As a whole, the making of pink floyd the wall is an honest and visually stunning book every pink. Alan parker and roger rowed so badly that alan walked out. Roger waters talks new wall film, pink floyd tour with hendrix with personal new concert movie, roger waters the wall, headed to theaters, singersongwriter looks back on pink floyd. The point where roger and my relationship became unworkable was during the making of the film, gilmour explained. It took ten years to research the book, and during that time the authors had numerous discussions directly with the people that worked on the wall album and stage shows. It also caused irreparable structural damage to the band that eventually led to its collapse. Dust jacket is damaged to back and has been repaired with tape. The wall a fantastic illustrated book, full of images. Roger waters talks new wall film, pink floyd tour with. The book contains scores of rare color and blackandwhite illustrations, including exclusive shots of the 1980 and 1990 live performances. Over four decades since its release, pink floyds groundbreaking eighth album, dark side of the moon, remains a monumental achievement in the history of rock music. Pink floyd news brain damage the making of pink floyd. Written by matt wednesday, 09 february 2011 published in north america around september 15th 2010 to coincide with the start of roger waters tour, and slightly later in the uk and europe, the making of pink floyd. Despite never reaching number one in the uk, and spending just one week at the summit in the us, it has since notched up 937 weeks thats 18 years in the billboard 200 albums chart, and sold more than 45m copies worldwide.
The making of pink floyd the wall by gerald scarfe alibris. Pink floyds the piper at the gates of dawn from 33 series. Gerald scarfe on the making of pink floyds the wall youtube. But perhaps the most damaging wall project for pink floyd was the making of alan parkers film version in 1982, with bob geldof in the lead role as pink. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pink floyds the wall is one of the most iconic and imaginative albums in the history of rock music, spawning one of the most ambitious stage show productions ever conceived, and a film that instantly became a cult classic.
This book is a fantastic chronicle of how gerald scarfe started working with pink floyd, from the moment he met the band, to the designs for roger waters 20102012 the wall world tour, including work for wish you were here, animals, pros and cons of hitchhiking, the wall in berlin 90, and live 8. The wall is pink floyd s second best selling album after 1973s the dark side of the moon. The book also includes some amazing photos from 198081 the wall shows, as well as animation cels and rough sketches. Stuffed with sketches, storyboards, maquettes, and photographs, the making of pink floyd the wall wall is a trove of information not only for the most diehard, fans but also serious design. A concept years in the making, the walls screenplay was written by pink floyds roger waters after he observed a growing isolation between the fans and the band as they became more successful. According to acclaimed music, the wall is the 145th most ranked record on critics alltime lists. The making of pink floyd the wall by gerald scarfe pink floyds the wall is one of the most iconic and imaginative albums in the history of rock music, endlessly discussed and dissected. Sep 01, 2017 a concept years in the making, the walls screenplay was written by pink floyds roger waters after he observed a growing isolation between the fans and the band as they became more successful. It is loosely based on the life and experiences of roger waters and the stage performances and film were created in close collaboration with gerald scarfe. The pink floyd encyclopedia is an in depth reference work on pink floyd, and includes a unique pink floyd reference encyclopedia, complete concert date listings, a look at floyds equipment over the years, and an examination of the publius phenomenon. Gerald scarfe reveals all in his new book, the definitive visual guide to the making of the wall. Engineer james guthries efforts were rewarded in 1980 with a grammy award for best engineered recording nonclassical.
You can read more making of accounts, and indepth insight into the recordings and artists represented in the hall, in the grammy hall of fame 40th anniversary collectors edition book. Scarfe and waters worked together on the new version of. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1982 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Gerald scarfe through anecdotes and the insight of being present sheds interesting light on the difficult times pink floyd roger waters in particular had making the wall album and film, artistic endeavour and egos of three very strong personalities roger waters gerald scarfe and alan parker. Pink floyd the wall is a 1982 musical film directed by alan parker with animated segments by political cartoonist gerald scarfe, and is based on the 1979 pink floyd album of the same name. The film follows a burntout rock star named pink played by bob geldof of the boomtown rats. Pink floyd musical group describes the development of the iconic pink floyd album and subsequent film and tour, all created in close collaboration with the authors art studio, and provides commentaries by the director of. The making of pink floyd the wall by gerald scarfe da capo press while most would agree that dark side of the moon is the quintessential pink floyd album largely due to the fact that it was the record that propelled the group from darlings of the underground to the. The film centres around a solitary rock star named pink, who, after being driven into insanity by the death of his father and many depressive moments.
As a whole, the making of pink floyd the wall is an honest and visually stunning book every pink floyd fan will cherish. Sep 28, 2010 beautifully illustrated, the making of pink floyd. This is the book by pink floyd drummer and band archivist nick mason that we have been waiting for in almost 10 years. Jan 16, 2011 stuffed with sketches, storyboards, maquettes, and photographs, the making of pink floyd the wall wall is a trove of information not only for the most diehard, fans but also serious design.
Pdf the making of pink floyd the wall download full pdf. Pink floyds the wall was the bestselling album of 1980, and consumed the band for much of the early part of the next decade. It was was about 27 pages long, and mainly dealt with the basic plot of the album as visualized by the movie. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The book also features an exclusive cd of hawkwind performing interstellar overdrive. The making of series presents firsthand accounts of the creative process behind some of the essential recordings of the 20th century. As it is, stupidly i waited far too long to avail of a copy, now thats fixed. The result is a book waters calls brilliant and absolutely amazing. The wall german edition 9783841900616 by scarfe, gerald and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
The wall by gerald scarfe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sep 21, 2010 gerald scarfe reveals all in his new book, the definitive visual guide to the making of the wall. Hear roger waters early, workinprogress recordings of pink floyds the wall. This book is an amazing look behind the scenes at the creation, recording, and performances of pink floyds landmark album, the wall. The wall by gerald scarfe 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The making of pink floyd the wall by gerald scarfe. It has minor edge wear and it is now in removable protective sleeve.
Nov 10, 2011 pink floyd s the wall is one of the most iconic and imaginative albums in the history of rock music, endlessly discussed and dissected. Jan 05, 2015 the making of series presents firsthand accounts of the creative process behind some of the essential recordings of the 20th century. Sep 21, 2015 roger waters talks new wall film, pink floyd tour with hendrix with personal new concert movie, roger waters the wall, headed to theaters, singersongwriter looks back on pink floyd. The wall contains hundreds of unseen photos as well as exclusive interviews with roger waters, david gilmour, nick mason, and more. Pink floyd troubles behind the wall mojo magazine december. The book was originally titled pink floyd the official history but has now been retitled and released in 2004. This book is as much about the visuals as it is the commentary from scarfe throughout, along with insights from mason, gilmour, waters and parker. Theres even a section about how things are now, after the wall. Many of the early interpretations were fairly spot on, especially considering my rather scant knowledge of pink floyd or world war ii history.
One of the bestselling albums of all time, then a celebrated stage show, a film starring bob geldof and returning to the stage for an international tour. Pink floyds the wall is one of the most iconic and imaginative albums in the history of rock music, endlessly discussed and dissected. Pdf the making of pink floyd the wall download full. The making of pink floyd the wall new times broward. Often regarded as the fifth member of the band, gerald shares his experiences of working with the band, the good times and the bad, and many drawings, photographs and designs never previously published. The wall is pink floyds second best selling album after 1973s the dark side of the moon. Roger waters talks new wall film, pink floyd tour with hendrix. All pages clear, no internal markings, binding firm. Nov 29, 2011 pink floyd s the wall is one of the most iconic and imaginative albums in the history of rock music, endlessly discussed and dissected. The making of pink floyd the wall by gerald scarfe books. The wall is the incredible, authorized and definitive book by gerald scarfe about the project and includes new commentaries from the surviving members of pink floyd. If youre a pink floyd fan, andor a the wall fan album, show, film, berlin show, waters solo fan, and gerald scarfe fan, and what floyd fan isnt, you need to get a copy of this stupendous book as soon as possible. The making of pink floyd the wall paperback version.
The wall artist gerald scarfe talks selling his pink floyd. Pink floyd s the wall is one of the most iconic and imaginative albums in the history of rock music, endlessly discussed and dissected. Watch documentaries on the making of pink floyds dark side of the moon and wish you were here. This large format lavishly illustrated book tells the story of the creation of pink floyd the wall. Gerald scarfe on the making of pink floyd s the wall orion publishing group. Josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. In pink floyds the wall, jeff bench and daniel obrien describe the making of the wallboth the album and the filmand place it in the context of the changes in music and society which the album reflected. Gerald scarfe on the making of pink floyds the wall orion publishing group.
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