The MP3 album deal of the day over at Amazon today is the Pink Floyd classic Dark Side Of The Moon for only $1.99.

First of all, if you don’t already own this Pink Floyd album, you really need to, like now. Second, it’s $2, I can’t stress enough how crazy insane it would be to pass up grabbing it now if you won’t already own it (see previous sentence).

There’s a reason Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best-selling albums of all time: the 1973 release has 9 songs and you’d be hard-pressed to find one even mediocre song, let alone one that’s bad. In my opinion, this is the band’s best album (even topping The Wall, which I love too).

Just trust me on this one, people, snag this baby for a mere $2 and have a lifetime of enjoyment (or at least while MP3 format lasts). This deal might end at the end of today (though, there’s a chance it will continue through the weekend). Don’t miss out!

Pink Floyd founding member Richard Wright is off to play in that great gig in the sky.

The keyboardist and songwriter of the iconic rock band died today at his home in Britain after battling cancer. He was 65.

Wright formed Pink Floyd in 1965 along with Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and the late Syd Barrett. Together the foursome made their recording debut with 1967’s jazz-influenced psychedelic rock album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, which contained “Astronomy Dominé,” co-sung by Wright.

Pink Floyd went on to achieve great commercial success and critical acclaim with over a dozen records, including the now-classic albums Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. It was during the recording sessions for the latter album that Wright had a falling out with bassist/frontman Roger Waters leading to his forced resignation in 1980 as a full member of the band. He retained the role of session and touring musician during the album’s promotion, but did not appear on the band’s follow-up album, The Final Cut (which turned out to be its last with Rogers).