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How a robbery in New Orleans in 1970 forced David Gilmour to purchase what has become the highest-priced guitar in history
By Paul Brannigan published
"The police hadn't helped us much, but the FBI got to work"

They played alongside Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Blind Faith and Keith Chegwin. Then they were gone
By Malcolm Dome published
Rumours of alchemy, magick, war heroism and Van Gogh’s ear surrounded the “bonkers, eclectic and free-thinking” group earlier known as The Giant Sun Trolley, National-Balkan Ensemble and Hydrogen Jukebox

“I saw Frank Zappa sit in with Pink Floyd. He was terrible”: Swans’ Michael Gira
By Dom Lawson published
The lifelong experimental rocker believes only the first three Mothers Of Invention albums are worth listening to, because after that Zappa succumbed to “unfortunate prog tendencies”

The overlooked experimental albums that set Pink Floyd on the road to The Dark Side Of The Moon
By Grant Moon published
Pink Floyd dismiss Ummagumma and Atom Heart Mother – but they were necessary evolutionary steps

Pink Floyd collaborator Polly Samson, wife and creative partner of David Gilmour, has a London photo exhibition
By Paul Brannigan published
Polly Samson - Between This Breath and Then is at the Leica Gallery London

“Storm Thorgerson didn’t say the pig on the cover of Animals had been Roger Waters’ idea. Roger was very angry”: Why Pink Floyd didn’t go to their go-to artwork guys for The Wall, and what The Dark Side Of The Moon cover might have looked like
By Mark Blake published
Hipgnosis design house co-founder Aubrey Powell recalls the 70s from their first big success and the inflatable pig incident to destruction at the hands of a young punk artist

Pink Floyd announce new compilation album including extended version of classic track
By Fraser Lewry published
New Pink Floyd collection 8-Tracks features songs recorded between 1971 and 1979

“How dare he revolutionise rock’n’roll then walk away!” Syd Barrett was never lost. He just didn’t want to be found
By Tommy Udo published
In the 90s a Prog writer set out to doorstep the former Pink Floyd mastermind and demand an explanation for his disappearance from music. It didn’t go to plan – which came as a great relief

The prog stars who influenced a comedy musician’s career – and made him become a milkman for a while
By Jo Kendall published
Graham Fellows, creator of Jilted John and John Shuttleworth, started out with ELP before finding Yes, Focus, The Enid and Pink Floyd (although he has no time for The Dark Side Of The Moon)
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