David Gilmour ― Luck and Strange ― Studio/Live - Hardcover

Samson, Polly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500031061 ISBN 13: 9780500031063

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2025

Synopsis

This intimate photo chronicle by Polly Samson documents both the recording of David Gilmour's No. 1 album Luck and Strange and the acclaimed tour which saw the Pink Floyd legend playing sellout shows in Rome, London, LA and New York.

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About the Author

Polly Samson has been documenting David Gilmour, in the studio and live, since the making of the album On an Island in 2005. She also collaborates with David Gilmour on songwriting. She was the main lyricist of Pink Floyd’s The Division Bell, which was released in 1994, and The Endless River and also of David Gilmour’s On an Island, Rattle That Lock and, most recently, Luck and Strange. She is the author of the short story collections Lying in Bed and Perfect Lives, and the novels Out of the Picture, The Kindness and A Theatre for Dreamers. Her work has been translated into many languages and in 2015 she was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Alan Yentob was a British television executive and presenter. He held senior roles at the BBC, including head of music and arts, controller of BBC1 and BBC2, and was the corporation’s creative director from 2004 until 2015.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500031061
• ISBN 13: 9780500031063
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192