What re the expectations here? The proof is in the pudding,but it's sounding like a money grab to me.
New Pink Floyd release
Pink Floyd is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the release of Dark Side of the Moon.
The forthcoming The Dark Side Of The Moon box set will be available through Warners on March 24. It includes a CD and gatefold vinyl of the newly remastered studio album and Blu-Ray and DVD audio featuring the original 5.1 mix and remastered stereo versions. The set also includes an additional new Blu-ray disc of a Dolby Atmos mix plus CD and LP of The Dark Side Of The Moon - Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974.
I hope the "remastered" versions are worthy improvements, but that isn't always the case these days.
The artwork is creating a stir among a small segment of "fans" who don't know what prisms and rainbows are... attacking or dis-owning the band for their "wokism". Can't make this stuff up, sadly.
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@stylemanLike many I am totally sick of the wank morons. The Floyd were using the rainbow long before the LGBTQESKHTYWRTKLTHWHTKTH (how many types are there?) group got going last week. Others had identified the colours of the rainbow in classical times. The rainbow has possibly existed 12 billion years. Go away all of you and play with your chalkboards. Try to relate to normal well-adjusted people and be less self-centred.
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Money grab?? Really? They are professional musicians who make a living selling their music. They've evidently identified demand for a 50th anniversary collection and are investing in satisfying that demand. More power to them! Most of us work or worked for a living. Guess we're all guilty of this "money grab" some of you whine about. As a person who spends a lot of time listening to music, I'm wondering if it will be something for me, or not... very simple. I have no use for a $200 + collection of LPs and CDs, but.. if they somehow come up with a single, remastered LP or CD that sounds better than my original releases and my 2 mofi LPs and mofi CDs....count me in. If not, I hope they sell a lot of sets to collectors who will appreciate the sets and PF can recoup their investment and make a profit too.
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While they do mention remastered, and additional recordings from a live concert at Wembley in 1974, it’s not clear if the Stereo Mix recordings are enhanced from the originals or still the same as prior master recordings. ADDITIONAL DETAILS, includes: CD1 – THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
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Ownership of the many aspects of the Pink Floyd catalog remain murky (look it up). DSOTM is obviously the commercial behemoth of their recorded output and whoever owns it (or has recently acquired it) is milking it once again. the Immersion box set (2011, Parlophone, now Warner owned) is where the first BluRay disc appeared, along with marbles & scarf. I saw the tour in summer ‘73 and it was epic, especially since PF had sorta slid into semi-obscurity after their previous album, Obscured by Clouds. I don’t see that particular “rainbow” treatment anywhere other than print ads so this whole thing, IMHO, is a non-issue. |
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