Pink Floyd recorded The Dark Side of the Moon between May 1972 and January 1973. Released in March 1973, the LP became an instant chart success in the UK and throughout Western Europe, earning an enthusiastic response from critics.

Pulsing with subtle brilliance, Caribbean rhythms underpinning sophisticated, turbulent songcraft, this is The Mars Volta at their most mature, most concise, most focused. Their sound and fury channelled to greatest effect, the album finds Rodr©Ưguez-L©đpez's subterranean pop melodies driving Bixler-Zavala's dark sci-fi tales of the occult and malevolent governments. Distilling all the passion, poetry and power at their fingertips, this is the...