Nick Mason Books

This is a listing of the Nick Mason books I have in my Pink Floyd reference library. This listing includes books specifically written about Nick Mason. Publishing information, including title, author, publisher, date published, ISBN number, page length, and a brief summary is provided about each book in an effort to aid anyone who wants to obtain copies of these works.

1. Nick Mason Books
   1. Inside Out - A Personal History of Pink Floyd by Nick Mason
   2. Into the Red - Twenty-One Classic Cars That Shaped a Century of Motor Sport by Nick Mason and Mark Hales
   3. Pink Floyd - The Official History by Nick Mason

2. Nick Mason Related Books
   1. Him Through Me - Making Love and Music in the Sixties & Seventies - a Memoir by Pamela Windo
   2. Mad, Bad and Dangerous - The Book of Drummer's Tales by Spike Webb
   3. Profiles of International Drummers / Percussionists / Musicians Presented by Paiste Cymbals / Gongs #3
   4. Rockin' Garages - Collecting, Racing & Riding with Rock's Great Gearheads by Tom Cotter and Ken Gross
   5. Small Faces - Here Come the Nice by the Small Faces
   6. Smashing It Up - A Decade of Chaos with The Damned by Kieron Tyler

Nick Mason Books



1. Inside Out - A Personal History of Pink Floyd

   Author: Nick Mason
   Publishers:
   First edition: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Books, U.K., 2004, hardcover, ISBN 0 297 84387 7, 260 pages.
   Audio edition: Orion Audiobooks, U.K., 2005, ISBN 0-75287-327-X, 3 CDs. (read by Nick Mason)
   Synopsis: A personal account of the history of Pink Floyd by band member Nick Mason. An absolutley priceless book filled with inside stories, never before seen pictures, and a wealth of information about Pink Floyd. A must own.

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2. Into the Red - Twenty-One Classic Cars That Shaped a Century of Motor Sport

   Authors: Nick Mason and Mark Hales
   Publisher: Virgin Books, U.K., 1998, ISBN 1-85227-717-3, 176 pages.
   Synopsis: An excellent book on 21 classic race cars, from the 1901 Panhard B1 to the 1990 Porsche 962. Comes with a CD of the sounds of 17 of the cars starting up and racing.

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3. Pink Floyd - The Official History

   Author: Nick Mason
   Publisher: Unreleased, November 1995, ISBN 0-684-81600-8, 256 pages
   Synopsis: Not the complete book, just a promo BLAD for the release of the book. Includes full color front and back covers, liner notes, release information, and 12 actual glossy full color pages of the book with unreleased pictures.

1. Him Through Me - Making Love and Music in the Sixties & Seventies - a Memoir

   Author: Pamela Windo
   Publisher: Pamela Windo, 2014, U.S., softcover, ISBN 9 781497 445376, 200 pages.
   Synopsis: A memoir by Pamela Windo, former wife of Gary Windo. Includes an introduction by Nick Mason, as well as stories of various concerts by Gary and Pamela, one of which included Nick Mason on drums.

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2. Mad, Bad and Dangerous - The Book of Drummer's Tales

   Author: Spike Webb
   Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd. U.K., 2010, softcover, ISBN 978-1-84454-984-9, 275 pages, signed.
   Synopsis: A book of stories about rock drummers. Features stories about Nick Mason recording during The Final Cut sessions, and as a producer during the Robert Wyatt Rock Bottom sessions.

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3. Profiles of International Drummers / Percussionists / Musicians Presented by Paiste Cymbals / Gongs #3

   Publisher: Paiste Drummer Service, 1981
   Synopsis: A book of profiles of drummers who use Paiste equipment. Entries are written by the musicians themselves, and include pictures and a listing of equipment each musician uses in the studio and live. Features a page about Nick Mason. Also includes profiles of Art Blakey, Terry Bozzio, Bill Bruford, Clive Bunker, Phil Collins, Stewart Copeland, Brian Davison, Jack DeJohnette, Mick Fleetwood, Don Henley, Jon Heisman, Ian Paice, Carl Palmer, Cozy Powell, Michael Shrieve, Chris Slade, Chester Thompson, Mick Underwood, Charlie Watts, and hundreds of others.

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4. Rockin' Garages - Collecting, Racing & Riding with Rock's Great Gearheads

   Authors: Tom Cotter and Ken Gross
   Publisher: Motorbooks, U.S., 2012, hardcover, ISBN: 978-0-7603-4249-7, 192 pages.
   Synopsis: A look at the car collections of various rock stars. Features a chapter on Nick Mason with pictures of Nick with some of his rare cars. Also includes Billy Joel, Keith Urban, Brian Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Sammy Hagar, J. Geils, John Oates, Mick Fleetwood, Arlo Guthrie and others.

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5. Small Faces - Here Come the Nice

   Author: Small Faces
   Publisher: Small Faces - Here Come the Nice box set 2014, hardcover, 72 pages.
   Synopsis: A hardcover book that came as part of the Small Faces - Here Come the Nice box set. Includes a write up by Nick Mason about the Small Faces, as well as an excellent history of the Small Faces.

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6. Smashing It Up - A Decade of Chaos with The Damned

   Author: Kieron Tyler
   Publisher: Omnibus Press, 2017, hardcover, ISBN: 978-1-78558-190-8, 298 pages.
   Synopsis: A book about The Damned. Features the story of their involvement with Nick Mason, who produced their second album.