Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (30th Anniversary Edition) [Hybrid SACD] (CD 2003)

Probably the best record ever made. Saw it performed live at Earls Court in 1973 with huge banks of speakers around the auditorium. By using their Azimuth Co-ordinator the Floyd made the sound travel around the hall which was almost as mind blowing as their light show or the heady aroma from thousands smoking dope. I obviously have this record in all formats including an original vinyl first pressing. However, having just installed a 7.1 surround system I wanted to recreate that original sound I heard at Earls Court back in 1973. The best track for the full surround sound is Money which flits from speaker to speaker (albeit 5.1 only as it is an SACD and not Dolby Digital). All in all a fantastic sounding and well edited version of DSOTM (probably the best record ever made) and a valuable addition to all those like me who grew up with the Pink Floyd sound.

I bought this CD for my husband. He owns a DVD player which can also play SACD and was keen to hear the quality of music in this format. As he is a big fan of Pink Floyd this seemed a good choice and we were both hugely impressed and really enjoy this CD. We hope to buy more SACD's in the future.

What a fantastic C D ! I was never a Pink Floyd fan untill i bought
this cd on ebay .
Mostly every track is excellent ,my favorite tracks are -
1-Money
2-Time
3-Breathe
4-Speak to me
What a great cd and many thanks to the seller on ebay !

Having watched a classic albums programme on TV I just had to update my compact cassette version of this album!

This is a remastered 5.1 surround sound version of one of the classic albums of all time.

A Timeless masterpiece

Without going into too much detail about an album that many people are already familiar with - often to an obsessive level - I'll just keep this review short and simple. If you're a big fan of the album and own every version, this is still an essential purchase. Why? Because the remaster is astonishingly good, bringing out depths of clarity that you may have missed out on before. If you have an SACD player - and if you don't I recommend you get one - the experience is amplified ten-fold with a fully immersive field of sound that takes you right into the music.

Even if you're a newcomer this is a highly recommended example of a brilliantly bold Pink Floyd album that took experimental rock to a whole new level.

Certainly one them anyway. Unless you have been living in a cave for the last forty years then you will be well aware of this great work. Although containing some sublime tracks in there own right, you really should listen to the album as a complete work. Pour yourself a large glass of whatever takes your fancy, slip on a comfortable pair of headphones, recline somewhere cosy and go on a journey of mind arousing wonder.

I think what really makes this album shine is that it has come from the collective minds of the entire band, with all four making a compositional contribution. Musically it is enriched with some great additional vocals from the likes of Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan, Liza Strike and Barry St John, and notably the mind blowing vocal from Clare Torry on 'The Great Gig in the Sky'. Add to this the ripping saxophone from Dick Parry and you have the perfect cocktail

Even if you have just left that cave we mentioned earlier and the words Pink and Floyd are strangers to you, buy this album and see what you have been missing. One the other hand if you are like me, and have nearly all of Pink Floyd's discography on vinyl, then treat yourself to some new CDs and make this one first on your shopping list, you will not be disappointed.

Great Album, clever, involving, love the sax on "us and them" its all been said, one of the finest pieces of recorded music ever, not only because of the diversity of the music but the invention and creation, love it, this format is ok, although i have the original Vinyl and it just is a tad warmer for me.......

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An all time classic, played on sacd sounds fantastic! Have recently upgraded my sound system to a Denon 2930 CD/ SACD player and wanted to see what difference the SACD makes, the quality is just superb just so much cleaner, sharper, the clocks are awsome, one of my favorite cd's made !) times better!

What can I say about this album that hasn't already been said in other reviews.
Probably the best Floyd album ever & was in the album charts for years.
I grew up on Floyd & I had to have this 30th Anniversary SACD version to complete my collections.
First class

Obviously a timeless classic that any respecting rock and alternative fan must have. Decent repackaging for Floyd fans, but bought for the SACD presentation, and if you have the right equipment will bring new joy to the piece. Please check out Dub Side of the Moon for a great reggae version of the whole album!

I just wanted it for my collection& it sounds great on my home cinema being 5.1 surround sound ,,thanks

If you were a fan of Pink Floyd during the 70's and owned the original Dark Side of the Moon, then you will love this. The remastered CD still has the magic of the original vinyl record but with so much more clarity and sound quality. The SACD plays perfectly on any standard CD player and I would imagine is 'something else' on a SACD dedicated player.