Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon [Full Album]
#beautifulcovers
The Dark Side of the Moon was initially released in vinyl format with a fold-out cover, designed by Hipgnosis and George Hardie, which depicted a refracting triangular prism, with a ray of light on the front.
Hipgnosis had already designed several covers for the band with mixed results, but for The Dark Side of the Moon, Richard Wright requested something more elegant, clean, and classy. The art company presented seven designs, but the four band members unanimously chose the prism design, created by Hardie and conceived by Storm Thorgerson during a brainstorming session with Powell.
It represents three elements: the lighting of the band's concerts, the lyrics of the songs, and Wright's desire for a “simple and bold” project.
The beam of light in the image has six colors, excluding indigo from the traditional division of the sequence into red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, and runs throughout the interior of the packaging, dividing it horizontally into two parts.
In the lower part appear the song lyrics, while in the upper part there is the track listing and credits. The green line moves like an electrocardiogram (a graphic solution suggested by Roger Waters), while the colored lines continue on the back cover where they enter another inverted prism: designed by Thorgerson to facilitate the display of the record in stores, from which they emerge like a beam of white light, continuing until they reunite with the one on the front.
In an interview with author Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone magazine, Thorgerson talks about the creation of the iconic cover in response to the question about the choice of the prism image, whether it was inspired by a preview listening of the album.
“No, it’s primarily related to their light show. They hadn't done it justice. The other issue was the triangle. I think the triangle – which is a symbol of thought and ambition – has been a recurring subject in Roger's lyrics. So the triangle was a very valid icon to use and to transform into the prism – well, the prism belonged to the Floyd.”
Hipgnosis co-founder Aubrey Powell commented on how the idea of the prism was born:
“I was reading this magazine – an American magazine – that talked about the refraction of light. And Storm standing next to me said, ‘I've got it. A triangular shape with a prism.’ I could draw well enough, so I did a sketch on a piece of paper. We rushed to Abbey Road Studios and told [the band], ‘What do you think?’ And everyone said, ‘Yes, that’s us! It's Pink Floyd.’”
Even though the band's name and the album title do not appear on the front cover, the design is universally recognizable and synonymous with Pink Floyd, so much so that it has since appeared on every type of item: from clothing to accessories.
#beautifulcovers
The Dark Side of the Moon was initially released in vinyl format with a fold-out cover, designed by Hipgnosis and George Hardie, which depicted a refracting triangular prism, with a ray of light on the front.
Hipgnosis had already designed several covers for the band with mixed results, but for The Dark Side of the Moon, Richard Wright requested something more elegant, clean, and classy. The art company presented seven designs, but the four band members unanimously chose the prism design, created by Hardie and conceived by Storm Thorgerson during a brainstorming session with Powell.
It represents three elements: the lighting of the band's concerts, the lyrics of the songs, and Wright's desire for a “simple and bold” project.
The beam of light in the image has six colors, excluding indigo from the traditional division of the sequence into red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, and runs throughout the interior of the packaging, dividing it horizontally into two parts.
In the lower part appear the song lyrics, while in the upper part there is the track listing and credits. The green line moves like an electrocardiogram (a graphic solution suggested by Roger Waters), while the colored lines continue on the back cover where they enter another inverted prism: designed by Thorgerson to facilitate the display of the record in stores, from which they emerge like a beam of white light, continuing until they reunite with the one on the front.
In an interview with author Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone magazine, Thorgerson talks about the creation of the iconic cover in response to the question about the choice of the prism image, whether it was inspired by a preview listening of the album.
“No, it’s primarily related to their light show. They hadn't done it justice. The other issue was the triangle. I think the triangle – which is a symbol of thought and ambition – has been a recurring subject in Roger's lyrics. So the triangle was a very valid icon to use and to transform into the prism – well, the prism belonged to the Floyd.”
Hipgnosis co-founder Aubrey Powell commented on how the idea of the prism was born:
“I was reading this magazine – an American magazine – that talked about the refraction of light. And Storm standing next to me said, ‘I've got it. A triangular shape with a prism.’ I could draw well enough, so I did a sketch on a piece of paper. We rushed to Abbey Road Studios and told [the band], ‘What do you think?’ And everyone said, ‘Yes, that’s us! It's Pink Floyd.’”
Even though the band's name and the album title do not appear on the front cover, the design is universally recognizable and synonymous with Pink Floyd, so much so that it has since appeared on every type of item: from clothing to accessories.
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