Offiziellecharts.de – Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2016. Savage, Charles (1 August 1995). "The Dark Side of the Rainbow". The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007 – via rbsavage. But in 1972, another band called Medicine Head - led by Peter Hope-Evans and John Fiddler – released an album called The Dark Side of the Moon. In 2007, the album was included in Oh, by the Way, a box set celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd, [129] and a DRM-free version was released on the iTunes Store. [126] In 2011, it was reissued featuring a remastered version with various other material. [130] This first edition was initially pressed by The Gramophone Co. Ltd., from July 1st, 1973 by its legal successor, EMI Records at the same plant.

In 2004, Torry sued EMI and Pink Floyd for 50% of the songwriting royalties, arguing that her contribution to "The Great Gig in the Sky" was substantial enough to be considered co-authorship. The case was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum, with all post-2005 pressings crediting Wright and Torry jointly. [55] [56] Clare Torry in 2003 Pink Floyd recorded The Dark Side of the Moon at EMI Studios (aka Abbey Road Studios) between May 31, 1972 and February 9, 1973, and the studios assigned a staff engineer by the name of Alan Parsons. The Dark Side Of The Moon (Booklet). Pink Floyd. EMI (50999 028955 2 9). 2011. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) A lot of people choose to go into the room, but that's asking for clarity problems-it clouds things up. In my quad mix of Dark Side, I liked the idea of action happening in all four channels. I wasn't particularly interested in it sounding like a band onstage."Waldon, Steve (24 June 2003). "There is no dark side of the moon, really..." The Age . Retrieved 19 March 2009.

Harris, John (2006), The Dark Side of the Moon (thirded.), Harper Perennial, ISBN 978-0-00-779090-6 Larkin, Colin (2011). "Pink Floyd". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5thed.). Omnibus Press. p.1985. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8 . Retrieved 13 August 2020.

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Maybe the most prominent voice on the album came from Irish doorman, Gerry O'Driscoll who offered up "I am not frightened of dying. Any time will do: I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it – you've got to go sometime" in 'The Great Gig in the Sky' and the album's closing moment "there is no dark side in the moon, really. As a matter of fact it's all dark"). Ultratop.be – Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon– Experience Edition" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2016. OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 13.10.2023–19.10.2023 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 26 October 2023.

Kreps, Daniel (25 October 2007). " "Oh by the Way": Pink Floyd Celebrate Belated 40th Anniversary With Mega Box Set". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011 . Retrieved 22 August 2009. Top 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music Week. 15 January 1994. p.25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022 . Retrieved 20 April 2022. They too were interviewed for the album, but Waters complained: "He was the only person who found it necessary to perform, which was useless, of course.

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Top Selling Albums of 1981 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 1 February 2022. Most concept albums are painstakingly crafted in the studio before they're taken out on the road, if they're ever played live at all. Booth, Robert (11 March 2010), "Pink Floyd score victory for the concept album in court battle over ringtones", The Guardian, London , retrieved 22 June 2016 British album certifications – Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 1 December 2021. Front Cover: Very dark blue with prism. The front cover has been found with three different types of front openings:

I have listened to this version with an open mind, and unfortunately, I have come to the conclusion that it suffers from one of Roger Waters' worst excesses: verbosity. Basham, David (15 November 2001). "Got Charts? Britney, Linkin Park Give Peers A Run For Their Sales Figures". MTV . Retrieved 30 March 2009. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 16 March 2020. Surround Music Awards 2003". surroundpro.com. 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008 . Retrieved 19 March 2009. But despite their differences the 2 are still sort of similar in delivery, just with these few but character defining traits. Both are cut about equally as quiet, demanding you to crank the volume knob. The advantage then shows in the MoFi as the vinyl is extremely quiet, almost as dead silent and void creating as my Japanese Pro Use copy, but thats just because the Pro Use doesnt need to be played nearly as loud. Its only really noticeable at the start and end of songs on the 2016 issue but still a very real difference.a b c Harris, John (12 March 2003). " 'Dark Side' at 30: David Gilmour". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007 . Retrieved 31 May 2010. a b "Argentinian album certifications– Pink Floyd– The Dark Side of the Moon". CAPIF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Dutchcharts.nl – Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2016. They said, 'No, no – we don't want that. Try some longer notes'.' So I started doing that a bit. That was when I thought,' Maybe I should just pretend I’m an instrument."