[2016-03-01] Pink Floyd "The Complete" hardcover by Glenn Povey

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Jan 12, 2016 4:00 pm

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This is THE essential book for all Pink Floyd fans: the most amazingly comprehensive guide to the band’s entire career, complete with rare and never-before-seen photographs plus key memorabilia. Representing years of painstaking research by Floyd expert and documentarian Glenn Povey, it covers every event of note, and includes a full record of concerts, rehearsals, recordings, releases (vinyl and otherwise), interviews, set lists, and new material about the Abbey Road recording sessions. The Complete Pink Floyd is simply an unequalled look at one of rock ’n’ roll’s most innovative groups from its beginnings to the present.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1454918691/?tag=imwan-20

Larry · **Joined:** 10 Feb 2008 **Posts:** 5097

Glenn Povey is the Mark Lewisohn of Pink Floyd. I've read a couple of his other books and they're excellent. He's thorough and complete. I've had this one on order for many months. I'm glad that it's finally got a release date. I'd recommend this one or any of his others for Pink Floyd fans.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Larry wrote:

Glenn Povey is the Mark Lewisohn of Pink Floyd. I've read a couple of his other books and they're excellent. He's thorough and complete. I've had this one on order for many months. I'm glad that it's finally got a release date. I'd recommend this one or any of his others for Pink Floyd fans.

Yeah I have heard about this writer myself and Larry is right by the Mark Lewisohn comparison. I'm in!

Rick A.

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

What will be the difference between this and his book Echoes that came out in 2010?

Looks like the same thing but updated I guess?

Echoes was very good and through but a rather clinical read.

Larry · **Joined:** 10 Feb 2008 **Posts:** 5097

From Glenn's very excellent website Brian Damage:

THE COMPLETE PINK FLOYD - GLENN POVEY
March 2016 (To be confirmed)
Prepare a space on your bookshelves: The Complete Pink Floyd is expected in or around March 2016. Many of you will know the superb book, Echoes. Written by the creator and founder of Brain Damage Magazine (the forerunner of this website) Glenn Povey, it has, since its publication in 2006, been a truly essential guide to the life and times of Pink Floyd, listing (at the time) every known concert, every appearance, every song, every turn and twist in the amazing story of one of the world's most famous bands.

Since then, Glenn has been tirelessly carrying on his research, uncovering concerts and appearances which had previously been lost in the mists of time. He has also had the great privilege of being allowed access to all of the band's Abbey Road recording notes (the only person to do so).

This complete reboot of Echoes, under the new title The Complete Pink Floyd, is illustrated with all-new material, including hundreds of photographs and rare memorabilia. Every solo concert has been updated for Waters and Gilmour, and details of the band's many re-released albums have been added, including never-before-published research into their earliest recordings from 1965. The original Echoes was a great book but this upgrade should be utterly essential to any serious Pink Floyd fan.

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

Larry wrote:

From Glenn's very excellent website Brian Damage:

THE COMPLETE PINK FLOYD - GLENN POVEY
March 2016 (To be confirmed)
Prepare a space on your bookshelves: The Complete Pink Floyd is expected in or around March 2016. Many of you will know the superb book, Echoes. Written by the creator and founder of Brain Damage Magazine (the forerunner of this website) Glenn Povey, it has, since its publication in 2006, been a truly essential guide to the life and times of Pink Floyd, listing (at the time) every known concert, every appearance, every song, every turn and twist in the amazing story of one of the world's most famous bands.

Since then, Glenn has been tirelessly carrying on his research, uncovering concerts and appearances which had previously been lost in the mists of time. He has also had the great privilege of being allowed access to all of the band's Abbey Road recording notes (the only person to do so).

This complete reboot of Echoes, under the new title The Complete Pink Floyd, is illustrated with all-new material, including hundreds of photographs and rare memorabilia. Every solo concert has been updated for Waters and Gilmour, and details of the band's many re-released albums have been added, including never-before-published research into their earliest recordings from 1965. The original Echoes was a great book but this upgrade should be utterly essential to any serious Pink Floyd fan.

Ah, as I thought-an update with a new name.

Echoes is taking up a lot of space on my shelf, but I guess I'll add another one!

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

Saw this at B&N yesterday and it's what I thought-just an update of Echoes.

I really don't need to spend all that money on a book I basically already have.

It's a little different in content, but basically the exact same with of course updated info.

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

I couldn't pass this up at 50% off at B&N.

They only had one left.

It's hardbound and very long and though it's essentially an update of Echoes, for $16.98 it was well worth it.

Wanted to pass this along to anyone who is interested.

[2016-03-01] Pink Floyd "The Complete" hardcover by Glenn Povey

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