This Album Needs No Introduction

Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)

But this is only the second time I've owned it on vinyl.

I received my first copy as a gift from Ben back in 2016. It was an Amazon purchase, and the quality of the disk was abysmal. It was warped and noisy, basically rendering it unplayable. We just ended up returning it for a refund. It fell off my radar thereafter, because there were so many other albums I wanted on vinyl, but lately I've been wanting to try another copy.

I did some research beforehand, and the consensus seemed to be that the 2016 180g reissue was one of the best. So I tracked that down and located a new, unopened copy on Discogs. It arrived the other day, and I have to say that while I wasn't expecting much, it's awesome. There is absolutely no surface noise (comparable to the excellent German pressings of the Kraftwerk catalog I have), perfectly flat, and really makes my system sing.

If you're into vinyl and for some reason don't already own this, I highly recommended getting it.

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