Dark Round the Edges

Dark Round the Edges^{[nb 1]} 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.^[3][4]

Dark Round the Edges
Studio album by Dark
Released	1972 (1972)
Recorded	9–13 July 1972[1]
Studio	S.I.S. Studios, Northampton[1]
Genre	Psychedelic rock progressive rock Acid rock
Length	37:59
Label	S.I.S. Records (private press)
Producer	Steve Giles

Release

The album was originally released in an edition of 64 copies.^{[nb 2]} Most copies were given away to family and close friends of the band, but some were sold.^[4] It is now considered to be one of the most valuable records, with original copies having been sold for prices upward to £6,000^[4] and £25,000,^[6] depending on the version. In 2016, it was listed as the 17th most valuable record of all time by NME.^[7]

The album has been reissued several times.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
The Lama Reviews	7/10 [9]

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.^[8]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Darkside"	Steve Giles, Ronald Johnson, Clive Thorneycroft	7:28
2.	"Maypole"	Giles	5:03
3.	"Live for Today"	Giles, Johnson, Thorneycroft, Martin Weaver	8:07

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"R.C. 8"	Giles	5:05
5.	"The Cat"	Giles, Johnson, Thorneycroft	5:19
6.	"Zero Time"	Giles, Johnson, Thorneycroft	6:49

Personnel

Adapted from the back cover of Dark Around the Edges.^[1]

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

1. The album title is Dark on the first CD reissue, released by Kissing Spell in 1992.^[2]
2. According to Steve Giles, the following are the amount of different versions made: 12 colour gatefolds, 2 'special' colour gatefolds, 1 white doodle on sleeve, 12 black and white gatefolds and 37 black and white single sleeves.^[5]