"Recorded in London's famous Abbey Road Studio's and released in 1973, The Dark Side of the Moon spent 294 weeks on the UK album chart. To this day it remains the biggest selling album by a British band. Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon Classic Album will be available on August 26, 2003."This program takes an in depth, track by track, look at the making of the 1973 album, featuring all four members of the band-Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright-in exclusive interviews and is illustrated throughout with archive footage. Roger, David and Richard play songs and demonstrate themes from the album. Alan Parsons ( the original engineer) gives unique insight into the musical fabric of the record as he goes through the multi-track tapes.
"The program features live tracks Speak to Me, Breathe, On the Run, Time the Great Gig in the Sky, Money, among others. DVD special features include 43 minutes of extra footage with acoustic versions of Brain Damage and Breathe, extended interviews and discussions with all four members of the band.
"Prior to 1973, Pink Floyd maintained a relentless gigging schedule and had already created many of the basic tracks by the time they came to record The Dark Side of the Moon. With the timeless qualities of its production and musicality, allied to the hypnotic evocation of its central themes-alienation, paranoia, madness, war and death, The Dark Side of the Moon came to dominate the 70's and 80's, with a record number of 741 consecutive weeks in the Billboard 200.
"The Dark Side of the Moon, with its combination of great songs, inventive effects and one of the best known sleeves ever, tapped into the world's collective subconscious to become a landmark in Rock History and a truly classic album."
