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This article is about the album by Pink Floyd. For other uses, see Dark side of the Moon.
The Dark Side of the Moon
Album art by Hipgnosis and George Hardie
Studio album by Pink Floyd
Released
1 March 1973
Recorded
June 1972 – January 1973 at
Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre
Progressive rock
Length
42:59
Label
Harvest, Capitol
Producer
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd chronology
Obscured by Clouds
(1972)The Dark Side of the Moon
(1973)Wish You Were Here
(1975)
30th anniversary SACD Re-issue
Singles from The Dark Side of the Moon
"Money"
Released: 7 May 1973
"Time" / "Us and Them"
Released: 4 February 1974
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in March 1973. It built on ideas explored in the band's earlier recordings and live shows, but lacks the extended instrumental excursions that characterised their work following the departure in 1968 of founder member, principal composer, and lyricist, Syd Barrett. The Dark Side of the Moon's themes include conflict, greed, the passage of time, and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by Barrett's deteriorating mental state.