Pink Floyd Art Print | Discography Tube Map
Studio albums are stations, musicians are transit lines | Discographies mapped more deeply than anywhere else | Researched and plotted for fans of real music.
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Why is this Pink Floyd Music Art Print a perfect gift for Pink Floyd fans?
Pink Floyd fans have argued for decades about who was really in the band and when. This Pink Floyd art print runs the albums in order from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn to The Endless River, each credited musician on their own line, so the departures and returns finally settle the matter. Nick Mason fans will be quietly pleased with the answer.
Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.
I plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.
The stations run chronologically from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn in 1967 to The Endless River in 2014. Guest musicians branch off as short spurs.
Four men, one band, and almost nothing in common about who was present for what. Only one line runs the entire length of this map, and it is not the one most people would guess.
Laid out as lines, the departures and returns stop being trivia and become the shape of the thing. It rewards every closer look.
Contributing musicians on the discography tube map
Nick Mason is the only musician on all 15 albums. Not Gilmour, who is absent from the debut, and not Waters, whose line stops after The Final Cut in 1983.
Richard Wright's line has exactly one gap in it. He is on every album except The Final Cut, then returns for the last three. Syd Barrett appears only on the first two.
Dick Parry's saxophone is one of the map's best shapes: The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, then nothing for nineteen years until The Division Bell.
Clare Torry, whose wordless vocals made The Great Gig in the Sky, has two stations rather than the one most fans assume. She returns for The Wall.
The Wall is where the map gets crowded, pulling in Bruce Johnston and Toni Tennille, Jeff Porcaro, Roger Waters' son Harry, and the Children of Islington Green School.
Then there are the two credits nobody believes until they see them. Seamus the Dog is a credited contributor on Meddle, and Stephen Hawking appears on two albums, The Division Bell and The Endless River.
Art Print Specifications:
Each one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A3, A2 or A1 unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.
| Size | UK | USA / CAN / AUS equivalent | Orientation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A3 | 420 x 297 mm (16 x 12 in) | 16 x 12 in | Landscape |
| A2 | 594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in) | 24 x 18 in | Landscape |
| A1 | 841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in) | 36 x 24 in | Landscape |
FAQ
Who is the only constant member?
Nick Mason, credited on all 15 albums from the 1967 debut to The Endless River.
Which album is Richard Wright missing from?
The Final Cut in 1983, the only gap in his line. He returns for the last three albums.
Is a dog really credited on a Pink Floyd album?
Yes. Seamus the Dog is a credited contributor on Meddle, and appears on the map as a branch line like any other one-off.
Did Stephen Hawking really feature on Pink Floyd records?
Yes, on two: The Division Bell in 1994 and The Endless River in 2014.
Who sang on The Great Gig in the Sky?
Clare Torry. Her line has two stations because she also appears on The Wall.
What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.
Is it printed like a normal Pink Floyd poster?
No. I have every map printed to order as a museum-quality Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte and acid-free, which is why the smallest names on it stay readable. Choose A3, A2 or A1, unframed or in a wood frame.
Explore Pink Floyd’s Discography for FREE
I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted Pink Floyd yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.
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What people say about my tube map designs
“Brilliant idea... really like what you’ve done, Mike.”
Billy Bragg, on the Billy Bragg discography map
“It is truly amazing.”
Bruce Springsteen Archives, Monmouth University, on the Bruce Springsteen discography map
“Awesome!”
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