The Amazing Pudding Explained

Category:Rock music fanzine
Frequency:Six per year
Founder:Ivor Trueman
Finalnumber:60
Country:United Kingdom
Based:Birmingham
Issn:0951-8304
Oclc:226127235

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.

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.[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 (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?

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fitch. Vernon. The Pink Floyd Archives-Fanzines. The Pink Floyd Archives. 7 April 2018.
  2. Book: Schaffner. Nicholas. Nicholas Schaffner. Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey. 1991. Harmony Books. New York. 978-0-517-57608-3. 1st. xi, 262, 335, 339. 22703051.
  3. News: (untitled). Observer Magazine . 37 . 7 March 1993 . copies of the Amazing Pudding are printed six times a year and sent all over the world, from Delhi to Dubrovnik.
  4. Web site: Schuetz. David. Denault. Matt . den Hollander. Gerhard . McInnis. Mike. Karhu. Rick. Keller. Patrick. Ward. Dave. FAQ 01 : What Pink Floyd fanzines are out there. Are there any Pink Floyd fanzines? . Pink-Floyd.org . July 1999.
  5. News: Maconie . Stuart. Stuart Maconie . Pink Floyd: 25 Million Gloomy Punters Can't Be Wrong. Q. April 1993. 79.
  6. The April issue hit news-stands in March, and the feature commemorated the twentieth anniversary release of Dark Side of the Moon, in March 1973
  7. Book: Manning. Toby. The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd. 2006. Rough Guides. London. 978-1-84353-575-1. 1st. viii, 62. Set The Controls (1969-72). 68772461.
  8. News: Powell Jr.. Paul. "Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery" – Andy Mabbett. Brain Damage – Pink Floyd News Resource. 5 July 2010.
  9. Rossi. Marco. Book Reviews: Careful with those facts, Eugene. Record Collector. October 2010. 380.
  10. Heatle. Michael. DVD Reviews: A different take on Floyd fallout from recent years. Record Collector. March 2011. 386.
  11. Web site: MacDonald. Bruno. The Amazing Pudding – More. Bruno MacDonald. 8 April 2018.
  12. Web site: MacDonald. Bruno. The Amazing Pudding – More. Bruno MacDonald. 8 April 2018.
  13. Web site: UK – fanzine: Pink Floyd The Amazing Pudding/Syds Opel Faultline. Esprit International Limited. 8 April 2018.
  14. Book: Miles. Barry. Barry Miles. Mabbett. Andy. Pink Floyd: The Visual Documentary. Omnibus. London. 978-0-7119-4109-0. Updated. 1994. en-UK. 34651221.
  15. Book: Mabbett. Andy. The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. 1995. Omnibus. London. 978-0-7119-4301-8. en-UK. 32740297.
  16. Book: Mabbett. Andy. Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery. 2010. Omnibus Press. London. 978-0-85712-418-0. 804890746.
  17. Web site: How, How I Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd Inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame . RogerWaters.org . https://web.archive.org/web/19991018194604/http://www.rogerwaters.org/induct.html . 18 October 1999 . from REG – the International Roger Waters Fan Club Newsletter, Issue 12.
  18. Book: MacDonald. Bruno. Pink Floyd: Through the Eyes of... the Band, Its Fans, Friends, and Foes. 1996. Sidgwick & Jackson. London. 978-0-306-80780-0. 229212115.

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