Waters had created effects loops from recordings of various money-related objects, including coins thrown into a mixing bowl taken from his wife's pottery studio; these were rerecorded to take advantage of the band's decision to record a quadraphonic mix of the album (Parsons has since expressed dissatisfaction with the result of this mix, attributed to a lack of time and the paucity of available multi-track tape recorders). Zugleich prägen aber immer noch einige surreale und bizarre Momente das Album. Auch ernüchternde Erfahrungen mit dem Musikbusiness und der Verlust einer Utopie, an die etwa noch die Hippiegeneration glaubte, färbten auf die Texte ab. ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ katapultierte Pink Floyd am 1. It stands as one of the most successful commercial recordings of all time, and has been released in just about every known country on the entire planet. Questions such as "When was the last time you were violent? [141][142] The New York dub collective Easy Star All-Stars released Dub Side of the Moon in 2003[143] and Dubber Side of the Moon in 2010. Erst die Raumfahrt ermöglichte diese Perspektive. [93], In the US the LP was released before the introduction of platinum awards in 1976. [83][nb 5] A two-sided white label promotional version of the single, with mono and stereo mixes, was sent to radio stations. As a matter of fact it's all dark" came from the studios' Irish doorman, Gerry O'Driscoll. März 1973 wurde es jahrelang in den internationalen Hitparaden aufgelistet. In der Zeitschrift Sounds wurde das Album als Ausverkauf früherer künstlerischer Erfolge verrissen: „Die Pink Floyd leben mittlerweile davon, sich selbst zu zitieren und zu kopieren, was heißen soll: Sie glänzen durch Einfallslosigkeit.“ Die Musik sei nur mehr „billiger Gebrauchsrock vom Fließband mit ergreifenden ‚Aaahs‘ und ‚Ooohs‘“, interessant sei eigentlich nur die letzte Textzeile des Liedes Brain Damage: „Sie lautet ‚See you on the dark side of the moon‘, und das sagt aus, wo man die Pink Floyd heute findet: hinterm Mond.“[5] Im Laufe der Zeit änderte sich dies; das Album gilt heute längst auch unter Kritikern als Meilenstein: In der Liste des renommierten Fachblattes Rolling Stone der 500 besten Alben aller Zeiten rangiert die LP auf Platz 43. Für damalige Verhältnisse modische Popelemente wurden in den Sound einbezogen, insbesondere Synthesizer, die hier erstmals großflächig zum Einsatz kamen. The Wall Live 1980–81, A Foot in the Door (The Best of Pink Floyd), https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon&oldid=210242063, Mehrfach-Platin-Album (Vereinigtes Königreich), „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright (Synthsequenz auf, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright. Abbey Road Studios, London, Juni 1972 bis Januar 1973. A foursome of female vocalists was assembled to sing on "Brain Damage", "Eclipse" and "Time", and saxophonist Dick Parry was booked to play on "Us and Them" and "Money". [81], Much of the album's early American success is attributed to the efforts of Pink Floyd's US record company, Capitol Records. [96] To this day, it occupies a prominent spot on Billboard's Pop Catalog Chart. [98] It has continued to sporadically appear on the Billboard 200 since then, with the total at 957 weeks on the chart as of January 2021. White Side of the Moon. Das Plattencover wurde von George Hardie vom Hipgnosis-Designstudio entwickelt. The Dark Side of the Moon was the last album that Pink Floyd were obliged to release before formally signing a new contract. Das Album diente in den letzten Jahren gehäuft als Vorlage für mehr und weniger ungewöhnliche Neuinterpretationen. It stands as one of the most successful commercial recordings of all time, and has been released in just about every known country on the entire planet. With estimated sales of over 45 million copies, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album, and one of the best-selling albums worldwide. "[100] As one of the blockbuster LPs of the album era (1960s–2000s), The Dark Side of the Moon also led to an increase in record sales overall into the late 1970s. It was not a deliberate attempt to make a commercial album. The album has sold 9,502,000 copies in the US since 1991 when Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard. Even though it was so successful, it was made in the same way as all our other albums, and the only criterion we have about releasing music is whether we like it or not. There was definitely a feeling that the words were going to be very clear and specific. [3] In an interview for Rolling Stone, guitarist David Gilmour said: "I think we all thought – and Roger definitely thought – that a lot of the lyrics that we had been using were a little too indirect. [92] In the UK, it is the seventh-best-selling album of all time and the highest selling album never to reach number one. [3], Opening with the sound of cash registers and loose change, the first track on side two, "Money", mocks greed and consumerism using tongue-in-cheek lyrics and cash-related sound effects. [nb 7] Industry sources suggest that worldwide sales of the album total about 45 million. Hipgnosis offered the band a choice of seven designs, but all four members agreed that the prism was by far the best. Die ersten Ausgaben hießen The Dark Side of the Moon, ebenso die erste CD-Auflage. Thomas was responsible for significant changes to the album, including the perfect timing of the echo used on "Us and Them". It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London England and released in 1973. Produktbeschreibungen Originally released in 1973, The Dark Side of The Moon became Pink Floyd s first number 1 album in the US, remaining on the chart for 741 weeks between 1973 and 1988. Newly appointed chairman Bhaskar Menon set about trying to reverse the relatively poor sales of the band's 1971 studio album Meddle. Nine tonnes of kit was transported in three lorries; this would be the first time the band had taken an entire album on tour. "Dark Side Of The Moon" von Pink Floyd hat eines der schönsten Plattencover der Musikgeschichte. Das Album markiert in musikalischer Hinsicht die Entwicklung der Band zu einer immer professionelleren Produktionsweise. März 1973. Obwohl dieser Effekt auch auf hochwertigen Vinylpressungen aus der Zeit vor der CD-Ära (z. Auf der 2006 erschienenen P.U.L.S.E-DVD wird die Urheberschaft erstmals wie folgt akkreditiert: Wright/Vocal composition by Clare Torry. Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain. She declined this invitation as she wanted to watch Chuck Berry perform at the Hammersmith Odeon, but arranged to come in on the following Sunday. [39], Several tracks, including "Us and Them" and "Time", demonstrated Richard Wright's and David Gilmour's ability to harmonise their voices. But whereas Led Zeppelin had looked outward, toward "conquering the world" and was known at the time for its outrageous sexual antics while on tour, Pink Floyd looked inward, toward "overcoming your own hang-ups" and seemed so sedate and boring that, Hyden commented, the scene in Live at Pompeii where they take a lunch break at the studio might well have been the most interesting part of recording The Dark Side of the Moon. [34], The album features metronomic sound effects during "Speak to Me", and tape loops opening "Money". Pink Floyd The Dark Side Of The Moon Platin-Schallplatte Im Rahmen . They had similarities, in that both album's cover and internal artwork eschew pictures of the bands in favor of "inscrutable iconography without any tangible meaning (which always seemed to give the music packaged inside more meaning)". [79] Throughout March 1973 the band played the album as part of their US tour, including a midnight performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on 17 March before an audience of 6,000. One poster bore pictures of the band in concert, overlaid with scattered letters to form PINK FLOYD, and the other an infrared photograph of the Great Pyramids of Giza, created by Powell and Thorgerson. [82] In some countries – notably the UK – Pink Floyd had not released a single since 1968's "Point Me at the Sky", and unusually "Money" was released as a single on 7 May, with "Any Colour You Like" on the B-side. [35] Although these recordings had not been created specifically for the album, elements of this material were eventually used in the track. He had worked with Beatles producer George Martin, and was acquainted with Pink Floyd's manager, Steve O'Rourke. There was a rapidly expanding market for rock music for new generations, stereo had just become affordable and cannabis was becoming widely available. Im Laufe der Zeit hatte The Dark Side of the Moon verschiedene Namen. Mit bis zum Jahre 2008 über 50 Millionen verkauften Tonträgern wird es heute häufig als das drittmeistverkaufte Album nach Michael Jacksons Thriller und AC/DCs Back in Blackausgewiesen. [37] At times the degree of sonic experimentation on the album required the engineers and band to operate the mixing console's faders simultaneously, to mix down the intricately assembled multitrack recordings of several of the songs (particularly "On the Run"). Sie reinterpretiert das legendäre Design der Moonwatch, womit sie auf die mystische Anziehungskraft des Weltalls verweist. [72] The guests were, instead, presented with a quartet of life-sized cardboard cut-outs of the band, and the stereo mix of the album was presented through a poor-quality public address system. 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