{"product_id":"openers-the-60-essential-pink-floyd-unauthorized-live-recordings-paperback","title":"Openers: The 60 Essential Pink Floyd Unauthorized Live Recordings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Meze\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPDATED VERSION MARCH 2026\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this sumptuous, large-format book, Scott Meze details the Waters era Pink Floyd only its most devoted fans know, one that rests not just on remarkable studio albums but on the vital and priceless treasure box of live recordings taped surreptitiously by members of the audience. He describes the 60 best-sounding and most revelatory of these recordings, opening a whole new way to think about and experience the band. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EXPERT INTRODUCTION TO PINK FLOYD'S HIDDEN LIVE LEGACY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween its inception and Roger Waters's departure in 1985, Pink Floyd played about 900 concerts in almost 300 towns and cities in 15 different countries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of these performances are lost to time, but the collector has a remarkable archive to draw upon. Almost a third of all Pink Floyd concerts from the Waters era were secretly recorded and circulate among fans. The band itself has made many of them available for streaming, even if only briefly and for reasons purely of copyright extension. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his series documenting the band's psychedelic odyssey in depth, \u003ci\u003eTemples Of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStone On Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiding The Tide\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCold Thrills\u003c\/i\u003e, Scott Meze explored these tapes in unprecedented detail, documenting every known live recording from 1967 to 1981 in terms of the songs and improvisations played, the importance of the music to the band's development, and its quality and effect on the listener. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut where do you start? In \u003ci\u003eOpeners\u003c\/i\u003e, Meze expands on that work to highlight the greatest unauthorized live recordings from the Waters era, building an essential shadow history of Pink Floyd as it progressed from \u003ci\u003eA Saucerful Of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e psychedelia to the spectacles of \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side Of The Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are 60 great-sounding, immersive live experiences from across the band's formative and glory years. Meze introduces the tapes you must hear now, and shows why they should survive more than just a limited-period copyright dump.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56394663854385,"sku":"9798744511753","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/7uOOaxGZGU9798744511753.webp?v=1789926684","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/openers-the-60-essential-pink-floyd-unauthorized-live-recordings-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}