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Shelf wear and scuffs around the edges of the cover. I used this LP years ago on several Halloweens as I played it along with watching The Wizard of Oz with my teenagers. Very NEAT! PayPal; add 7.45 Shipping
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by English rock band , released on 1 March 1973 by . The album built on ideas explored in earlier recordings and live shows, but lacks the extended instrumental excursions that characterised their earlier work. Its themes explore conflict, greed, the passage of time, and , the latter partly inspired by the deteriorating mental state of founding member and principal contributor, . The Dark Side of the Moon was a commercial and critical success. It topped the chart for a week and remained in the chart for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most successful album and one of the .

The Dark Side of the Moon built upon experiments Pink Floyd had attempted in their previous live shows and recordings, but lacks the extended instrumental excursions which, according to critic , had become characteristic of the band after founder member Syd Barrett left in 1968. Gilmour, Barrett's replacement, later referred to those instrumentals as "that psychedelic noodling stuff", and with Waters cited 1971's Meddle as a turning-point towards what would be realised on the album. The Dark Side of the Moon's lyrical themes include conflict, greed, the passage of time, death, and insanity, the latter inspired in part by Barrett's deteriorating mental state; he had been the band's principal composer and lyricist. The album is notable for its use of and conceptual, philosophical lyrics, as found in much of the band's other work.

Each side of the album is a continuous piece of music. The five tracks on each side reflect various stages of human life, beginning and ending with a heartbeat, exploring the nature of the human experience, and (according to Waters) "empathy". "" and "Breathe" together stress the mundane and futile elements of life that accompany the ever-present threat of madness, and the importance of living one's own life – "Don't be afraid to care". By shifting the scene to an airport, the synthesizer-driven instrumental "On the Run" evokes the stress and anxiety of modern travel, in particular Wright's fear of flying. "" examines the manner in which its passage can control one's life and offers a stark warning to those who remain focused on mundane aspects; it is followed by a retreat into solitude and withdrawal in "". The first side of the album ends with Wright and vocalist 's soulful metaphor for death, "The Great Gig in the Sky". Opening with the sound of and loose change, the first track on side two, "", mocks greed and using tongue-in-cheek lyrics and cash-related (ironically, "Money" has been the most commercially successful track from the album, with several cover versions produced by other bands). "Us and Them" addresses the isolation of the depressed with the symbolism of and the use of simple dichotomies to describe personal relationships. "" concerns the lack of choice one has in a human society. "" looks at a resulting from the elevation of fame and success above the needs of the self; in particular, the line "and if the band you're in starts playing different tunes" reflects the mental breakdown of former bandmate Syd Barrett. The album ends with "", which espouses the concepts of and unity, while forcing the listener to recognise the common traits shared by humanity.