The Amazing Pudding (1983–1993) ^[1] was a British fan magazine devoted to Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, and the solo careers of other Pink Floyd band members, including Syd Barrett. ^{[2] [3]} It was seen as being the main fanzine of Pink Floyd during the time of its publication. ^[4] Journalist Stuart Maconie wrote about The Amazing Pudding as part of a feature in the April 1993 issue of Q. ^{[5] [6]}

History

The title, The Amazing Pudding, was originally a working title for Pink Floyd's 1970 " Atom Heart Mother" suite. ^[7]

The magazine was established by Ivor Trueman and was co-edited and published, variously, by Trueman (issues 1–17, 1983–), Andy Mabbett (issues 2–60, 1983–1993), ^{[8] [9] [10]} Bruno MacDonald (issues 24–60, 1987–1993), ^[11] and Dave Walker (issues 13–60, –1993), for ten years and 60 issues. ^[1]

MacDonald, who started writing for the magazine starting with issue 15, described the self-published and self-distributed publication – available in the United Kingdom at large record stores like HMV, Tower Records, and Virgin among others – as being purely independent, illustrated by its irreverent take on the band and its members. ^{[11] [12]}

Associated publications

Trueman went on to publish the Syd Barrett fanzine called Opel before co-founding Delerium Records in 1991. ^[13]

Mabbett wrote three books on Pink Floyd: Pink Floyd: The Visual Documentary (1994, with Miles), ^[14] The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd (1995), ^[15] and Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery (2010). ^[16] Mabbett also wrote the section on Pink Floyd in the official program for the band's 1996 induction into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ^[17] Mabbett appears as a Pink Floyd expert in the documentary Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? ^[10]

MacDonald also edited a Sidgwick & Jackson book (later republished by Da Capo Press) that was an anthology of collected writings about the band called Pink Floyd: Through the Eyes of... the Band, Its Fans, Friends, and Foes (1996). ^[18]

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