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Synopsis

Pink Floyd had already come a long way from their blues roots when main creative force Syd Barrett sadly drifted away from the band in a haze of drug induced nonchalance. Barrett had led Pink Floyd into the absolute core of London's underground psychedelic movement but as his mental health failed, the reins of the band were taken up by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Under their direction, the move towards prog-rock experimentalism took shape via the albums and soundtracks they completed in the post-Syd, pre-Dark Side era. With the Pink Floyd's "Meddle" now seen as the real start of the journey that would result in masterpieces such as "Dark Side of the Moon", "Wish You Were Here", and "Pink Floyd: The Wall", this era is crying out for reassessment.

This extraordinary documentary film reviews this era in detail and covers the band's live performances and studio recordings, as well as their lives and career across the 1968-1973 period and in so doing sheds fresh light on how Pink Floyd became one of the biggest bands ever. Includes archive interviews with the group plus rare and studio performance footage contributions and insight from luminaries including Pink Floyd producer Norman Smith, friend and colleague Peter Banks (from Yes), touring bassist Hugh Hopper and other friends, colleagues, and associates. Along with Pink Floyd biographer Mark Blake, Wire magazine's David Stubbs, and ambient author Mark Prendergast, this film lifts the lid on this pivotal period in Pink Floyd's exceptional career.