Pink Floyd/Madness The Dark Side of the Moon First Japanese Pressing

In the world of rock music, which is full of great albums and masterpieces, “Madness” is one album that continues to reign at the top. It is truly the best of the best, symbolizing a musical culture. Introducing a 2-disc set that precisely records two of the best versions of “Madness”. Art requires the ultimate. The more beautiful and wonderful the work is, the more the desire to “experience the ultimate form” grows, and the more one searches for the “ultimate”, the more one uses every possible means. Of course, “Madness”, the “supreme work of rock”, is the most right-wing song. Since the days of analog LPs, the quest has continued to find out which pressing from which country has the “best sound” and the “sound closest to the master tape.” What is contained in this work is the “answer” found by enthusiasts around the world. There were two “answers”. One is the Japanese first edition LP “EOP-80778”. The other is the Japanese first edition CD “CP35-3017”. This work is a two-disc set that reproduces both of them as accurately and precisely as possible. Disc 1 is the first domestic release “Madness” which is the traditional “answer”. The matrix is ​​”SHVL804″, which is the same as the UK Harvest version. This means that it uses the same master disc as Harvest, and it was made into a CD using Japanese technology. In this work, core collectors from overseas have carefully selected domestic LPs in the best condition, cleaned them to the utmost, and digitized them using high-end equipment. This collector is the person who also worked on RAINBOW’s “RISING” and the Stones’ “STICKY FINGERS,” and is an international authority specializing in the digitization of analog. Not only is there no needle prick, but it also brings out the best sound of analog LPs, including the exquisite sound and sharpness of the edges. And Disc 2 is an “answer” with the proviso “On CD”. “CP35-3017” is the world’s first CD released in Japan. This is also a borrowed mint quality CD that was treasured by a core collector and has been reprinted. This first CD in Japan is called “Still regarded by audiophiles as one of the best sounding copies” by collectors around the world, and there is a reason why it is so. This CD was produced in June 1983, but at that time CDs had not yet become widespread worldwide, and Japan was at the forefront. The production took place at the CBS/Sony press factory in Shizuoka Prefecture. In the first place, Sony (and Philips) developed the CD standard itself, and the Shizuoka factory was one of the first press factories in the world. Toshiba EMI’s Floyd was also initially produced at the CBS/Sony factory. This is a guess, but because it was so early, it was probably the master itself that was converted directly to CD without any processing. If you don’t even think about it, there is a miraculous sound that cannot be explained. In fact, the sound flowing from this work is an unprecedentedly beautiful sound that is on a different level from the current remastered CD. Fine details that would have disappeared in the official remastering work are delicately depicted, and the sound is extremely natural. For example, “On The Run”. Synths go back and forth from side to side, but in the current remaster, “clumps” of synths pass by like cars going back and forth. However, in this work, you can even feel that the “mass” is not a car, but a moving creature like a living thing. Of course, this is just one example. Throughout all the songs and all the notes, each grain of sound is three-dimensional, the rise at the moment the sound is created is sharp, and even the unevenness of the vibration as it fades is vivid. Every moment is a “living sound”, and it is a sound world that is different from a flat plate that simply pursues power. Of course, both Disc 1 and Disc 2 are unprecedented sounds with vitality, but their textures are different. The analog-derived disc 1 is fat and rich, and the CD-derived disc 2 is transparent and delicate. All of them approach the “madness” of Master Reel with different approaches. The ultimate “madness” sought by maniacs around the world. A 2-disc set that permanently preserves the best of those “two answers.” This is the world heritage of rock culture. Taken from first Japanese LP Pressing (EOP-80778) / first Japanese CD Pressing (CP35-3017) Disc 1(43:00) First Japanese LP Pressing (EOP-80778) First Japanese pressing, solid blue triangle on center labels 1. Speak To Me 2. Breathe 3. On The Run 4. Time 5. Breathe(Reprise) 6. The Great Gig In The Sky 7. Money 8. Us And Them 9. Any Color You Like 10. Brain Damage 11. Eclipse Disc 2 (42:56) First Japanese CD Pressing (CP35-3017) 1. Speak To Me 2. Breathe 3. On The Run 4. Time 5. Breathe(Reprise) 6. The Great Gig In The Sky 7. Money 8. Us And Them 9. Any Color You Like 10. Brain Damage 11. Eclipse