--- product_id: 49220916 title: "Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd" price: "$48.57" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/49220916-inside-out-a-personal-history-of-pink-floyd store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd **Price:** $48.57 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd - **How much does it cost?** $48.57 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/49220916-inside-out-a-personal-history-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 Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd 1 by Mason, Nick (ISBN: 9781474606486) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: I loved it! - Excellent book! The complete, (or as good as), history of Floyd, as per Nick Mason's view/memory etc. The book was thoroughly enjoyable - Mason is very witty; I was chuckling many a time throughout. He comes across as an English gentleman. He is both honest, too modest frankly, as well as descriptive. Songs, albums, tours, studios, relationships, artwork - it's covered here. I still feel, however, the full story behind Waters' and Gilmour's very strained relationship hasn't been told, although the gist of it is certainly here. That aside, I was hooked from the outset. I don't often fly through books quickly, preferring to take my time however, once in a while I read a book like this and finish it very quickly. The book is that interesting. Any fans of the band need it, (by now, most probably do!) however, any classic rock fan can pick this up, as it paints a picture of the business, from the early touring days in a dodgy car, to the planes and mega stadiums of latter day Floyd; from artwork design discussions to stage and gear talk. It's all here. Review: The view from the inside of the rock behemoth - I had heard good things about this book - other reviewers, both professional and amateur have praised Mason's honesty and humour so I started on the book with high hopes. Too many memoirs seem little more than ego stoking self justification, designed only to show their authors in the best possible light. Well, hooray! This was exactly the book I'd heard great things about. Little egotism here, I soon warmed to Mason's self-deprecating, open and honest writing style. I was aware that from the earliest days Nick Mason had been recording events, whether as diaries, scrapbooks or whatever. He has done a great job sharing the history of the band with honesty and humour, it was very funny and irreverent of the band that some people take far too seriously. I read this book back-to-back with Mark Blake's band history and they complimented each other very well. Both were excellent books and thoroughly recommended. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 28,508 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 50 in Rock Music 108 in Popular Music 128 in Rock & Pop Musician Biographies | | Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,943) | | Dimensions | 20 x 2.8 x 13.1 cm | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 1474606482 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1474606486 | | Item weight | 404 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 416 pages | | Publication date | 4 May 2017 | | Publisher | W&N | ## Images ![Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Yzfxg1Y9L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved it! *by 7***! on 10 August 2024* Excellent book! The complete, (or as good as), history of Floyd, as per Nick Mason's view/memory etc. The book was thoroughly enjoyable - Mason is very witty; I was chuckling many a time throughout. He comes across as an English gentleman. He is both honest, too modest frankly, as well as descriptive. Songs, albums, tours, studios, relationships, artwork - it's covered here. I still feel, however, the full story behind Waters' and Gilmour's very strained relationship hasn't been told, although the gist of it is certainly here. That aside, I was hooked from the outset. I don't often fly through books quickly, preferring to take my time however, once in a while I read a book like this and finish it very quickly. The book is that interesting. Any fans of the band need it, (by now, most probably do!) however, any classic rock fan can pick this up, as it paints a picture of the business, from the early touring days in a dodgy car, to the planes and mega stadiums of latter day Floyd; from artwork design discussions to stage and gear talk. It's all here. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The view from the inside of the rock behemoth *by A***H on 15 February 2015* I had heard good things about this book - other reviewers, both professional and amateur have praised Mason's honesty and humour so I started on the book with high hopes. Too many memoirs seem little more than ego stoking self justification, designed only to show their authors in the best possible light. Well, hooray! This was exactly the book I'd heard great things about. Little egotism here, I soon warmed to Mason's self-deprecating, open and honest writing style. I was aware that from the earliest days Nick Mason had been recording events, whether as diaries, scrapbooks or whatever. He has done a great job sharing the history of the band with honesty and humour, it was very funny and irreverent of the band that some people take far too seriously. I read this book back-to-back with Mark Blake's band history and they complimented each other very well. Both were excellent books and thoroughly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's been a great gig ... *by A***L on 23 September 2008* Nick Mason has been with Pink Floyd from the beginning - through all the band's incarnations and troubles. He makes a genial host in his biography of the band, yet he proves too easygoing and unconfrontational to give us much analysis of the internal politics (and problems with Syd) that have periodically torn the relationships between the four/five-some apart. Added to that, Syd apart, the Floyd appear to have been about the only band that didn't turn up, tune in and drop out in the late 60s and 70s, continuing their studies and gigging hard until it became impossible to maintain both when their musical success started to take off. My real exposure to Pink Floyd started off with Dark Side - I had the posters on my wall and the stickers on my school binder. It was lovely to imagine them tinkering around to produce all the sound effects, and funny to hear that they rejected Paul McCartney's recorded comments for the background. The four albums starting with Dark Side, running through to the Wall were hugely influential to me - I discovered the charms of Meddle later. There is a theatricality about these four - from a band determined to create coherent albums and give the audience a good show. Of course by the time of Wall, the show was everything - I was so jealous of my brother who went to see it at Earls Court. What does come through is that Mason although not a flashy drummer was, like Ringo, incredibly important to the music, and also in the studio and outside kept the peace. Being a non-songwriter, it helps that Mason has another obsession in motorsport, but this is mostly mentioned in passing, letting Pink Floyd rightfully star. Given the sad passing of Syd and now Rick, we may never hear their side of the story and how they were forced out. The Live8 reunion was a fitting coda to the Pink Floyd story and is added as an afterword in the latest edition. So this remains an entertaining and light read of the history of one of the greatest rock bands in the world. --- ## 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.us/products/49220916-inside-out-a-personal-history-of-pink-floyd](https://www.desertcart.us/products/49220916-inside-out-a-personal-history-of-pink-floyd) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*