Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery

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Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery
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Author Andy Mabbett
LanguageEnglish
Subject Pink Floyd
Genre non-fiction
Published1 September 2010 (2010-09-01)
Publisher Omnibus Press
Publication place United Kingdom
Media type Paperback
Pages168 (first edition)
ISBN 9781849383707
OCLC 762731304
Preceded by The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd (1995) [1]  

Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery is a 2010 [2] non-fiction book by Andy Mabbett about the English rock band Pink Floyd. [3] The book includes a complete discography of all of the band's songs and albums as well as a timeline of important events in the band's history and other information. [4] The book was edited by Chris Charlesworth and published as a paperback by Omnibus Press on 1 September 2010. The book is also available as an eBook from Omnibus Press. [5]

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References

  1. Mabbett, Andy (1995). Charlesworth, Chris (ed.). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus. ISBN   978-0-711-94301-8. OCLC   32740297.
  2. Notice bibliographique. Bibliothèque nationale de France. 2010. ISBN   9781849383707 . Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. Mabbett, Andy (2010). Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-857-12418-0. OCLC   804890746.
  4. Powell Jr, Paul. ""Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery" - Andy Mabbett". brain-damage.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. "Pink Floyd- The music and the mystery". kobo.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.