The Dark Side of the Moo
The Dark Side of the Moo | |
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Compilation album (bootleg) by Pink Floyd | |
Released | 1986 |
Recorded | 1967–1971 |
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Length | 44:23 |
Label | Trixie |
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The Dark Side of the Moo is a 1986 unofficial compilation of early recordings by the English rock group Pink Floyd, featuring recordings not available on albums released in the US. Unlike other bootlegs containing previously unheard material (bootleg recordings), the album is made up of recordings that had at least one commercial release.[1]
The name parodies The Dark Side of the Moon, the band's most commercially successful album, and the front cover of Atom Heart Mother, which featured a cow.[2][3]
Background
The album was created by an anonymous label known as "Trixie Records" by a bootlegger known as "Richard",[3][4] and to avoid detection by authorities, used an early name for the group, "The Screaming Abdabs" on the record label. "Richard" created the bootleg because he was frustrated at the amount of material that had been released by the band but had not found its way onto any widely available album, even compilations such as Relics, or even seen a US release. He said that a key motivation for creating it was for the cover, for which he created his own photograph of a cow in a field.[1][5]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Reviewing the bootleg, Ritchie Unterberger recommended it for fans trying to complete a collection of Floyd recordings, saying: "If you're not inclined to spend an additional 50 dollars or so tracking these down, it certainly makes sense to spring for this, if you can find it."[2] The record was alleged to have sold 15,000 copies,[1][3] and was praised for its high fidelity.[2][4] "Richard" claimed it was the best-selling bootleg out of several he produced, and was still selling it in the mid-1990s, roughly a decade after its release.[1]
Although some of the tracks are now more widely available than when the bootleg was first issued, some, such as "Point Me at the Sky", have still not been released on a regular album ("Point Me at the Sky" was, however, issued as part of the bonus "Early Singles" disc on the Shine On box set in 1992).
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Astronomy Domine" | Syd Barrett | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (UK only) | 4:08 |
2. | "Candy and a Currant Bun" | Barrett | B-side of "Arnold Layne" | 2:43 |
3. | "Apples and Oranges" | Barrett | Single | 3:01 |
4. | "It Would Be So Nice" | Richard Wright | Single | 3:41 |
5. | "Interstellar Overdrive" | Barrett, Roger Waters, Wright, Nick Mason | Tonite Lets All Make Love in London | 3:04 |
6. | "Scream Thy Last Scream" | Barrett | The Early Years 1965–1972 | 4:44 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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7. | "Heart Beat, Pig Meat" | Waters, Wright, David Gilmour, Mason | Zabriskie Point | 3:09 |
8. | "Crumbling Land" | Waters, Wright, Gilmour, Mason | Zabriskie Point | 4:12 |
9. | "Embryo" | Waters | Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air (limited UK release) | 4:39 |
10. | "Point Me at the Sky" | Waters, Gilmour | Single | 3:27 |
11. | "Come in Number 51, Your Time Is Up" | Waters, Wright, Gilmour, Mason | Zabriskie Point | 4:57 |
12. | "Mademoiselle Nobs" | Waters, Wright, Gilmour, Mason | Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii | 1:50 |
References
- ^ a b c d Heylin, Clinton (1994). The Great White Wonders – A History of Rock Bootlegs. Penguin Books. p. 197. ISBN 0-670-85777-7.
- ^ a b c d Unterberger, Richie. "Dark Side of the Moo [Bootleg] – Pink Floyd : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "A Brief History of Bootlegs". Floyd Boots. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b Kernfeld, Barry (October 2011). Pop Song Piracy: Disobedient Music Distribution since 1929. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226431833.
- ^ "From Prince to Bob Dylan: The 10 most essential bootleg albums of all time". Far Out. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Screaming Abdabs, The – The Dark Side of the Moo". Discogs. 1986. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
External links
- The Dark Side of the Moo at Discogs
- v
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- Syd Barrett
- Bob Klose
- Roger Waters
- Richard Wright
- The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
- A Saucerful of Secrets
- More
- Ummagumma
- Atom Heart Mother
- Meddle
- Obscured by Clouds
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- Wish You Were Here
- Animals
- The Wall
- The Final Cut
- A Momentary Lapse of Reason
- The Division Bell
- The Endless River
- The Best of the Pink Floyd
- Relics
- A Nice Pair
- A Collection of Great Dance Songs
- Works
- Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd
- The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
- 1967–1972: Cre/ation
- The Later Years: 1987–2019
- 1967: The First Three Singles
- 1965: Their First Recordings
- San Francisco
- The Committee
- Tonite Lets All Make Love in London
- More
- Zabriskie Point
- La Carrera Panamericana
- "Lucy Leave" / "I'm A King Bee"
- "Arnold Layne" / "Candy and a Currant Bun"
- "See Emily Play" / "The Scarecrow"
- "Flaming" / "The Gnome"
- "Apples and Oranges" / "Paint Box"
- "It Would Be So Nice" / "Julia Dream"
- "Let There Be More Light" / "Remember a Day"
- "Point Me at the Sky" / "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
- "The Nile Song"
- "One of These Days" / "Fearless"
- "Free Four"
- "Money" / "Any Colour You Like"
- "Time" / "Us and Them"
- "Have a Cigar" / "Welcome to the Machine" / "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part I"
- "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" / "One of My Turns"
- "Run Like Hell" / "Don't Leave Me Now"
- "Comfortably Numb" / "Hey You"
- "When the Tigers Broke Free" / "Bring the Boys Back Home"
- "Not Now John" / "The Hero's Return"
- "Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost"
- "On the Turning Away"
- "One Slip" / "The Dogs of War"
- "Keep Talking"
- "Lost for Words"
- "What Do You Want from Me"
- "Take It Back" / "Astronomy Domine"
- "High Hopes"
- "Wish You Were Here" / "Coming Back to Life"
- "Louder than Words"
- "Grantchester Meadows"
- "Childhood's End"
- "Green Is the Colour"
- "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!"
- "Brain Damage"
- "The Great Gig in the Sky"
Concerts |
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Narratives | |
Documentaries |
- World Tour 1968
- The Man and The Journey Tour
- Dark Side of the Moon Tour
- 1974 French Summer/British Winter Tour
- North American/Wish You Were Here Tour
- In the Flesh/Animals Tour
- The Wall Tour
- A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour (Concert in Venice, Italy)
- The Division Bell Tour
and tributes
- 19367 Pink Floyd
- The Amazing Pudding
- The Australian Pink Floyd Show
- Barn Jams
- Brit Floyd
- The Dark Side of the Moo
- "Echoes"
- "Embryo"
- Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd
- Live at the Empire Pool
- The Man and The Journey
- Music from The Body
- Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets
- Pinkfloydia
- Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery
- "Proper Education"
- Roger Waters: The Wall
- Synalpheus pinkfloydi
- Umma gumma
- Their Mortal Remains
- Category