The Floyd

Click the pic for a much larger view of Pink Floyd's "back" catalog of album covers.

Someone asked me the other day, how did Pink Floyd come up with their name? My version goes something like this: The band was trying to come up with a new name for the band (they were originally called Tea Set). They were having a tough time so Sid Barrett took the first names of two old blues artists and put them together - Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. These guys are really obscure. They started with the name The Pink Floyd Sound but that was quickly changed to Pink Floyd. Back in the late 60's they were at a news conference and one of the reporters asked, "Which one is Pink?" which you will hear a reference to on the album "Wish You Were Here". And going just a little further, the album title was a reference to Sid Barrett and his departure from the band due to erratic behavior. So there is your history lesson for the day! Bonus blog points if you can name the six albums from the picture above. I can get five but can anyone tell me about the second one from the left? If you would like to find out how your favorite band got their name, click here.