Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd was a / band formed in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom in 1965. Pink Floyd is one of 's most successful and influential acts, having sold over 300 million albums worldwide. The band's classic lineup was Roger Waters (vocals, bass), David Gilmour (vocals, guitar), Rick Wright (organ, keyboards, vocals) and Nick Mason (drums). Gilmour was brought into the band in 1968 to replace the band's founder, singer, guitarist and songwriter Syd Barrett, who had become increasingly erratic and departed from the band a few months after Gilmour's addition.
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- Cincinnati CityBeat
Reuters reported that Pink Floyd has succeeded in stopping its label, EMI, from unpackaging its albums and selling individual songs as downloads or ringtones. There goes our plan to hold the record for the world's longest ringtone, sides 1 and 2 of 'Ummagumma.'
- antiMUSIC
Pink Floyd's tour for The Wall was so massive they could old stage it in four different cities. Now it appears that Metallica has plans to launch a tour to equal The Wall's massive scale.
- The Indiana Gazette
LONDON (AP) - In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band's original records.
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