History Trivia / TheDarkSideOfTheMoon

* {{Feelies}}: [=LPs=] came with two posters -- one of the band on stage, and one of the pyramids at Giza, apparently photographed by moonlight.

* NominalCoauthor: "Speak to Me" is officially credited to Nick Mason, who rarely ever made any songwriting contributions. While Mason claimed that he indeed wrote the track (a sound collage consisting of clips from other songs on the album) himself, Music/RogerWaters and Richard Wright claimed that they actually wrote the song and simply gave Mason a writing credit so he could make some extra money from songwriting royalties. Following his acrimonious departure from Pink Floyd, Waters stated that he regretted attributing the piece to Mason.

* BannedInChina: Early South Korean copies had "Us and Them" and "Brain Damage" removed, likely due to the anti-war and anti-government lyrics in those songs. It took until 1979 for the album to even have an official release there. South Korea was effectively a military democracy and a very censorious place at the time. Oddly enough, the English lyrics for those songs were still printed on the lyric sheet included with the album. Copies released after that country's transition to democracy in 1987 use the full tracklisting.

** Another box set was released in 2023 to celebrate the album's 50th anniversary, which, as well as featuring multiple mixes and many collectibles, has a vinyl and CD for each mix.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: A box set of the album, called ''Immersion'', was released in 2011 as part of a massive re-release of the band's catalog. It includes ''four'' different mixes of the album, a live version performed in London in 1974, tour films, demos, a hardcover book, and other collectibles. The same was done with ''Music/{{Wish You Were Here|1975}}'' and ''Music/TheWall''.

* BreakthroughHit: This album made Music/PinkFloyd a household name. As individual songs go, that would be "{{Money|Song}}".

* NamesTheSame: British BluesRock band Medicine Head released an album titled ''Dark Side of the Moon'' a year before Pink Floyd did, while they were writing this album. Once the Medicine Head album was deemed a commercial flop, Pink Floyd went back to using the title ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' for themselves, having debuted their album live as ''Eclipse''.

* BannedInChina: Early South Korean copies had "Us and Them" and "Brain Damage" removed, likely due to the anti-war and anti-government lyrics in those songs. It took until 1979 for the album to even have an official release there. South Korea was effectively a military democracy and a very censorious place at the time. Oddly enough, the English lyrics were still printed on the lyric sheet included with the album. Copies released after that country's transition to democracy in 1987 use the full tracklisting.

* BannedInChina: Early South Korean copies had "Us and Them" and "Brain Damage" removed, likely due to the anti-war and anti-government lyrics in those songs. It took until 1979 for the album to even have an official release there. South Korea was effectively a military democracy and a very censorious place at the time. Copies released after that country's transition to democracy in 1987 use the full tracklisting.

* BannedInChina: Early South Korean copies had "Us and Them" and "Brain Damage" removed. It took until 1979 for the album to even have an official release there. South Korea was effectively a military democracy and a very censorious place at the time. Copies released after that country's transition to democracy in 1987 use the full tracklisting.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: A box set of the album, called ''Immersion'', was released in 2011 as part of a massive re-release of the band's catalog. It includes ''four'' different mixes of the album, a live version performed in London in 1974, tour films, demos, a hardcover book, and other collectibles. The same was done with ''Music/WishYouWereHere1975'' and ''Music/TheWall''.

** "On the Run" was originally a bluesy jam titled "The Travel Sequence."

* WorkingTitle: While ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' was the initial title for the album, it was renamed ''Eclipse'' after Medicine Head (which featured Keith Relf of Music/TheYardbirds on bass) released an album called ''Dark Side of the Moon'' in 1972. Pink Floyd was aware of this, and debuted the album in concert that year under the name ''Eclipse''. When it became clear that the Medicine Head album was a commercial failure, they decided to switch back to ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' and accordingly renamed the song "The Dark Side of the Moon" [[NonAppearingTitle "Brain Damage"]].

** "On the Run" was originally a bluesy jam titled, "The Travel Sequence."