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The previous chapter covered the release of Dark Side of the Moon which launched the band into the stratosphere in terms of selling out larger venues and having impressive chart success around the world. The band had spent some years post Syd Barrett finding their sound and reason for making music. They stumbled upon the winning formula with Dark Side of the Moon and the subsequent massive albums of Pink Floyd’s 1970s hit albums. This chapter explores Pink Floyd in 1974 where Syd Barrett’s solo career went through a period of steady output.
Here are some of the biggest selling albums of 1974:
- “Greatest Hits” by Elton John
- “Caribou” by Elton John
- “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” by Elton John
- “Santana’s Greatest Hits” by Santana
- “Bad Company” by Bad Company
- “Houses of the Holy” by Led Zeppelin
- “Not Fragile” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- “Back Home Again” by John Denver
- “Get Your Wings” by Aerosmith
- “Endless Summer” by The Beach Boys