Dark Round the Edges is the first album by British psychedelic rock group Dark, released in 1972. The original edition is considered to be a "holy grail" for record collectors.

Release

The album was originally released in an edition of 64 copies. Most copies were given away to family and close friends of the band, but some were sold. It is now considered to be one of the most valuable records, with original copies having been sold for prices upward to £6,000 and £25,000, depending on the version. In 2016, it was listed as the 17th most valuable record of all time by NME.

Dark Round the Edges

The album has been reissued several times.

Dark Round the Edges

Reception

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic commented that the songs were "largely vehicles for some involved, fuzzy hard rock guitar soloing" and compared the "softer parts" to Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead.

Dark Round the Edges

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the back cover of Dark Around the Edges.

Dark

Steve Giles – vocals, guitar, producer

Martin Weaver – guitar

Ronald Johnson – bass guitar

Clive Thorneycroft – drums

Production and additional personnel

Alan Bowley – recording engineer

Steve Giles – photography, design

Notes

References

1972 albums

Psychedelic rock albums by English artists