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The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

The Dark Side of the Moon

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Original LP-era / early digital cut · 1973

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1973 · Original LP-era / early digital cut

84ExcellentEdition-aware signal

Includes sourced DR/loudness notes. Not a full-catalog lab measurement.

  • Prefer this over later brickwalled remasters for stage and silence.

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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..

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  • 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.

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Play this cut: Original LP-era / early digital cut · 1973. Prefer an earlier, more open digital cut over louder later remasters when stage and black-floor silence matter. Confirm the exact stream by year/label in your country. Avoid: Atmos / remix products are different artistic objects — do not treat as the same stereo master.
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The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd

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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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