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Adnkronos - ultimoratop: Record assoluto perl a chitarra di David Gilmour: venduta a 14,5 milioni dollari(Adnkronos) - La 'Black Strat', utilizzata nei classici dei Pink Floyd come Comfortably Numb e Money, diventa la chitarra più costosa della storiaRecord absolute for guitar by David Gilmour: sold for $14.5 million.(Adnkronos) - The 'Black Strat', used in classic Pink Floyd tracks like Comfortably Numb and Money, becomes the most expensive guitar in history.#DavidGilmour #PinkFloyd https://www.adnkronos.com/spettacoli/record-assoluto-perl-a-chitarra-di-david-gilmour-venduta-a-14-5-milioni-dollari_2rdkHBP7JwUVElcrPbrUeU

Agi: Iconica chitarra di Gilmour venduta al prezzo record di 14,5 milioniAGI - Una iconica chitarra Fender Stratocaster nera utilizzata da David Gilmour, chitarrista dei Pink Floyd, nella realizzazione di sei album della band, è stata venduta all'asta da Christie's a New York per la cifra record di 14,55 milioni di dollari. La chitarra, soprannominata 'The Black Strat', è diventata così la più costosa mai venduta all'asta, superando di gran lunga il precedente record di 6 milioni di dollari stabilito nel 2020 per la Martin D-18E del 1959 suonata da Kurt Cobain durante lo storico concerto 'MTV Unplugged' del 1993.Storia del rockLa 'Black Strat' è stata utilizzata da David Gilmour in buona parte degli album della band che ha definito i canoni del rock psichedelico tra il 1967 e il 1983, inclusi gli iconici 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Wish You Were Here', 'Animals" e 'The Wall'. L'asta riguardava la collezione di strumenti rock appartenuti all'imprenditore Jim Irsay, ex proprietario della squadra di football americano degli Indianapolis Colts, scomparso nel 2025. Tra le chitarre appartenute alla collezione di Irsay spicca anche una Doug Irwin suonata da Jerry Garcia durante il suo ultimo concerto con i Grateful Dead.La Strato nera suonata da Gilmour era stata già venduta precedentemente per 3.975.000 dollari in un'altra asta nel 2019, faceva parte del lotto di 127 oggetti provenienti dalla collezione personale di Gilmour per raccogliere fondi per ClientEarth, un gruppo di avvocati impegnati contro il cambiamento climatico.Iconic Gilmour guitar sold for a record price of £14.5 million.AGI - An iconic black Fender Stratocaster guitar used by David Gilmour, guitarist of Pink Floyd, in the recording of six albums by the band, was sold at auction by Christie’s in New York for a record $14.55 million. The guitar, nicknamed ‘The Black Strat’, became the most expensive ever sold at auction, far surpassing the previous record of $6 million set in 2020 for the 1959 Martin D-18E played by Kurt Cobain during the historic ‘MTV Unplugged’ 1993 concert.History of Rock‘The Black Strat’ was used by David Gilmour in much of the band’s albums that defined the canons of psychedelic rock between 1967 and 1983, including the iconic ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘Animals’ and ‘The Wall’. The auction featured the rock instruments belonging to entrepreneur Jim Irsay, former owner of the Indianapolis Colts football team, who died in 2025. Among the guitars belonging to Irsay’s collection, a Doug Irwin played by Jerry Garcia during his final concert with the Grateful Dead also stood out.The black Stratocaster played by Gilmour had previously been sold for $3,975,000 in another auction in 2019, and was part of a lot of 127 items from Gilmour’s personal collection to raise funds for ClientEarth, a group of lawyers committed to fighting climate change.#FenderStratocaster #DavidGilmour #PinkFloyd #Christie’s #NewYork #MartinD-18E #KurtCobain #MTVUnplugged’1993 #JimIrsay #Indianapolis #Irsay #DougIrwin #JerryGarcia #theGratefulDead #Gilmour #ClientEarth https://www.agi.it/spettacolo/news/2026-03-13/chitarra-pink-floyd-gilmour-asta-36094583/

When I get into a care home if they aren't playing 'Shine on Crazy Diamond' by #pinkfloyd in it's entirety, then I'm absconding. #RadioCaroline

53 lata temu ukazała się płyta zespołu Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" "There is no dark side in the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark. The only thing that makes it look light is the sun."#rock #music #pinkfloyd #dsotm

"Dark Side of the Moon", by Pink Floyd, released this day in 1973.#PinkFloyd #DarkSideOfTheMoon

On 1 March 1973: Harvest (UK) and Capitol Records (US) release #PinkFloyd's 8th studio album "The Dark Side of the Moon"; it stays on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart for most of the next 14 years, selling over 50 million copies worldwide.