Bonhams on Instagram: "An Abbey Road Studios recording console to record #PinkFloyd's landmark album, #TheDarkSideoftheMoon, sold for $1,807,500 inc. premium in today's Rock and Roll Through The Lens auction in NY. The EMI TG 12345 MK IV console has been referred to as the greatest console ever constructed due to the collaboration with Abbey Road and EMI engineers, with the production of every component being built to military precision. Abbey Road studios was the recording studio of choice for experimental and progressive artists to use throughout the 1960s-1970s and is still a busy venue today. The sound recording of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon is testament to the superior engineering of this recording equipment. #TCMAuction @tcm #BonhamsNY"

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