The Dark Side of the Moon is certified 14 times platinum in the United Kingdom, and topped the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, where it has charted for 981 weeks.
A blockbuster release of the album era, it also propelled record sales throughout the music industry during the 1970s. It brought Pink Floyd international fame, wealth and plaudits to all four band members. The Dark Side of the Moon is among the most critically acclaimed albums and often features in professional listings of the greatest of all time. The album was promoted with two singles, " Money" and " Us and Them". The sleeve, which depicts a prismatic spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson in response to keyboardist Richard Wright's request for a "simple and bold" design which would represent the band's lighting and the album's themes. Snippets from interviews with the band's road crew and others are featured alongside philosophical quotations. The Dark Side of the Moon explores themes such as conflict, greed, time, death and mental illness. Engineer Alan Parsons was responsible for many of the sonic aspects of the recording, and for the recruitment of session singer Clare Torry, who appears on " The Great Gig in the Sky". The group employed multitrack recording, tape loops, and analogue synthesisers, including experimentation with the EMS VCS 3 and a Synthi A. The record builds on ideas explored in Pink Floyd's earlier recordings and performances, while omitting the extended instrumentals that characterised the band's earlier work. New material was recorded in two sessions in 19 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London. Developed during live performances before recording began, it was conceived as a concept album that would focus on the pressures faced by the band during their arduous lifestyle, and also deal with the mental health problems of former band member Syd Barrett, who departed the group in 1968.
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Harvest Records.
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