

date of March 1 from Wikipedia.Īctually, at the time of its first public performance, the entire piece was called "Eclipse." The name was changed to "Dark Side of the Moon," even though the group Medicine Head had released an album with the same title before Floyd. date of March 16 we're using here has been confirmed by the band's official Twitter account as well as that of Abbey Road Studios We've taken the U.S. While the album was certainly released in March '73, the specific dates seem to be in dispute, with many different dates cited by various sources.

"Dark Side," minus the final song "Eclipse," which was composed later, actually had its public debut during a series of four concerts at the Rainbow Theatre in London in February 1972, a year before the album was released. If Pink Floyd had never recorded an album before "Dark Side of the Moon," and never recorded another after, this 1973 classic would have been more than enough to keep the band in the record books (and in the money) for years to come.
