{"product_id":"9781851779161","title":"Pink Floyd : Their Mortal Remains","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates 50 years of one of the greatest bands of all time. Lavishly illustrated throughout with material from the band’s archive, including never-before-seen photographs, ephemera, and more, this book examines what makes Pink Floyd unique, from the mythology underpinning their output  to their musicianship, epic staging, and performance impact. With a photographic section devoted to the band’s 15 albums, the book explores the lasting Pink Floyd phenomenon.\u003cp\u003eFive\u003cb\u003e essays \u003c\/b\u003eaddress what has made Pink Floyd unique, and contextualize their continued impact:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1. \u003cb\u003e“Lift Off”: Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd and the London underground\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Boyd \u003c\/b\u003eexamines the character and musical legacy of Syd Barrett, as the mythologized founder of Pink Floyd and icon of late 1960s British counterculture, drawing on the author’s personal acquaintance with Syd Barrett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. “\u003cb\u003eWhat Have We Done to England?” Pink Floyd and the lure of the pastoral\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Young \u003c\/b\u003eplaces Pink Floyd in a wider visual tradition, exploring their “British” appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. \u003cb\u003eA Long Term Prospect \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Savage \u003c\/b\u003eon how Pink Floyd negotiated a transition from single releases to concept albums between 1967 and 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. \u003cb\u003e“Painters, pipers, prisoners”: the musical legacy of Pink Floyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Goodall\u003c\/b\u003e explains how Pink Floyd escaped the musical constraints of the three-minute single and exploited the potential of longer-form pieces in the mid-1970s, developing their signature sound and style in \u003ci\u003eDark Side of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here\u003c\/i\u003e and continuing to hone this over subsequent albums.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. \u003cb\u003eGreat Gigs in the Sky: Pink Floyd on stage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Broackes and Anna Landreth-Strong\u003c\/b\u003e chart the band’s live acts, from the psychedelic light shows in 60s London to huge stadium concerts, with particular reference to their successful collaboration with architect and set designer Mark Fisher (1947–2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheir Mortal Remains: The Studio Albums: \u003c\/b\u003eA chronological, album-by-album history of the band, each album is introduced by \u003cb\u003eMark Blake \u003c\/b\u003eand accompanied by insights from \u003cb\u003eAubrey “Po” Powell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry N Abrams Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50096721821936,"sku":"9781851779161","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781851779161","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}