One of the founding members of Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, died this past Monday at his home in Britain after a long battle with cancer. He was 65 years old. Doug Wright, Pink Floyd’s spokesman and of no relation to the musician, said that the family wished to release no further details. Richard played an instrumental role in the music’s development, assisting heavily on some of the band’s most epic creations such as ‘Shine on Your Crazy Diamond’. Tensions later arose between band members. During production of ‘The Wall’, that tension resulted in Richard’s gradual departure from the band. He went on to release one album with a new band and two solo albums. He went back to join the remaining members of Pink Floyd after Waters left in 1985. After 25 years apart, the entire band reunited in 2005 to perform at the ‘Live 8’ charity concert in London.
Pink Floyd’s entire studio discography will be bundled for the 16-disc boxed set “Oh By the Way,” due Dec. 4 internationally. For the time being, the limited pressing of 10,000 will only be available as an import in the United States.
The box spans Pink Floyd’s 1967 debut, “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn,” to its 1994 swan song, “The Division Bell,” with a new portrait collage from longtime visual collaborator Storm Thorgerson.
Also included is a 20″ by 30″ poster. Each album is a reproduction of the original vinyl release, with the “Dark Side of the Moon” cover appearing on CD for the first time since the early 1990s.
Missing from “Oh By the Way” is the rarities album “Relics,” live albums “Delicate Sound of Thunder” and “Pulse” and compilations such as “A Collection of Great Dance Songs.”
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