91 - Pink Floyd with Mark Blake

Join us & writer Mark Blake to hear about the formation & early years of Pink Floyd - from their beginnings in Cambridge, ultimately relocating to London where the band gets going.

Syd Barrett's songwriting develops quickly & before long the band are playing iconic gigs & 'happenings' at UFO, the Marquee & the Roundhouse.

Joe Boyd produces debut single Arnold Layne but is replaced after Pink Floyd sign with EMI by Beatles engineer Norman Smith for follow up single See Emily Play & debut album The Piper at the Gates Of Dawn.

Syd Barrett's behaviour becomes increasingly unpredictable as the bands profile rises after a tour with Jimi Hendrix & their first US tour.

Bassist Roger Waters begins to assert a greater influence on the band & eventually takes over as the bands principle songwriter when Syd Barrett is replaced by David Gilmour.

Mark's book Shine On - The Oral History of Pink Floyd is out now.

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