Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon - British Q8 to DTS [CD D

This is a DTS image of the highly rare Q8 British version of Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd. The band originally intended for their audience to hear the album THIS way, but unfortunately QUAD playback didn\'t take off like people thought it would. So, this Q8 was definitely an obscure item; in the UK, 8-Track cartridge technology was not a sought-after mainstay of playback like it was in the US circa the 1970\'s. The 1970\'s British Q8 was an 8-channel, 2 program cartridge. In the US we had 4 programs of stereo; the British cartridge had two programs of Quadrophonic. Given the source, you can expect that the sound quality will be less than most versions of this album on CD or vinyl. Why post? Because it\'s TRUE QUADROPHONIC and really must be experienced to be believed, and especially because it is the rare original mix of a landmark album. It is very interesting to compare this to the 5.1 SACD or SACD=>DTS image that is also available for download. Both the Q8 and the SACD are true surround sound, but the mix is completely different; I think this original mix is much better. Compare especially Clare Torry\'s solo in The Great Gig in the Sky. Since it came from much newer, fresher master tapes, the sound of the Q8 is much more dynamic, much less muddy than the SACD. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I found this on bittorrent around 2003.

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riandaj (2007-12-24)

Nice work........40+ mins of
Somehow i remember DSoTM as a little more musical.

limafoxsierra (2007-12-27)

A DTS Image !!! It is an AIFF file that simply can not be played with the Quicktime ...

bhobson333 (2007-12-29)

> Nice work........40+ mins of
Somehow i remember DSoTM as a little more musical.
RTFM dude.

Dsterf (2007-12-31)

For the guys not getting the music, be advised this if you can't read a DTS CD, you are out of luck for this particular file.
I got the full tilt boogie album, featuring all three formats, MLP, Dolby Digital, and DTS, all putting it out in Quadraphonic, as mixed by the genius, Alan Parsons. All worked, but, I had the player and receiver for it.
If this DTS only version did not work for you, look for a file about 3.43 GiB, titled "Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon - DVDA MLP + DVDV DTS". Download it, there will always be seeders for this, as it is such an awesome and seminal work.
Burn the image onto a DVD, pop it in, select whatever format presents itself and works on your system, grab a beer and kick back.
In surround sound, this music is the shit!!! Spend the time and effort; this is worth it. I have not heard anything better, ever.
Pirate Bay has it, and I will add myself to the seeders.

Dsterf (2007-12-31)

P.S.
Follow Hyper - Trax' advice, he know what he is talking about. Better yet, get Peer Guardian, and block the scumbags who want to make life miserable...
Dsterf

bhobson333 (2008-01-02)

Dsterf, I bow to your superior DSOTM :-)
I also love it! Thanks for posting.
Do you know of anything remotely similar for Wish You Were Here? The only thing I have ever found is this Q8 rip:

kiefspoon (2008-04-15)

Also the link to the torrent page for DSOTM Q8 CD audio files is:

Avro_Arrow (2008-05-22)

Works Great!
Just burn the aiff file in Nero as an Audio CD.
Thanks so much for sharing!

schrism (2008-05-29)

On 4-28-72 I sat in the center of The Auditorium to listen to Eclipse (A Piece For Assorted Lunatics). There were speakers at my sides, behind me and in the balcony. Rick Wright had a crank (like a butter churn) atop his keyboards that directed the sound.
This recording takes me back there.
I've only experienced great live surround sound twice, that night (when no one could have imagined it) and at The Mirage for LOVE. (2007 surround sound Grammy)
Bravo!

schrism (2008-05-29)

P.S. Technical note. When I burned the aiff in Nero I got some bad tracking errors. I converted it to wav first for perfect results.

coiler13 (2009-05-21)

Thanks! I burnt an image, mounted it and could then play it on my pc using a xonar d2 to decode.
I must say the mix is amazing, much more creative than the 5.1. This version gave me the chills listening to it. Thanks heaps!

bhobson333 (2009-07-24)

Thanks for the feedback, coiler13. I agree, this is an incredible mix and I'm very happy that I collected it years ago and can share it with you now. I hope this torrent, in whatever version, is available forever.
Don't miss the similar version of "Wish You Were Here" here:

forcepsdragonlord (2011-01-07)

AMAZING !!!
This DSOTM-Q8 is AIFF file wright ???
I only possible to play it on my computer with windows media player and windows media player classic adding AC3 filter.
This not working in KMPlayer , or Foobar2000 or JetAudio or Winamp ? I try it all !!!
Do i need plugin for that players or what ???
Bhobson333 your posts are GREAT thanx !!!
i need more DTS music and Wavs ;)