Now announced, Pink Floyd 1967, a new book from acclaimed publishers Bee Smart (who have brought us a wide range of superb Floyd books over the past few years) which is sure to be an essential addition to your bookshelves! Written by Ed Paule, an avid Pink Floyd fan, collector and researcher since 1981, it follows the unsanitised story of Pink Floyd’s activities during 1967, the pivotal year that saw them transition from amateur to professional musicians.

The story reveals itself through this collection of virtually every known piece of paper written, photo snapped or recording taped while the year unfolds. Accompanying the text are over 500 images, most of which are not-before-published or have not been republished since their original 1967 debut.

Part chronology and part researcher’s journal, this tome is equally a reference guide and a cover-to-cover read. Hear what contemporaries are saying about Pink Floyd as the year progresses, together with perspectives from the band members themselves as quoted in papers across the globe, foreign-language and English-language papers alike. Also inside are the author’s interviews with witnesses to key events and 11 original essays on topics from Syd’s revelations from the I Ching to discovering Vic Singh’s lost photographs. Ian Barrett of the Syd Barrett Estate opens the book with an extensive foreword.

The result is a whopping 3kg (7 lbs) and 496-page tome measuring 22x28cm (8.5x11inch) that is almost 6cm thick (over 2inch). As you would expect from Bee Smart, the book is printed on 170gms heavyweight silk paper, perfectly finished and clothbound in hardcover. The book will be printed in a one-off edition of 500 and will be published and shipped mid-September.

We've been fortunate enough to have seen a digital copy of the book and it's an incredible book that's going to take us some time to properly go through. You will NOT want to miss this! Orders can now be placed through Floydstuff.com. There was a deluxe version which sold out incredibly quickly, so apologies if you were looking to purchase that one. Please note, Floydstuff is the only outlet for this book.