The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (Rough Guide Music Guides)

The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd is the ultimate companion to the band that changed the sound and scale of pop music forever. Features include: The Story: from the Syd Barrett era, the Dark Side Of The Moon phenomenon to their transformation into one of the world’s biggest bands, The Music: 50 essential Floyd songs and the stories behind them, plus all the albums and recording sessions, side-projects and solo careers, Floyd On Film: the movies and film soundtracks fromThe Wall and More to Zabriskie Point and Pink Floyd at Pompeii, Floydology file: the cover versions, rarities, DVDs, books and websites. From the psychedelic “happenings” of 60s London to the arena gigs, world tours and Live 8 reunion – it’s all here.

Toby Manning grew up in North Wales and Manchester, before regressing to adolescence in London. He has written for Q, NME, The New Statesman, Arena, The Guardian, Select and The Word and now also manages and produces the band The Idle Lovers.