Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon - Immersion Box Set
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon - Immersion Box Set
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon - Immersion Box Set
 

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon – Immersion Box Set

$450.00

Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box Set was released in 2011 as part of the band’s Why Pink Floyd? reissue campaign. The set is built around the classic album, but the whole point of this edition is context: the remastered studio record, the 1974 Wembley live performance, surround and high-resolution audio, visual material, and a stack of physical extras aimed squarely at serious collectors. Discogs identifies it as the 2011 box set edition, while Pink Floyd’s archive described the Immersion line as a deluxe expansion of the album and its era.

As an actual review, this is one of the better mega-box treatments ever given to a canonical rock album because it does not feel like pure packaging theatre. The Dark Side Of The Moon is already one of those records that can seem too familiar to hear properly anymore, and a set like this has to justify its existence by helping you hear it again, not just by piling on memorabilia. This one mostly succeeds. The remastered album still sounds immaculate, of course, but the real value is in the way the box expands the world around it. The Live at Wembley 1974 material is especially important, because it shows the album still breathing as performance rather than frozen museum glass.

That live component matters because Dark Side has often been flattened by its own mythology. In the abstract, everybody knows it is a masterpiece. In practice, people forget how physical and human it can sound. The Wembley performance brings back some of that movement. It reminds you that these songs were not just studio architecture. They were played, stretched, and inhabited. That gives the box genuine weight as a listening experience rather than just a shelf object.

The other strength of the Immersion set is that it suits the album itself. The Dark Side Of The Moon has always been obsessive, detailed, and immersive by design, so a sprawling archival box makes more sense here than it would for plenty of other albums. The surround and high-resolution material, the alternate and documentary pieces, and the printed extras all play into that sense of total world-building. The danger with a release like this is excess for its own sake. Here, the excess mostly feels appropriate. It is a deep dive into one of the most carefully constructed albums ever made, and the format matches the music’s scale.

That said, this is still a box for people who really care. If all you want is the album itself, this is overkill. The Immersion edition is not the essential way to hear Dark Side. The album never needed rescuing. But for collectors and committed fans, it is a strong archival statement because it treats the record as a living body of work rather than a sacred relic. That is why it still holds value. It is indulgent, yes, but not empty.

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Description

Core Album Tracklisting

  1. Speak To Me
  2. Breathe (In The Air)
  3. On The Run
  4. Time
  5. The Great Gig In The Sky
  6. Money
  7. Us And Them
  8. Any Colour You Like
  9. Brain Damage
  10. Eclipse

Disc 2 – CD2 – Live at Wembley 1974 [Previously Unreleased]:
1. Speak To Me
2. Breathe
3. On The Run
4. Time
5. The Great Gig In The Sky
6. Money
7. Us And Them
8. Any Colour You Like
9. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse

DISC 3 – DVD 1 [ALL AUDIO]:
* The Dark Side Of The Moon – James Guthrie 2003 5.1 Surround Mix [Previously Released only on SACD] in standard resolution audio at 448 kbps

* The Dark Side Of The Moon – James Guthrie 2003 5.1 Surround Mix (Previously Released only on SACD) in high resolution audio at 640 kbps

* The Dark Side Of The Moon – LPCM Stereo mix [as Disc 1]

* The Dark Side Of The Moon – Alan Parsons Quad Mix [Previously Released only on vinyl LP/8 track tape in 1973] in standard resolution audio at 448 kbps

* The Dark Side Of The Moon – Alan Parsons Quad Mix [Previously Released only on vinyl LP/8 track tape in 1973] in high resolution audio at 640 kbps

DISC 4 – DVD 2 [ALL AUDIO VISUAL]:
* Live In Brighton 1972:
– Careful With That Axe, Eugene [Previously Unreleased on DVD]
– Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun [Previously Unreleased on DVD]

* The Dark Side Of The Moon, 2003 documentary [25 min EPK]

* Concert Screen Films (60 min total):
– British Tour 1974
– French Tour 1974
– North American Tour 1975

DISC 5 – BLU-RAY, AUDIO + AUDIO VISUAL:
* AUDIO: The Dark Side Of The Moon – James Guthrie 2003 5.1 Surround Mix [Previously Released only on SACD] in high resolution audio at 96 kHz/24-bit

* AUDIO: The Dark Side Of The Moon – Original stereo mix [1973] mastered in high resolution audio at 96 kHz/24-bit

* AUDIO VISUAL – Live In Brighton 1972:
– Careful With That Axe, Eugene [Previously Unreleased on DVD/Blu-Ray]
– Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun [Previously Unreleased on DVD / Blu-Ray]

* AUDIO VISUAL: The Dark Side Of The Moon – 2003 Documentary [EPK]

* AUDIO VISUAL: Concert Screen Films [5.1 Surround Mix]:
– British Tour 1974
– French Tour 1974
– North American Tour 1975

* AUDIO VISUAL: Concert Screen Films (High Resolution Stereo Mix):
– British Tour 1974
– French Tour 1974
– North American Tour 1975

DISC 6 – CD3:
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon – 1972 Early Album Mix [Engineered by Alan Parsons] – Previously Unreleased
2. The Hard Way – from ‘Household Objects’ project
3. Us And Them – Richard Wright Demo – Previously Unreleased
4. The Travel Sequence – Live from Brighton June 1972 – Previously Unreleased
5. The Mortality Sequence – Live from Brighton June 1972 – Previously Unreleased
6. Any Colour You Like – Live from Brighton June 1972 – Previously Unreleased
7. The Travel Sequence – Studio Recording 1972 – Previously Unreleased
8. Money – Roger Waters’ Demo – Previously Unreleased

MERCHANDISE:
* 40 page 27cm x 27cm booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson
* Exclusive photo book edited by Jill Furmanovsky
* 27cm x 27cm Exclusive Storm Thorgerson Art Print
* 5 x Collectors’ Cards featuring art and comments by Storm Thorgerson
* Replica of The Dark Side Of The Moon Tour Ticket
* Replica of The Dark Side Of The Moon Backstage Pass
* Scarf
* 3 x Black marbles
* 9 x Coasters (unique to this box) featuring early Storm Thorgerson design sketches
* 12 page credits booklet

Notable Box Set Contents

The Immersion edition includes the remastered studio album, Live at Wembley 1974, additional audio/video material, and a range of memorabilia-style extras. Pink Floyd’s archive description of the Immersion line highlights the remastered album, gatefold vinyl, Blu-ray and DVD audio, and the Wembley live material as key components of the deluxe presentation. Discogs also documents the multi-disc format and packaging.

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon - Immersion Box Set

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