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A poster for a cancelled gig in 1967 - the first of a string of shows called off at that point that year:
The poster for the pair of shows at Chantilly - the first two of seven concerts in France in 1994. Did any of you go?
On what was Richard Wright's 24th birthday, Pink Floyd played at UFO on this day in 1967...
In July 1972, the late Ian Emes' animation of One Of These Days, known at the time as French Windows, was completed and released. He was later to work on other Pink Floyd music, such the clock animation of Time, but here's that first piece:
An advert for the Floyd's pair of 1968 shows at the Shrine Exposition Hall, supporting Blue Cheers, and which also "introduced Jeff Beck" to the American audiences. This was actually the Jeff Beck Group which at the time included Rod Stewart and future Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood.
On this day, 55 years ago:
Pink Floyd, one of the most successful and influential groups ever, formed in the 1960s when Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright were studying at college in London. They added Roger ‘Syd’ Barrett, a Cambridge friend, who named the band after bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.
Debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is still considered one of the greatest psychedelic albums, but in 1968 Syd Barrett’s erratic behaviour prompted his replacement by David Gilmour, another friend. Pink Floyd developed the members’ compositional and improvisational talents, and built a large audience via many live tours, releasing a succession of hit albums, including The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall.
Roger Waters left in 1985, but the band enjoyed continuing success with the studio albums A Momentary Lapse Of Reason and The Division Bell, accompanied by world tours. The final Pink Floyd release was 2014’s The Endless River, another worldwide #1 album.