50 years ago today, the greatest album of all time was released.
Looming like an inscrutable monolith, “Dark Side” spent nearly all of the next 14 years — through punk, disco, early hip-hop and the pop heyday of MTV — lodged in Billboard’s Top 200 album chart. It arrived during the analog, material days of record stores and vinyl LPs, when an album purchase was a commitment. And no matter how familiar “Dark Side” went on to become as an FM radio staple, people still wanted their own copy, or perhaps a new copy to replace a scratched-up one. In the digital era, “The Dark Side of the Moon” album returned to the charts on CD, selling and then streaming more millions.
** Edited by Stork at 3/1/2023, 3:52:14 PM
** Edited by Stork at 3/1/2023, 3:55:50 PM
Posted: 03/01/2023 at 03:52 PM ET
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50 years ago today, the greatest album of all time was released.
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-- Stork
Mar 01, 2023 at 03:52 PM ET
Stork
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03/01/23 03:52 PM ET
What's the name of the album & artists?**
-- Atlee Hokie
Mar 01, 2023 at 08:17 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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03/01/23 08:17 PM ET
And here's a fun fact about the album...
-- Chris Coleman
Mar 01, 2023 at 08:13 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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03/01/23 08:13 PM ET
One of the greatest achievements in western popular music
-- GoobyPls
Mar 01, 2023 at 07:38 PM ET
GoobyPls
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03/01/23 07:38 PM ET
In addition to the vinyl, I have purchased the cassette version, CD, SACD
-- No Clue
Mar 02, 2023 at 11:36 AM ET
No Clue
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03/02/23 11:36 AM ET
Yeah, it's a contender for the title for sure.
-- Late 80s Hokie
Mar 01, 2023 at 04:38 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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03/01/23 04:38 PM ET
Headphones material to be sure....**
-- `lag
Mar 01, 2023 at 07:25 PM ET
`lag
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03/01/23 07:25 PM ET