March 28, 2020
Pink Floyd ~ The Division Bell released
Donald Trump ~ in his own words 4: USA Open by Easter
NBC News ~ President Donald Trump Hosts White House Easter Egg Roll
Time ~ President Trump, Joined By First Lady And Easter Bunny
Friday, March 21, 2020
ABC News ~ Trump: desire to ease coronavirus guidelines by Easter
CBS ~ Trump under fire over arbitrary coronavirus deadline
March 27, 2020
Pink Floyd ~ Dark Side of the Moon minutiae
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 - Speak To Me, written by Mason* - 1:30
A2 - Breathe, written by Gilmour*, Wright*, Waters* - 2:43
A3 - On The Run, written by Gilmour*, Waters* - 3:30
A4 - Time, written by Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters* - 6:53
A5 - The Great Gig In The Sky, Vocals – Clare Torry, written by Wright* - 4:15
Side 2:
B1 - Money, Saxophone – Dick Parry, written by Waters* - 6:30
B2 - Us And Them, Saxophone – Dick Parry, written by Wright*, Waters* - 7:34
B3 - Any Colour You Like, written by Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright* - 3:24
B4 - Brain Damage, written by Waters* - 3:50
B5 - Eclipse, written by Waters* - 1:45
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Credits:
Backing Vocals – Barry St John*, Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan*, Liza Strike
Design [Sleeve & Stickers Art N.t.a.] – George Hardie
Design [Sleeve Design], Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
Engineer – Alan Parsons
Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Jones*
Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer [Vcs3] – Richard Wright
Lyrics By, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer [Vcs3], Effects [Tape Effects] – Roger Waters
Mastered By – Wly*
Mixed By [Mixing Supervised By] – Chris Thomas
Percussion, Effects [Tape Effects] – Nick Mason
Producer – Pink Floyd
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer [Vcs3] – David Gilmour
Notes:
"–––◁" in runouts denotes a Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing.
"Wly" in runouts denotes that it was mastered by Wally Traugott.
The Dark Side Of The Moon is another Winchester pressing, but has "KP" in runouts, denoting it was mastered by Ken Perry.
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.
Manufactured by Capitol Records Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc., U.S.A.
Original release included two posters and two stickers, each sticker with their own catalog number (11163-1 and 11163-2),
This is the 1st issue with "INTERPAK™ Pats. Pending" in the bottom right corner inside the gatefold.
Some copies of gatefold covers have a round black DSOTM sticker on the shrink wrap (see pic).
℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Ltd.
Note on Credits:
Though credited for the entire album, Barry St. John, Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, and Liza Strike perform backing vocals only on tracks A4, B2, B4, and B5.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Center label A-side): (SMAS-1-11163)
Matrix / Runout (Center label B-side): (SMAS-2-11163)
Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side, etching): SMAS-1-11163-F4 –––◁
Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side, etching): SMAS-2-11163-F4 –––◁ Wly
Label: Harvest – SMAS-11163
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester Pressing, Wly Mastering, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock
Dark Side of the Moon
Speak To Me
Breathe (In The Air)
On the Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
Money
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Dark Side of The Moon PULSE Concert (44 mins.)
Making The Dark Side of The Moon in the studio (25 mins., 32 secs.)
Misc.:
‘Dark side’ of moon seen from surface (9 mins.)
First ever video of dark side of the Moon released by Nasa
NASA ~ odd sound recorded in 1969 on dark side of the moon
March 25, 2020
On TV 20: Corona Virus ~ #songsofcomfort
Around the World ~
Community spirit in coronavirus quarantine: rooftop aerobics
Italy ~ Bella Ciao ~ balcony & garden performance
Bella Ciao ~ balcony sax performance
Firenze, tutta la strada balla sul balcone sulle note del dj
Florence, Italy ~ old man singing Opera from his balcony
Italians Making Music on Balconies Under virus Quarantine
Spain ~
Barcelona, Spain playing My Heart Will Go On
Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸 covers IMAGINE
Turkey ~
Turkish people sing songs about the coronavirus
UK ~
Quarantined family get a musical performance - BBC London
Styrous® ~ Wednesday, March 25, 2020
March 23, 2020
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 10: Corona beans
The Atlantic ~ When Everyone Stays Home: Empty Public Spaces
Livescience ~ How coronavirus breaks into human cells
NPR ~ Life And Work Amid The Outbreak
Washington Post ~ Iran: Satellite images show Tehran building vast burial pits
Corona Virus articles
Corona Virus images from the Net
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 10: Corona beans
Donald Trump: "USA Open by Easter"
The Corona virus & the April Fool
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 19: Corona casuela
Capt. Brett E. Crozier & the Corona virus
Meet the Press ~ "Why weren't we ready?" & the Queen's speech
Capt. Brett E. Crozier vs. Thomas Modly & the U. S. Navy
Edgar Allen Poe, The Masque of the Red Death & COVID-19
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 29: Easter Sunday brunch
Corona Virus insight 1: latex gloves & pantyhose
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 39: Cheerios!
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 49: bagel & egg
Corona Virus insight 2: The Pleiades
Corona Virus insight 3: The Pleiades (continued)
Mother's Day ~ Sunday, May 10, 2020
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 59: bagel & cauliflower omelette
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 69: Anita's Chilequiles
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 79: rack of lamb, turmeric, rice & peas
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 89: pink stargazer lillies
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 99: xai, truita i patatas
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 109: chicken, spinach & Parmesan
Donald Trump: "Covid, Covid, Covid"
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 253: For Ruth
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 270: Swiss chard gratin & chicken breast
Corona Virus insight 4: Déjà vu all over again!
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 283: Christmas Eve roses & berries
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 294: 4t6
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 318: Alstroemeria & Fruit
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 353: Alstroemeria & orzo pasta soup