Pink Floyd: the collector's issue

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To mark the 50th anniversary of Wish You Were Here, the WECB France editorial team has prepared a collector's issue retracing the entire career of Pink Floyd.

Founding and visionary group, Pink Floyd has created a sprawling and avant-garde work, with a dazzling trajectory. To celebrate this anniversary, WECB is devoting a special issue entirely dedicated to the British quartet, available from December 12 with FNAC then on newsstands from December 17.

On 132 pages, find archives, analyses, portraits and interviews to revisit their entire history.

From the psyche wave of Syd Barrett to the soaring odyssey of The Dark Side of the Moonfrom the cathartic wall of The Wall to the solo careers that followed the explosion of the group, WECB retraces the complete journey of a myth in this collector's issue.

Pre-order your copy now via Fnac

Summary of this issue:
  • The visionary beginnings at the UFO Club and the Barrett era
  • Cult albums: Meddle, Animals, The Wall, The Final Cut…
  • Tensions, ruptures and rebirths
  • The great Floydian obsessions: time, madness, war, society
  • Unpublished interviews conducted by Yves Bigot with the four members of the group
  • Rare interviews, precise analyses, archive photos
  • A final quiz to test your ultimate fan knowledge

An essential number for anyone who has ever floated comfortably in the Pink Floyd universe.

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