LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-APR 17, 2019- ON THIS DAY 46 YEARS AGO, PINK FLOYD’S DARK SIDE OF THE MOON WAS CERTIFIED GOLD IN THE US FOR THE FIRST TIME, SIGNIFYING SALES OF 500,000 COPIES. THE LP WENT ON TO STAY ON THE CHARTS US CHARTS FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND BECAME TE LONGEST CHARTING ROCK RECORD OF ALL TIME.
THE ALBUM HAS SINCE GONE ON TO SELL AN ESTIMATED 45 MILLION COPIES AND DOWNLOADS, AND IS PINK FLOYD’S MOST COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL ALBUM.
HERE’S A REAL TREAT. PINK FLOYD FROM 1994 AND AN ENTIRE “DARK SIDE OF THE MOON” CONCERT
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