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PINK FLOYD- THE MAKING OF "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON"
This is the story,told from the inside by he participants,of the creation of a masterpiece.
The Dark Side Of The Moon is the album that dramatically transformed Pink Floyd from
art house favourites to global stadium superstars.
Prior to 1973, Pink Floyd had maintained a relentless gigging schedule and by the time
they came to record a new album had already created the basis for what would become
The Dark Side record.It would be the first album where Roger Waters would suplly all the
lyrics as well as the basic "concept". 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 would become the album that
would dominate the 70's and 80's(with a record number of consecutive weeks in the
charts).Thirtyfive years later it still strikes a chord with a new generation of music lovers.
This programme takes a track by track lokk at the making of the 1973 album.All four
members of the band at that time Roger Waters,David Gilmour,Nick Mason and Richard
Wright are featured in exclusive interviews. Roger,David and Richard play songs and
demonstrate themes from the album.Alan Parsons(the original engineneer)takes us through
the multi track tapes giving a unique insight into the musical fabric of the record and the
programme is illustrated throughout with archive footage.
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 and became
a landmark in Rock history and a truly classic album.
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