Dark Side of the Moon [CD-single] [Import]

Dark Side of the Moon [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Radio Mix

2. 12" Mix

3. Piano Mix

4. Electro Mix

5. Vocoder Mix

6. Video Mix

Tracks:

Speak To Me/Breathe
On The Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
Money
Us And Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse

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Dark Side of the Moon, originally released in 1973, is one of those albums that is discovered anew by each generation of rock listeners. This complex, often psychedelic music works very well because Pink Floyd doesn't rush anything; the songs are mainly slow to mid-tempo, with attention paid throughout to musical texture and mood. The sound effects on songs like "On the Run," "Time" and especially "Money" (with sampled sounds of clinking coins and cash registers turned into rhythmic accompaniment) are impressive, especially when we remember that 1973 was before the advent of digital recording techniques. This is probably Pink Floyd's best-known work, and it's an excellent place to start if you're new to the band. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Relevant Over 30 Years Later.......2007-07-09

Incredibly, Dark Side Of The Moon, by Pink Floyd, was released almost 35 years ago. The amazing thing is that this excellent CD is still important and relevant today. I can listen to Us and Them over and over again. The hypnotic perfection of this CD is amazing. Most bands would love to have a collection of greatest hits that would rival this one album by this incredible band. If you have not heard this, you are in for a treat. A Five star masterpiece.

wwords can barley describe.......2007-06-28

.........what they made in dark side of the moon. the best phycodelic experience ive heard

Dark Side Of The Moon Is Rock N' Roll's Definitive Masterwork.......2007-05-22

If you are looking for a happy album, this isn't the one. The title of the album should give you a clue as to the mood of the songs. The title could just as easily be "The Dark Side Of The Earth". The recording paints a sad picture of the human condition. It shows the physical and mental consequences when a person is constantly being pressured by the competitive, workaholic society. The person as depicted in the album realizes that the inevitability of old age and mortality are rapidly approaching him as he recognizes that such a lifestyle is futile in the long run. In "Breathe", he is immediately told by society, most likely his parents, while he is very young that he must work hard and never take a break or a vacation in order that he may achieve great success in the world and get rich. The lure of the dollar is a powerful thing and many people, like the person depicted in Pink Floyd's masterpiece, worship it. The stress really builds up in "On The Run". He is constantly being bombarded by all the demands that society places upon him. "I got to perform. I got to catch that plane. I got to get to that meeting on time." He is constantly on the move, never resting or taking time to enjoy all of life's pleasures. He says," I will work until I die. I'll sleep when I'm dead. Retirement is for sissies." In "Time", he reviews his life so far and realizes it was all for nothing. He is left to confront old age and his own mortality and realizes lost opportunities. He could've spent more time with his family or friends. He could've gone to church and learned about God and spirituality. He "runs and runs to catch up with the sun" and has a physical and mental breakdown. Death eventually comes to him in "The Great Gig In The Sky". On his deathbed, he says, "And I am not afraid of dying. Any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be afraid of dying? There's no reason for it. You got to go sometime." "Money" confronts the evils of capitalism in all its ugliness. The song says that the rich and famous are human too and they must also confront the harsh realities of life sooner or later, whether it is the death of a loved one or their own deaths. "Us And Them" looks at the futility of war and competition and says that we are all ordinary men and women and we must all get along and work together for peace because human life is short and fragile. "Brain Damage" shows how normal men and women can sometimes lose their peace of mind and even their sanity when confronted by all the demands of society. "Eclipse" summarizes the futility of working so hard to amass the most wealth because sooner or later everything "under the sun" will disappear and all that will be left is complete darkness. "And everything under the sun is in tune but the sun is eclipsed by the moon." The "eclipse" is one's own death. This album should be listened to by all the so-called "Type A" people or workaholics who are constantly chasing after success and material gain. A great rock masterpiece that should be listened to again and again.

EXCELLENT: BUT THE BEST ALBUM EVER RECORDED ?.......2007-05-19

I know most all of you Pink Floyd fans are going to disagree with me, and nothing I say will ever change your mind about it, but it is now 2007 and this album just does not have any content that would qualify it as the best album ever recorded. Yes, back in early 1973 when this album was released it was groundbreaking and fantastic, which is exactly why it was number one for so long. It was definitely as they say, 'in the right place at the right time'. But it is now almost 35 years later, and while the album does stand the test of time, it is certainly not the best album ever recorded. Sure the album is ambient and brilliant, but you still must truthfully ask yourself two questions:
1) Lyrically is this the best album ever written?
I think not; and can you really disagree with me? You can't honestly believe that there's not been a single artist in 35 years that's penned a better album. Think about it, lyrically there is nothing that is absolutely extraordinary about this album. You must know that since 1973 there are many artists that have presented far better lyrical content in their recordings.
2) Musically is this the best album ever written?
Again the music is excellent, but it is in fact the mood and the sonic soundscape this album creates that has given it its timeless appeal. Well, I know that technicality was not the point of this album, but from the standpoint of technicality, and even musicianship, in 2007 this album contains nothing that has not been greatly surpassed. This is not arguable. Furthermore, since many contend that this is the best album ever recorded, this begs the logical question: are any of the members of Pink Floyd considered to be the best or one of the best in the world on their given instrument? The answer to that question is quite simply: no. I don't like to sound so critical because I too like Pink Floyd and this album, but all of this gushing praise and superlative language use does warrant that someone with conviction submit a differing perspective.
Now, I can certainly understand why many people say this is the best album ever recorded, in most cases this will be because you were there in the era when the album was released, it took you on a musical journey to a place you've never been before, and it holds a special place in your heart. But just ask anyone of a generation prior to yours what the best album ever recorded is and they will almost certainly give you answers you don't agree with, and nothing you say will ever change their minds about it, even though you know their answer is entirely generation related. However, with all of that being said, being born in the 60's I too was there in the era when this album was released, but I just cannot yield to popular opinion or agree with the unquestioning masses that this is the best album ever recorded, when it quite simply is not. This is my honest opinion, and whether you agree or do in fact disagree with me don't be a sheep let popular opinion tell you what you should and shouldn't listen to, or what the best album ever is.

Very intellectual album 5/5 stars.......2007-05-15

These songs and david's vocals were amazingly good mostly this is the kind of material music I use for a nice buzz after drinking some jack daniels when i'm in that mood to get wasted after a frustrating day at work. The only thing I have a problem with is the long intros before the songs start like the clocks and the baby crying they take too long and I don't mind the intros they were pretty good too but not that long but still this is a very good album and pinkfloyd rocks forever.

Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition

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Fantastic
" Essential "
great mix
The answer to my audiophile dream.
Why is this a classic?

Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition
Pink Floyd
Manufacturer: Capitol
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Tracks:

Speak To Me/Breathe
On The Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
Money
Us And Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse

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Album Description

The Super Audio CD (SACD) features two disc layers. One layer contains a standard version of the album that works on any CD player. The other layer includes high-resolution stereo and a 5.1 surround version of the recording that works on SACD-compatible DVD players and home theater systems. Both layers employ SACD's Direct Stream Digital (DSD) encoding process that samples the music 64 times faster than CD for unprecedented fidelity.

Album Description

Full Title - Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition. It's been 30 years since 'Floyd released their masterwork, and it's been on the charts for most of them! And now comes a new dimension to what was already the ultimate headphone experience-this new edition includes a newly-remastered conventional version and a Super Audio CD 5.1 surround mix version playable on SACD-compatible DVD players and home theater systems. Original designer Storm Thorgerson chips in with new art inside the 20-page booklet. Capitol. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2007-07-09

" Essential ".......2007-06-27

A timeless piece of classic FLOYD. If it's not already in your collection - Get It!

great mix.......2007-06-14

Quick turnaround and great product. This album is always classic, but with the new mix and the proper geat it will blow what's left of your brain cells.

The answer to my audiophile dream........2007-06-09

I have tried to purchase every possible version of this cd paid hundreds of dollars for the so call 1st,2nd,3rd and 4th press...only to be disappointed by all of them.LET ME PUT AN END TO ALL THE SPECULATION AND CONFUSSION...THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY ULTIMATE IN SOUND QUALITY PERIOD.The only catch is that you must have a SUPER AUDIO MULTICHANNEL SURROUND SYSTEM....the sound quality will leave you speachless.

Why is this a classic?.......2007-06-05

Disclaimer: If rock, country, and [c]rap disappeared from the planet tomorrow, I would the happiest man on earth. There would be some loss, but I would be willing to sacrifice it for the general uplift in musical taste. Having said that, I do occasionally find something I like in the pop vein (Steve Winwood, for example), but I have yet to find anything that I love because I've never uncovered anything of musical substance. This mix of Dark Side of the Moon sure ain't it. Having recently purchased an SACD player, I thought I would revisit this so-called classic. If nothing else, I could play it for friends.

Thirty years ago, you couldn't walk into a hi-fi store without hearing "thump-thump, thump-thump," followed by two hundred clocks having simultaneous orgasmic releases. All that remains on this recording, but the simple, over-electronicized music still does nothing to move me. The sound effects are almost as annoying as those fuzzed, distorted, god-awful guitars that several generations have amazingly accepted as THE sound and will be able to point to in old age as the source of their deafness.

I'm sure just about everyone will disagree with the above opinions, but you cannot disagree with what follows. The mix on this recording is dreadful. Like virtually all pop recordings, the engineer forgot that rock is VOCAL music and thus typically made the vocal lines so recessed within a wall of sound as to render lyrics unintelligible. It's as if the band were playing in your ears but the singers are 30 feet away. Why this is standard practice in the pop field, I cannot imagine. I also don't much like sitting in the middle of the band and wished the instruments were all placed up front. Moreover, the sound is harsh and overbearing, and that is likely the fault of the mixing engineer, not the source material. While I have found in playing SACDs that I want to turn the volume up (including electronic jazz), in this case I dived to turn it down.

The Dark Side of the Moon will go onto my shelf and remain there until someone begs me to play it.

P.S. There is a reason that Amazon sells some versions for $150 and this one so cheaply.

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Fantabulous!
Bounce to Moon Bounce
Out of This World!
Clever, catchy songs for the preschool set

Dark Side of the Moon Bounce
Rocknoceros
Manufacturer: Rockno Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000QUUD3S
Release Date: 2007-05-12

Tracks:

Blast Off!
These Hands
No Bananas on the Boat
Brush Your Teeth
School Bus
Get Up
Pluto
Apollo
(I Wish We Used) The Metric System
Dear Abby
Seven Days A Week
Wee Go Potty
The Shaker Song
Gravity
2007: A Rocknodyssey

Product Description

Coach Cotton, Williebob, and Boogie Woogie Bennie are back with 15 new Rocknoceros songs!

Customer Reviews:

Fantabulous!.......2007-06-18

My nephews sing the brushing your teeth song all the time and we just laugh as we try to keep up! Whenever they hear counting of any kind, we always end up counting down from 10 and yelling "Blast Off!" These songs are really catchy for kids and fun for them to dance and run around to. As an adult I find myself singing them as well because I like the style of music and the songs are very well written for adults to enjoy. This is a must buy for toddlers and young children!

Bounce to Moon Bounce.......2007-06-17

You'll be bouncing to the music on Dark Side of the Moon Bounce. The songs are educational for the youngsters. They teach about our measuring system, the days of the week, the Apollo Mission to the moon, the demotion of Pluto as a planet, and gravity. Adults will appreciate the music, too.

Out of This World!.......2007-06-01

We picked this album up at the release party and put it in the van's CD player on the way home. That was three weeks ago, and the kids still won't let me take it out! We now have all the songs memorized, and even the two-year-old sings along. My six-year-old and four-year-old sons are really into all the space songs. Music-savvy parents will recognize various genre influences and appreciate the music and lyrics on a different level, so I actually don't mind listening to it day-in and day-out. I've even caught myself listening to it when the kids aren't in the car, or singing "Days of the Week" to myself without it driving me crazy. Definitely something the whole family can enjoy!

Clever, catchy songs for the preschool set.......2007-05-27

Our kids (ages 4 and 2) absolutely love this album. It's fun, entertaining power-pop by a trio of very talented musicians. Rock on, Rocknoceros!

Return to the Dark Side of the Moon: A Tribute to Pink Floyd

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What a Cool Deal
Close But No Cigar
Us and Them and a few good men...

Return to the Dark Side of the Moon: A Tribute to Pink Floyd
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2006-05-16

Tracks:

Speak To Me/Breathe - Adrian Belew
On The Run - Alan White
Time - Gary Green
The Great Gig In The Sky - Steve Howe
Money - Gary Green
Us And Them - John Wetton
Any Colour You Like - Robben Ford
Brain Damage - Vinnie Colaiuta
Eclipse - Peter Banks
Where We Belong - Robby Krieger

Product Description

1. Speak To Me giBreathe feat. Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Adrian Belew (King Crimson), Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Doobie Bros), Tony Kaye (Yes) & Alan White (Yes)
2. On The Run feat. Larry Fast (Nektar) & Alan White (Yes)
3. Time feat. Gary Green (Gentle Giant), Robby Krieger (The Doors), Alan White (Yes), Jay Schellen (Hurricane) & Colin Moulding (XTC)
4. The Great Gig In The Sky feat. Rick Wakeman (Yes), C.C. White, Steve Howe (Yes) & Jay Schellen (Hurricane)
5. Money feat. Tommy Shaw (Styx), Edgar Winter, Gary Green (Gentle Giant), Bill Bruford (Yes) & Tony Levin (King Crimson)
6. Us And Them feat. John Wetton (Asia), Scotty Page, Dweezil Zappa, Tony Kaye (Yes), Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) & Jimmy Haslip (The Yellowjackets)
7. Any Colour You Like feat. Robbin Ford, Steve Porcaro (Toto), Aynsley Dunbar (Journey) & Tony Franklin (The Firm)
8. Brain Damage feat. Colin Moulding (XTC), Robby Krieger (The Doors), Geoff Downes (Asia), Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting) & Del Palmer (Kate Bush)
9. Eclipse feat. Peter Banks (Yes), Tony Kaye (Yes), Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting) & John Wetton (Asia)
Bonus Track:
10. Where We Belong feat. Robby Krieger (The Doors) & Tony Kaye (Yes)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

What a Cool Deal.......2007-05-25

What an all-star line-up and probably a great deal of fun to do. Imitation, the sincerest form of flattery. I personally love it, to hear a different take on an album that I have owned 3 vinyl copies of plus cassette due to wearing them out from infinite plays.

Very cool.

Close But No Cigar.......2006-06-09

It is always tempting to return to an iconic artistic statement. This may be good in the case of Johnny Cash taking on the Eagles, Beatles, or Trent Reznor. Pink Floyd, however, didn't just write great songs. They also made an art out of recording and production. This means that to simply record a Pink Floyd tune misses the point. To approach this material requires a rethinking of the entire process--catch the Easy Star All-Stars and the brilliant "Dub Side of the Moon"--or lots of youthful energy and passion--try Les Claypool doing "Animals."

In the case of this album, neither innovation or passion saves the day. Each of the tracks is a more or less faithful re-creation of the original. The problems multiply as various and often famous musicians provide competent but often uninspired and even self-serving rehash.

First, The Good:
"Us and Them:" John Wetton provides a world-weary vocal, Scotty Page provides that breathy sax sound, and Pat Mastelotto nails the loping, understated, and almost awkward rhythms of Nick Mason. If your going to do a copy, this is the way you should do it. All the musicians seem more interested in furthering the process than in making themselves sound good.
"Brain Damage" and "Eclipse:" The famous ending tracks feel freshly painted and right on. Credit vocalists Colin Moulding and Billy Sherwood, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, keyboardist Geoff Downes, guitarist Robby Krieger, and the rest for a truly fabulous reading.

Next, The Indifferent:
"Money" has always been proof that the Pink could groove. Indeed, it wasn't until I listened to this remake that I realized how difficult Pink Floyd's particular groove was to achieve. Bill Bruford is a great drummer but he plays only his own groove and doesn't fit into the pocket of others. Tonly Levin, also a great player, doesn't lock down Water's bass part. Boring. "Any Colour You Like" is ruined by Steve Porcaro turning it into a jam band song. Pink Floyd was never a jam band, a fact that many subsequent bands have forgotten.

Finally, The Truly Terrible:
"Speak to Me" suffers from the disasterous choices of Jeff Baxter and Alan White. Guitarist Baxter's pedal steel solo meanders where it should sing. Listen to the brilliant Gilmour original. Drummer Alan White turns a minimalist, floating groove into an unpleasant shuffle.
"Time" makes the whole thing worse as Alan White turns the famous Nick Mason tom solo into an overplayed, poorly-timed, riff-fest. The rest of the song never settles down into anything that is easy to listen to. It's funny how the Pink were always accused of being unable to play their instruments.
"The Great Gig in the Sky" is the worst mess of all. Rick Wakeman, one of my heros, turns in a solo that should have been left on the cutting floor. There is no logic, structure, reason, or investment in the track, sadly. C.C. White has a range I can't even imagine but she's just scatting along as if she's never heard the track. I have laid down plenty of tracks that sounded like these two and I would be embarrassed if any of them saw the light of day. Clare Torry's incredible vocal is missed here.

All in all: For musicians this is almost a necessary recording. It is important to know why things don't work. I have listened to this cd around 15 times since I bought it, trying to learn the lesson. The rest of you should just forget it. Try Les Claypool and The Easy Star All-Stars, instead.

Us and Them and a few good men..........2006-05-31

Return To The Dark Side Of The Moon

Purple Pyramid / Cleopatra Records

**** Stars

The first questions you would ask would be, "Why do this?" and "Why attempt to add to perfection?" The answer is simple. Out of an enduring respect and admiration for one of the greatest albums ever recorded. With an ensemble cast that could rival any of the Live Aid concerts, Billy Sherwood has created a new masterpiece out of the inspired interpretations of his starring guests. From the opening voice over by Malcolm McDowell to the closing heartbeat on "Eclipse", "Return to The Dark Side of The Moon" is filled with standout performances and added nuance. Imagine if you will, Tommy Shaw, Edgar Winter and Bill Bruford on "Money",

"The Great Gig in the Sky" with Rick Wakeman's precious, waterfall piano work and you get the idea how special a project this actually is. The artists stay very true to the original structure of these Roger Waters classics but add just enough of their own personalities to make this trip back to the moon and back in time more than worth while.

Close your eyes and rediscover this classic record with the musical visions and contributions of Robby Krieger, Jeff" Skunk" Baxter, Adrian Belew, Tony Kaye, Peter Banks, Robben Ford, C.C. White, David Sancious, Dweezil Zappa, Geoff Downes, Tony Levin, Steve Howe, John Wetton and of course, Billy Sherwood.

~ Matt Parish

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The Dark Side of the Moon - MFSL Gold Version
Buy This Over The Japanese Version With OBI Strip
Floyd's arguable finest classic gets the gold treatment
You can get higher volume, but the quality falls with it.
Best Sound You Can Get

The Dark Side of the Moon
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Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity
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Speak to Me
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Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us and Them
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Customer Reviews:

The Dark Side of the Moon - MFSL Gold Version.......2007-04-04

This recording speaks for itself in terms of production quality; this is a long-standing reference recording. The MFSL Gold CD version of this CD is EXCELLENT. I have been a part of the ultra high-end audio industry for over 30 years and only listen to reference quality systems; this transfer is incredibly well done. There are no gain (volume issues) or any lack of resolution in any area. I don't think the performance advantages over the standard and SACD versions are subtle. This is well worth the investment, and becoming rare. Buy it while its available ~

Buy This Over The Japanese Version With OBI Strip.......2006-12-24

I recently purchased the Japanese version with the obi strip $200.00. Please save your money and buy this Mo-Fi version. I have both now. The Japanese (so called collectors issue) is slightly and I mean slightly better. The only way to tell the difference is if you have a high end system as I do. So again please save your $$$$$$$$ and buy the Mo-Fi cd which I rate as a 3 and the Japanese version as a 3.1 for sound quality.

Floyd's arguable finest classic gets the gold treatment.......2006-03-24

Pink Floyd's ninth album entitled Dark Side of the Moon was released in March of 1973.
There is a good reason why this album has held up for 32 years, it's because the songs deal with problems that one goes through in life and the production was many years ahead of its time.
This was the first album that ever touched me in the heart, I used to go to sleep listening to Dark Side when I was a baby because lullabies wouldn't work half the time so when all else failed, my mother would put Dark Side of the Moon on the turntable and it did the trick.
Consequently, thanks to my mother, I became a die-hard Floyd fanatic, which I still am today.
Dark Side of the Moon started out life as a piece called Eclipse but became Dark Side of the Moon after the band Medicine Head's album with the title Dark Side of the Moon flopped.
This album saw bass player/vocalist/lyricist Roger Waters write all of the lyrics for the first time. Guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour's vocals and guitar solos dominate throughout the album as does keyboardist Rick Wright's keyboard work and harmony vocals. Dark Side of the Moon has survived the test of time like no other album ever made before or since.
As everyone knows, the album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London between June of 1972 and January of 1973 with the band producing and Alan Parsons(whom would go on to be a succesful producer in his own right) engineering the album with Chris Thomas (whom had worked with The Beatles and became a producer in his own right with acts like The Pretenders, Roxy Music, The Sex Pistols, Pete Townshend and INXS as examples) handling the mixing.
All of the songs dealt with different topics that one experiences in life like Time (with clock noises and about racing against or managing time) and Us and Them (a song about the perils of war and is still relevant today. Note: the music of Us and Them was originally intended for the 1970 film Zabriske Point during the riot scenes and was called The Violent Sequence but director Antonioni rejected it in favor of another Careful With That Axe Eugene entitled Come In Number 51 but was luckily resurrected for DSotM's best track).
Instrumentals like Speak to Me(featuring voices that are dominant throughout the album and with a heartbeat that was done on drummer Nick Mason's bass drum which opens and closes the disc), On the Run (which was originally a guitar jam entitled The Travel Sequence changed into this eight note Synthi-A VCS3 synthesizer pattern complete with tape effects and guitar noises), The Great Gig in the Sky(was originally called The Religious Sequence before it changed into this instrumental about death and dying and featured the excellent vocal phrasings of Clare Torry) and Any Colour You Like(which was originally called Scat during the preliminary stages of the album) are excellent as well.
The other tracks on DSotM are classics. Breathe(was originally written during the recording of Roger Waters' first solo project The Body with different lyrics and music save the Breathe in the Air refrain), Money(which eventually became Pink Floyd's first American Top 20 hit and one of the few singles released with a 7/4 time signature and was about the pleasures and negatives that money brought) and the closing one-two punch of Brain Damage(a song referencing to original Floyd leader Syd Barrett and absent friends) and Eclipse(which sums up the album) wrap up this classic of an album.
The album became the group's first #1 album in America where it may have stayed for a week but its stayed on the charts for nearly an accumulated 1,400 plus weeks(741 weeks from 1973-88 and many more now from 1991-today where it still remains).
Plus, Dark Side of the Moon is now the third largest selling album worldwide with some 34 million copies sold(including 15 million here in the US).
This album is a must in anyone's record collection.
In the late 1980s, Mobile Fidelity re-released the album using what turned out to be second generation masters and featured some of the original album's artwork for an improvement on the original Capitol CD. Eventually, this version was then rendered obsolete once Dark Side was remastered by Doug Sax and James Guthrie for the 1992 Shine On box set and then again by the same duo in 2003 for the Hybrid SACD of Dark Side.

You can get higher volume, but the quality falls with it........2006-03-07

This is a wonderful version of a wonderful album. One of the best things about the Mobile Fidelity CDs is that they allow a far better dynamic range in the music. Most CDs are engineered for maximum volume, at the price of music quality. There is a limit to how loud any sound on a CD can be. To make it sound louder the engineer compresses the sound, making more of the middle level sounds reach this maximum, causing a muddiness that can't be EQ'd out. MFSL Ultradisks will not sound as loud or blown out as a normal CD, and some people can't hear the difference in quality this allows because they're used to listening to garbage. Loudness is not quality, neither is the artificial emphasis that some engineers put on the highs to compensate for the horrible compression that has to be used to make a CD sound louder. The tremendous improvement in imaging this version has is instantly obvious to me. If it isn't loud enough invest in a better pre-amp. Your system isn't as good as you thought it was - just loud.

Best Sound You Can Get.......2006-01-06

I had many issues of this album. I had it on LP, on ordinary CD, on CD from the Box Set and Japan LP version. I also listen and compared MOFI CD with SACD version. In the end MOFI Gold disc sounds the best. For those who have difficulty hearing I recommend syringing their ears first.

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A little messy
Effective and atmospheric
There is a boo boo on this cd!
An interesting soundtrack for an interesting movie.
Finally Its here!!!

Creepshow
Michael Abelson , Peter Hiidall , and Ron Foster
Manufacturer: La-La Land Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C3ID5
Release Date: 2003-10-21

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Prologue - Welcome To Creepshow
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Until The Next Time (End Title)
Satanic Piano
Everybody Needs A Little Love
Sorry Right Number
Overture From 'Mansions Of The Moon'
Main Title Song
You Make Me Feel Like A Monster

Album Description

Presenting composer John Harrison's (DAY OF THE DEAD, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, EFFECTS) score to George A. Romero's (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE DARK HALF) and Stephen King's (CARRIE, SALEM'S LOT, DREAMCATCHER, THE SHINING) timeless horror classic CREEPSHOW. This digitally re-mastered album features special, never-before-released BONUS TRACKS including Harrison's music from the famed George A. Romero television series TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, a never-before-heard overture Harrison composed for MANSIONS OF THE MOON (an unproduced sci-fi version of the Opera TALES OF HOFFMAN), and two songs from an outrageous send up of 1950's musicals and Horror Films called SHOOBIE DOOBIE MOON -- both Romero projects that were never filmed!!! The 12-Page, full color, comic book style booklet includes exclusive liner notes from the composer and director, along with an in-depth essay on the making of all the projects by Film Music Historian Randall D. Larson!

Customer Reviews:

A little messy.......2006-08-06

While I'm certainly glad this soundtrack is finally available for fans of CREEPSHOW, George Romero and Stephen King, I'm a little disappointed at the way it seems to be thrown together. Basically all the music for each of the individual stories in CREEPSHOW have been mashed together into its own track. So, music cues fade in and out of each other instead allowing one to fully appreciate each cues on its own merit. The track for "Something To Tide You Over" doesn't even have the music in the right order, and it's a very strange flow. And the track for "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill" is truncated, missing some of the creepier music from that particular story. The additional/bonus music from other productions included here are not very fitting with "Sorry, Right Number" perhaps being the only exception.

Despite the criticism I am glad to have added this to my soundtrack collection. I do like the sound f/x from the movie that are mixed in with the music cues, and I will especially especially enjoy this CD every October from now until who knows when.

Effective and atmospheric.......2005-10-07

Good soundtrack to a classic 80s film, though not as accomplished as his DAY OF THE DEAD effort.

There is a boo boo on this cd!.......2005-07-22

I agree with every one here about how great the album is. I still own the original lp and just got the cd. There is one thing that they didn't know is that the cd has a error made by the label LA LA LAND Records. The music for the segment of THE CRATE is actually 13 mins long. If those of you still have the original lp like I do, you will see what I'm talking about. On the cd tracks 5 and 6 are The Crate. Add both tracks 5 and 6's time frame up and you will get 13:04 like The Crate is on the lp.

I don't know why they divided the track into two and messed up the line up on the insert? The lp's last track is titled Epilogue/Until The Next Time (End Title), the cd has the title separated, like one track says Epilogue and the next one says Until The Next Time (End Title). There is really only 13 tracks, if you look at by the error for The Crate being split into two. Track 7 is really They're Creeping Up On You and track 8 is really Epilogue/Until The Next Time(End Title).

An interesting soundtrack for an interesting movie........2005-07-06

Creepshow was probably, and still is, one of the most entertaining horror movies to ever be committed to celluloid. Its humor, terror, and acting is spot on, and it is my all-time favorite movie ever. I saw it when I was only two years old, and it left an everlasting impression.

Imagine the joy I felt when, at four years of age, I found the soundtrack on vinyl at a mom-and-pop record store. I hurried home with my parents and threw the record in the turntable. I started it up, then promptly turned it off, screaming. All I could hear was Warner Shook screaming about his father's day cake, and that scared the stuffing out of me. Fast forward ten years, and I find it again in my collection. I throw it on and enjoy the soothing synth-strings and dulcet piano tones that I couldn't listen to before.

Now, the reason I subjected you to this story is that I needed you to know how much this CD means to me. It brings back a time when I was able to get scared by a movie. The soundtrack, composed entirely on two grand pianos and a Prophet V synthesizer, is incredibly evocative of a horror movie, but could easily be mistaken as a classical composition of the highest degree. The furious cacaphony of "The Crate" which threatens to boil over to a screaming head, to the quiet buildup of "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill", in which space sounds take place besides a low rumble of a piano, are all integral parts of this CD, and I would recommend it to anyone... Anyone.

Finally Its here!!!.......2004-08-18

I have waited for years for this soundtrack to come out and its every bit as exciting and enjoyable as I would have imagined. It keeps perfect pace with the storys in the film and reminds you of all those funny and scary moments.

Having said that, since I am bias toward this soundtrack and think its the greatest thing since sliced bread, (well pretty close,) my problem with it is the fact that several portions of the small bits of music used in the film were left out. I.E. any classical music or odd sounding small pieces of music used to give a certain mood. I felt these could have been spliced into the individual tracks. However having thought about it later on I realize that the producer of this soundtrack might not have gotten the rights to put out a record with ALL the music from the cd, as is the case in my film soundtracks. I certainly thought the rest of this album past the first eight tracks were nothing exciting but I am sure if I was sentenced to prison I could let them grow on me. If you are a big Creepshow fan this cd is a must for you, stop second guessing yourself, do ya self a fava go out buy this record and enjoy ya ya !

The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's the Dark Side of the Moon

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On the Dark Side
Too close to rock, too far from classic

The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's the Dark Side of the Moon

Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008V60O
Release Date: 2003-04-29

Tracks:

Speak to Me/Breathe
On the Run
Time
Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage/Eclipse

Product Description

1. Speak To Me/Breathe
2. On The Run
3. Time
4. The Great Gig In The Sky
5. Money
6. Us And Them
7. Any Colour You Like
8. Brain Damage
9. Eclipse

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

On the Dark Side.......2007-02-12

I bought this "tribute" with great expectations, but ended up quite disappointed. The violin sounds after a while gets too domineering, monotonous and has the effect jarring my nerves. I've never been a great fan of "tributes", this production makes me even more skeptical.

Too close to rock, too far from classic.......2006-02-01

My most dear album is Dark side of the moon, I'm a hardcore fan of this album, I have purchase almost every tribute there is, I always put myself in the intentions of the players involved in every proyect and I enjoyed every tribute album I have found in a fais measure.
But with this album I did'nt feel confortably, perhaps my expectations were others than what you get in this package. This is a rock album played by a string quartet (ok that's on the sleve so nobody's fooling you) and when I say a Rock Album I mean it, they tried to emule every single sound in the album with their string instruments, so you get a string quartet emulation of the album including the noises, perhaps what I'm trying to say looks great to you but it didn't sound great for me, contrary to that it sound very bizarre in many cases or scary in others not that romantic o soft as the colors in the sleve may suggest.
I think a tribute album is a very hard project, you do it too faithful and you end with a cover album, you do it too different and you possibly lost the great of the album.
In this case I think the players made a String Quartet Cover Album. If you are thinking you're going to get a softer or more romantic versión of the album or you are more into the classic music, forget it, this album is definitively not for you
Try the Dark Side of the Moon a Capella and you will enjoy it more than this, or the dub side of the moon tribute by Easy star if you are more into reggae, or the Out of Phase tribute to Dark side of the moon if you are more into Electronic, or the moon revisited or... This one was the less enjoyable tribute to dark side of the moon I have heard.
Anyway Roger Waters enjoy it a lot, ask for snip or samples of the album and try it by yourself, but consider yourself aware...

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Not to be missed!!!
Great year one compilation
An Excellent CD
Fantastic Future Score
Space 1999 Year One Soundtrack Available Once Again!

Space: 1999 Year 1

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Space: 1999 Eternity Unbound
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ASIN: B0006UEVQS
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

Space: 1999, Main Titles
Breakaway
War Games
Matter Of Life And Death
Space: 1999, End Titles (Alternate Version)
The Infernal Machine
Force Of Life
Ring Around The Moon
Black Sun
Mission Of The Darians
The Troubled Spirit
Space: 1999, Main Theme (Extended Alternative Version)
The Testament Of Arkadia
Another Time, Another Place
Space: 1999, End Titles

Customer Reviews:

Not to be missed!!!.......2007-04-30

This CD is simply excellent! Anybody who ever cared for TV soundtracks should give it a chance. The only better thing is Barry Gray's music for "UFO" TV series, which has been promised from Silva Screen (and has been published by "Fanderson" and since sould out). So, whatever somebody think of the series, this music will not fail to delight. Impressive and nostalgic, mysterious and enthralling, this music really deserves to be heard by everybody.

Great year one compilation.......2007-01-09

This remastered version of Space:1999 year one or series one sounds excellent. It is very clear and you can better appreciate Barry Gray wonderful job.

If you are Space:1999 fan, it is a must have.

An Excellent CD.......2006-07-27

Talk about bringing back memories. The music is crisp-clear & updated. For the 1999 fans-this is a must have.

Fantastic Future Score.......2005-04-01

Space:1999 - the series - may be one of the most controversial SF shows ever. People either love it, or they hate it... there seems to be little middle ground. As a kid I was thrilled with the series, although even then I could see the weaknesses in science, story, and characterization. But from a purely visual and aural standpoint, the first series rarely disappointed.

Especially when it came to the music. As many fans know, Barry Gray scored only 4 episodes - the rest being rounded out by reusing his cues for those episodes, plus liberal doses of library music. This disc gives a good overview of the magnificent music written specifically for the series, as well as a sampling of some of those library cues. As a previous reviewer said, the ultimate soundtrack to the series was released several years ago by the Fanderson organization ( which one had to join as a member to be able to order ) and is sadly out of print. Copies can be found on the internet, often selling for prohibitive prices. Unless you are a diehard collector, willing to shell out a good sized portion of your paycheck, this single disc is the way to go.

Sound quality is superb, and in some cases surpasses the previously mentioned two disc set, as several of the tracks have been remastered to remove wow, flutter, and distortion that could be heard on the Fanderson set. The main title was remixed to make it truer to the on-screen version, and the tracks from the episode "Black Sun" are in stereo on CD here for the first time ever. The previous release featured the episode's complete score, but only as a monophonic version, as many of the multitrack masters for that particular episode have been lost. For that alone, this disc is worth owning, even if you have the Fanderson set.

However, it is Gray's music that is the true reason to own this soundtrack - regardless of your feelings about the series. Full bodied, sweeping, emotional and grand... not at all your typical seventies television soundtrack. Years before John Williams revived the popularity of orchestral scores for science fiction projects, Barry Gray was filling small screen speakers with epic music that would have sounded perfectly at home in a motion picture theatre.

Space 1999 Year One Soundtrack Available Once Again!.......2005-03-09

I give this soundtrack 5 stars only because the soundtrack is awesome, but if you want a more complete compilation, you need to find the Fanderson version.
The year 1 music definately set the tone for the TV show back in 1975. It gave it beautiful character and feeling for the show. It was ashame that for the second year that they had changed so much (even the music) and lost that character and feeling (but that is a whole other debate).
In 1976, RCA records released the year 1 soundtrack with a beautiful gate fold cover and for about 20+ years, that is all we had, until Fanderson. The year 1 soundtrack is no longer available through them, but it is the most complete. This CD, however, does well to capture the feeling of year 1 and does throw an additional track for you sun bathers out there. It is a nice 30 year anniversary gift to myself. Happy 30th Birthday: SPACE 1999!!!

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An Experience of Cosmic Proportions

Dark Side of the Moon

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ASIN: B000E6G6KI
Release Date: 2006-03-14

Customer Reviews:

An Experience of Cosmic Proportions.......2006-12-30

I don't want to give away too much about this CD because the experience is just so cosmic and I don't want to ruin it for you. You must have the experience if you haven't.

If you're wondering about synching this with "The Wizard of Oz," it doesn't really work. It does work, but only if you make it work. You could probably make it work with any movie but there are some similarities with Wizard of Oz, like "Over the Rainbow" (and the prism rainbow on the cover of 'Dark Side') and the general psychadelic, dream-like feel of both the movie and album.

However, the songs are very well-crafted and (seemingly) thematically linked. Many of them run together in medley form and they are already laced with a certain cosmic, space-like feel to the sound.

My personal favorites from this album are "Breathe," "Time," "The Great Gig in the Sky," "Money," "Us And Them," and "Brain Damage." However, it is hard to separate the individual songs from the album as a whole because the songs seem to blend together to create the album.

All My Heart: Deborah Voigt Sings American Songs

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Mixed results
Like driving a Ferrari in a school zone.
Stellar Soprano Applies Her Considerable Talent to a Lightning-Quick, All-American Repertoire
May have a heart but what good is it if the artistic results are a void?
Great new context for Voigt

All My Heart: Deborah Voigt Sings American Songs

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AQACM0
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

The Side Show
Two Little Flowers
Down East
The Circus Band
Berceuse
At The River
The Children's Hour
Piccola Serenata
Greeting
So Pretty
In The Dark Pine-Wood
The Ivy-Wife
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Darkling, I Listen
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This collection of American songs spanning 150 years shows Deborah Voigt, one of the world's leading sopranos, in a new light. She successfully achieves the transition from the larger-than-life operatic stage to the intimate world of song, especially in the more outgoing, dramatic pieces. Voigt enters into each composer's style with complete empathy. Charles Ives was an irrepressible maverick and a stylistic chameleon. Voigt captures the songs' hymn-like simplicity and irreverent rambunctiousness, though her voice is a bit too heavy for them. Leonard Bernstein's jazzy irony also needs more lightness, but the slow love songs are done beautifully. Voigt really comes into her own in Charles Griffes's lush impressionism, evoking the sultriness of Cleopatra and the rhythms of a Spanish dance, and Amy Beach's unabashed effusive romanticism. Composer Ben Moore is a child of our own time, born in 1960. He moves between many styles with natural ease. Set to great English and American poetry, some of his songs were written for Voigt, and she sings them to perfection. The splendid pianist Brian Zeger provides both leadership and support. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Mixed results.......2006-02-22

This is an interesting collection of American songs, but I don't feel that Ms Voigt sold these selections to me. She still sounds like an opera singer trying to squeeze a very powerful and large voice into smaller setting for these songs, with mixed success. She is much, much better than many of her fellow sopranos that tried such repertoire, but I feel that she only gets it right in Amy Beach and Griffes songs. And even there, she does not have a sound that would make every song recital fan happy.
And what's with the title of this album? I think she is a classy artist and deserves better than such silly title, her label probably came up with that.
Nice try overall, but I hope Ms Voigt will do more Strauss and Wagner from now on, not more songs like these.

Like driving a Ferrari in a school zone........2006-02-02

Like a lot of big operatic voices, Voigt is hard to capture on CD; her recordings of Wagner and Strauss excerpts are good, but they can't convey the experience of hearing her live in an opera house. And singing with only piano accompaniment, as here, she simply can't use most of the power in her voice. As sensitive as her performances are I can't help feeling that she's having to hold back. For American song sung with more delicacy and grace I would suggest Barbara Bonney or Dawn Upshaw (I can't agree with previous reviewers' suggestion of Cheryl Studer's Barber, though Hampson is wonderful on that set).

Stellar Soprano Applies Her Considerable Talent to a Lightning-Quick, All-American Repertoire.......2005-11-08

It's a shame that soprano Deborah Voigt hit her greatest notoriety last year for being fired by the Royal Opera House for being too fat for the title role of "Ariadne aux Naxos" by Richard Strauss. She subsequently lost eighty pounds but luckily none of her vocal prowess as can be heard to great effect on this intriguing collection of American songs, 25 in all and averaging a little over two minutes each. It would have seemed like a mismatch to apply her powerful voice - famous for her big Wagnerian roles - to sometimes delicate tunes. Voigt, however, confounds expectations with a surprisingly nuanced performance that showcases her interpretative skills on a diverse set of musical styles.

Similar to what countertenor David Daniels did with his 2003 disc with guitarist Craig Ogden, "A Quiet Thing", Voigt and pianist Brian Zeger have created a wide-ranging lyrical repertoire that encompasses significant vocal demands while remaining intimate in setting. In fact, both Daniels and Voigt cover Leonard Bernstein's anti-war lullaby, "So Pretty", with haunting aplomb. She also manages to dance effectively over the "Da-ga-da-ga-dums" of Bernstein's challenging "Piccola serenata". Voigt does wonders with the opening Charles Ives selections by not overplaying the innate sentiment of the tunes, in particular, soaring with the highly dramatic "The Children's Hour" by Longfellow and even covering the churchy warhorse, "At the River", with conviction.

There are eight highly individualistic songs by Ben Moore that stretch Voigt with bountiful results. The standouts of the Moore set are the English sea chantey-like "The Ivy-Wife" by Thomas Hardy, the lushly romantic "I Am in Need of Music" by Elizabeth Bishop; the sweeping "Darkling, I Listen" by John Keats; and the discordant waltz, "Bright Cap and Streamers", by James Joyce. For me, the highpoints of the recording are the last two sets by Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Amy Beach, both of whom tap impressively into Voigt's natural theatricality proven especially by her performances of Griffes's lush "Cleopatra to the Asp" and Bishop's rolling "I Send My Heart Up to Thee".

The one shortcoming of the recording overall is that the briefness of the songs does not really capitalize on Voigt's impressive dramatic capabilities in showcasing changes in characters she would have been allowed in her opera roles. For all the limitations it represents, this is a genuine recital album, and truly transcendent moments are fleeting at best especially given the variety of moods that need to be expressed in lightning-flash strokes. However, taken for the genre it represents, this is a stellar recording to appreciate a singer who is able to do more than Wagner and lose weight.

May have a heart but what good is it if the artistic results are a void?.......2005-10-31

The header says it all. Thumbs down all the way. Get instead the Samuel Barber double set with Cheryl Studer and Thomas Hampson if you wish to experience true heartrending Americana. As another reviewer put it, you get no gimmicks and no camp from these two distinguished artists.

Great new context for Voigt.......2005-09-30

It is great to hear Voigt in an American lieder recital. She is a top vocalist in her vocal prime. I think this is a lovely disc, and it really takes off especially with the songs of Ben Moore who has written many works just for Voigt. She tones down the volume of her sound and reins in the dramatic aspect of her soprano to give these songs a proper context and remains in service of them throughout the recital. Give this one a try! EMI - Release her Marshallin from Der Rosenkavalier, I think it would be wonderful. I know she just took on that role this summer.

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