Pink Floyd’s upcoming album The Endless River has become the most pre-ordered title in Amazon history.
The retailer has received more advance sales for what David Gilmour has said will be their last work than previous record-holders One Direction.
Senior Amazon exec Steve Bernstein says: “It’s an outstanding achievement for Pink Floyd, and it proves they remain one of the most popular groups to grace the UK music scene.”
Gilmour recently explained The Endless River was a tribute to late keyboardist Rick Wright, saying: “With Rick gone – and with him, the chance of ever doing it again – it feels right that these revisited and reworked tracks should be made available as part of our repertoire.”
Gilmour later said he was turning his attention to a solo album and that there was “no room” in his future for Floyd. Drummer Nick Mason has all but ruled out the possibility of a final tour, saying: “It would be fun to play live. Without Rick it’s probably impossible.”
Pink Floyd are the cover artists of the current edition of Prog (opens in new tab), on sale now.
Amazon’s most pre-ordered titles
Pink Floyd: The Endless River
One Direction: Midnight Memories
Robbie Williams: Swings Both Ways
Take That: Progress
Susan Boyle: I Dreamed A Dream
Coldplay: Ghost Stories
David Bowie: The Next Day
Coldplay: X&Y
Take That: The Circus
Amy Winehouse: Lioness