A set of stamps celebrating 50 years of British rock group Pink Floyd have been unveiled by Royal Mail.
Ten stamps will be on sale on 7th July, marking five decades since the band turned professional.
The collection include the band’s most famous album covers as well as live performance shots.
Pink Floyd became known for its innovative album covers, which were made in collaboration with leading graphic designers and photographers.
The album covers that have been made into stamps include The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, Atom Heart Mother, The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Endless River.
The stamps mark half-century since group turned professional, with albums and live performances represented
This new set of stamps is being issued to honour Pink Floyd, featuring some of the band’s best known album covers.
Some of the stamps will celebrate the band’s live performances, which broke new ground with extensive use of lights and film projections. The images will portray Pink Floyd’s psychedelic light shows and the staging of their The Wall album.
“Few bands in the history of rock have managed to carve out a career as rich and expansive as that of Pink Floyd,” said Royal Mail.
The stamp set can be pre-ordered from Thursday and will be on sale at post offices from 7th July.
We’re celebrating Pink Floyd, one of the most influential and successful British bands of all time, with a superb range of stamps, limited edition souvenirs and gifts.
Renowned for creating some of rock music’s most acclaimed albums and iconic imagery, Pink Floyd are also lauded for their ground-breaking live performances. Royal Mail has worked closely with Pink Floyd to bring you this exceptional collection.
• Save 10% with one of three Pink Floyd Bundles
• Order a First Day Cover with the name and address of your choice – available until 7 July 2016
• Own The Dark Side of the Moon Maxi Sheet – numbered, limited edition
Available for pre-order. These items will be released on 7 July 2016.
A further four stamps show the band performing live on tour, including one photograph from a concert at London’s UFO Club in 1966.
Pink Floyd were among the first groups to make extensive use of light shows and projection of films for their live concerts, which increased in ambition over the decades.
The band was formed in 1965 by Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason and keyboardist Rick Wright, later joined by guitarist Syd Barrett. In 1968, guitarist David Gilmour joined the band shortly before Barrett’s departure.
The stamps are available to pre-order on the Post Office website and will be physically available in 8,000 post offices from 7th July 2016.
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