CD 1 is The Dark Side of the Moon, the album by Pink Floyd. Alternatively, we could have lived without the gimmicks and had a cheaper box to purchase. I’m sure I speak for many when I say that I’d much rather see the time, money (no pun intended…) and effort that has gone into creating these items, channeled into another disc of music or video. There are plenty of trinkets and fluff in this box, including marbles, coasters, and a scarf. A layer of thick foam protects some of the contents inside, and stops things moving around too much when in transit.
The newly designed (and multiplied) prism graphic is spot varnished, giving a high quality finish and appearance. It’s around 11.5 inches square, so should fit reasonably well on the shelf with any vinyl you have in your collection. The box itself, is beautiful, and very sturdy. So here we are, on The Dark Side of the Moon‘s 38th birthday(!), with a massive box full of goodies including three CDs, two DVDs and a blu-ray disc. Having reissued the album numerous times, it’s highly unlikely that another anniversary issue was going to pass muster, unless it was going to be a just a little bit special. For that reason, and the fact that it was just one (SA)CD packaged in a standard jewel case, the fabulous-ness of this 2003 reissue was missed by most.
This was a truly incredible mix, although, it has to be said if you didn’t have an SACD player and a surround sound set-up (the majority), then you had to be content with another stereo remaster (hidden on a different ‘layer’ of the hybrid SACD) and another rejigged prism on the front cover (stained glass window effect). Ten years later, for it’s 30th birthday, a new audio format – SACD or Super Audio CD – allowed Pink Floyd/EMI to present to us a superb high-res surround sound version of the album. This most celebrated of albums was reissued for it’s 20th anniversary in 1993, but in those days putting a newly remastered CD in a bespoke box with a few nicely designed ‘art cards’ was considered a deluxe treatment. So, after almost six months of anticipation, expectation and speculation, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon Immersion Box Set has finally arrived. The new Immersion Box delivers the ultimate Dark Side of the Moon listening experience across 6 discs
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