Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" Lp 2 postcards/original
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Pink Floyd LP Dark Side of the Moon....Exceptional Copy /Cover VG Black coloring around seams ...check photos Record looks NM...Guarranted Original. w/Mastered by Capitol Records Stamped on both sides...Buyer to pay $4.50 s/h Thanks for looking
The Dark Side of the Moon Studio album by Pink Floyd Released 1 March 1973 Recorded June 1972 – January 1973 Studio Abbey Road Studios, London Genre Progressive rock Length 42:32 Label Harvest Producer Pink Floyd Pink Floyd chronology Obscured by Clouds
(1972) The Dark Side of the Moon
(1973) Wish You Were Here
(1975) Singles from The Dark Side of the Moon
- "Money" / "Any Colour You Like"
Released: 7 May 1973 - "Us and Them" / "Time"
Released: 4 February 1974
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Harvest Records. Primarily developed during live performances, the band premiered an early version of the record several months before recording began. New material was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at Abbey Road Studios in London.
The record builds on ideas explored in Pink Floyd's earlier recordings and performances, while omitting the extended instrumentals that characterised their earlier work. A concept album, its themes explore conflict, greed, time, death, and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by the deteriorating health of founding member Syd Barrett, who departed the group in 1968. The group used recording techniques such as multitrack recording, tape loops, and analogue synthesisers. Snippets from interviews with the band's road crew, as well as philosophical quotations, were also used. Engineer Alan Parsons was responsible for many sonic aspects and the recruitment of singer Clare Torry, who appears on "The Great Gig in the Sky". The sleeve, which depicts a prism spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson, following keyboardist Richard Wright's request for a "simple and bold" design, representing the band's lighting and the record's themes. The album was promoted with two singles: "Money" and "Us and Them".
The Dark Side of the Moon received critical acclaim upon release, and has since been hailed by critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. The record reached number one on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart (now known as the Billboard 200), and has charted for over 900 weeks in total. With estimated sales of over 45 million copies, it is Pink Floyd's best seller, and one of the best-selling albums worldwide. The record helped to propel Pink Floyd to international fame, bringing wealth and recognition to all four of its members.
Legacy[edit]Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Roger Waters.
Side one No. Title Music Lead vocals Length 1. "Speak to Me" Mason instrumental 1:13 2. "Breathe" (listed as "Breathe in the Air" on the original LP label)- Waters
- Gilmour
- Wright
- Waters
- Gilmour
- Waters
- Gilmour
- Wright
- Mason
- Gilmour
- Wright
- Wright
- Clare Torry[nb 11]
- Waters
- Wright
- Gilmour
- Mason
- Wright
Personnel[edit]
Pink Floyd
- David Gilmour – vocals, guitars, Synthi AKS
- Nick Mason – drums, percussion, tape effects
- Richard Wright – organ (Hammond and Farfisa), piano, electric piano (Wurlitzer, Rhodes), EMS VCS 3, Synthi AKS, vocals
- Roger Waters – bass guitar, vocals, VCS 3, tape effects
Additional musicians
- Dick Parry – saxophone on "Us and Them" and "Money"
- Clare Torry – vocals on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
- Doris Troy – backing vocals
- Lesley Duncan – backing vocals
- Liza Strike – backing vocals
- Barry St. John – backing vocals
Production
- Alan Parsons – engineering
- Peter James – assistant (incorrectly identified as "Peter Jones" on first US pressings of the LP)
- Chris Thomas – mix supervisor
Design
- Hipgnosis – sleeve design, photography
- George Hardie – sleeve art, stickers art
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