Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon 50 Years

Gorgeous, as usual for my projects with Motorbooks. It’s full-colour throughout, with a die-cut triangle in the hardboard slipcase. The slipcase features silver, rainbow reflecting prism rays, which are also on the book. The book also features embossed white lettering.

If you haven’t guessed, the book is a 50-year anniversary celebration of the iconic 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon (you might have heard of it).

Here’s the Table of Contents, which pretty much spells out what I did with it:

Introduction

Chapter 1: “Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs:” The Context: Pink Floyd as of 1972

• Sidebar 1: Syd Barrett
• Sidebar 2: Progressive Rock
• Sidebar 3: “Eclipse (A Piece for Assorted Lunatics)”

Chapter 2: “You lock the door and throw away the key:” The Sessions

• Sidebar 1: Questions
• Sidebar 2: Supporting Cast

Chapter 3: “All that you touch and all that you see:” The Graphics

• Sidebar 1: Who is Hipgnosis?
• Sidebar 2: Hipgnosis and Pink Floyd Beyond The Dark Side of the Moon

Chapter 4: “Everything under the sun is in tune:” Side One

• Sidebar 1: David Gilmour
• Sidebar 2: Roger Waters

Chapter 5: “When at last the work is done:” Side Two

• Sidebar 1: Rick Wright
• Sidebar 2: Nick Mason

Chapter 6: “And if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes:” The Tour

• Sidebar 1: Live at Pompeii
• Sidebar 2: Tour Date Archive
• Sidebar 3: Pink Floyd’s New US Deal with Columbia

Chapter 7: “Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash:” Sales and Awards

• Sidebar 1: The Billboard 200
• Sidebar 2: A The Dark Side of the Moon Discography
• Sidebar 3: Ten The Dark Side of the Moon Collectibles

Chapter 8: “Long you live and high you fly:” Pink Floyd Post-The Dark Side of the Moon

• Sidebar 1: Immersion Box Set
• Sidebar 2: Dark Side of the Rainbow

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