Released December 22, 2009 Release date 22 December 2009 Producer The Flaming Lips | Length 41:00 Label Warner Bros. Records | |
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The Dark Side of the Moon
(2009) The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
(2012) Artists The Flaming Lips, Stardeath and White Dwarfs Genres Psychedelic rock, Alternative rock Similar The Flaming Lips albums, Psychedelic rock albums | ||
The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon is a collaborative studio album by the psychedelic rock group The Flaming Lips. The album is a complete track-for-track reimagining of Pink Floyd's seminal 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon.
Contents
The album was released through the iTunes Store on December 22, 2009, and was released on other digital music retailers a week later.
On April 17, 2010, Warner Bros. released 5000 copies of The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon on 12" seafoam green vinyl as part of Record Store Day. Upon release the record was released on both seafoam green and clear vinyl with a CD copy of the album included.
Background
The recording's existence was revealed by The Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne before a special promotional concert at the Ricardo Montalbán Theater in Hollywood. The album was recorded with the band Stardeath and White Dwarfs, and features singer Henry Rollins recreating the original album's interview samples. The album also features the singer Peaches who performed Clare Torry's vocal segment of "The Great Gig in the Sky".
Track listing
For writing credits, see the original album's article. All songs published by World Copyrights Ltd.
Track performances
Personnel
New Year's performance
The band, along with Stardeath and White Dwarfs, played the album in its entirety on the annual New Year's Eve FREAKOUT curated by them in their hometown of Oklahoma City, right after the clocks marked the beginning of 2010.
Songs
1Speak to Me / BreatheHenry Rollins - Peaches5:19
2On the RunHenry Rollins3:55
3Time / Breathe (reprise)4:57