Test your knowledge of the sounds, stories, and studio craft behind Pink Floyd’s classic. From time signatures to iconic art, see how deep your prism-era expertise goes.
In which year was Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ released?
1972
1975
1971
1973
Which engineer worked on the album at Abbey Road Studios?
Alan Parsons
Phil Spector
George Martin
Glyn Johns
The prism cover was created by which design group?
v23
Pentagram
Factory
Hipgnosis
‘Money’ is best known for a main groove in which time signature before shifting later in the track?
6/8
7/4
3/4
5/4
Which London studio served as the primary recording location for the album?
Abbey Road Studios
Olympic Studios
Trident Studios
AIR Studios
Who provided the improvised vocal on ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’?
Maggie Reilly
Claudia Lennear
Clare Torry
Merry Clayton
Which instrument generated the rapid sequence on ‘On the Run’?
Fairlight CMI
ARP Odyssey
Moog modular
EMS Synthi AKS
Who played the saxophone solos on ‘Us and Them’ and ‘Money’?
Mel Collins
Dick Parry
Michael Brecker
David Sanborn
Which single from the album became Pink Floyd’s first U.S. Top 20 hit?
Us and Them
Money
Time
Brain Damage
Who is officially credited as the album’s producer?
Chris Thomas
Pink Floyd
Bob Ezrin
Brian Eno
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