Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon (Hybrid SACD, Multichannel, Japanese Edition)
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Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer [VCS3], Tape Effects – Roger Waters [click here to see more vinyl featuring Roger Waters]
Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer [VCS3] – Richard Wright
Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer [VCS3] – David Gilmour
Vocals – Clare Torry (5)
Backing Vocals – Barry St John, Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan, Liza Strike
Percussion, Tape Effects – Nick Mason
Saxophone – Dick Parry (6-7)
Lyrics by Roger Waters
Music written by Nick Mason (1, 4, 8), David Gilmour (2-4, 8), Richard Wright (2, 4-5, 7-8), Roger Waters (2-4, 6-7, 9-10)
1 SACD Multi-ch Hybrid Edition, 7-inch Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP) including:
- 1972 Pink Floyd In Japan Photo Book (48 pages, Airport, Live, and Japan stay in 1972)
- 1972 Pink Floyd In Japan Tour Pamphlet (16 pages)
- Ticket for 1972 tour in Japan (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, March 6, 1972 )
- Ticket for 1972 Tour in Japan (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, March 7, 1972 )
- 1972 Tour in Japan Tour Poster
- The leaflet of the lyrics "The other side of the moon - works for all kinds of madmen -" distributed at the venue of 1972 tour in Japan
- Flyer announcing the 1972 tour in Japan (Osaka: Festival Hall)
- Promotional leaflet (handwritten by record company to promote "The other side of the moon")
- Commemorative sticker (round sticker for the campaign to promote the band's visit to Japan at that time)
- Commemorative single jacket ("Pink Floyd/Big 4")
- Commemorative single jacket ("Point Me at the Sky")
- 2 kinds of posters which were enclosed in the original LP
- 2 kinds of stickers which were enclosed in the original LP
Limited edition
Uses the Hybrid Multichannel SACD masters released by Analogue Productions in 2021
Features 5.1ch Surround Sound and remastering
Stereo
Studio
Disc Made in Japan
Label : Sony Records
Original label : Pink Flyod Records
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973
Engineered by Alan Parsons
Mixed by Chris Thomas
5.1 and Stereo Mastering by Doug Sax, James Guthrie
5.1 Surround Mix by James Guthrie
Produced by Pink Floyd
Originally released in 1973
Reissued in April 2023
Tracks:
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Speak To Me
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Breathe (In The Air)
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On The Run
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Time
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The Great Gig In The Sky
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Money
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Us And Them
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Any Colour You Like
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Brain Damage
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Eclipse
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Ranked 55
In 2009, Planet Rock listeners voted it the greatest of all time
Number two on the "Definitive 200" list of albums, made by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers
Ranked 29th in The Observer's 2006 list of "The 50 Albums That Changed Music"
Ranked 37th in The Guardian's 1997 list of the "100 Best Albums Ever"
Ranked number 9 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000)
Hi-Fi News Album Choice for March 2022
Reviews:
“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.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
5.1 Surround Mix. 5.1 surround sound is the common name for surround sound audio systems and the most commonly used layout in home theatres. It uses five full bandwidth channels and one low-frequency effects channel (the "point one"). Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS, SDDS, and THX are all common 5.1 systems. 5.1 is also the standard surround sound audio component of digital broadcast and music.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.91 / 5