{"product_id":"pink-floyd-shine-on-the-definitive-oral-history","title":"Pink Floyd: Shine on: The Definitive Oral History","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMark Blake\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eDreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac\u003c\/i\u003e, among other music books. He has worked closely with Pink Floyd for the past thirty years. Pink Floyd have sold over 275 million albums worldwide since their inception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Pink Floyd's \n\u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here\u003c\/i\u003e album has just had its 50th birthday, and if you want a candid insight into its creation--and everything else Floyd--then you can't go wrong with Mark Blake's new book, \n\u003ci\u003ePink Floyd: Shine On\u003c\/i\u003e.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuzz Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A brisk account of the career of the beat curious Cambridge eccentrics who added whimsy, experimentation and theatrical excess to rock 'n' roll.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A history of the rock pioneers in the words of its members and those who knew them well. Blake incorporates interviews he has done over the past 35 years with the band's members and associates. They provide fascinating insight into the band's early days. Floating like an angel above the book is Barrett, whose legacy Blake honors beautifully. Pink Floyd fans will love this tribute, as should anyone with an interest in rock history.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I love this book. The narrative device that Mark Blake has employed works so well that it's like watching a great documentary in your head.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eLee Harris, guitarist, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Blake has done his homework, conducting numerous new interviews and thoroughly researching his subject, bolstering these efforts with knowledge gleaned from 35 years of covering the band as a journalist. \n\u003ci\u003eShine On\u003c\/i\u003e starts out at the very beginning, when times were good [and] subtly provides the reader with an understanding of how London's underground culture came to be.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Houston Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Expertly knitting together revealing quotes, Blake has produced the most comprehensive history yet of an iconic band; Floyd fans will love it, and rock aficionados will savor it.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A righteous and exhaustive account of one of the biggest bands of all time. If oral histories are generally more about sculpting than writing, then \n\u003ci\u003ePink Floyd: Shine On \u003c\/i\u003eis the Michelangelo's David of the genre.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecord Collector\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Mark Blake has done it again--another essential Pink Floyd book, full of new information.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrain Damage, Pink Floyd News Resource\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2026 (EAN 9798897101115, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/10\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9798897101115, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eBlake, Mark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMark Blake\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eDreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac\u003c\/i\u003e, among other music books. 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