Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Dark Side of the Moon

by Pink Floyd

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Released
14/08/1984
Music Genre
Progressive Rock, Rock

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Description

By condensing the sonic explorations of Meddle to actual songs and adding a lush, immaculate production to their trippiest instrumental sections, Pink Floyd inadvertently designed their commercial breakthrough with Dark Side of the Moon. The primary revelation of Dark Side of the Moon is what a little focus does for the band. Roger Waters wrote a series of songs about mundane, everyday details which aren't that impressive by themselves, but when given the sonic backdrop of Floyd's slow, atmospheric soundscapes and carefully placed sound effects, they achieve an emotional resonance. But what gives the album true power is the subtly textured music, which evolves from ponderous, neo-psychedelic art rock to jazz fusion and blues-rock before turning back to psychedelia. It's dense with detail, but leisurely paced, creating its own dark, haunting world. Pink Floyd may have better albums than Dark Side of the Moon, but no other record defines them quite as well as this one.

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Product Details

Artist
Pink Floyd
Recording Environment
Studio
Label / Studio
EMI
Run Time (minutes)
42
Media Content Format
Album
Original year of release
1973
Media Format
Audio CD
Year of release
1994
Number of Discs
1
SPARS Code
AAD
Cast & Crew
Pink Floyd (Music Performer)
Pink Floyd (Producer)
Alan Parsons (Sound Engineer)
Peter James (Sound Engineer)

Press Reviews

Pink Floyd's masterpiece... Classic Rock (04/06, p.73)

8 - Excellent - "...although everything your punk rock elder brother said was undeniably true, it doesn't take a great mental leap to achieve the mind-set of the pot-smoking philosophy student and pronounce this album a super-sensory classic... NME (3/20/93, p.33)

4 Stars - Excellent Q (10/94, p.137)

Ranked #11 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...The first art rock LP since SGT PEPPER to go properly overground....[this] was an unmistakably English LP... Q (6/00, p.80)

...The sound is lush and multi-layered while remaining clear and well-structured....a fine album with a textural and conceptual richness that not only invites, but demands involvement....the excellence of a superb performance... Rolling Stone (5/24/73, pg.57)

4 stars out of 5 - "...The subdued, darkly muttering, sombrely somnolent music of DARK SIDE OF THE MOON startles....An achievement of considerable merit... Uncut (5/03, p.112)

Tracklisting

Disc 1:

  1. Speak to Me
  2. Breathe
  3. On the Run
  4. Time
  5. The Great Gig in the Sky
  6. Money
  7. Us and Them
  8. Any Colour You Like
  9. Brain Damage
  10. Eclipse

Customer Reviews

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EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
 
4.8

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88%

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Pros

  • Can listen over and over (15)
  • Original (14)
  • Engaging (12)
  • Great lyrics (9)
  • Hit songs (7)

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    • In the car (9)
    • Gift (6)
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    4.0

    The best Pink Floyd C.D.

    By Daywolf1

    from Melbourne

    About Me Adult

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    Pros

    • Can Listen Over And Over
    • Engaging
    • Great Lyrics
    • Hit Songs
    • Original

    Cons

    • Too Few Tracks

    Best Uses

    • At Home

    Comments about EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon:

    This is a great Pink Floyd C.D. It is better than the flawed double C.D. masterpiece The Wall. Eclipse, the last song on the C.D. is a classic track. Although psychadelic, this album could pass as normal 70's radio pop. Worth listening to.

     
    5.0

    An experimental trip....

    By Lupe

    from Chile

    About Me Young Adult

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    Pros

    • Beautiful
    • Brilliant
    • Can Listen Over And Over
    • Engaging
    • Great Lyrics
    • Hit Songs
    • Original

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • At Home
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      Comments about EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon:

      I Think this is the most creative PF album. A perfect sound with several experimentals touches... a fundamental album...

      Service and delivery comments:

      fast delivery!!!

       
      5.0

      An experimental trip....

      By Lupe

      from Washington

      About Me Adult, Young Adult

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      Pros

      • Beautiful
      • Can Listen Over And Over
      • Engaging
      • Great Lyrics
      • Hit Songs
      • Original

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • At Home
        • Work

        Comments about EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon:

        I Think this is the most creative PF album. A perfect sound with several experimentals touches... a fundamental album...

        Service and delivery comments:

        Fast shipping and the cd arrived in perfect condition...

         
        5.0

        Music like it should be.

        By just me !

        from co.cork ireland

        About Me Adult

        Pros

        • All time classic
        • Can Listen Over And Over
        • Engaging
        • Great Lyrics
        • Hit Songs
        • Original

        Cons

        • None

        Best Uses

        • At Home
        • In The Car

        Comments about EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon:

        I first bought this album way back in 1974 (where do the years go?)and played it non stop for weeks.Eventually the cassette tape sound began to deteriorate and i stopped playing it.However i came across it recently whilst browsing cd wow and bought the cd. It was like a breath of fresh air and still sounded as good today as it did all those years ago.

         
        5.0

        Pure Classic !!

        By Jersey Rocker

        from Sweden

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        Pros

        • Can Listen Over And Over
        • Great Lyrics

        Cons

        • None

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        • At Home

        Comments about EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon:

        If you onlo would buy one Pink Floyd album, this is the one

         
        4.0

        Great mellow and relaxing music

        By sksk the music man

        from usa

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        Pros

        • Can Listen Over And Over
        • Engaging
        • Original

        Cons

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          • At Home
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          Comments about EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon:

          This is a great cd to listen to when relaxing at night and doing nothing.

           
          5.0

          Layers and texture

          By Sony D-25

          from Australia

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          Pros

          • Engaging
          • Hit Songs
          • Original
          • Recording Quality

          Cons

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            • At Home
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            • In The Car

            Comments about EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon:

            Beautifully produced, can tell that a lot of attention was put into the recording of this album, to listen to it through rubbish speakers is to miss half of the magic.

            Full of subtle, sometimes barely audible layers, like the sampled heartbeat intro to Breathe, juxtaposed with harsh cymbal crashes and pokies coin collection samples in Money.

            Has a depth few other recording do and a full range of sounds that engage the listener like no other.

            Service and delivery comments:

            Delivered quick and free. Can't complain about that!

             
            5.0

            iconic album that has stood the test of

            By donser

            from ireland

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            Pros

            • Can Listen Over And Over
            • Engaging
            • Original

            Cons

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              • At Home
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              Comments about EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon:

              one of the most iconic albums of the seventies that has stood the test of time. Released in 1973 has been a huge seller since then. addressing such issues as time,death,conflict & insanity, it was certainly a psychedelic release of the seventies.

               
              5.0

              Best-selling album Pink Floyd

              By beaver63

              from troubsko cze

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              Pros

              • Original

              Cons

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                • At Home

                Comments about EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon:

                The most successful album, the total number of sales - more than 40 million copies, the biggest selling album in the history of PF.
                What's more supply ?

                 
                5.0

                Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

                By cakeman12

                from Auckland

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                Pros

                • Can Listen Over And Over
                • Engaging
                • Great Lyrics
                • Hit Songs
                • Original

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • At Home
                  • Gift
                  • In The Car

                  Comments about EMI Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon:

                  The epic masterpiece from the Floyd. This album is so profound that is has become the epitome of progressive rock.
                  Not only that, it is brilliant on 2 key levels - it can be picked apart and analysed to a hugely in-depth level by muso's, but can also be enjoyed by those who just like to sing or listen for the fun of it.
                  A must have in everybody's music collection.

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                  All good!

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