Saucerful of secrets: the Pink Floyd odyssey

Nicholas Schaffner

Dell, Jun 1, 1992 - Biography & Autobiography - 368 pages

Saucerful of Secrets is the first in-depth biography of this very private group. At the heart of the saga is Syd Barrett, the group's brilliant founder, whose public decline into shattered incoherence--attributable in part to his marathon use of LSD--is one of the tragedies of rock history. The making of Dark Side of the Moon and Floyd's other great albums is recounted in detail, as are the mounting of "The Wall"  and the creation of the flying pigs, crashing  planes, "Mr. Screen" and the other elements of their spectacular stage shows. The book also explores the many battles between bass player/song writer Roger Waters and the rest of the group, leading up to Water's acrimonious departure for a solo  career in 1984 and his unsuccessful attempt to disolve the group he had left behind.

Saucerful of Secrets is an electrifying account of this ground-breaking, mind-bending group, covering every period of their career from  earliest days to latest recordings. It is full of  revealing information that will be treasured by all who love Pink Floyd's music.

What people are saying

Review: Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey

User Review  - Nathan - Goodreads

Gives a great overview of the band's career with a lot of input from the band and the people around them. It's a little heavy on the Syd period (the first third of the book covers about 2 years), but ...

Review: Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey

User Review  - Jim Labay - Goodreads

I learned so much about the band, their roots and their issues. I love their music and this book gave me a better u dear standing of the band. Great read.

Contents

• II: xiii
• III: 1
• IV: 3

Bibliographic information

• Title: Saucerful of secrets: the Pink Floyd odyssey
• Author: Nicholas Schaffner
• Edition: reissue
• Publisher: Dell, 1992
• ISBN: 0385306849, 9780385306843
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians; Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts; Music / General; Music / Genres & Styles / Rock; Pink Floyd (Musical quartet); Rock musicians; Rock musicians - England; Rock musicians/ England/ Biography