The Dark Side Of The Moon

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Album Info

Release Date: 2002-05

Labels: Harvest, EMI United Kingdom

℗ 1973 Original sound recordings made by EMI Records Ltd.
© 1973 EMI Records Ltd.

All lyrics © Pink Floyd Music Publ. Ltd./Cappell Music Ltd. Used by Permission

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
between June 1972 and January 1973

Printed in England by James Upton Ltd Birmingham and London

Made in U.K.
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Custom pressed CD issued May 2002 to mark the closure of EMI's CD pressing plant in Swindon. These were made in very limited quantities & presented to factory staff members. This title was chosen as it was the first CD manufactured at the plant. The custom pressed CD has the words 'Dark Side Of The Moon - First And Last - EMI Swindon 1986-2002' in the matrix area. It comes complete with picture booklet, numbered certificate and an additional custom pressed unplayable CD with a picture of the factory and the EMI logo.

The musical content of the CD is identical to every other pressing of Dark Side of The Moon. The disc itself is custom pressed however with the matrix:

Dark Side Of The Moon - First And Last - EMI Swindon 1986-2002

This matrix is unique to this pressing.

The picture booklet is the same as the 1994 remastered issue of the album.


The Extras

Also included in a 5"x5" card certificate which is predominantly black in design with the iconic prism image in the centre. At the top the words 'Presented To' below this there is a blank space for a name to be added, though this was has not been dedicated to anyone. Below that the wording

'To Mark The Closure Of The EMI Swindon CD Factory In May 2002'

Below the prism image the text:

Between August 1985 and May 2002 The Company Produced 662,930,600 CD's of which this is number 662,930,XXX

Dark Side Of The Moon Was The First And Last CD Produced By EMI in Swindon

Also included is a second CD. This CD contains no music and is not playable. In the centre of the CD there is a colour image of the factory. Above the image in red is the EMI company logo and the wording '663 Million Quality CD's Supplied To The World'.

Below the picture the text:

To Commemorate The Achievements Of All The Staff That Made Swindon A World Class Manufacturing Plant.

Note on Credits:
Though not stated in the liner notes, Barry St. John, Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, and Liza Strike perform backing vocals only on tracks 3, 6, 8, and 9.

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