You lower a record player’s stylus onto an LP, and it begins. The crackle of needle on vinyl is silenced by a long, low heartbeat fading in and then a maelstrom of sound that serves as overture for the (dis)passion play to come.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Why ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ still matters at 50, and not just to dads
Pink Floyd’s masterpiece maintains a cross-generational appeal that has made it among the best-selling albums of all time
Perspective by Ty Burr