Take a deep dive into one of the best-selling albums ever on the 50th anniversary of its release with this beautifully produced and authoritatively written slipcased edition.
The result is a richly presented celebration and your ultimate tribute to the prog-rock masterpiece..
Presented in a 10.5 × 10.5 slipcased book, Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon is illustrated with stunning performance and candid off-stage photography as well as rare memorabilia .
There\'s even a brief discography and complete LP tour dates .
Chapters cover: The state of Pink Floyd as of 1972, with special emphasis on deposed founder Syd Barrett The recording sessions at famed Abbey Road Studios , including techniques used and the roles of personnel such as engineer Alan Parsons Song-by-song studies of each album side, including analyses of lyrics and the guitars , drums, keyboards, and synthesizers employed by members David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright The ground-breaking art and packaging created by design firm Hipgnosis and its founder Storm Thorgerson The continent-hopping tours that supported the album and also introduced the songs before its release The rock group\'s trajectory post- Dark Side , including notable albums, tours, and the departure of Waters Popoff also takes you on Side journeys examining each band member, session players , prog rock , the Live at Pompeii concert and film, Waters\' singular writing technique, Dark Side collectibles , awards, and more.
Veteran rock critic Martin Popoff leaves no stone unturned in taking apart Pink Floyd\'s generation-spanning masterpiece, The Dark Side of the Moon , while exploring each of the album\'s 10 tracks and their themes of madness, anxiety, and alienation.
Take a deep dive into one of the best-selling albums ever on the 50th anniversary of its release with this beautifully produced and authoritatively written slipcased edition
