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High Fidelity, First Class: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon Turns 40

Nick Mason, David Gilmour, and other Floyd affiliates echo why The Dark Side continues to be the modern audiophile Holy Grail.
- By Mike Mettler
- Posted April 19, 2013
The Dark Side of the Moon has long been considered to be the audiophile benchmark. It’s been remastered and reissued a number of times over the years since it was initially released March 1, 1973 and proceeded to spend a record 741 weeks (that’s 14.25 years!) on the album charts.

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Review: Alan Parsons’ Art & Science of Sound Recording

Journey into the studio with a legend guiding you from the ground up
- By Leslie Shapiro
- Posted April 15, 2013
Alan Parsons’ Art & Science of Sound Recording is a series of videos available on DVD, online streaming, or download that offer a fascinating look into the recording industry, hosted by legendary producer, engineer and performer Alan Parsons. With years of experience at Abbey Road Studios and credits including Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, Parsons is an eminently qualified host.

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Steven Wilson’s Raven: The New 5.1 Benchmark

Just when you think Steven Wilson is at the surround sound pinnacle, he ratchets it up another level.
- By Mike Mettler
- Posted February 25, 2013
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How does he do it? How does Steven Wilson continue to create original, envelope-pushing, mind-blowing, mind-expanding music for the surround sound arena?

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Welcome to the Machines

How Pink Floyd broke new ground with gear and tech.
- By Ken C. Pohlmann
- Posted November 8, 2011
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The genius of Pink Floyd's music is intertwined with the genius of the recording of the music. And the innovative studio techniques used by the band and its producers and recording engineers are integral to the music. It’s impossible to imagine The Dark Side of the Moon without vital creative touches such as the sound of clanging money or thumping heartbeats. Perhaps no other band has pushed the technical envelope so aggressively, or profited from it so enormously. The catalog of their works is one of innovation — both musically and sonically.

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The Dark Side of . . . the Wall?
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 26, 2007
After the 1973 original LP and the 200

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