Name: Places To Go: A Guide To The Pink Floyd's Cambridge (en Inglés)
SKU: 69208615
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Author: Glenn Povey
ISBN: 9781919184265

portada Places To Go: A Guide To The Pink Floyd's Cambridge (en Inglés)

Places To Go: A Guide To The Pink Floyd's Cambridge (en Inglés)

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Libro Físico

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Herb Lester Associates Ltd

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Glenn Povey

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Inglés

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9781919184265

Places To Go: A Guide To The Pink Floyd's Cambridge (en Inglés)

Glenn Povey (Autor) · Herb Lester Associates Ltd · Libro Físico

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Cambridge shaped Pink Floyd. Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, and David Gilmour all grew up within a few streets of each other, attended the same schools, played the same venues, and formed their earliest bands here before leaving for London. This printed map and guide traces that story across the city. The guide covers more than forty locations, from family homes and schools to music venues, record shops, and the natural spots that fed directly into the band's songs and artwork. Roger Waters grew up on Rock Road. Syd Barrett spent his formative years on Hills Road. David Gilmour learned guitar at the family home on Grantchester Meadows. The Morley Memorial School, the Cambridgeshire High School for Boys, and Saturday morning art classes at Homerton College all brought these figures together years before Pink Floyd existed. The venues tell an equally rich story. The Dorothy Ballroom, the Rex Cinema, the Victoria Ballroom, and the Cambridge Corn Exchange all hosted early performances by Barrett, Gilmour, and their respective bands. The Corn Exchange later became the site of Barrett's last public concerts in 1972, before he withdrew from performing entirely. Beyond the biographical detail, the guide connects specific Cambridge locations to specific songs - from 'Grantchester Meadows' and 'Arnold Layne' to 'Brain Damage' and 'High Hopes' -- giving visitors a direct line between place and music.