The Wall – Pink Floyd
On 30 November 1979 Pink Floyd released The Wall: a double rock opera about a star who walls himself off, cut under Bob Ezrin while the band barely spoke.
Top 10 Most mind-blowing concerts in music history
Ten landmark concerts with dates and venues: Nirvana at Reading 1992, Queen at Live Aid, Dylan going electric at Newport, Bowie retiring Ziggy at Hammersmith.
More – Ibiza film score before the myths
In June 1969, Pink Floyd released More, their first proper film score, for Barbet Schroeder's Ibiza film on EMI Columbia.
Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb (The Wall, 1979): Waters injection lyric, Gilmour composite solos.
Pink Floyd – Sound built for the dark and the stadium
London and Cambridge in the mid-sixties: Syd Barrett named the band, wrote the early singles, and painted the psychedelic front.
What if Pink Floyd had kept Syd Barrett?
In 1968, Pink Floyd keeps Syd Barrett for two weekly Abbey Road sessions while David Gilmour handles the tours.
Animals – Battersea pig, Orwell in mid-70s Britain
On 21 January 1977, Pink Floyd released Animals on Harvest/Columbia, a five-track concept album built around Orwell's Animal Farm and the Battersea Power Station pig shoot.
A Saucerful Of Secrets – Barrett exit, Gilmour entry, Hipgnosis collage
In June 1968, Pink Floyd released A Saucerful of Secrets on EMI Columbia, the only studio album to feature both Syd Barrett and David Gilmour on the same tracklist.
Atom Heart Mother – Cow cover, 23-minute suite, first UK No. 1
On 2 October 1970, Pink Floyd released Atom Heart Mother on Harvest, their first UK No. 1 album, led by the 23-minute brass-and-choir title suite with Ron Geesin.
Meddle – Six tracks and the Echoes suite
In late 1971 Pink Floyd released Meddle on Harvest, a six-track album built around the 23-minute suite Echoes and recorded across Abbey Road, AIR, and Morgan Studios.