Biography
David Jon Gilmour, CBE is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a longtime member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He joined the group as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1968, effectively as a replacement for founder member Syd Barrett, who was dismissed from the band shortly afterwards. Pink Floyd subsequently achieved international success with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. By the early 1980s, they had become one of the most critically acclaimed and best-selling acts in the history of popular music; it was estimated that by 2012 the band had sold over 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million units sold in the United States. Following the departure of another founder member, Roger Waters, Gilmour assumed leadership of Pink Floyd in 1985. As a member of Pink Floyd, he was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gilmour
Album & Cover
David Gilmour is the debut solo studio album by Pink Floyd guitarist and co-lead vocalist David Gilmour. The album was released in May and June 1978 in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. The album reached number 17 in the UK and number 29 on the Billboard US album charts; it was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. The album was produced by Gilmour, and consists mostly of blues, guitar oriented rock songs except for the piano-dominated ballad “So Far Away”.
Cover Location:
Who Did What: Cover Design: Hipgnosis with D. Gilmour. Photography: A. Powell/P. Christopherson. Photography(Inner) – D & G. Gilmour/W. Wilson/ V. Viniski/J. Furmanovsky/et.al.
Label: Columbia FC 35388(US), Harvest SHVL 817(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
| Side One Mihalis There’s No Way Out Of Here Cry From The Street So Far Away |
Side Two Short And Sweet Raise My Rent No Way It’s Deafinitely I Can’t Breathe Anymore |
Credits
Bass, Vocals – Rick Wills
Drums, Percussion – Willie Wilson
Engineer – John Etchells, Nick Griffiths
Engineer [Assistant] – Patrick Jauneaud
Producer – David Gilmour
Technician – Phil Taylor
Written-By – David Gilmour (tracks: A1, A3 to B5)
