Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd has been one of the musical trail blazers into the psychedelic realm. Syd Barrett, born in 1946, originally founded co-founded Pink Floyd in England in 1965 with Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright. The band's name was derived from two early bluesmen, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. Barrett, due to his mental instability, was eventually replaced by David Gilmour. This English band's music catapults the listener into an 'otherworldly' state. While the band has gone through a few band changes, it has an incredible amount of worthy material. 'Dark Side of the Moon' is still ranked as one of the best selling albums of all time and has withstood the test of time. Similarly, 'The Wall' was a commerical success both as a movie and as an album. Listen to some of the bands earlier work with Syd Barrett to get a feel for the original Pink Floyd direction. Barrett died on July 11th, 2006 at the age of 60.

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Pink Floyd Releases in Chronological Order

Piper at the Gates of Dawn - released 1967

A Saucerful of Secrets - released 1968

More - released 1969

Ummagumma - released 1969

Atom Heart Mother - released 1970

Meddle - released 1971

Obscured By Clouds - released 1972

Atom Heart Mother - released 1970

Dark Side of the Moon - released 1973

Wish You Were Here - released

Animals - released 1978

The Wall - released 1979

Final Cut - released 1983

A Momentary Lapse of Reason - released 1987

Delicate Sound of Thunder - released 1988

The Division Bell - released 1994

Pulse - released 1995

Official Pink Floyd website

http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk

Syd Barrett Releases

The Madcap Laughs - released 1970

Barrett - released 1970

Joe in Pushkar India - Pink Floyd Cafe sign

In Pushkar, India I stumbled upon a cafe named after the group.
-photo by Joe Rizzo

Dark Side of the Moon Album Cover

last update: March 24, 2007