Editing The Dark Side of the Moon (section)

== Release ==
{{Music ratings
| title = Retrospective professional ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Review: ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-dark-side-of-the-moon-mw0000191308 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=27 September 2018 |archive-date=5 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405213519/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-dark-side-of-the-moon-mw0000191308 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="BB-20130316">{{Cite magazine |author=Smirke, Richard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1552399/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-at-40-classic-track-by-track-review |title=Pink Floyd, 'The Dark Side of the Moon' At 40: Classic Track-By-Track Review |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=16 March 2013 |access-date=25 November 2014 |archive-date=6 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706221342/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1552399/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-at-40-classic-track-by-track-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
| rev3score = B{{sfn|Christgau|1981|p=303}}
| rev4 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |year=2011 |chapter=Pink Floyd |title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8 |edition=5th |title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |page=1985 |access-date=13 August 2020 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=%22dark%20side%20of%20the%20moon%22&pg=RA23-PA1985}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[MusicHound Rock]]''
| rev5score = 5/5{{sfn|Graff|Durchholz|1999|p=874}}
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score = 8/10<ref name="review">{{Cite web |title=The Dark Side of the Moon Review |website=[[Tower Records]] |date=20 March 1993 |page=33 |url=http://www.tower.com/dark-side-moon-pink-floyd-vinyl/wapi/106260636 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818000457/http://www.tower.com/dark-side-moon-pink-floyd-vinyl/wapi/106260636 |archive-date=18 August 2009 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 9.3/10<ref name="PF2023">{{cite web |last=Harvey |first=Eric |date=6 August 2023 |title=Pink Floyd: ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=qmag>{{cite magazine |title=The Dark Side of the Moon Review |last=Davis |first=Johnny |date=October 1994 |page=137 |magazine=Q}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{sfn|Coleman|1992|p=545}}
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="review" />
}}
[[File:DarkSideOfTheMoon1973.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A monochrome image of members of the band.|A live performance of ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' at [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]], shortly after its release in 1973.<br />(left to right) David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Dick Parry, Roger Waters]]
As the quadraphonic mix of the album was not then complete, the band (with the exception of Wright) boycotted the press reception held at the [[London Planetarium]] on 27 February.<ref name="Poveyp175" /> The guests were, instead, presented with a quartet of life-sized cardboard cut-outs of the band, and the stereo mix of the album was played over a poor-quality [[public address system]].<ref name="Schaffnerp166">{{Harvnb|Schaffner|1991|p=166}}</ref><ref name="Poveyp160">{{Harvnb|Povey|2007|p=160}}</ref> Generally, however, the press were enthusiastic; ''Melody Maker''{{'}}s Roy Hollingworth described Side One as "so utterly confused with itself it was difficult to follow", but praised Side Two, writing: "The songs, the sounds, the rhythms were solid and sound, Saxophone hit the air, the band rocked and rolled, and then gushed and tripped away into the night."<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical info&nbsp;– 1973 review, Melody Maker |url=http://www.pinkfloyd.com/dsotm/content/setup.html |last=Hollingworth |first=Roy |publisher=pinkfloyd.com |year=1973 | access-date =30 March 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090228190826/http://www.pinkfloyd.com/dsotm/content/setup.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> | archive-date = 28 February 2009}}</ref> Steve Peacock of ''Sounds'' wrote: "I don't care if you've never heard a note of the Pink Floyd's music in your life, I'd unreservedly recommend everyone to ''The Dark Side of the Moon''".<ref name="Schaffnerp166" /> In his 1973 review for ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, [[Loyd Grossman]] declared ''Dark Side'' "a fine album with a textural and conceptual richness that not only invites, but demands involvement".<ref name="RSReview">{{Cite magazine |last=Grossman |first=Lloyd |title=Dark Side of the Moon Review |date=24 May 1973 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pinkfloyd/albums/album/270102/review/6212432/dark_side_of_the_moon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618145828/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pinkfloyd/albums/album/270102/review/6212432/dark_side_of_the_moon |archive-date=18 June 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref> In ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]'' (1981), [[Robert Christgau]] found its lyrical ideas clichéd and its music pretentious, but called it a "[[kitsch]] masterpiece" that can be charming with highlights such as taped speech fragments, Parry's saxophone, and studio effects which enhance Gilmour's guitar solos.{{sfn|Christgau|1981|p=303}}

''The Dark Side of the Moon'' was released first in the US on 1 March 1973,<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=[Advertisement] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Album%20available%20March%201%22&pg=PA3 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=24 February 1973 |page=1 |volume=85 |issue=8 |access-date=13 August 2020 |quote=Album available March 1. Tour begins March 5.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abbeyroad.com/news/abbey-road-studios-reveals-exclusive-pink-floyd-merchandise-collection-3306 |title=Abbey Road Studios Reveals Exclusive Pink Floyd Merchandise Collection |website=[[Abbey Road Studios]] |date=28 February 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301134249/https://www.abbeyroad.com/news/abbey-road-studios-reveals-exclusive-pink-floyd-merchandise-collection-3306 |url-status=live }}</ref> and then in the UK on 16 March.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=EMI Offers Special Deal to Dealers |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=24 March 1973 |volume=85 |issue=12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yCcEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22EMI%20Offers%20Special%20Deal%20to%20Dealers%22&pg=PA54 |page=54 |location=London |access-date=13 August 2020 |quote=EMI is to offer stock on a sale-or-return basis to selected dealers taking part in a $50,000 campaign on four albums released March 16.&nbsp;... The four albums are: Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon",&nbsp;...}}</ref> It became an instant chart success in Britain and throughout Western Europe;<ref name="Schaffnerp166" /> by the following month, it had gained a [[gold certification]] in the US.<ref>{{Harvnb|Mason|2005|p=187}}</ref> Throughout March 1973 the band played the album as part of their [[The Dark Side of the Moon Tour|US tour]], including a midnight performance at [[Radio City Music Hall]] in New York City on 17 March before an audience of 6,000. The album reached the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape]] chart's number one spot on 28 April 1973,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OgkEAAAAMBAJ&q=dark%2520side%2520of%2520the%2520moon%2520hot%2520august%2520night%2520intitle%3Abillboard&pg=PA56 |title=Billboard |date=28 April 1973 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}</ref> and was so successful that the band returned two months later for another tour.<ref>{{Harvnb|Schaffner|1991|pp=166–167}}</ref> In [[RPM (magazine)|Canada]], it was in the top three for 22 weeks between May 5 and September 29, 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4814.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - May 5, 1973}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4909.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - September 29, 1973}}</ref>

=== Label ===
Much of the album's early American success is attributed to the efforts of Pink Floyd's US record company, [[Capitol Records]]. Newly appointed chairman [[Bhaskar Menon]] set about trying to reverse the relatively poor sales of the band's 1971 studio album ''Meddle''. Meanwhile, disenchanted with Capitol, the band and manager O'Rourke had been quietly negotiating a new contract with [[CBS]] president [[Clive Davis]], on [[Columbia Records]]. ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' was the last album that Pink Floyd were obliged to release before formally signing a new contract. Menon's enthusiasm for the new album was such that he began a huge promotional advertising campaign, which included radio-friendly truncated versions of "Us and Them" and "Time".<ref>{{Harvnb|Harris|2006|pp=158–161}}</ref>

In some countries{{Snd}} notably the UK{{Snd}} Pink Floyd had not released a single since 1968's "[[Point Me at the Sky]]", and unusually "Money" was released as a single on 7 May, with "Any Colour You Like" on the [[B-side]].<ref name="Poveyp175">{{Harvnb|Povey|2007|p=175}}</ref>{{refn|Harvest / Capitol 3609|group="nb"}} It reached number&nbsp;13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in July 1973.<ref name="allmusicmoney">{{Cite web |last=DeGagne |first=Mike |title=Money |url={{AllMusic |class=song |id=t1534074|pure_url=yes}} |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2 August 2009}}</ref>{{refn|According to Paul McCartney in a 1975 interview, Capitol executive [[Al Coury]] suggested that the band issue the single. McCartney recalled: "Al Coury, Capitol's ace plugger, rang up and told us 'I persuaded Pink Floyd to take "Money" off ''Dark Side of the Moon'' as a single, and you want to know how many units we sold?'"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gambaccini |first=Paul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xKPEyk1WXFUC&q=Capitol's+ace+plugger,+rang+up+and+told+us+'I+persuaded+Pink+Floyd+to+take+'Money'+off+Dark+Side+of+the+Moon |title=The McCartney Interviews: After the Break-up |date=1996 |publisher=Omnibus |isbn=978-0-7119-5494-6 |language=en}}</ref>|group="nb"}} A two-sided white label promotional version of the single, with mono and stereo mixes, was sent to radio stations. The mono side had the word "bullshit" removed from the song{{Snd}} leaving "bull" in its place{{Snd}} however, the stereo side retained the uncensored version. This was subsequently withdrawn; the replacement was sent to radio stations with a note advising disc jockeys to dispose of the first uncensored copy.<ref>{{Citation |title=Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records |last=Neely |first=Tim |edition=2 |year=1999}}</ref> On 4 February 1974, a [[double A-side]] single was released with "Time" on one side, and "Us and Them" on the opposite side.{{refn|Harvest / Capitol 3832|group="nb"}}<ref name="Poveyp346">{{Harvnb|Povey|2007|p=346}}</ref> Menon's efforts to secure a contract renewal with Pink Floyd were in vain however; at the beginning of 1974, the band signed for Columbia with a reported advance fee of $1M (in Britain and Europe they continued to be represented by [[Harvest Records]]).<ref>{{Harvnb|Schaffner|1991|p=173}}</ref>

=== Sales ===
''The Dark Side of the Moon'' became one of the [[best-selling albums]] of all time<ref name="billboardmilestone">{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4xUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12 |title=<!--"Floyd's 'Dark Side' Celebrates Chart Milestone" is the name of the online, May 5, 2006 article. The referenced URL's print-version title is: --> Floydian Theory |last=Werde |first=Bill |date=13 May 2006 |page=12 |volume=118 |issue=19 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> and is in the top&nbsp;25 of a list of [[List of best-selling albums in the United States|best-selling]] albums in the United States.<ref name="Poveyp345" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 100 Albums |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701162536/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2007 |website=[[RIAA]] |access-date=17 March 2009}}</ref> Although it held the number one spot in the US for only a week, it remained in the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart for 736&nbsp;nonconsecutive weeks (from 17 March 1973 to 16 July 1988).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pink Floyd Biography |url={{AllMusic |class=artist |id=p76669/biography|pure_url=yes}} |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/dark-side-of-the-moon-ends-chart-run/ |title=The Day 'The Dark Side of the Moon' Ended Its Record Chart Run |last=Gallucci |first=Michael |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=14 July 2013 |language=en |access-date=27 April 2018}}</ref> Of those first 736 charted weeks, the album had two notable consecutive runs in the ''Billboard'' 200 chart: 84 weeks (from 17 March 1973 to 19 October 1974) and 593 weeks (from 18 December 1976 to 23 April 1988).<ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Pink Floyd 'The Dark Side of the Moon' Facts You Need to Know |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-facts/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |last=Graff |first=Gary |date=1 March 2023 |access-date=26 May 2023 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526075212/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-facts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It made its final appearance in the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart during its initial run on the week ending 8 October 1988, in its 741st charted week.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1988 |title=Billboard Top Pop Albums |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-10-08.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-10-08.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |volume=100 |issue=41 |pages=81 |access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref> It re-appeared on the ''Billboard'' charts with the introduction of the [[Top Pop Catalog Albums]] chart in the issue dated 25 May 1991, and was still a perennial feature ten years later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Got Charts? Britney, Linkin Park Give Peers A Run For Their Sales Figures |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450989/20011115/spears_britney.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011117192316/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450989/20011115/spears_britney.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2001 |website=[[MTV]] |last=Basham |first=David |date=15 November 2001 |access-date=30 March 2009}}</ref> It reached number one on the Pop Catalog chart when the 2003 hybrid CD/[[Super Audio CD|SACD]] edition was released and sold 800,000&nbsp;copies in the US.<ref name="Poveyp345" /> On the week of 5 May 2006 ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' achieved a combined total of 1,716&nbsp;weeks on the ''Billboard''&nbsp;200 and Pop Catalog charts.<ref name="BB-20060505">{{Cite magazine |title=Roger Waters Revisits The 'Dark Side' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58519/roger-waters-revisits-the-dark-side |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=5 May 2006 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2 August 2009 |archive-date=14 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614130915/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58519/roger-waters-revisits-the-dark-side |url-status=live }}</ref>

After a change in chart methodology in 2009 which allowed catalogue titles to be included in the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Seems Like Old Times: Catalog Returns To 200 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=5 December 2009}}</ref> ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' returned to the chart at number 189 on 12 December of that year for its 742nd charting week.<ref name="BillboardGoogle">{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hUd1o0aCe10C&pg=PT32 |title=The Hot Box |author=<!-- Staff --> |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=33 |date=12 December 2009 |volume=121 |issue=49 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> It has continued to sporadically appear on the ''Billboard 200'' since then, with the total at 990 weeks on the chart as of May 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Pink Floyd Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/pink-floyd/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514170612/https://www.billboard.com/music/pink-floyd/chart-history/TLP |url-status=live }}</ref> "On a slow week" between 8,000 and 9,000&nbsp;copies are sold.<ref name="billboardmilestone" /> As of April 2013, the album had sold 9,502,000 copies in the US since 1991 when [[Nielsen SoundScan]] began tracking sales for ''Billboard''.<ref name="SoundScan">{{Citation |title=Week Ending April 28, 2013. Albums: Snoop Lamb Is More Like It |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-april-28-2013-albums-snoop-lamb-145455807.html |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=1 May 2013 |publisher=music.yahoo.com | access-date = 9 July 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131104215903/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-april-28-2013-albums-snoop-lamb-145455807.html | archive-date = 4 November 2013}}</ref> One in every fourteen people in the US under the age of&nbsp;50 is estimated to own, or to have owned, a copy.<ref name="Poveyp345" />

''The Dark Side of the Moon'' was released before the introduction of [[platinum certification]] in 1976 by [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), and therefore held only a gold certification until 16 February 1990, when it was certified 11 times platinum. On 4 June 1998, the RIAA certified the album 15× platinum,<ref name="Poveyp345" /> denoting sales of fifteen million in the United States. This makes it Pink Floyd's biggest-selling work there; ''[[The Wall]]'' is 23 times platinum, but as a double album this signifies sales of 11.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ruhlmann|2004|p=175}}</ref> "Money" has sold well as a single, and as with "Time", remains a radio favourite; in the US, for the year ending 20 April 2005, "Time" was played on 13,723&nbsp;occasions, and "Money" on 13,731&nbsp;occasions.{{refn|According to [[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems]]<ref name="billboardmilestone" />|group="nb"}} In 2017, ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' was the seventh-bestselling album of all time in the UK and the highest-selling album never to reach number one.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-60-official-biggest-selling-albums-of-all-time-revealed__15551/ |title=The UK's 60 official biggest selling albums of all time revealed |access-date=9 June 2017 |language=en |archive-date=9 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709012251/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-60-official-biggest-selling-albums-of-all-time-revealed__15551/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As one of the [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] LPs of the [[album era]] (1960s–2000s), ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' also led to an increase in record sales overall into the late 1970s.<ref name="Hogan">{{cite magazine |last=Hogan |first=Marc |author-link=Marc Hogan |date=20 March 2017 |title=Exit Music: How Radiohead's OK Computer Destroyed the Art-Pop Album in Order to Save It |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/ok-computer-at-20/10038-exit-music-how-radioheads-ok-computer-destroyed-the-art-pop-album-in-order-to-save-it/ |magazine=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=11 March 2010 |archive-date=23 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223111434/https://pitchfork.com/features/ok-computer-at-20/10038-exit-music-how-radioheads-ok-computer-destroyed-the-art-pop-album-in-order-to-save-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, industry sources suggested that worldwide sales of ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' totalled about 45&nbsp;million.<ref name="BB-20130316" /><ref>{{Citation |last=Booth |first=Robert |title=Pink Floyd score victory for the concept album in court battle over ringtones |date=11 March 2010 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/mar/11/pink-floyd-court-victory-emi-downloads-ringtones |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |access-date=22 June 2016 |archive-date=29 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229005825/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/mar/11/pink-floyd-court-victory-emi-downloads-ringtones |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Clear}}In 1993, Gilmour attributed the album's success to the combination of music, lyrics and cover art: "All the music before had not had any great lyrical point to it. And this one was clear and concise."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gwyther |first=Matthew |date=7 March 1993 |title=The dark side of success |page=37 |newspaper=[[The Observer|Observer magazine]]}}</ref> Mason said that, when they finished the album, Pink Floyd felt confident it was their best work to date, but were surprised by its commercial success. He said it was "not only about being a good album but also about being in the right place at the right time".<ref name="Poveyp160" />

=== Reissues and remasters ===
[[File:Technics turntable playing Dark Side of the Moon clear vinyl.jpg|thumb|1978 transparent vinyl edition, playing on a [[Technics (brand)|Technics]] turntable]]
In 1979, ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' was released as a remastered LP by [[Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=MFSL Out of Print Archive&nbsp;– Original Master Recording LP |url=http://www.mofi.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/omrlp.txt |website=[[MOFI]] |access-date=20 March 2012 |archive-date=30 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530030131/http://www.mofi.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/omrlp.txt |url-status=dead}}</ref> and in April 1988 on their "Ultradisc" gold CD format.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MFSL Out of Print Archive&nbsp;– Ultradisc II Gold CD |url=http://www.mofi.com/store/pc/oop_archive/goldcd.htm |website=[[MOFI]] |access-date=20 March 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111105023949/http://www.mofi.com/store/pc/oop_archive/goldcd.htm |archive-date=5 November 2011}}</ref> It was released by EMI and Harvest on CD in Japan in June 1983 and{{refn|EMI/Harvest CP35-3017|group="nb"}} in the US and Europe in August 1984.{{refn|Harvest CDP 7 46001 2|group="nb"}} In 1992, it was rereleased as a remastered CD in the box set ''[[Shine On (Pink Floyd album)|Shine On]]''.<ref>{{Harvnb|Povey|2007|p=353}}</ref> This version was re-released as a 20th-anniversary box set edition with postcards the following year, with a cover design by Thorgerson.<ref name="SACDcover" /> On some pressings, an orchestral version of the Beatles' "[[Ticket to Ride (song)|Ticket to Ride]]" is faintly audible after "Eclipse" over the closing heartbeats.<ref name="Poveyp345" />

==== 30th-anniversary 5.1 surround sound mix ====
[[File:Pink Floyd Their Mortal Remains - 2017-10-13 - Andy Mabbett - 33.jpg|thumb|This stained glass interpretation of the prism motif was used for the 2003 reissue.]]
A quadraphonic mix,{{refn|Harvest Q4SHVL-804|group="nb"}} created by Alan Parsons,<ref name="Thompson-2008">{{Cite magazine |title=The Many Sides of "Dark Side of the Moon" |last=Thompson |first=Dave |magazine=[[Goldmine (magazine)|Goldmine]] |location=Iola, WI |publisher=[[Krause Publications]] |issn=1055-2685 |date=9 August 2008 |volume=34 |issue=18 |pages=38–41 |id={{ProQuest|1506040}} }}</ref> was commissioned by EMI but never endorsed by Pink Floyd, as Parsons was disappointed with his mix.<ref name="anotherphase" /><ref name="Thompson-2008" /> For the album's 30th anniversary, an updated surround version was released in 2003. The band elected not to use Parsons' quadraphonic mix, and instead had the engineer [[James Guthrie (record producer)|James Guthrie]] create a new [[5.1]]&nbsp;channel surround sound mix on the [[Super Audio CD|SACD]] format.<ref name="anotherphase" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Tales from the Dark Side |url=http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article/tales-dark-side |last=Richardson |first=Ken |magazine=[[Sound & Vision (magazine)|Sound & Vision]] |date=19 May 2003 |access-date=19 March 2009 |archive-date=22 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722224545/http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article/tales-dark-side |url-status=dead}}</ref> Guthrie had worked with Pink Floyd since their eleventh album, ''The Wall'', and had previously worked on surround versions of ''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall|The Wall]]'' for DVD-Video and Waters' ''[[In the Flesh (Roger Waters tour)|In the Flesh]]'' for SACD. In 2003, Parsons expressed disappointment with Guthrie's SACD mix, suggesting he was "possibly a little too true to the original mix", but was generally complimentary.<ref name="anotherphase" /> The 30th-anniversary edition won four Surround Music Awards in 2003,<ref>{{cite web |title=Surround Music Awards 2003 |url=http://www.surroundpro.com/2003/surround2003/sma.shtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080505233204/http://www.surroundpro.com/2003/surround2003/sma.shtml | archive-date = 5 May 2008 |work=surroundpro.com |date=11 December 2003 | access-date =19 March 2009}}</ref> and sold more than 800,000&nbsp;copies.<ref name="iTunes2">{{Citation |last=Musil |first=Steven |title='Dark Side of the Moon' shines on iTunes |date=1 July 2007 |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9738439-7.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616204527/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9738439-7.html |publisher=news.cnet.com |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The cover image of the 30th-anniversary edition was created by a team of designers including Thorgerson.<ref name="SACDcover">{{cite web |title=The Dark Side of the Moon&nbsp;– SACD re-issue |url=http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/ |publisher=pinkfloyd.co.uk | access-date =12 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318173313/http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/|archive-date=18 March 2009}}</ref> The image is a photograph of a custom-made [[stained glass]] window, built to match the dimensions and proportions of the original prism design. Transparent glass, held in place by strips of lead, was used in place of the opaque colours of the original. The idea is derived from the "sense of purity in the sound quality, being 5.1 surround sound&nbsp;..." The image was created out of a desire to be "the same but different, such that the design was clearly DSotM, still the recognisable prism design, but was different and hence new".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/dark-side-of-the-moon-sacd/album-cover-evolution-storm-thorgerson-exp.html |title=Album cover evolution{{Snd}} Storm Thorgerson explains|first=Storm|last=Thorgerson|work=Pink Floyd official website|via=Brain Damage|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref>

==== Later reissues ====
''The Dark Side of the Moon'' was rereleased in 2003 on 180-gram virgin vinyl and mastered by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering. It included slightly different versions of the posters and stickers that came with the original vinyl release, along with a new 30th-anniversary poster.<ref>{{Citation |title=Pink Floyd&nbsp;– Dark Side of the Moon&nbsp;– 180 Gram Vinyl LP |url=http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=detail&title_id=11084 |publisher=store.acousticsounds.com |access-date=29 March 2009 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707081204/http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=detail&title_id=11084 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, the album was included in ''[[Oh, by the Way]]'', a box set celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=25 October 2007 |title="Oh by the Way": Pink Floyd Celebrate Belated 40th Anniversary With Mega Box Set |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/oh-by-the-way-pink-floyd-celebrate-belated-40th-anniversary-with-mega-box-set-20071025 |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223040/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/oh-by-the-way-pink-floyd-celebrate-belated-40th-anniversary-with-mega-box-set-20071025/ |archive-date=28 June 2011 |access-date=22 August 2009}}</ref> and a [[Digital rights management|DRM]]-free version was released on the [[iTunes Store]].<ref name="iTunes2" /> In 2011, it was reissued featuring a remastered version with various other material.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=DeCurtis |first=Anthony |date=11 May 2011 |title=Pink Floyd announce massive reissue project |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pink-floyd-announce-massive-reissue-project-187577/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226173233/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pink-floyd-announce-massive-reissue-project-187577/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In 2023, Pink Floyd released the ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary|Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary]]'' box set, including a newly remastered edition of the album, surround sound mixes (including the 5.1 mix and a new [[Dolby Atmos]] mix), a photo book, and ''The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974'', on vinyl.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=19 January 2023 |title=Pink Floyd Announce Dark Side of the Moon Box Set for 50th Anniversary |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pink-floyd-announce-dark-side-of-the-moon-box-set-for-50th-anniversary/ |access-date=21 January 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, the 50th Anniversary LP edition was rereleased in two clear vinyl LPs; only one side of each LP is playable to allow the [[UV]] artwork to be printed on the non-groove side.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2024 |title=Pink Floyd to release newly remastered 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' on Collector's Edition UV artwork vinyl |url=https://theartsshelf.com/2024/01/31/pink-floyd-to-release-newly-remastered-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-on-collectors-edition-uv-artwork-vinyl/ |access-date=3 March 2024 |website=The Arts Shelf |language=en-US}}</ref>