Pink Floyd twice overcame the loss of the band’s creative driving force & principal writer. First there was the sad decline of Syd Barrett then the long the festering war which saw the sacking of Richard Wright, the unexpected departure of Roger Waters & a ferocious high court legal battle. Over the years the Floyd have been forthright in their criticism of their own work, & of each other. This penetrating independent film review draws on the media pronouncements of David Gilmour, Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Nick Mason & Richard Wright to produce the most frank & candid first hand appraisal of the Floyd phenomenon ever produced. The Book Accompanying this unique film is the 96 page book ‘ Pink Floyd & the Press 1966-1996’ featuring a comprehensive review of the relationship between the band & its critics. This totally independent film & book review was made with complete editorial freedom. The recollections expressed have not been censored or reviewed by the.. . ...

Dieser englischsprachige Film untersucht und rezensiert die Reise, die Pink Floyd von Anfang der 60er Jahre an unternahm. Mit seltem Filmmaterialien, seltenen Archivinterviews, seltenen Fotos und Locationfilmen, Werbematerial und vieles mehr. ...

A fascinating insight into the early world of one of rocks biggest bands. Shot by movie maestro Peter Whitehead, the film features rare full length performances from the classic late 60s Pink Floyd line-up at Sound Techniques London & material from the legendary 14 Hour Technicolor Dream extravaganza in April 1967 at Alexandra Palace. The footage

Includes:: performances art by Yoko Ono & a Sgt. Pepper-era John Lennon taking in the festival (John & Yoko had not then met).
Includes::
- Interstellar Overdrive
- Nicks Boogie
- Interview with Mick Jagger, Michael Caine, David Hockney & Julie Christie
- Footage capturing the London scene in the late sixties
- Overview with Director Peter Whitehead







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Petal productions have sourced the content of this programme from various private collectors, inlcuding fans & enthusiasts. This material is presented for the first time ever in DVD format & is an essential item to complete your current music collection. This archive footage shows a variety of previously unavailable, behind the scenes material, reflecting many serious & humorous episodes. For true fans, these insights show another side to the music, that we all know & love. Every effort has been made to provide the highest possible picture & sound quality allowing for the availability of the original masters. ...

Unter der Regie des Sängers und Gitarristen Syd Barrett gehörte die Band zunächst zur britischen Psychedelic-Rock-Bewegung. Nach dem drogen-bedingten Ausstieg des Frontmanns entwickelten die verbleibenden Mitglieder einen eigenständigen Stil mit Einflüssen aus Progressive Rock, Blues, Jazz und klassischer Musik. Diese Doppel-DVD zeigt die frühen Jahre, von ihrer Gründung bis hin zur Entstehung des ersten wahren Pink Floyd Albums Meddle. Diese 2 DVD bietet Interviews mit den Pink Floyd Mitgliedern und denen die sie am besten kennen, seltenes Film- und Bildmaterial, Live- und Studio-Aufnahmen der bekanntesten Floyd-Songs und vielen anderen Features wie Biographien der Mitwirkenden. Eine Muss für alle Pink Floyd Fans! ...

Probably possessors of the strangest tale of any group from the rock age, Pink Floyd somehow manage to remain amongst the most popular music acts of all time. & despite being on indefinite hiatus for almost 20 years
- longer if the classic line-up is considered
- the very mention of their name is still enough to garner an emotional response in even the hardiest of fans. But surely such responses are justified when speaking of a group of musicians who have not just proven themselves the most experimental & cutting edge of any chart regulars over the period that such things have been considered important, but who have als inspired & informed a host of subsequent musicians & composers, many of which are the most interesting & important of the current age. This two disc documentary set gets behind the mystery that is Pink Floyd as it unravels the story of the b&, with the first disc covering the post-Syd Barrett classic era of Meddle & Dark Side, & the second disc.. .

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This is the ultimate review of the music of Pink Floyd on record, on film & in performance. Drawing on rare concert films, & penetrating interviews with the critics, this is the definitive exploration of the Pink Floyd phenomenon. Using an extensive selection of archive film & radio recordings, the key Pink Floyd works from the halcyon days of Syd Barrett through to the glories of Pulsa are revisited & critically assessed. This independant film was made with complete editorial control. With no outside influences or approvals this is the most autonomous & comprehensive review of the work of Pink Floyd ever produced. ...

Ummagumma is a transitional album marking the end of the space rock/pastoral phase of Pink Floyd before the band moved on to the epic soundscapes of Atom Heart Mother & Meddle. The title of the album is pronounced by the band “ooma-gooma” by the b&, & it is not just pronunciation which presents difficulties in approaching this curious album. Ummagumma still today splits the world of Floyd supporters into those who love the work & those who feel that much of it is frankly unlistenable? In this penetrating independent review narrated by Bob Harris, we hear the views of the band in retrospect contrasted with the views of the album’s Executive Producer, Norman Smith. The film draws on extensive rare footage of Pink Floyd in performance of material from Ummagumma to produce the most frank, comprehensive & forthright review of a landmark in rock history. ...

Eine der kommerziell verbreitetesten Rockgruppen der 1970er Jahre. Pink Floyd erreichte trotz routinemäßig experimentellen und oft geradezu bizarren Ideen den Superstarstatus. Die Band hatte einen enormen Einfluss auf zahlreiche zeitgenössische Bands bewiesen
- zum Beispiel Muse, Radiohead, Linkin Park und 100 andere. Mit zahlreichen Interviews mit Waters, Gilmour, Wright und Mason, großzügig mit Klassikern und rarem Filmmaterial durchsetzt, plus Beiträgen von Freunden, Kollegen und den besten Rock Journalisten, selten gezeigte Fotos, Reportagen und eine Menge anderer Features.
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Wish You Were Here was released in September 1975 as the follow up to Dark Side Of The Moon
- a pretty hard act to follow, but
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