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Pink Floyd fans bemused by anger over band’s new Dark Side of the Moon anniversary logo

British rock band announced a massive reissue of their legendary 1973 studio album

Inga Parkel
Wednesday 01 March 2023 18:06 GMT
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Pink Floyd's first album in 20 years

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Pink Floyd have reinvented their iconic logo in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their hit album The Dark Side of the Moon, much to the chagrin of a portion of their fanbase.

On 19 January, the British rock band announced the forthcoming release of a remastered deluxe box set of their popular 1973 studio record.

To commemorate the milestone, Pink Floyd reimagined their original well-known symbol: a beam of light passing through a prism, resulting in a rainbow beam.

While the new temporary graphic retained the original’s triangular prism, it replaced the beam of light with the number 50 and the zero filled in with a rainbow.

After the band swapped their Facebook page’s profile photo to the updated logo, a sect of their listeners angrily disputed the change, specifically angered by the rainbow.

“Lose the rainbow, you’re making yourself look stupid!” one commented, with a second calling it a “disgrace”.

“From this moment, I don’t listen to the band,” a third replied.

Pink Floyd profile picture
Pink Floyd profile picture (Pink Floyd / Facebook)

Several other fans found the angry responses to be baffling, with one writing: “I thought it was a joke and had to come see for myself. Are people really having tantrums over the rainbow that has ALWAYS been there in that iconic cover?”

A second responded sarcastically: “I love how incredibly narrow-minded people are.”

“You know you’re homophobic when you get mad at the rainbow that has always been Pink Floyd’s logo,” another shared, before explaining: “It shines out of the triangle; represents the start of life and all the paths taken and influences over a lifetime.”

The Dark Side Of The Moon box set will be available for purchase on 24 March.

It will include a never-before-heard recording of a November 1974 performance of the album, two CDs, two long-playing vinyls, two Blu-ray disks, a 160-page hardcover book featuring photos from the era, a 76-page songbook, and more.

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