Dark Side of the Moon 50th anniversary

[Pigmy Pony]

I'm afraid WYWH has gone the same way as DSOTM for me, ie seldom played. Though this I think has more to do with my hearing. These Floyd recordings had such a lot of fine details in them, which were an intrinsic part of the music. My age-related hearing loss has meant that many of these 'effects' are now lost to me, making the experience rather less satisfying than it was in my youth, despite my system being much more resolving.

[Jimbo]

I'm afraid WYWH has gone the same way as DSOTM for me, ie seldom played. Though this I think has more to do with my hearing. These Floyd recordings had such a lot of fine details in them, which were an intrinsic part of the music. My age-related hearing loss has meant that many of these 'effects' are now lost to me, making the experience rather less satisfying than it was in my youth, despite my system being much more resolving.

Unfortunately Steve it is a sad fact that our ageing hearing has a lot to answer for!

[Pigmy Pony]

Unfortunately Steve it is a sad fact that our ageing hearing has a lot to answer for!

I hear that! Helps a bit to play things louder (and I often do), but I fear that will just accelerate the process.

[AJSki2fly]

DSOTM is probably my favourite album of that era, I was 15 when I first purchased it and it has been regularly played throughout my life. I have owned various copies on vinyl, currently an early Re-Press, 5th(1977) and the more recent 2016 re-release on 180g. I used to own an early CD copy, I did own the MFLS UDCD 517 Original Master Recording CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 24kt Gold Plated Disc (sold it for cash to upgrade hifi) and I own the SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, RE, RM, EMI 7243 582136 2 1.

IMO on vinyl the 5th re-press I currently own sounds the best for vinyl replay, although a pristine 1st pressing might be better, but with NM/NM copies commanding over £300 that is not going to happen for me. The 2016 re-release is OK but sounds odd in places, they must have played around with the balance of the mix I think.

On compact disc format, the early CD was OK but not great, even on a Meridian CDP. The MFSL 24kt Gold disc did sound very good and up to as good as the original vinyl if played in a good CD player. The SACD version which was a 40th anniversary re-release was an off the cuff purchase at the time, originally I played it in a CDP and also in a DVD player through a 5.1 surround system, in either I thought it sounded pretty good. However very recently I was lucky enough to get a Marantz SA-KI Pearl SACD player and only a few weeks ago I remembered my SACD DSOTM version I had and put it on. I am very impressed with it played on a SACDP in stereo, it sounds just like the original but with better clarity and definition, the Time track for example is stunning with clear timbral and resonance of the clocks chiming, and it is much easy to distinguish between them and place them in the soundstage, all the other tracks a similarly better.

By the way I have also listened to several FLAC versions streaming and the SACD still has it for me.

So for me at the moment the 40th Anniversary SACD played through a good SACD player is top dog. I will be interested to see what a 50th anniversary version will offer.

[Macca]

It was the first album I heard on CD. Christmas 1987 on the neighbour's son's new Akai system.

Have got the original CD release. DSOTM aficionados don't rate that one but it sounds fine. Also got it on vinyl but I don't know what the provenance of that is. It's old, bought second-hand, but it's not a first pressing.

Only PF album I play often is 'Animals' though.

[AJSki2fly]

It was the first album I heard on CD. Christmas 1987 on the neighbour's son's new Akai system.

Have got the original CD release. DSOTM aficionados don't rate that one but it sounds fine. Also got it on vinyl but I don't know what the provenance of that is. It's old, bought second-hand, but it's not a first pressing.

Only PF album I play often is 'Animals' though.

I think Animals was one of there worst produced albums, a somewhat muddy mix IMO, shame because I like it as well, I have the 2018 re-master on Vinyl released in 2022 which is a big improvement IMHO, the soundstage is better and you can hear more details from the mix and it is better spaced.

Might be worth checking out the https://www.discogs.com/release/2453...als-2018-Remix the CD version.

[struth]

remember i did a dsotm test on my various versions and the old vinyl(not a first but a seventh i think) was best,

[Jimbo]

I have watched a few comparison evaluations recently and the earlier pressings are considered the best.

[struth]

I have watched a few comparison evaluations recently and the earlier pressings are considered the best.

i must have sold my vinyl copies in my big sale as they are not listed, or there is an error in my listing. still have the sacd and the cd versions tho. i said 7th but it might have been 5th.. memory isnt great these days

[rmcin626]

i must have sold my vinyl copies in my big sale as they are not listed, or there is an error in my listing. still have the sacd and the cd versions tho. i said 7th but it might have been 5th.. memory isnt great these days

I think it was one of the albums I bought from you Grant