed for the first time the large circular screen that would become a staple of their live shows. In 1977, they employed the use of a large inflatable floating pig named "Algie". Filled with helium and propane, Algie, while floating above the audience, would explode with a

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would be Pink Floyd's last album, saying: "I think we have successfully commandeered the best of what there is ... It's a shame, but this is the end." There was no supporting tour, as Gilmour felt it was impossible without Wright. In 2015, Gilmour reiterated that Pink Floyd were "done" and that

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line-up and leaves a legacy which continues to inspire." Although Barrett had faded into obscurity over the decades, the national press praised him for his contributions to music. On 10 May 2007, Waters, Gilmour, Wright, and Mason performed at the Barrett tribute concert "Madcap's Last Laugh" at the

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encouraged them to self-produce their music, and they recorded demos of new material at their houses. With Smith's instruction at Abbey Road, they learned how to use the recording studio to realise their artistic vision. However, Smith remained unconvinced by their music, and when Mason struggled to

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Throughout the 70s many of the more successful rock bands adopted similarly abstract imagery, in particular Led Zeppelin (the album IV, 1971, dispensed with their name and the title of the record entirely) and Pink Floyd, who, following the Beatles, were only the second band to be allowed by EMI to

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Wright was not legally a band member after 1979, as a clause in his leaving agreement from that year prohibited him from rejoining the legal entity, though he did continue working with the band and being publicly presented as a full member before leaving completely in 1981. In early 1987 he guested

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Immediately after the session, Barrett attended a pre-party held for Gilmour's upcoming first wedding, but eventually left without saying goodbye and none of the band members ever saw him again, apart from a run-in between Waters and Barrett a couple of years later. The inspiration behind the cover

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production consisted of sessions spread over several months; the band recorded in the first half of April, but in the latter half played at Doncaster and Norwich before returning to record at the end of the month. In May, they split their time between sessions at Abbey Road, rehearsals and concerts

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protagonist, Pink, is unable to deal with the circumstances of his life, and overcome by feelings of guilt, slowly closes himself off from the outside world inside a barrier of his own making. After he completes his estrangement from the world, Pink realises that he is "crazy, over the rainbow". He

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as an example of a "Pig"; being someone who in his estimation, used the power of the government to impose her values on society. At the album's conclusion, Waters returns to empathy with the lyrical statement: "You know that I care what happens to you. And I know that you care for me too." However,

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performance and renowned for their lavish stage shows, Pink Floyd also set high standards in sound quality, making use of innovative sound effects and quadraphonic speaker systems. From their earliest days, they employed visual effects to accompany their psychedelic music while performing at venues

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system, an audio processing technique used to simulate a three-dimensional effect. The system used a conventional stereo tape to produce an effect that seemed to move the sound around the listener's head when they were wearing headphones. The process enabled an engineer to simulate moving the sound

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that a reunion would not happen: "The rehearsals convinced me it wasn't something I wanted to be doing a lot of ... There have been all sorts of farewell moments in people's lives and careers which they have then rescinded, but I think I can fairly categorically say that there won't be a tour

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In 1986, Gilmour began recruiting musicians for a new project. Initially, there was no commitment to a Pink Floyd release, and Gilmour maintained that the material might become his third solo album. However, by the end of 1986, Gilmour had decided to make the material into a Pink Floyd project, the

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scene, playing at venues including All Saints Hall and the Marquee. While performing at the Countdown Club, the band had experimented with long instrumental excursions, and they began to expand them with rudimentary but effective light shows, projected by coloured slides and domestic lights. Jenner

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in London, where from late night until early morning they played three sets of 90 minutes each. During this period, spurred by the need to extend their sets to minimise song repetition, the band realised that "songs could be extended with lengthy solos", wrote Mason. After pressure from his parents

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moved in during September 1964, prompting Waters's switch to bass. Sigma 6 went through several names, including the Meggadeaths, the Abdabs and the Screaming Abdabs, Leonard's Lodgers, and the Spectrum Five, before settling on the Tea Set. In September 1963, as Metcalfe and Noble left to form

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represent characters from the story. One striking feature of the tour was the performance of "Comfortably Numb". While Waters sang his opening verse, in darkness, Gilmour waited for his cue on top of the wall. When it came, bright blue and white lights would suddenly reveal him. Gilmour stood on a

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sessions to create a new Pink Floyd album. They recruited session musicians to help record new parts and "generally harness studio technology". Waters was not involved. Mason described the album as a tribute to Wright: "I think this record is a good way of recognising a lot of what he does and how

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Wright died of cancer on 15 September 2008, aged 65. His former bandmates paid tributes to his life and work; Gilmour said that Wright's contributions were often overlooked, and that his "soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound". A week

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hotel in London, followed by three days of rehearsals at Black Island Studios. The sessions were problematic, with disagreements over the style and pace of the songs they were practising; the running order was decided on the eve of the event. At the beginning of their performance of "Wish You Were

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system to be used on the album. With marital problems of his own, he remained distant. Pink Floyd did not use Thorgerson for the cover design, and Waters designed the cover himself. Gilmour did not have any material ready and asked Waters to delay the recording until he could write some songs, but

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had left Pink Floyd physically and emotionally drained. Wright later described these early sessions as "falling within a difficult period" and Waters found them "tortuous". Gilmour was more interested in improving the band's existing material. Mason's failing marriage left him in a general malaise

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described the sessions as often beginning in the afternoon and ending early the next morning, "during which time nothing would get . There was no record company contact whatsoever, except when their label manager would show up now and again with a couple of bottles of wine and a couple of joints".

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when a band member asked if they should collect Barrett. According to Gilmour, the answer was "Nah, let's not bother", signalling the end of Barrett's tenure with Pink Floyd. Waters later said, "He was our friend, but most of the time we now wanted to strangle him." In early March 1968, Pink Floyd

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Povey spelled it Meggadeaths but Blake spelled it Megadeaths. Architectural Abdabs is sometimes suggested as another variation; Povey dismisses it as a misreading of a headline about the Abdabs in the Polytechnic's student newspaper. Povey used the Tea Set throughout whereas Blake's claim of the

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is the world's third best-selling album, and the twenty-first best-selling album of all time in the US. The success of the album brought enormous wealth to the members of Pink Floyd. Waters and Wright bought large country houses while Mason became a collector of expensive cars. Disenchanted with

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Pink Floyd removed music from streaming services in Russia and Belarus. Their work with Waters remained, leading to speculation that Waters had blocked its removal; Gilmour said only that "I was disappointed ... Read into that what you will." Waters refused to condemn Russia's invasion and

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Barrett died on 7 July 2006, at his home in Cambridge, aged 60. His funeral was held at Cambridge Crematorium on 18 July 2006. No Pink Floyd members attended. Wright said: "The band are very naturally upset and sad to hear of Syd Barrett's death. Syd was the guiding light of the early band

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Despite the lack of creative direction, Waters began to visualise a new concept after several weeks. During 1974, Pink Floyd had sketched out three original compositions and had performed them at a series of concerts in Europe. These compositions became the starting point for a new album whose

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announcing he had left the band, and asked them to release him from his contractual obligations. Gilmour believed that Waters left to hasten the demise of Pink Floyd. Waters later stated that, by not making new albums, Pink Floyd would be in breach of contract—which would suggest that royalty

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While Pink Floyd were working on the album, Barrett made an impromptu visit to the studio. Thorgerson recalled that he "sat round and talked for a bit, but he wasn't really there". He had changed significantly in appearance, so much so that the band did not initially recognise him. Waters was

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featured a 40 feet (12 m) high wall, built from cardboard bricks, constructed between the band and the audience. They projected animations onto the wall, while gaps allowed the audience to view various scenes from the story. They commissioned the creation of several giant inflatables to

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parked in a circle, the doors facing away from the centre. Waters used his own vehicle to arrive at the venue and stayed in different hotels from the rest of the band. Wright returned as a paid musician, making him the only band member to profit from the tour, which lost about $ 600,000 (US$

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He also commissioned the construction of large inflatable puppets representing characters from the storyline, including the "Mother", the "Ex-wife" and the "Schoolmaster". Pink Floyd used the puppets during their performances. Relationships within the band reached an all-time low; their four

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in London, where they began to build a fan base. Barrett's performances were enthusiastic, "leaping around ... madness ... improvisation ... to get past his limitations and into areas that were ... very interesting. Which none of the others could do", wrote biographer

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In 1976, Pink Floyd had become involved with financial advisers Norton Warburg Group (NWG). NWG became the band's collecting agents and handled all financial planning, for an annual fee of about £300,000 (equivalent to £2,173,900 in 2023). NWG invested between £1.6 million and

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label. Pink Floyd continued to draw large crowds at the UFO Club; however, Barrett's mental breakdown was by then causing serious concern. The group initially hoped that his erratic behaviour would be a passing phase, but some were less optimistic, including Jenner and his assistant,

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The album's characters include the "Dogs", representing fervent capitalists, the "Pigs", symbolising political corruption, and the "Sheep", who represent the exploited. Croskery described the "Sheep" as being in a "state of delusion created by a misleading cultural identity", a

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design on the cover. Thorgerson's cover features a beam of white light, representing unity, passing through a prism, which represents society. The refracted beam of coloured light symbolises unity diffracted, leaving an absence of unity. Waters is the sole author of the lyrics.

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replaced engineer Brian Humphries, emotionally drained by his five years with the band, for the recording of the album. In March 1979, the band's dire financial situation demanded that they leave the UK for a year, or more and recording moved to the Super Bear Studios near

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album cover features a beam of white light, representing unity, passing through a prism, which represents society. The resulting refracted beam of coloured light symbolises unity diffracted, leaving an absence of unity. Absence is a key element in the existentialism of

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perform his drum part on "Remember a Day", Smith stepped in as his replacement. Wright recalled Smith's attitude about the sessions, "Norman gave up on the second album ... he was forever saying things like, 'You can't do twenty minutes of this ridiculous noise

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was delayed until 2022 after Gilmour and Waters could not agree on the liner notes. In a public statement, Waters accused Gilmour of attempting to steal credit and complained that Gilmour would not allow him to use Pink Floyd's website and social media channels.

1644:" tour. It was their first experience playing large stadiums, whose size caused unease in the band. Waters began arriving at each venue alone, departing immediately after the performance. On one occasion, Wright flew back to England, threatening to quit. At the 919:" to the band, intentionally changing the structure on each performance so as to make the song impossible to follow and learn. In a January 1968 photoshoot of Pink Floyd, the photographs show Barrett looking detached from the others, staring into the distance. 1988:. Gilmour felt that lyrics had become more important than the music under Waters, and sought to restore the balance. The group found it difficult to work without Waters's creative direction; to write lyrics, Gilmour worked with several songwriters, including 657:

The group rebranded as the Pink Floyd Sound in late 1965. Barrett created the name on the spur of the moment when he discovered that another band, also called the Tea Set, were to perform at one of their gigs. The name is derived from the given names of two

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named him the 14th greatest guitarist of all time. In 2006, Gilmour said of his technique: " fingers make a distinctive sound ... aren't very fast, but I think I am instantly recognisable ... The way I play melodies is connected to things like

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described Pink Floyd as "purveyors of a distinctively dark vision". Author Jere O'Neill Surber wrote: "their interests are truth and illusion, life and death, time and space, causality and chance, compassion and indifference." Waters identified

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image, designed by Thorgerson, is the idea that people tend to conceal their true feelings for fear of "getting burned", wrote Pink Floyd biographer Glen Povey. Therefore, it features two businessmen shown shaking hands; one of them is on fire.

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in London. The exhibition featured analysis of cover art, conceptual props from the stage shows, and photographs from Mason's personal archive. Due to its success, it was extended for two weeks beyond its planned closing date of 1 October.

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Roy Hollingworth described side one as "utterly confused ... difficult to follow", but praised side two, writing: "The songs, the sounds ... the rhythms were solid ... saxophone hit the air, the band rocked and rolled".

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started to believe that he was the sole writer for the band ... that it was only because of him that were still going ... when he started to develop his ego trips, the person he would have his conflicts with would be me."

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named Pink Floyd as the biggest band of all time according to "a points system that measured sales of their biggest album, the scale of their biggest headlining show and the total number of weeks spent on the UK album chart".

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he also acknowledges that the "Pigs" are a continuing threat and reveals that he is a "Dog" who requires shelter, suggesting the need for a balance between state, commerce and community, versus an ongoing battle between them.

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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. The

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The band spent long periods working on basic sounds, or a guitar riff. They also spent several days at Air Studios, attempting to create music using a variety of household objects, a project which would be revisited between

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for the general viewer", they earned a callback for a second audition, with the caveat that they play material more familiar to the judges; they did not earn an appearance on the show. Also in 1965, they auditioned for the

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Released in March 1973, the LP became an instant chart success in the UK and throughout Western Europe, earning an enthusiastic response from critics. Each member of Pink Floyd except Wright boycotted the press release of

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The band commissioned a 30 feet (9.1 m) pig-shaped balloon and photography began on 2 December. Inclement weather delayed filming, and the balloon broke free of its moorings in strong winds. It eventually landed in

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as collateral. Early rehearsals for the tour were chaotic, with Mason and Wright out of practice. Realising he had taken on too much work, Gilmour asked Ezrin to assist them. As Pink Floyd toured North America, Waters's

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During the sessions, Waters lost his temper and began ranting at Kamen who, out of frustration during one recording session, had started repeatedly writing "I Must Not Fuck Sheep" on a notepad in the studio's control

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described as a "triumph for artistic integrity" and a "vindication of the album as a creative format". In January 2011, Pink Floyd signed a new five-year contract with EMI that permitted the sale of single downloads.

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and unnecessary, and dedicated the album to his late father. Immediately arguments arose between Waters and Gilmour, who felt that the album should include all new material, rather than recycle songs passed over for

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Contractually, Wright was not a member of the band, and said "It came close to a point where I wasn't going to do the album". However, he earned five co-writing credits, his first on a Pink Floyd album since 1975's

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as the fifth member. Gilmour already knew Barrett, having studied with him at Cambridge Tech in the early 1960s. The two had performed at lunchtimes together with guitars and harmonicas, and later hitch-hiked and

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writer Jimmy Brown described Gilmour's guitar style as "characterised by simple, huge-sounding riffs; gutsy, well-paced solos; and rich, ambient chordal textures." According to Brown, Gilmour's solos on "Money",

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was released in October 1971, and reached number three, spending 82 weeks on the UK chart. It marks a transition between the Barrett-led group of the late 1960s and the emerging Pink Floyd; Jean-Charles Costa of

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and then took part in the subsequent tour beginning in late 1987, from which point on he was credited and publicly presented as an official band member again, even though the legal situation remained unchanged.

11191: 390:(guitar, vocals) joined in 1967; Barrett left in 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. While all four members contributed compositions, Waters became the primary lyricist and thematic leader, devising the 8901: 11101: 3986:

In late 1967, Barrett suggested adding four new members; in the words of Waters: "two freaks he'd met somewhere. One of them played the banjo, the other the saxophone ... a couple of chick singers".

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Though Pink Floyd turned down a contract worth £136 million for a final tour, Waters did not rule out more performances, suggesting it ought to be for a charity event only. However, Gilmour told the

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When I say, "I'll see you on the dark side of the moon" ... what I mean ... If you feel that you're the only one ... that you seem crazy you think everything is crazy, you're not alone.

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Waters said that early UK pressings of the album contained "excessive sibilance". After recording had finished, the band fell out with the film company, prompting them to release the soundtrack album as

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to prevent EMI selling individual tracks online, arguing that their 1999 contract "prohibits the sale of albums in any configuration other than the original". The judge ruled in their favour, which the

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wrote that "not only confirms lead guitarist David Gilmour's emergence as a real shaping force with the group, it states forcefully and accurately that the group is well into the growth track again".

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to work out the sound problems. Geesin worked to improve the score, but with little creative input from the band, production was troublesome. Geesin eventually completed the project with the aid of

11161: 3314:, Music Millionaires 2013 (UK), ranked Waters at number 12 with an estimated fortune of £150 million, Gilmour at number 27 with £85 million and Mason at number 37 with £50 million. 12994: 5733: 702:, purchasing about £1,000 (equivalent to £23,500 in 2023) worth of new instruments and equipment for the band. Around this time, Jenner suggested the band drop the "Sound" from their name. 1769:

agreed to direct and took a different approach. The animated sequences remained, but scenes were acted by actors with no dialogue. Waters was screentested but quickly discarded, and they asked

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the other night a pop group called the Pink Floyd played throbbing music while a series of bizarre coloured shapes flashed on a huge screen behind them ... apparently very psychedelic."

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critic Alan di Perna praised Gilmour's guitar work as integral to Pink Floyd's sound, and described him as the most important guitarist of the 1970s, "the missing link between Hendrix and

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Gilmour, Mason, Waters and O'Rourke met for dinner in 1984 to discuss their future. Mason and Gilmour left the restaurant thinking that Pink Floyd could continue after Waters had finished

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led to a ban by several radio stations; however, creative manipulation by the retailers who supplied sales figures to the music business meant that the single reached number 20 in the UK.

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in London. Mason recalled that the sessions were trouble-free. Smith disagreed, stating that Barrett was unresponsive to his suggestions and constructive criticism. EMI-Columbia released

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chart for more than fourteen years during the 1970s and 1980s, selling more than 45 million copies worldwide. In Britain, it reached number two, spending 364 weeks on the UK chart.

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across Great Britain. They spent June and July performing at venues across Europe, and August in the far east and Australia, returning to Europe in September. In October, they made the

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A theft of the band's equipment, worth about $ 40,000, after a May 1970 show at the Warehouse in New Orleans, nearly crippled their finances. However, hours after the band notified the

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at Abbey Road. The title is an allusion to lunacy rather than astronomy. The band had composed and refined the material while touring the UK, Japan, North America, and Europe. Producer

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shows in November, Barrett confounded his hosts by giving terse answers to questions (or not responding at all) and staring into space. He refused to move his lips when it came time to

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Following personal tensions, Wright left Pink Floyd in 1981, followed by Waters in 1985. Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd, rejoined later by Wright. They produced the albums

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In July 1978, amid a financial crisis caused by negligent investments, Waters presented two ideas for Pink Floyd's next album. The first was a 90-minute demo with the working title

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Of all the major bands to emerge in Britain in the late sixties, none was more wildly experimental and more closely tied to the atmospheric qualities of acid rock than Pink Floyd.

1942:, on Christmas Eve 1987. In 2013, Waters said he regretted the lawsuit and had failed to appreciate that the Pink Floyd name had commercial value independent of the band members. 1055:

described the song as "long and boring ... little to warrant its monotonous direction". On the day after the album's UK release, Pink Floyd performed at the first ever free

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Leonard designed light machines, which used electric motors to spin perforated discs, casting patterns of lights on the walls. These would be demonstrated in an early edition of

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loud noise during the In the Flesh Tour. The behaviour of the audience during the tour, as well as the large size of the venues, proved a strong influence on their concept album

18496: 878:"See Emily Play" on Boone's show. After these embarrassing episodes, King ended their US visit and immediately sent them home to London. Soon after their return, they supported 3208:, and a recurring theme in the band's music. Waters's father died in combat during the Second World War, and his lyrics often alluded to the cost of war, including those from " 15061: 11344: 9650:

ROGER WATERS HAS re-recorded Pink Floyd's seminal album, The Dark Side of the Moon, and will release it as a solo LP, The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, on Oct. 6 via SGB Music.

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storyline as "bollocks". Eventually won over by the prospect of participation in a significant film and receiving a large payment for his work, Geldof agreed. Screened at the

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Michael Watts found it underwhelming, calling the album "a soundtrack to a non-existent movie", and shrugging off Pink Floyd as "so much sound and fury, signifying nothing".

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Jenner and King believed Barrett was the creative genius of the band, and decided to represent him and end their relationship with Pink Floyd. Morrison sold his business to

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On 10 July 2010, Waters and Gilmour performed together at a charity event for the Hoping Foundation. The event, which raised money for Palestinian children, took place at

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express Waters's upbringing in an English society depleted of men after the Second World War, a condition that negatively affected his personal relationships with women.

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to his relationship with Waters. He later stated that he used the album to distance himself from Pink Floyd. Soon afterwards, Waters began touring his first solo album,

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Schaffner described the £5,000 advance as generous; however, Povey suggested it was an inadequate agreement which required that the money be disbursed over five years.

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Absence as a lyrical theme is common in the music of Pink Floyd. Examples include the absence of Barrett after 1968, and that of Waters's father, who died during the

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and debuted at number one in several countries. The vinyl edition was the fastest-selling UK vinyl release of 2014 and the fastest-selling since 1997. Gilmour said

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Povey states that the UK release date was 5 November, but Pink Floyd's official website states 13 November. All sources agree on the US release date of 30 October.

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in Oxfordshire, England, with an audience of approximately 200. In return for Waters's appearance at the event, Gilmour performed "Comfortably Numb" at Waters's

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The division of royalties was a source of conflict between band members, who earned royalties on a per-song basis. Although Gilmour was largely responsible for "

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such as the UFO Club in London. Their slide-and-light show was one of the first in British rock, and it helped them become popular among London's underground.

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ranked Pink Floyd number 3 in his list of the 'Top 50 Artists of All Time', a ranking based on the cumulative votes for each artist's albums included in his

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was released in November 1969 and received positive reviews. It reached number five, spending 21 weeks on the UK chart. In October 1970, Pink Floyd released

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by contacting promoters in the US and threatening to sue if they used the Pink Floyd name. Gilmour and Mason funded the start-up costs with Mason using his

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featured as part of Pink Floyd's US tour. The album is one of the most commercially successful rock albums of all time. A US number-one, it remained on the

769:. On 15 February 1967, Pink Floyd signed with EMI, receiving a £5,000 advance (equivalent to £114,600 in 2023). EMI released the band's first single, " 11169: 9259: 4704: 11045: 6603:

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Waters refused. Gilmour later said "I'm certainly guilty at times of being lazy ... but he wasn't right about wanting to put some duff tracks on

6676: 9451: 1732:, with 23 million certified units sold in the US. The cover, with a stark brick wall and band name, was the first Pink Floyd album cover since 18436: 8373: 2385: 1453:, who gave them a reported advance of $ 1,000,000 (US$ 6,178,138 in 2023 dollars). In Europe, they continued to be represented by Harvest Records. 13444: 9545:"Roger Waters Is 'Antisemitic to Rotten Core,' Says Former Pink Floyd Lyricist Polly Samson — and Her Husband, David Gilmour, Emphatically Agrees" 2360:

his playing was at the heart of the Pink Floyd sound. Listening back to the sessions, it really brought home to me what a special player he was."

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or an album again that I take part in. It isn't to do with animosity or anything like that. It's just ... I've been there, I've done it."

2028:, designed the album cover. To emphasise that Waters had left the band, they included a group photograph on the inside cover — the first since 9114: 8588: 4411:. Gilmour subsequently declared that he would give his share of profits from this sales boost to charity, urging other associated artists and 1765:

The film was conceived as a combination of live concert footage and animated scenes; however, the concert footage proved impractical to film.

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based on anthropomorphised characters using music to reflect the individual states of mind of each. The lyrics ultimately paint a picture of

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Barrett left more than £1.25M in his will, to be divided among his immediate family, who then auctioned some of his possessions and artwork.

2730:." Gilmour's ability to use fewer notes than most to express himself without sacrificing strength or beauty drew a favourable comparison to 17057: 14829: 14203: 13451: 3872:, and three Syd Barrett originals, "Butterfly", "Lucy Leave" and "Double O Bo", a song Mason described as "Bo Diddley meets the 007 theme". 2521:, condemned Waters on Twitter as "a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching, misogynistic, sick-with-envy megalomaniac". 2174: 11901: 11664: 8991: 8923: 8802: 8745: 6638: 6467: 942:". Mason said later that Gilmour added greater structure to Pink Floyd's music and that "we became far less difficult to enjoy, I think". 18506: 14399: 12431: 11312: 11221: 3440: 9512: 9199: 18481: 18431: 16430: 16422: 16139: 14089: 13848: 13529: 13437: 10399: 7813: 5837: 3288: 2682:' for hours and hours." Unconstrained by conventional pop formats, Pink Floyd were innovators of progressive rock during the 1970s and 4141:

Waters was not the only person depressed by playing in large venues, as Gilmour refused to perform the band's usual encore that night.

792:", on 16 June 1967. It fared slightly better than "Arnold Layne", peaking at number 6 in the UK. The band performed on the BBC's 600:. They first played music together in a group formed by fellow students Keith Noble and Clive Metcalfe, with Noble's sister Sheilagh. 18466: 18322: 16950: 16554: 15985: 9368: 7629: 7235: 2986:

on castors, an insecure setup supported from behind by a technician. A large hydraulic platform supported both Gilmour and the tech.

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Working with Barrett eventually proved too difficult, and matters came to a conclusion in January while en route to a performance in

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payments would be suspended—and that the other band members had forced him from the group by threatening to sue him. He went to the

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Wright was also in the midst of a difficult divorce and later said that the album was, "made at a time in my life when I was lost."

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begins with a thought experiment, which asks: "If you didn't care what happened to me. And I didn't care for you", then develops a

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2841:, the material they created became part of their live shows for some time thereafter. While composing the soundtrack for director 979:, which they had begun in 1967 under Barrett's leadership. The album included Barrett's final contribution to their discography, " 18426: 17260: 14713: 13765: 11704: 7662: 4185:

sessions, Mason left the final mix to Waters, Gilmour, Ezrin and Guthrie, travelling to New York to record his debut solo album,

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In the week following their performance, there was a resurgence of commercial interest in Pink Floyd's music, when according to

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Mason said in 2018 that, while he remained close to Gilmour and Waters, the two remained "at loggerheads". A remixed version of

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in an effort to dissolve the band and prevent the use of the Pink Floyd name, declaring Pink Floyd "a spent force creatively".

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as his replacement. Wynne-Willson left his position as lighting director and assisted the guitarist with his daily activities.

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Pink Floyd toured extensively across America and Europe in 1970. In 1971, Pink Floyd took second place in a reader's poll, in

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For a short period after, Barrett turned up at occasional performances, apparently confused about his standing with the band.

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in August 1967. The album reached number six, spending 14 weeks on the UK charts. One month later, it was released under the

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in Islington and began converting them into a recording studio and storage space. In 1976, they recorded their tenth album,

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Rock, Counterculture and the Avant-Garde, 1966–1970: How the Beatles, Frank Zappa and the Velvet Underground Defined an Era

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Throughout their career, Pink Floyd experimented with their sound. Their second single, "See Emily Play" premiered at the

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because a quadraphonic mix had not yet been completed, and they felt presenting the album through a poor-quality stereo

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was hugely successful in Britain, spending 18 weeks on the UK chart. It premièred at the Bath Festival on 27 June 1970.

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was on occasion, close by, in much smaller venues. Waters issued a writ for copyright fees for Pink Floyd's use of the

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went straight to number one in the UK and number six in the US. Waters wrote all the lyrics, as well as all the music.

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described it as "a fine album with a textural and conceptual richness that not only invites, but demands involvement."

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In 1967, Pink Floyd began to attract the attention of the music industry. While in negotiations with record companies,

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groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments, philosophical lyrics, and elaborate

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with others." Despite having been labelled "the gloomiest man in rock", author Deena Weinstein described Waters as an

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negotiated Pink Floyd's first recording contract. As part of the deal, the band agreed to record their first album at

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War, viewed as the most severe consequence of the manifestation of alienation from others, is also a core element of

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co-produced and wrote a forty-page script for the new album. Ezrin based the story on the central figure of Pink—a

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van, then considered extravagant band transportation. On 29 April 1967, they headlined an all-night event called

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Pink Floyd used innovative sound effects and state of the art audio recording technology during the recording of

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versions, including "Experience" and "Immersion" multi-disc multi-format editions. The albums were remastered by

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For several years, Pink Floyd had busied themselves with personal pursuits, such as filming and competing in the

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called it " uncomfortable taste of reality in a medium that has become in recent years, increasingly soporific".

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described it as "one of the most extreme, relentless, harrowing and downright iconoclastic hunks of music", and

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gave the album an overall favourable review, but urged listeners to "forget it as background music to a party".

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cover included four sides, counting the inner jacket, which represented four absences related to the classical

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portrayal of artistic alienation. He drew a parallel between the album's political themes and that of Orwell's

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character inspired by Waters's childhood experiences, the most notable of which was the death of his father in

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One of Gilmour's first tasks was to mime Barrett's guitar playing on an "Apples and Oranges" promotional film.

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on 12 May 2011, singing the choruses and playing the guitar solos. Mason also joined, playing tambourine for "

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and recording a soundtrack for a film based on the event. In January 1993, they began working on a new album,

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Though Mason's musical contributions were minimal, he stayed busy recording sound effects for an experimental

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Though Gilmour's name did not appear on the production credits, he retained his pay as musician and producer.

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near Paris, and upon its release, it became Pink Floyd's first album to break into the top 50 on the US

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chart in the US for 15 weeks, reaching number three in the UK. It is tied for sixth most certified album by

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Soon after, someone stole the equipment, and the group resorted to purchasing new gear on a payment plan.

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filmed a short segment of the band recording the album, including interviews with Waters and Gilmour.

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Pink Floyd in 1971, following Barrett's departure. From left to right: Waters, Mason, Gilmour, Wright.

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On 26 September 2011, Pink Floyd and EMI launched an exhaustive re-release campaign under the title

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in a converted tool shed at the back of his garden. In January 1971, upon their return from touring

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Youth culture in modern Britain, c.1920-c.1970: from ivory tower to global movement – a new history

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and the other band members were shareholders and directors and could outvote him on such decisions.

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as "less about the experience of madness than the habits, institutions, and social structures that

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Pink Floyd was one of the original English acid-rock bands, and probably the acidiest of them all.

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Blackhill's late application for work permits forced Pink Floyd to cancel several of the US dates.

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in its entirety. The tour, Pink Floyd's last, ended on 29 October 1994. Mason published a memoir,

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were all short and economical, with a strong country music influence. The album also featured the

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met with business partners Jenner and King to discuss the band's future; Barrett agreed to leave.

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By 2013, Pink Floyd had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making them one of the

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Waters commissioned his brother-in-law, Willie Christie, to take photographs for the album cover.

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tour. They played a variety of Pink Floyd favourites, and later changed their setlist to include

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was the first Pink Floyd album with no writing credit for Wright, who said: "This was when Roger

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provided the album title and Thorgerson the cover artwork. Thorgerson drew inspiration from the

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All Time Top 1000 Albums: The World's Most Authoritative Guide to the Perfect Record Collection

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award for "Best Original Song Written for a Film" in 1983 for "Another Brick in the Wall" from

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and the Regent Street Polytechnic. Mason moved out after the 1964 academic year, and guitarist

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in London. During the first recording session in February 1972, the French television station

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and advice from his college tutors, Klose quit in mid-1965 and Barrett took over lead guitar.

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ranked Pink Floyd number 8 on their list of "The 10 Best Rock Bands Ever". In the same year,

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In March 2022, Gilmour and Mason reunited as Pink Floyd, alongside Pratt and the keyboardist

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with more contributions by Wright and Mason, and an expanded reissue of the 1988 live album

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calling it "a superlative achievement ... art rock's crowning masterpiece". He viewed

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represented a departure from Pink Floyd's previous work. Released as a double LP on EMI's

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described a live performance of the title track as "like a religious experience", while

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during a tour of England; however, Barrett's depression worsened as the tour continued.

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recording sessions. In 2022, Gilmour and Mason reformed Pink Floyd to release the song "

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On 2 July 2005, Waters, Gilmour, Mason, and Wright performed together as Pink Floyd at

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has called Pink Floyd "the most eccentric and experimental multi-platinum band of the

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on 29 March 1994, in Miami, with an almost identical road crew to that used for their

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band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British

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The four-song session became the band's first demo and included the R&B classic "

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psychedelic opus, "Echoes", as "built around the core idea of genuine communication,

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noted that the pair seemed "to have hit yet another low point in their relationship".

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In November 2013, Gilmour and Mason revisited recordings made with Wright during the

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label. Both tracks were recorded on 29 January 1967. "Arnold Layne"'s references to

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Rosen, Craig (1996). Lukas, Paul (ed.). "The Billboard Book of Number One Albums".

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They dropped the definite article from the band's name at some point in early 1967.

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In December 1967, reaching a crisis point with Barrett, Pink Floyd added guitarist

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songs, and they had begun to receive paid bookings, including a performance at the

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Playing Different Tunes 1972–1973 Echoes : The Complete History of Pink Floyd

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and material written by their manager and songwriter, fellow student Ken Chapman.

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Wright studied architecture until 1963, when he began studying music at London's

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in London, on 12 May 1967. During the performance, the group first used an early

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was released in September 1987. Thorgerson, whose creative input was absent from

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Pink Floyd performing on their early 1973 US tour, shortly before the release of

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ranked them number 51 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

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is a consistent theme in the lyrics of Pink Floyd, and it is a core element of

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as a central theme in the lyrics of Pink Floyd. Author George Reisch described

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Previous to this session, on 11 and 12 January, they recorded a long take of "

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During the late 1960s, the press labelled Pink Floyd's music psychedelic pop,

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In September 1963, Waters and Mason moved into a flat at 39 Stanhope Gardens,

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ranked them number 18 in the list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

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and King's social connections helped gain the band prominent coverage in the

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Watts, Michael (1996) . "Pink's muddled Meddle". In MacDonald, Bruno (ed.).

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Klose introduced the band to the singer Chris Dennis, a technician with the

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Brian Humphries engineered the album, which was completed in December 1976.

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criticised "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!". Shortly afterwards, Gilmour and his wife,

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reached number 1 in the UK and the US, and spent 51 weeks on the UK chart.

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was created from a revision of this article dated 4 October 2015

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Gilmour divorced his wife Ginger and Mason married actress Annette Lynton.

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Recording took place in eight studios, including Gilmour's home studio at

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in London. Gilmour, Wright, and Mason performed the Barrett compositions "

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in the basement of the Regent Street Polytechnic. They performed songs by

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Waters declined their invitation to join them as the tour reached Europe.

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was released in the following year. Though it received mixed reviews, it

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to accept the role of Pink. Geldof was initially dismissive, condemning

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and with a sense of apathy, both of which interfered with his drumming.

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genre, cited by some as the greatest progressive rock band of all time.

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Simmons, Sylvie (December 1999). "Pink Floyd: The Making of The Wall".

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Thorgerson also provided six new pieces of film for the upcoming tour.

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Pink Floyd created a modified soundtrack for some of the film's songs.

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According to Povey, by 1964 the group began calling itself the Abdabs.

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released a statement praising Wright as the "backbone" of Pink Floyd.

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Pink Floyd also composed several film scores, starting in 1968, with

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Under Jenner and King's guidance, Pink Floyd became part of London's

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Staring at Sound: The True Story of Oklahoma's Fabulous Flaming Lips

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Barrett's absence on more than one occasion forced the band to book

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for their contribution to modern music. They were inducted into the

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as a unique blend of the "powerful sounds and suggestive themes" of

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In February 2006, Gilmour was interviewed for the Italian newspaper

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Another Brick in the Wall: The Stories Behind Every Pink Floyd Song

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Mason is unsure which member of Pink Floyd said "let's not bother".

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in 1966, they performed in front of 2,000 people at the opening of

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In 1975, Pink Floyd bought a three-storey group of church halls at

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assisted Parsons. Hipgnosis designed the packaging, which included

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label, the first two sides contained live performances recorded at

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Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock

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There Is No Dark Side Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd

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Pink Floyd employed Wright as a paid musician on their subsequent

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Moon landing, performing an instrumental piece which they called "

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groups, Pink Floyd began their career at the vanguard of London's

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in London, owned by Mike Leonard, a part-time tutor at the nearby

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Syd Barrett and British Psychedelia: Faber Forty-Fives: 1966–1967

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not only confirms lead guitarist David Gilmour's emergence" see:

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was given a standalone release on multiple formats. Pink Floyd's

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their way around the south of France. In 1965, while a member of

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Comfortably Numb: A History of "The Wall", Pink Floyd, 1978–1981

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Waters (right) rejoined his former bandmates at Live 8 in

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Pink Floyd spent more than two weeks rehearsing in a hangar at

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asked them to record the soundtrack of his next major project,

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Marx considered insanity the ultimate form of self-alienation.

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after Wright's death, Gilmour performed "Remember a Day" from

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out-of-court agreement, finalised on Gilmour's houseboat, the

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was the first of many Pink Floyd covers designed by Hipgnosis.

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