Pink Floyd release new Collector's Edition of 'The Dark Side of the Moon'
On transparent vinyl
Last updated 19th Apr 2024
After celebrating its 50th anniversary last year, Pink Floyd’s seminal album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ now has a Collector’s Edition reissue.
Released on Friday 19th April 2024 and costing £64.99, the remastered album is reissued as a 2 x 180g single sided LP set, featuring UV artwork print on the non-groove side.
A description of the re-release reads: ‘This new edition of the album will feature the prism spectrum seen through the playable side of the vinyl whilst maintaining the best quality sound that fans will expect. It will be packaged in a slipcased gatefold sleeve, with an exclusive poster.
‘This is the first time that Pink Floyd has used this pioneering UV printing process on vinyl. The images are printed with a high end UV printer, using UV-Led light to dry the permanent ink on the side without audio on which the image is printed. This combination of one-sided audio and the UV print (on the side without audio) combines the best of both worlds: perfect audio and a beautiful image to enjoy.’
Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ 50th Anniversary crystal clear vinyl Collector’s Edition with UV printed art is available to buy HERE.
Last year, Pink Floyd marked the half-century landmark of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ with a deluxe box set and official book.
Roger Waters also released his complete remake of the album in October, which he titled ‘The Dark Side of the Moon Redux.’ It charted at Number 4 in the UK.
Released to universal critical acclaim half a century ago in March 1973, Pink Floyd’s musically ambitious and thematically weighty opus ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ is one of the best-selling albums of all-time having shifted over 50 million units.
The iconic sleeve, which depicts a kaleidoscopic prism spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis and drawn by George Hardie.
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