Originally released in 1973, this complex, often psychedelic music works very well because Pink Floyd doesn't rush anything. The songs are mainly slow to mid-tempo, with attention paid throughout to musical texture and mood.

The four discs are housed in a slip-sleeved 12" by 12" 100-page hardbound book with McCartney's foreword; Martin's introduction; insightful, in-depth chapters written by Beatles historian, author, and radio producer Kevin Howlett covering the months preceding The Beatles' Abbey Road sessions, track-by-track details and session notes, the cover art and photo shoot, and the album's reception upon its release; plus an essay by music journalist and author...

Photographer and Grateful Dead insider Rosie McGee tells dozens of previously-untold stories of living, traveling and working with the Dead during their first decade as a band. The book is illustrated with 200 of her rare and candid photographs, many never before seen in print. Not just for Deadheads or baby boomers--this book is for anyone seeking a woman's intimate account of the San Francisco rock music community in the Sixties, rare in a field...