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25/01/2021

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21/11/2020

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This limited edition biography of the early history of David Gilmour, available from www.mindheadpublishing.co.uk, was designed by Bradbury&Williams. Warren ...

19/11/2020

Here's Warren signing copies of High Hopes. There's just 160 copies left, so hurry up and order yours now if you don't want to miss out! www.mindheadpublushing.co.uk

06/11/2020

We are delighted to announce the publication of our new book:

HIGH HOPES. DAVID GILMOUR
The Origins of the Voice and Guitar of Pink Floyd
Friday 6 November 2020 sees the publication of the most detailed biography of David Gilmour’s early history in print.

Warren Dosanjh and Glenn Povey trace Gilmour’s career from the very beginning. High Hopes tells the story of Gilmour’s upbringing, childhood and influences as well the bands he performed in and sets into context the relationships developed in his hometown of Cambridge.

A wealth of previously unpublished photographs, anecdotes from school friends, former bandmates and family are brought together to tell the definitive story of a shy yet determined teenager who went on to become the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd.

High Hopes will be available as a limited edition run of 500 books, numbered and signed by the authors.

About the authors:

Warren Dosanjh has lived in Cambridge his entire life and brings a wealth of local music history and knowledge to the story. He was also the manager of Syd Barrett’s pre-Pink Floyd band Those Without.

Glenn Povey has written extensively on the history of Pink Floyd with several published reference works including the acclaimed Echoes, The Complete Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd in Objects and Treasures of Pink Floyd.

Further Information:
Title: High Hopes. David Gilmour. The Origins of the Voice and Guitar of Pink Floyd
ISBN: 978-0-955-46244-3
RRP: £30.00 (UK)
Dimensions: 230mm x 210mm
Hardback: 124 pages, full colour
Published: Friday 6 November 2020
Publisher: Mind Head Publishing
Website: mindheadpublishing.co.uk

Order now online at: https://www.mindheadpublishing.co.uk

Also available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Gilmour-Hopes-Origins-Guitar/dp/0955462444/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Gilmour%2C+high+hopes&qid=1604648804&sr=8-2

01/11/2020

One down, 499 to go!

30/10/2020

All in all it's just another box in the hall. But what can it be? What new book is this?

28/09/2020

What are your thoughts on this troops?

This has been causing a huge amount of interest since it was posted on the Interweb recently.

Whilst it would not have been inconceivable for Pink Floyd to have provided backing for this track as a favour to Norman Smith, the more I look into this, the more unlikely it seems.

Researching the files at Abbey Road for The Complete Pink Floyd there were quite a few out-takes that have since been accounted for or have been officially released. The one true anomaly is this track. I and others before and after me have speculated as to its authenticity but without further documentation, it has reached a dead-end.

The studio engineers at Abbey Road were extremely methodical at logging studio time and this is literally the only thing that lends credence to this item. But, and this is big but, the studio was booked between 7pm and 2am on 23 October 1967. All Pink Floyd did that day was to record some overdubs onto an already complete take of 'Set The Controls ...'. This would hardly have taken 7 hours (although admittedly they were no strangers to wasting studio time!).

Assuming therefore Pink Floyd finished their session early as is likely, Norman Smith would have then had time to bring in William Butler (and friends) to record a one-off solo demo. And, as it was all done in one take, it would have been very easy to slip this under the radar. William Butler's band Gullivers People recorded a handful of Norman Smith produced singles for Parlophone, so he was no stranger to Abbey Road. Norman Smith was also a multi-instrumentalist himself so a bit of pedestrian drumming along with William Butler's guitar work was all that was required, although there are obviously other instruments and presumably musicians on this track.

I have also re-read David Parker's excellent book Random Precision. He also wrote to Nick Mason (in 2001) and he couldn't recall anything of this. I feel this is something that would stick in your mind despite how hectic Pink Floyd’s schedule was at that time.

I think if Pink Floyd had demonstrated they had done this sort of session work before in that period it may be credible, but as it stands and with Mason's testimony, I doubt it very much.

THIS ACETATE WILL BE SOLD AT - WESSEX AUCTION ROOMS on the 16th of October 2020. PINK FLOYD & William “Billy” Butler (William “Henry” Butler) - EARLY MORNING...

28/09/2020

Behind The Wall: Photographs by David Appleby

Back in 2012, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the motion picture “Pink Floyd: The Wall”. On-set stills photographer David Appleby honoured fans of the acclaimed visual rock masterpiece with an exhibition of stunning behind-the-scenes images taken during the production of “The Wall.” Mind Head Publishing produced a limited edition album size book that reproduced 47 of those photos capturing behind the scenes moments, along with iconic shots from the production, but from a unique perspective. Most had never been seen before, having been discovered lurking in a storeroom at Pinewood Film Studios since they were originally shot and developed.

28/09/2020

Pink Floyd: Backstage by Bobby Hassall

This tells the story of a journey behind the scenes on Pink Floyd’s remarkable "Another Lapse" 1989 and "The Division Bell" 1994 tours of Europe. Taken from super-fan Bobby Hassall's unique perspective - first as a fan jumping a fence to get into his first show to becoming the adopted fan by the band’s crew - and then as a fully paid up crew member himself. Bobby’s unique perspective and hugely entertaining story is coupled with extensive behind the scenes coverage and previously unpublished photographs of the huge stages being constructed in arenas and stadiums as well as the memorable Venice concert.

UK First Edition
ISBN: 978-0-9554624-2-9
RRP: £15.00 (UK)
Dimensions: 210mm x 296mm
Paperback: 68 pages, full colour
Published: 1 July 2011
Publisher: Mind Head Publishing

Limited copies are still available. Order Now: www.mindheadpublishing.co.uk

28/09/2020