PINK FLOYD - "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON" 1973 (HARVEST/USA/GATEFOLD) SMAS-11163

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PINK FLOYD - "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON" 1973 (HARVEST/USA/GATEFOLD) SMAS-11163

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Catalogue #: SMAS-11163
Matrix/Runout (Side 1 Label):  SMAS-1-11163
Matrix/Runout (Side 2 Label):  SMAS-2-11163
Matrix/Runout (Side 1 Etched): SMAS-1-11163-F18
Matrix/Runout (Side 2 Etched): Just has "wally"

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The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Originally released on 1 March 1973, on the label Harvest. It built on ideas explored in the band's earlier recordings and live shows, but lacks the extended instrumental excursions that characterised their previous work following the departure in 1968 of founder member, principal composer, and lyricist, Syd Barrett. The Dark Side of the Moon explores themes including conflict, greed, the passage of time, and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by Barrett's deteriorating mental state.

Developed during live performances, an early version of the suite was premiered several months before studio recording began; new material was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at Abbey Road Studios in London. The group used some of the most advanced recording techniques of the time, including multitrack recording and tape loops. Analogue synthesizers were given prominence in several tracks, and a series of recorded interviews with the band's road crew and others provided the philosophical quotations used throughout. Engineer Alan Parsons was responsible for many of the album's most notable sonic aspects and the recruitment of non-lexical singer Clare Torry. The album's iconic sleeve, designed by Storm Thorgerson, depicts a prism dispersing light into color and represents the band's stage lighting, the record's lyrical themes, and keyboardist Richard Wright's request for a "simple and bold" design.

The Dark Side of the Moon was an immediate success; it topped the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart for one week and remained in the charts for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988. With an estimated 50 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide. It has twice been remastered and re-released, and has been covered in its entirety by several other acts. It produced two singles, "Money" and "Us and Them". The Dark Side of the Moon is Pink Floyd's most popular album among fans and critics, and has been ranked as one of the greatest albums of all time.

A1. Speak To Me    
A2. Breathe    
A3. On The Run    
A4. Time    
A5. The Great Gig In The Sky
B1. Money
B2. Us And Them
B3. Any Colour You Like    
B4. Brain Damage    
B5. Eclipse    

Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Marketed By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Published By – TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios

Photography By – Hipgnosis
Engineer – Alan Parsons
Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Jones
Mixed By [Mixing Supervisor] – Chris Thomas

Written By:
-Gilmour (tracks: A2 To A4, B3)
-Mason (tracks: A1, A4, B3)
-Wright* (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B2, B3)
-Waters (tracks: A2 To A4, B1, B2, B4, B5)
Producer – Pink Floyd
Mastered By – wally

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.
Manufactured by Capitol Records Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc., U.S.A.
Printed in U.S.A.

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