Dark Side of the Moon
by Pink Floyd
March was the 50th Anniversary of the release of the biggest selling record of all time (by far). No other album ever came close, and the record and again the reissue of the CD in the late 1980’s have all made Dark Side of the Moon the record longest run in the Billboard Top 200. . .
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A Brief History:
Origination: Pink Floyd is an English rock band that formed in London in 1965 that became a leading progressive rock band with band members by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals).
Awards & High Amount of Record Sales: Pink Floyd had received many awards and merits since the inception. By 2013, Pink Floyd had sold more than 250 million records worldwide.
Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon: The band had just recovered from filming of the great movie “Live in Pompeii” and if you have watched some of the material on Dark Side is preceded being featured on the video. The band never knew where the album would take them, but it sure did go very far. . .It was in the top 200 charts until the year 1988–A whole decade and one-half!
Musically: The record was remastered many times, made quadrophonic, and even picture disk vinyl! The album literally was re-released countless times in the decade and one-half reign, and to this day continues new, collector’s editions, almost every year. The album has music that is indelibly unduplicatable.
The Wizard of Oz: The Dark Side of the Moon record was discovered to have tunes that are uniquely synchronized to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy beginning to jog at the lyric “no one told you when to run” during “Time“, balancing on the fence in tightrope-style.
Celebrated This Month, March of 2023: The celebration begins this album’s 50th year anniversary, being released in March 1973.
A Few Facts:
I am sharing my personal favorite playlist for Pink Floyd. . .
My Personal Favorite Collection of Hits on Vinyl:
| Favorite Pink Floyd Selections | |
| SONG | ALBUM |
| ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) (1979) |
THE WALL |
| BRAIN DAMAGE / ECLIPSE (1973) |
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON |
| SPEAK TO ME / BREATHE / ON THE RUN (1973) |
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON |
| COMFORTABLY NUMB (1979) |
THE WALL |
| FEARLESS (1971) |
MEDDLE |
| FREE FOUR (1972) |
OBSCURED BY CLOUDS |
| HAVE A CIGAR (1973) |
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON |
| HEY YOU (1979) |
THE WALL |
| KEEP TALKING (1994) |
THE DIVISION BELL |
| LEARNING TO FLY (1987) |
A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON |
| MONEY (1973) |
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON |
| MOTHER (1979) |
THE WALL |
| ON THE TURNING AWAY (1987) |
A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON |
| ONE OF THESE DAYS (1971) |
MEDDLE |
| ONE SLIP (1987) |
A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON |
| PIGS (THREE DIFFERENT ONES) (1977) |
ANIMALS |
| RUN LIKE HELL (1979) |
THE WALL |
| SEE EMILY PLAY (1967) |
THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN |
| SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND, PTS. 1-5 (1975) |
WISH YOU WERE HERE |
| TIME (1973) |
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON |
| US AND THEM (1973) |
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON |
| WALL MEDLEY (1979) |
THE WALL |
| WELCOME TO THE MACHINE (1975) |
WISH YOU WERE HERE |
| WISH YOU WERE HERE (1975) |
WISH YOU WERE HERE |
| EMPTY SPACES / YOUNG LUST (1979) |
THE WALL |
| MOVIE | RELEASE DETAILS |
| LIVE AT POMPEII by ADRIAN MABEN (1972) |
1972 CONCERT FILM |
| THE WALL directed by ALAN PARKER (1982) |
1982 FILM from 1979 ABLUM |
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Pink Floyd, The music, entertainment, etc., are copyright © as indicated per release.
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The Pink FLoyd Discography:
| Discography of Pink Floyd Albums | |
| TITLE | RELEASE/LABEL/FORMAT |
| The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Gold) |
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| A Saucerful of Secrets (Gold) |
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| More (Gold) |
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| Ummagumma (Gold/Platinum) |
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| Atom Heart Mother (Gold) |
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| Meddle (Gold/Platinum) |
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| Obscured by Clouds (Silver/Gold) |
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| The Dark Side of the Moon (Platinum) |
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| Wish You Were Here ((Platinum) |
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| Animals (Gold/Platinum) |
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| The Wall (Platinum/Diamond) |
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| The Final Cut (Gold/Platinum) |
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| A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Gold/Platinum) |
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| The Division Bell (Platinum) |
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| The Endless River (Gold/Platinum) |
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Pink Floyd, The music, entertainment, etc., are copyright © as indicated per release.
Table represented by Versatileer. |
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The Present:
People still love Dark Side of the Moon, to this day!
The Future:
Sales, awards, and maybe more merits. . .
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50 Years of Dark Side of the Moon
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One of the absolute Best albums ever!