--- product_id: 49393793 title: "Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd" price: "VT9140" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/49393793-pigs-might-fly-the-inside-story-of-pink-floyd store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd **Price:** VT9140 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd - **How much does it cost?** VT9140 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/49393793-pigs-might-fly-the-inside-story-of-pink-floyd) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd PB Reissue by Blake, Mark (ISBN: 9781781310571) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: The almost perfect Lear Jet - Pink Floyd are my favourite band, have been since 1974 and always will be although Rachmaninov wrote my favourite piece of music. I had to read this book (read the reviews on here) and was not disappointed. It is, as others have written here, a very well researched and well written piece giving an unbiased (I think) view of what Pink Floyd are/were about. I think Nick Mason is quoted (ish) as saying that were their children to behave like the members of the band then they would be very upset with them. Childishness abounds, sniping, rising to the bait, pissing competitions (my gig's bigger than yours) but taking a step back it's just human nature really and I see this around me all the time - I am often involved! What makes it slightly different for me is that these guys didn't want for anything in the end and still they bitched, very acidly, about each other. You see money isn't everything..............apart from the song that is................. and talking of that, I find it incredible (anorak mode on) that when I saw them live in 1994 the video to Money showed an HS125 (executive jet) rather than a Lear Jet - given Mason and Gilmour's aviation knowledge and (as mentioned in the book) the attention to detail I am surprised they missed that one. Mark Blake it to be congratulated on this fine work, and also because he bothered to answer my e-mail about it! Excellent Rob Sawyer Review: Loads of quiet desperation here - Most of these reviews say mostly the same thing: it's a very good book, detailed occasionally to the point of tedium in some places and mainlining more on the personalities than the music by and large. As such, it's a portrait of the archetypal English sixties stereotype, where the old tryptych of sex and drugs and rock-n-roll are indulged to excess by all parties in exactly that order. You will be hard pushed to find a book with as many double-barrelled names in it. Every one of us wanted to be there, and I personally regret that I missed it by about ten years, just long enough to know exactly what I'd missed by the time punk came along with a new, but equally imaginary version of reality. I doubt if I'm alone in recognising two Floyds - separated not so much by Syd's departure as side two of Meddle. For me they began with Echoes, psychedelic ramblings and nursery rhymes are curiosities from another era. I was disappointed then, that this track gets a fairly cursory glance as the book girds up its loins and gathers pace with the imminent approach of Dark Side. On that point, it's a fans book, we're expected to know the magnitude of Dark Side's success - it's never delineated specifically for the less initiated. What it does manage is to disentangle the spiders web of relationships between members, management, friends, family, roadies and schoolmates pretty effectively. The legal wranglings over the Pink Floyd name are spelled out well, and it charts a more complete History of Syd than I ever knew, however bleak that history was to become. So yes, it's a more than worthwhile read. It still leaves a question in my mind though. What WAS it with Clare Torry? ps. I was moved after reading the book to rehabilitate Obscured by Clouds . A vacuous, insignificant piece of dross, you wonder how they'd reached the status they had by then. Next up on my MP3 was Evanescences Fallen . Now THAT's contrast. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 70,478 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 163 in Popular Music 178 in Rock & Pop Musician Biographies 216 in Rock Music | | Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,451) | | Dimensions | 13.4 x 3.5 x 19.9 cm | | Edition | PB Reissue | | ISBN-10 | 1781310572 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1781310571 | | Item weight | 1.05 kg | | Language | English | | Print length | 448 pages | | Publication date | 7 Mar. 2013 | | Publisher | Aurum | ## Images ![Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ct9966RLL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The almost perfect Lear Jet *by Z***O on 8 February 2008* Pink Floyd are my favourite band, have been since 1974 and always will be although Rachmaninov wrote my favourite piece of music. I had to read this book (read the reviews on here) and was not disappointed. It is, as others have written here, a very well researched and well written piece giving an unbiased (I think) view of what Pink Floyd are/were about. I think Nick Mason is quoted (ish) as saying that were their children to behave like the members of the band then they would be very upset with them. Childishness abounds, sniping, rising to the bait, pissing competitions (my gig's bigger than yours) but taking a step back it's just human nature really and I see this around me all the time - I am often involved! What makes it slightly different for me is that these guys didn't want for anything in the end and still they bitched, very acidly, about each other. You see money isn't everything..............apart from the song that is................. and talking of that, I find it incredible (anorak mode on) that when I saw them live in 1994 the video to Money showed an HS125 (executive jet) rather than a Lear Jet - given Mason and Gilmour's aviation knowledge and (as mentioned in the book) the attention to detail I am surprised they missed that one. Mark Blake it to be congratulated on this fine work, and also because he bothered to answer my e-mail about it! Excellent Rob Sawyer ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loads of quiet desperation here *by L***N on 2 November 2009* Most of these reviews say mostly the same thing: it's a very good book, detailed occasionally to the point of tedium in some places and mainlining more on the personalities than the music by and large. As such, it's a portrait of the archetypal English sixties stereotype, where the old tryptych of sex and drugs and rock-n-roll are indulged to excess by all parties in exactly that order. You will be hard pushed to find a book with as many double-barrelled names in it. Every one of us wanted to be there, and I personally regret that I missed it by about ten years, just long enough to know exactly what I'd missed by the time punk came along with a new, but equally imaginary version of reality. I doubt if I'm alone in recognising two Floyds - separated not so much by Syd's departure as side two of Meddle. For me they began with Echoes, psychedelic ramblings and nursery rhymes are curiosities from another era. I was disappointed then, that this track gets a fairly cursory glance as the book girds up its loins and gathers pace with the imminent approach of Dark Side. On that point, it's a fans book, we're expected to know the magnitude of Dark Side's success - it's never delineated specifically for the less initiated. What it does manage is to disentangle the spiders web of relationships between members, management, friends, family, roadies and schoolmates pretty effectively. The legal wranglings over the Pink Floyd name are spelled out well, and it charts a more complete History of Syd than I ever knew, however bleak that history was to become. So yes, it's a more than worthwhile read. It still leaves a question in my mind though. What WAS it with Clare Torry? ps. I was moved after reading the book to rehabilitate Obscured by Clouds . A vacuous, insignificant piece of dross, you wonder how they'd reached the status they had by then. Next up on my MP3 was Evanescences Fallen . Now THAT's contrast. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A historical and detailed account of Pink Floyd. *by R***G on 15 April 2025* This was an ideal read for me having lived in Cambridge in the mid-60s to late 70s. I was totally unaware of what was going on in the music scene in Cambridge at the time but can place where the original members developed. The rise and changes in the band, described as a result of interviews carried our personally by the author, show how difficult it is to maintain long-lasting contentment in groups of creative individuals who wish to maintain and develop, for a long periods, their observed identity. It is difficult to put the book down until the end is reached. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/49393793-pigs-might-fly-the-inside-story-of-pink-floyd](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/49393793-pigs-might-fly-the-inside-story-of-pink-floyd) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-05*