Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd Hardcover – July 18, 2017

I preordered this volume from Amazon on Feb. 7th this year. The publishing date of April 3rd came and went, and there was no action on my order. Over time it became apparent that Amazon didn't have any copies. So I eventually ordered a copy from a 3rd party seller.Now that I finally have the volume in hand, I'm very pleased to have it in my library. It is a great record of the late Storm Thorgerson's iconic work for Pink Floyd. The volume is of very good quality and the art work reproduction is outstanding.There is a lot more copy than I expected, as Storm comments on the images we have all come to know and love--the prism, the handshake, the flying pig, the river of beds--telling us the stories behind the images. I have a pretty good collection of Floyd material, and so a good deal of the background info is not new to me, but it's nevertheless welcome to have it all included in one handsome volume.Surprisingly, for a 5th edition, I have so far found two rather strange errors. When addressing "Meddle", Storm refers to the track "Breathless," which I have to believe should be "Fearless", and just a couple pages later refers to a Robert Plant album of "A Question of Balance", which doesn't seem to exist (although there is a Moody Blues album by that name).Fans of Pink Floyd and rock-and-roll images generally will definitely like this 5th edition. It's gorgeous.

This is a great book, with beautiful photos as well as descriptive text to go along with the pictures.

Wow... what an awesome trip through the history of Pink Floyd, by the man who created or helped create so many of the band's iconic album covers and artwork. Not much material from The Wall (and none from The Final Cut), but I knew that going in, as Storm was not involved with those albums. Overall, it's a great tribute not only to an incredible band, but of Storm and his team who worked amazing magic and did much of it the hard way. Highly recommended for anyone who is a fan of Floyd or just great album artwork.

What can I say about this kind of work that hasn't been said before. The information contained in this pages and the artwork is JUST SUPERB. Idela for the Pink floyd die hard fans and graphic designers, you are gonna find a source of inspiration here.

This is a beautiful hard cover book with some amazing photos! I'm blown away by Storm's work and artistic ability he was truly a genius. Would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves Floyd as much as I do!!!

This is a great book. I bought it for my son for Christmas. It's a nice big size, and it has a lot of really nice pictures. Very happy with this purchase. A great gift for any Pink Floyd fan.

Pink Floyd. Enough said

Awesome

nice pictured detailed images such as cd inserts as well as the album covers hardback book 5th edition with new images

Really good book but it would be, it's all about pink floyd!!!!

Storm - the man behind the Pink Floyd's albums' cover. This book goes to the last details of the creation of every single artwork. The musical genius of Pink Floyd met the genius of Storm; the outcome is incredible

El libro es una impresionante recopilación de los trabajos gráficos del equipo de Storm Thorgerson realizados para Pink Floyd, incluye un breve prefacio firmado por David Gilmour. Todos los álbumes desde The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn hasta Division Bell, fotografías, testimonios, anécdotas sobre los procesos de producción detrás del arte y el diseño gráfico. El libro es excelente pero me llegó algo moteado, y los forros lucen gastados...

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  First of all thanks Storm Thorgerson! he was the man who created and helped create those iconic album covers and artwork.I'm absolutely amazed about this book. I know that this book is not new stuff, the first edition was published in 97.For those with previous editions, the new book generally takes on the same physical proportions. It is neither flimsy by weight, nor breadth of coverage. This new edition contains an additional 32 pages over the previous, fourth edition, it features more recent materials created for Pink Floyd, and incorporates "all-new layout, new proportions, and a new cover." There is also some lovely debossing work on the front and spine, visible once the dust cover is removed - gloss black on the black/dark grey board, and a familiar shape is seen in the main image.