Pink Floyd's 1973 classic, Dark Side Of The Moon, has received a nomination in the 2005 Demmy Awards. The awards are run by the Consumer Electronics Association - the CEA - who put together collections of audio demonstration music for retailers and manufacturers of high end audio equipment.

The CEA sorts the choices into five categories: Best CD Track, Best High-Resolution Two-Channel Track, Best High-Resolution Multi-Channel Track, Best Segment of a DVD as a Movie, and Best Segment of a DVD as a Music Video or Concert.

Pink Floyd's nomination is specifically for Breathe, from Dark Side, as the Best High Resolution Multi-Channel Track. It is up against "Hunting Wabbits" - Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band; "Ripple" - Grateful Dead; "Mosaic" - Laurence Juber; "Temptation" - Diana Krall.

According to the CEA, its choices "highlight recordings that reflect the highest quality of sound engineering, incorporate natural tonal balance and great clarity of detail and have a realistic, three-dimensional soundstage. These recordings are musically convincing and emotionally engaging and, thereby, provide consumers with an exceptional sonic experience in the retail demonstration environment."

The winners will be announced at CEA's PARA Management Conference, May 14th, in California.

UPDATE - WINNERS:
Sadly, Pink Floyd did not win their category at the Demmy Awards, the prize for Best Hi-Resolution Multi-Channel Track going to "Mosaic" by Laurence Juber.