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Pink Floyd was founded in 1965 by students Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright.
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Debut of their first record, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
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David Gilmour joined as a fifth member in December 1967
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Barrett left the band in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health exacerbated by drug use.
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The Dark Side of the Moon 's themes include conflict, greed, the passage of time, and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by Barrett's deteriorating mental state.
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It explores themes of absence, the music business and former band member Syd Barrett's mental decline
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It provides a scathing critique of the social-political conditions of late 1970s Britain, and presents a marked change in musical style from their earlier work.
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The Wall is a concept album and explores themes of abandonment and personal isolation.
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Pink Floyd's last studio album to include founding member, bassist and songwriter Roger Waters, and their only album on which he alone is credited for writing and composition. It is also the only Pink Floyd album that does not feature keyboardist Richard Wright.
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