pink floyd

"We started out playing rhythm and blues, but after Syd joined the band our direction changed," recalls keyboardist Rick Wright. "The music became more improvised, which suited me because I didn't like R&B much. I was a jazz fan."

By the end of the following year, the four satin-shirted darlings of England's counter-culture became budding pop stars, scoring two British top 20 singles, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play," and a top 10 album, Piper At The Gates Of Dawn.