Pink Floyd Pink Floyd/The Dark Side of the Moon First LP & CD Pressing Ver.

In the world of rock music, which is full of masterpieces, “Madness” continues to reign supreme. It is the supreme of the supreme, symbolizing a single musical culture. This two-disc set contains two versions of “Madness” that are the best of the best. Art is something that demands the “ultimate”. The more beautiful and wonderful the work, the greater the desire to “experience the ultimate form” grows, and the “ultimate” is sought by all means. Of course, “Madness”, the “supreme work of rock”, is the most right-wing of them all. Since the days of analog LPs, the journey of exploration has continued, asking which country’s “best sound” and “sound closest to the master tape”. This work contains the “answer” that maniacs around the world have found. There were two “answers”. One is the Japanese LP “EOP-80778”. The other is the Japanese 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 traditional “answer” to the first domestic version of “Madness”. The matrix is ​​the same “SHVL804” as the UK Harvest version. This means that the same master master as Harvest is used, and it was pressed with Japanese technology. In this work, an overseas core collector cleaned up the best condition domestic LPs carefully selected to the utmost and digitized them with 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 crack, but the exquisite sound and sharp edges bring out all the sounds that the analog LP had to the maximum. And disc 2 is the “answer” with the proviso “on CD”. The Japanese domestic version “CP35-3017”, which was the world’s first CD. This was also reproduced by borrowing a mint quality CD that was treasured by a core collector. This CD was released on May 21, 1983, but at that time CDs had not yet spread worldwide, and Japan was at the forefront. The first Western rock title released by Toshiba EMI was Paul McCartney’s “Tug of War” with the model number CP35-3001, and the second Western rock titles released were the famous recovery albums, The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” (CP35-3016) and Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” (CP35-3017). This first domestic CD is still regarded by audiophiles as one of the best sounding copies by collectors around the world, and there is a reason for this. It was produced at the CBS/Sony factory in Shizuoka Prefecture. It was Sony (and Philips) that developed the CD standard itself, and the Shizuoka factory was one of the first factories in the world. Toshiba EMI’s Floyd was also initially mastered for CD by Sony and produced at the CBS/Sony factory. Sony’s early CDs have been re-evaluated in recent years for their direct digitalization of the unprocessed sound of the master tapes. Some of you may have guessed from the choice of two titles, “Abbey Road” and “The Dark Side of the Moon,” that this CD was made using the Japanese-exclusive master for the LPs of the “Pro Use Series” released by Toshiba EMI in 1978! In fact, the sound that flows from this work is unprecedentedly beautiful, on a different level from the current remastered CDs. The 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.” The synth goes back and forth from side to side, but in the current remaster, the “lump” of the synth passes by like a car going back and forth. However, in this work, you can feel that the “lump” is not a car, but is moving finely like a living thing. Of course, this is just one example. Every single grain of sound is three-dimensional throughout all the songs and notes, the rise at the moment the sound is born is sharp, and even the unevenness of the vibration of the sound disappearing is vivid. Every moment is a “living sound”, and it is a sound world that is different from the flat sound that simply pursues power. And the Beatles’ “Ticket To Ride”, which can be heard for some reason before the final fade-out of “Eclipse”, can be heard more clearly on this board than on any other CD. The mystery of how this sound got in has yet to be solved, but if you have not noticed it until now, please check out this board with the volume at full volume! Of course, both Disc 1 and Disc 2 have unprecedented sounds with vitality, but their textures are different. Disc 1, which is derived from analog, is fat and rich, while Disc 2, which is derived from CD, is transparent and delicate. Both are approaching the “madness of the master reel” with different approaches. The supreme “madness” that enthusiasts around the world have been searching for. This is a two-disc set that permanently preserves the “two answers” in the best possible form. 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 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