Título: Pink Floyd
Seção: The Dark Side of the Moon
Background: Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. Distinguished by their use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, extended compositions, and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in popular music history. Pink Floyd were founded by students Syd Barrett on guitar and lead vocals, Nick Mason on drums, Roger Waters on bass and vocals, and Richard Wright on keyboards and vocals.

Conteúdo: Pink Floyd recorded The Dark Side of the Moon between May 1972 and January 1973, with EMI staff engineer Alan Parsons at Abbey Road. The title is an allusion to lunacy rather than astronomy. The band had composed and refined the material on Dark Side while touring the UK, Japan, North America and Europe. Producer Chris Thomas assisted Parsons. Hipgnosis designed the album's packaging, which included George Hardie's iconic refracting prism design on the cover. Thorgerson's Dark Side album cover features a beam of white light, representing unity, passing through a prism, which represents society. The resulting refracted beam of coloured light symbolises unity diffracted, leaving an absence of unity. Waters is the sole author of the album's lyrics.  Released in March 1973, the LP became an instant chart success in the UK and throughout Western Europe, earning an enthusiastic response from critics. Each member of Pink Floyd except Wright boycotted the press release of The Dark Side of the Moon because a quadraphonic mix had not yet been completed, and they felt presenting the album through a poor-quality stereo PA system was insufficient. Melody Maker's Roy Hollingworth described side one as "utterly confused ... [and] difficult to follow", but praised side two, writing: "The songs, the sounds ... [and] the rhythms were solid ... [the] saxophone hit the air, the band rocked and rolled". Rolling Stone's Loyd Grossman described it as "a fine album with a textural and conceptual ric

user: What was The Dark Side of the Moon?

assistant: Released in March 1973, the LP became an instant chart success in the UK and throughout Western Europe,

user: What were some singles off of the album?

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user: Was the album nominated for any awards?

assistant: The album is one of the most commercially successful rock albums of all time;

user: Did they tour?

assistant: Throughout March 1973, The Dark Side of the Moon featured as part of Pink Floyd's US tour.

user: Did they ever tour internationally?

assistant: The band had composed and refined the material on Dark Side while touring the UK, Japan, North America and Europe.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Each member of Pink Floyd except Wright boycotted the press release of The Dark Side of the Moon because a quadraphonic mix had not yet been completed,

user: Did Wright go to the press release?

assistant: Each member of Pink Floyd except Wright boycotted the press release

user: Was there anything else notable about the album?

assistant: The success of the album brought enormous wealth to the members of Pink Floyd.