UNBOXING The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary Box Set! - Tasty Records

It's finally here! The massive Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon Box Set for the 50th Anniversary of the album is out next week so we thought everyone would love to see its content before anyone else!
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[@DolenzFan5]

I seriously hope they do this for The Wall 50th anniversary

[@trickyfocus]

i would buy the Wall version

[@Jacb_Res]

yeah it'd be great to get an extra disc or some singles with all the cut songs

[@xsm5525]

yeah and rip us off once again with the absurd pricing.

[@adriansepulvedaz]

@@xsm5525 There is nothing more ridiculous in the world than complaining about the money that people spend on the things that interest them.

[@xsm5525]

@@adriansepulvedaz agree!! luckily I haven't come across anyone who's done that.

[@cdsorvinyl]

DVD is the 5.1 Surround cd which is awesome!

[@georgehandanos4005]

I ll wait for the WATERS version in two months...

[@darksidebilly]

At 8:00 David's tuning his guitar, that's a strobe tuner not a amp

[@tonyruggiero1]

Great video thanks

[@tastyrecordsuk]

Thanks Tony nice of you to say so!

[@PatrickHenryLibertyorDeath]

My OCD going nutz watching not fold stuff right or put things back the way the wrre stored. Unboxing hell.

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

It's a shame there is no video available from the 1973 DSOM Tour. It's not being 'held back' it doesn;t exist :(( 😥🐷🐖

[@FrankOtero-ve6jr]

The web site for the album is invalid.😢😮

[@tastyrecordsuk]

Sorry it has sold i'm afraid!

[@kappino]

I’ll buy it when it will cost half of its price 😅

[@NiamhCullen]

When you opened it, you made me cringe. You used a box cutter to remove the cellophane. Do you realize the damage you can do to the box itself? 😲 Don't do that. Please. If you are a collector you should know this.

[@Angelo-mr9jr]

For what it offers the box is not worth its sale price.

[@FormulaProg]

Not even close. I'd pay £100 max.

[@EliteXclutchX21]

Wish they would’ve just sold the vinyl separately, Just Both singles, remaster and live album in one box set for like $70 perfect

[@jasas541]

But it stinks, man... 50th anniversary and an album like Dark Side of the Moon and you get like 3 times the sams studio album, 3 times samd live album, a book and that's it... Kinda lame, dissapointing

[@nicholaselfrink7717]

I kinda wanna count it out to see how much it would cost. LP Dsotm 40$ LP Live 40$ 2 45s 20$ DVD 20$ Blue ray 20$ Atmos 20$ Studio cd 10$ Live cd 10$ Song book 20$ Small book 10$ About 210

[@rickercss]

In 10 years, it’s gonna be worth 10 times as much, you guys know nothing about investments

[@robertmorgan9205]

As has been said before, a nice looking item but far too expensive for me. I bought the Immersion edition when that came out and that gives me what I need without desiring this new version. Unless we get more releases during the year I think they’ve missed an opportunity here for something that the fans would really want to buy. The Alan Parsons mix on a stand alone LP would be a great item and maybe the ‘official’ release of some cleaned up audience recordings/bootlegs of DSOTM on vinyl. I have that Kohoutek vinyl bootleg along with a few other early DSOTM bootlegs but a release from Floyd of a handful of those would be something I’d love to own.

[@francoisrochette3808]

You made allusion of the Alan Parsons mix do you mean the quadrophonic one ?

[@robertmorgan9205]

@@francoisrochette3808 yes that’s the one. It’d be really good to have that as a stand alone release, rather than only available on boxsets. It does sound SO good it deserves a release. It sounds great even on non-quad systems.

[@agustinibarrola8614]

I agree. I have the immersion version too and it has enough material...even more than this version actually. It has the live '74, it has rarities, demos, an early mix, early versions of the songs, songs that were left out, 5.1, quad...this version not worth the price for me

[@MichaelBrown.U.K]

The pricing on this is crazy, the Blondie box set has 10 albums, a 10 inch, a 7 inch and 2 books, same price.

[@thenorgalofthehills5688]

I’m personally not buying this release. On top of it being far too expensive, I find it absolutely irritating that they aren’t releasing the 2023 remaster individually except on Digital. People will say what the point is since most of us already own the album in one form or another, but releasing the 2023 remaster individually will allow people who don’t yet own the album to get the album in its latest form if they can’t afford the absurd amount they’re asking for it. I could see this going for $150, give over $300? No thank you. I’m thankful you can get the Wembley cd individually though.

[@petercena9497]

Agree, one would hope they could release it at a later date.

[@thegoldenpanther6986]

@@petercena9497 They will. They've been doing it with all these box sets lately.

[@kevind8752]

I bought the original album back in the ‘70’s and still listen to it. I’m good.

[@thedolphin5428]

Fkn laughed out loud. Woke the dog! A massively underated comment, sir. Agree 1000%. The music is all that really matters. For memories of those first weeks of hearing it, I've still got a mono [ kids, that's monaural, from before stereo] 1/8" cassette tape of it I bootlegged off a mate's LP until I could afford the album from pocket money!

[@kevind8752]

@@thedolphin5428 then bought the 8 track? LOL

[@thedolphin5428]

@@kevind8752 Nah. Never owned a single 8 track. A horrible medium, imo.

[@kevind8752]

@@thedolphin5428 agree but I had a portable one in my car. In what other medium would a song switch tracks mid way through?😂

[@thedolphin5428]

@@kevind8752 Lol. And what other mechanism that a car cassette player could chew up a fkn tape quicker.

[@thedolphin5428]

What on earth is everyone's problem? If you think it is a rip off, don't buy it, but stfu. If you already have x copies of DSOTM, and consider it a superfluous purchase, then stfu. Some people reckon a Rolls Royce, or a BMW, or a Toyota Corolla is rip off. Each has their own value to the buyer. So stfu. .

[@poetsdreamsatc]

I’m from the US and this is one of the best unboxing videos of Pink Floyd’s 50th box set I’ve seen! Now a new subscriber. Thanks for this video!

[@michaeldaley5831]

A boring book,this is just a cash cow,far too expensive,I have 4 special editions of the album.I don’t need anymore.

[@petercena9497]

Binging on Dark Side videos the last few weeks. Wish I could be around for the 100th anniversary.

[@tastyrecordsuk]

So would I, can't imagine what some of these box sets would look like for the centennial anniversary !

[@kevinholloman4055]

3:41 Wizard of Oz band intentions is a myth😂

[@The_Dong_With_TheLuminous_Nose]

Pretty sure he was joking…

[@Driver2616]

Got the album when I was 14, not long after it came out. Still playing it today, or at least the 2016 remaster which I also have. My original (probably 2nd or 3rd repress reissue way back then) still comes out every so often and sounds just as good. Incidentally, I also have the 1994 digital version on CD. That also sounds very good and very rich and clear. Over the years I laughed at the silly suggestions that Wizard of Oz was somehow linked to this album. I also laughed at people who said that this album could only be properly appreciated while under the influence of certain substances. Yeah, right 🙄

[@danwebb4418]

Someone is laughing the whole way to the Bank..

[@stephensdygert7600]

Total ripp off. The LP and CD sound exactly the same as the last remaster. Unfortunately you can't buy the Bluray-audio 5.1 Dolby Atmos disc separately. The original SACD disc in 5.1 released in 2003 sounds better than anything in this overpriced box(out side of the Bluray-audio disc in Dolby Atmos) Pink Floyd meant for this recording to be in Quadraphonic when it was first released. David Gilmore and Rogers Waters have both said, You've never heard Dark Side of the Moon, in its magnanimous glory, until you hear it 5.1 surround. David Gillmore admitted in a interview they had to eliminate 75% of most of the original tracks, because of the limitations of two channel stereo. In 5.1 they restore all those tracks.

[@stevenblackmore9302]

Very cool indeed my dad has 1973 original version of Dark Side of The Moon. I have at least 2 CD versions of it and vinly I got at your shop last year. This does look great am guessing not going to cheap. Very good un boxing video here. 👍👍🎸🎸

[@Yarin4ever]

Comparing it to the Jethro Tull releases for 30$, it actually offers less music content for 10x the price. Absolutely shameful from Floyd. I have the Immersion box and it's far better than this (you get the original Alan Parsons mix)

[@ndogg20]

This box set comes with a bag of marbles! Roger Waters new DSOTM Redux box set will not come with any marbles as it seems Roger has lost all of his.

[@PravinBhana]

The Cost Dosn't Justify Contents. Its Waay too expensive. There's not enough, stuff in there, just a lot of carboard!

[@snerp]

I think for most this boxset is waaaaay overpriced ($500 here in Canada), as you mentioned this is for the top 5% super fans.

[@alfonsovaldez9034]

This is 5 months ago?, that is expensive right now (Setp 26th, this collection is on sale in USA Amazon $ 234 dollars), and I just ordered 😀

[@ALANPA-do6sk4ej4z]

🌈△This is worth it, but the LP record you owned 50 years ago has more memories.Please take good care of it.

[@tuborice4571]

All I want is the bluray and atmos disc. With this cost of living I couldn't afford the box set.

[@Robert-tr7we]

A stand alone blu ray would be much appreciated.

[@tuborice4571]

@@Robert-tr7we I caved in and bought it.

[@Robert-tr7we]

@@tuborice4571 it is a great set, enjoy it 👍🏻

[@tuborice4571]

@Robert I will. Just hope it's a better pressing than the Animals 2018 remix I'm on the 4th record still sounds trash with the crackles and pops

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary Box Set! Boner alert!

[@tomsherwood4650]

For the prices, it ought to be called The Dark Side of the Music Industry.

[@maplelafe7671]

They should give it away for free !! Capitalist 🤔

[@mauriciosandoval40]

Gracias por compartirlo....desde El Salvador, es un reliquia y lo disfruté mucho como lo mostraste a tu público...acá lo escuche desde esa fecha aproximadamente...tenía como 14-15 años cuando lo escuché la primera vez y nunca los pude ver en concierto...todo fue por revistas, posters y otros......fue una experiencia fuera de este mundo.Gracias!

[@markbirchette8740]

I saw and heard Dark Side of the Moon at the Hansen Planetarium in Laser Rock when it first premiered in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was in high school, with five friends and we're all on LSD. It was incredible. I did see The Wall tour at Red Rocks, Colorado. Only time I got to see the classic line up minus Syd.

[@tastyrecordsuk]

The only way to see them!

[@fastechsystems404]

What kind of vinyl and master used for the LP?

[@tastyrecordsuk]

No sure to be honest, if it were original tapes I think they would have made more of a hype about it

[@user-bu9nb8wr6e]

Is it fifty years ago wow. I remember it well at the time you either loved it or hated it.

[@Rickyinhollywood]

They way you use that exacto knife physically makes me sick

[@FloydGuy1980]

I am producing a film on Roger Waters. Could I have permission to use a small clip of this video? Kind regards Barry

[@tastyrecordsuk]

Go ahead! Send us a link when it is finished!

[@alnka1974]

Thanks for sharing this video, it would have been nice if they'd included some demos and or studio rehearsal with mistakes ornhownthe songs came to light from scratch, andnalso would have been nice to add the original version LP with the blue original prism on the LP.

[@swckcd]

So I think you buy 2 . One you never touch the other you enjoy.

[@minormajor11]

Much prefer marbles, scarfe, and coaster in immersion set

[@SingleRacerSVR]

Fantastic & fascinating unboxing video Tasty Records, and thanks for sharing. So I'm just wondering if you could clear up what I believe to be the truth - but as an independent Record Store - then maybe you might be able to be more factual. But as I am old enough to own the original LP (unfortunately, not with that blue label - I checked straight away ; ). But on the song US & THEM on that original LP, there is the opening Sax Solo that has one extra line/run on the Record. Yet it seems in every remaster since then, I have never found a version that has that last run just before the singing starts. On all the remasters including this one, that last run before the vocals is always missing - and I always wondered if it was damaged on the original tapes, so is now therefore unusable?

[@leonalvarado]

The poster of the clocks is a frame form the original animation played in the background when on tour. The live cover is not a mockup as much as a recreation of the original production artwork. he cover was done mostly at the printer following the guides and placement shown on the original paste up board. It was the work of film negatives and film screen combinations. With computers doing the output work these days, not many people understand how some commercial artwork was produced back in the day.

[@thierryjacquemin7918]

Super présentation 😊 une traduction en français aurait été la bienvenue !! MAGNIFIQUE !!

[@titanax1390]

Hi Tasty Records, thank you for a good review, I think that your enthusiasm for this box set was very well articulated and conveyed (thank you for that), my enthusiasm however is not on the same page as yours. I have at home 5 copies of Dark Side of The Moon, these comprise of a cassette which I bought back in 1986-87 when I was only 14 years old, the twentieth anniversary edition on CD, the Immersion Box Set, the Discography Box set version, and the Sapporo - Live in Japan version (the latter being excruciating to listen to). I think in your review you might have told the viewer of the price of the set and how you would give an estimated value in 5, 10, 15, 20 years time if in good condition. I actually think Gilmour and Co. should have released the box sets as a limited edition on release for a certain time only, additionally, the first x amount of sets would have signatures (time dated as Richard Wright is no longer with us, respectively) inside. What has been included in this box set is not enough for me to justify £200+ quid, for me it has to be an investment. "Oh by the way"- (no pun intended), I did not open up the Immersion Box Set and have left it sealed. I am a super fan of Pink Floyd, but some of the merchandising of late really feels like I am being taken for a bit of mug and to put it in Floyd speak, its leaving me "uncomfortably numb".

[@johnfloydman7735]

Great unboxing 👍 for me I'll just be getting the stand alone live album. I have the first press solid triangle, The Japanese pro- use and several other pressures of the album so not for me.. 🙏

[@beachlifebestlife]

glad i bought mine the week it came out ...march 1973...at the Forest Record store on wayne ave.....$2.97....still listen to this beautiful Harvest issue recording

[@jdsew5579]

A really good video! Enjoyed it. I got my box today. Too much box with meager content. They could have included the AP early mix and some demos.

[@tastyrecordsuk]

Thanks! Would have been good to have more demos and outtakes but I saw it as more of an artistic box set than a tell all story

[@celsodias1407]

Excellent presentation of the product and Pink Floyd is always Pink Floyd, but it is a pity that when it arrives here in Brazil it will be very expensive, since the communist government of Lula will tax imported products very high in order to raise more money for their political party!

[@danielb8877]

Nice unboxing and content. I liked that you gave the music notation a go too :) thumbs up. Shame I missed that rear PF record!

[@cyn37211]

I’d use the regular DVD, because, while I have 2 BluRay players and a PlayStation, I don’t have any of them hooked-up, lol. At least they didn’t include a VHS or 8-track, 😛

[@michaelhorne8366]

Pretty disappointed with the quality control to be honest. My first one came out with a damaged photo book, the replacement had print defects on the labels for the singles, if the third comes out with a defect I'm just going to cut my losses and request a refund. Folding the posters into the vinyl sleeves was a terrible idea as well. For the price ($499 AUD), they could have at least rolled them into a poster tube. The artwork is ruined.

[@thegoldenpanther6986]

Rip off.

[@DeeTee79]

Great review. The music book should have included tab.

[@stevenblackmore9302]

Am sure I mentioned this back in 2017 going to The Victoria and Albert museum to go round the truly amazing Pink Floyd exhibition. You could mix tracks from Dark Side of The Moon. 🎸🎸👍👍

[@BobHope3018]

Do you get anything different in this box set?

[@arv3ryn]

I love your sweater, reminds me of what Damon Albarn was wearing in the Beetlebum video!!! Great unbox video

[@theo9952]

Very nice but i can't afford to buy music anymore. And collecting hardly make sense as i m already passed 70. But i have the 30th Anniversary on hybrid CD. I think it sounds as good as this.

[@satanmessenger361]

VERY BIG FAN OF PINK FLOYD IT LOOKS VERY PUT TOGETHER NOW I AM JUST ON THE WAY TO BYE THE DARK SIDE 50Th ANNIVERSARY BOX SET NOW THANK YOU I LOVE YOUR JUMPER BY THE WAY

[@brianheavner5461]

Careful with that poster, Eugene!!!

[@tastyrecordsuk]

Good one! *Roger Waters Scream*

[@johnmedany9294]

Lol - Do not agonise about Shrink - nothing annoys me more than people who keep vinyl sealed. Records are for playing.

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

This is the first vinyl i ever bought and it was a gift for a friend of mine who collects vinyls and is a big floyd fan too

[@ikymagoo]

Can’t wait to get mine, thanks for the video! Great stuff!

[@tastyrecordsuk]

I'm sure you wont be disappointed!

[@pinkfloydtimebeatles5670]

I am little disappointed but is not or fault:) I am disappointed about box set

[@rickyknowles]

Kurts Martin D and his Mustang are the most expensive guitars sold, then its David Gilmours.

[@dan44762000]

Kurt Cobain's Martin D-18E sold for twice the price Gilmours strat got, $6,010,000

[@tastyrecordsuk]

Damn, didnt know this what an item

[@Vince_Tasciotti]

My first impression is that the album is really none more black, It's like a black mirror.

[@braticeva_fantazija]

If it's 100 I will buy it definitely. But 300 euros is too much

[@andrewhaines3259]

Got the book today. Good job I only paid under £6 for it. A bit underwhelming really. Most of the pictures I've seen before.

[@JD-op6vn]

Yea ok😂

[@TheEzrider403]

It's the Pink Floyd version of Marry Poppins bag !!

[@KYCDK]

the atmos version is something else. I think it's also remixed too, theres definitely new effects and the instruments are mixed different. also the transitions are slightly different, better imo

[@c.s.mcleod7383]

You've lost 75% of what you paid. Congratulations!

[@dulcimermanning]

Prism!

[@aavv4554]

You could of just brought a doorstop for £2 but that works just as well.

[@drsysop]

I winder if the DVD & Blue Ray is region locked?

[@jimbrown5552]

Watching from Ireland

[@tastyrecordsuk]

Thanks Jim!

[@Olysterz]

The most expensive guitar ever sold is now Kurt Cobain's Jaguar. The same buyer for the black strat paid 4.55M$ for it.

[@mati_arts]

its not his Jaguar, its his acoustic guitar with electric pickup - ~6M$.

[@propacollector3499]

over priced i got the ccd and 2 lps would love the studio copy

[@royphillips4758]

I'm sick and tired of remastered box sets just give me the music

[@Sean-me4fv]

I'm so glad I bought this beautiful collectible piece. I wish I had bought two copies.

[@waifusupreme2.018]

I’m glad you saved $600

[@Sean-me4fv]

@@waifusupreme2.018 Why? What is money for if not to buy things?

[@markcusack6335]

What do you mean you “wished you had bought two copies”? Even the most casual of Pink Floyd fans should buy at least eight copies of this bona fide masterpiece. One for each room in the house.

[@Sean-me4fv]

@@markcusack6335 one to open and one to keep sealed was my theory

[@deadmanrunning6670]

@@Sean-me4fv LOL, I understand; I do that with almost everything collectible that I buy; to keep one pristine. I still haven't opened the 50th Anniversary Sgt Peppers. I don't think I'll open either one, I have the original 50 year old LP's along with my 50+ year old rig: Marantz / Thorens / Bose 901 which would make these new versions sound great. Today it's just easier to stream everything.

[@NiamhCullen]

I have the gold copy of the CD. But I think this cost way too much

[@FacelessSoulessHumanity]

April 7 1973 I purchased two albums of Dark Side of the Moon for a mere pittance $5.89 each. At 64 in June 23, I'm buying this for nostalgia. This time I'm putting it in a secure vault. Repeating the mistakes of youth would not be wise. Sure should have kept those albums safe! My grandson will inherit this.

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

lol @ vinyl... I don't understand vinyl... Even CDs sound better than vinyl, let alone the 24 bit 192 khz FLAC version that you can buy online...

[@sandokan1578]

Right? And today with the world in our hands you can look for sound engineers saying that vinyl it's not better, and that the warm sound can be 100% replicated on digital

[@craigsandry6737]

What no cassette version ? 😉

[@thedolphin5428]

I've still got one!. It's a mono copy from a mates original album!

[@waynejones1054]

The vinyl and posters take me back😄😄

[@paulocesarrodrigues8553]

There's no PF without RWaters.

[@rogerboucher1913]

I have the 1973 LP album with the blue label. Is it worth something?

[@tastyrecordsuk]

Just a bit!

[@jeffrobodeenyehcmon5925]

Question..what is on the DVD? Live dark side tour? Whole show?

[@tastyrecordsuk]

It is simply audio only as far as I understand

[@ash8329]

when they ask me what happiness looks like

[@tastyrecordsuk]

Thanks Ash!

[@davidleavitt835]

Much as I love DSOTM, I cannot abide Pink Floyd box sets. Pulse and Delicate Sounds Of Thunder blu rays are just picture books. Not taking away from the amazing concert but, bonus wise, sorely lacking. Even the book shown is underwhelming to me. I'm sure beyond a doubt it sounds amazing. I also ADORE Us And Them:Symphonic Pink Floyd by Youth and Jaz Coleman. Incredible album encompassing DOSTM and Wall songs. Nice shout out to Wizard Of Oz. Having a dvd of that would have been a sweet bonus. I do concur that an atmos and blu ray combined blu ray would have been much better. Nice booklet after the sheet music. Epic points for the sheet music book, however.

[@cubdukat]

Did they remaster it or is it the same version that Sony put out before? I'm debating whether to get it. I'm not overly interested in the extras; I just want to know if I should save money and get the one Sony has out now instead.

[@giuseppe8320]

It's the 2011 remaster, don't buy it, it's definitely not worth the price. Buy the immersion boxset instead: its price is way lower and there is a lot more stuff

[@tastyrecordsuk]

As far as I understand it is a new remaster that sounds different to the 2016 vinyl version

[@belarus_am]

It's a newly reamastered version.

[@missbonekittyasylum3715]

Thanks for the detailed video. The drama of it all is that you can sell people a well-known album over and over again in countless remasters, digital copies and box sets. Other artists then have to wait for their works to be pressed and finished. Waste of resources par excellence. By the way, I don't need an album in 1001 versions. This applies to all bands and artists who do this. Music should be heard above all....

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

They didn’t intend it to be played along with Wizard of Oz, mate. That’s a myth.

[@rhamonhobus8583]

Amazing!

[@YouChwb]

To cut a long story short, it's a record label project box set rather than anything from the band. Probably the reasoning why only one band member turned up. Buy this, you've been duped...again.

[@damienmckinnom8456]

Great review , wonderful to see you so passionate. I bought the set too , a nice art statement , take care. Cheers Damien from Australia.

[@tastyrecordsuk]

Thanks Damien!

[@damienmckinnom8456]

@@tastyrecordsuk No worries cheers to England , The old Country. 🌞🌅

[@deantaylor1512]

Wow .. wasn’t expecting this today .. great box but very much style over content … Of course as a fan would love to own but at a much lower price point … I do think though that the remaster will be available as a stand alone at some point …it just feels it’s going that way … Would like your comments on the pressing and remaster at some point ….as the 2016 is actually very good ..

[@johnfloydman7735]

Am I right in thinking that this new remaster is an all digital press...

[@deantaylor1512]

@@johnfloydman7735 yes I do believe it is … think it been stated somewhere but can’t remember.. I’m definitely not buying until massive price drop and how good it’s pressed (Animals 😱)and sound quality.. I will pick up the Wembley vinyl at some point..

[@johnfloydman7735]

@@deantaylor1512 IV pre order the live album. My Animals ReMix pressing is quite good.. nice and quiet.. I heard that some are better than others. I think they have missed a trick with this DSOTM. It should have been a full analogue press recreating the first pressing with the solid triangle .. that would be more attractive to me.. O well 🙏

[@deantaylor1512]

@@johnfloydman7735 yes .. that would have been a bonus.. Unfortunately compared to the immersion set this 50th is basically just a load of cardboard….quite literally…

[@johnfloydman7735]

@@deantaylor1512 😄😄😅... so true..

[@jimkennedy8912]

Think most expensive guitar sold might be Kurt Cobain accustic with electric pick up. Thanks for posting.

[@georgefaulk2528]

Graduated in 1973, "Time" is our class song....Still have my original first release L.P

[@fizzlebomber674]

no way that's one of the best albums of all time. Animals and Wish You Were Here are probably their best work. I think people are just infatuated with that album cover for some reason. Im not saying the album sucks, but I dont find it very impressive either.