1975–Hipgnosis-Pink Floyd Original Comic Tour Book-FIRST PAE APPEARANCE! PAE Graded Near Mint “81”

closed on Friday, January 17, 2020

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$204.00
Starting bid: $1.00

We are pleased to offer this vintage Pink Floyd collectible in our auction! This “Comic” tour book was produced in 1975 and distributed by their album cover designer Storm Thorgerson’s company: Hipgnosis. 

 

15 pages of a “Super All-Action Official Music Programme for Boys and Girls ” which includes several short comic stories: Roger (“Rog”) Waters is an “ace goal-scorer” for the “Grantchester Rovers” football club. Floyd drummer Nick Mason becomes “Captain Mason R.N. ” a “courageous and smart” WWII naval hero David Gilmour becomes a stunt cyclist “Dave Derring” and keyboardist Richard Wright transforms into high roller “Rich Right”. 

 

This comic also includes the lyrics to three new songs the band was playing live towards the end of the Dark Side of the Moon Tour and the early 1975 shows of the Wish You Were Here Tour: “Shine on You Crazy Diamond ” and two unreleased tracks “Raving and Drooling” and “You Gotta Be Crazy” - which later turned into “Sheep” and “Dogs ” and appearing on the Animals album 2 years later.

 

Comic Tour Book – Pink Floyd

Grade – PAE Near Mint 81

Date – 1975

Dimensions – 8 1/16” x 11 7/8”

Printing – Original First Printing

Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. Handling light creases. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.

 

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