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The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

The Dark Side of the Moon

Original LP-era / early digital cut

84ExcellentEdition-aware signal
Excellent · Edition-aware signal

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  • Prefer this over later brickwalled remasters for stage and silence.
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## Listening note · The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) carries a Hi‑Fi Score of 84 (Early signal). Genres in catalog: progressive rock, art rock. Edition signal: dynamic-range hint around 11.5. Loudness note: Prefer this over later brickwalled remasters for stage and silence.. ### Next listens - level_up: Remain in Light — Level up via dynamics/detail: Remain in Light by Talking Heads after The Dark Side of the Moon. - level_up: Head Hunters — Level up via dynamics/midrange: Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock after The Dark Side of the Moon. - level_up: Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Level up via detail/dynamics: Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno after The Dark Side of the Moon. Written with AI from HiFi Score signals — not a lab measurement. Confirm on your own system.

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Verified edition claimThe Dark Side of the Moon

Original LP-era / early digital cut · 1973

Hi-Fi 84 · DR 11

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84Excellent

Prefer this over later brickwalled remasters for stage and silence.

Before: open black-floor silence and analog bloom. After (loud remasters): compressed punch that flattens microdynamics.

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