Pink Floyd WISH YOU WERE HERE Columbia Records PC 33453 (1975 1st Ed. w/Postcard

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Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here Columbia Records PC 33453 (1975 1st Ed. w/Postcard)

Tracklist

A1 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 1-5) Saxophone – Dick Parry Saxophone – Dick Parry 13:30 A2 Welcome To The Machine 7:29

B1 Have A Cigar Vocals – Roy Harper Vocals – Roy Harper 5:11 B2 Wish You Were Here 5:45 B3 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 6-9) Saxophone – Dick Parry Saxophone – Dick Parry 12:20

*(all photos are of the actual item)

• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Copyright © – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.

• Lyrics By – Roger Waters
• Producer – Pink Floyd
• Sleeve, Photography By – Hipgnosis
• David Gilmour – vocals, guitars, pedal steel guitar, EMS Synthi AKS, additional bass, glass harmonica, tape effects
• Roger Waters – vocals, bass guitar, EMS VCS 3, additional guitar, glass harmonica, tape effects
• Nick Mason – drums, percussion, tympani, cymbals, tape effects
• Richard Wright – Hammond organ, ARP String Ensemble, Minimoog, Steinway piano, EMS VCS 3, Hohner Clavinet D6, Wurlitzer EP-200 electric piano, glass harmonica, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Dick Parry – tenor and baritone saxophone on “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”
• Roy Harper – lead vocals on “Have a Cigar”
• Venetta Fields – backing vocals
• Carlena Williams – backing vocals

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): T2 P AL 33453-4B C o
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): BL 33453-1B 1T C o

     Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records and Columbia Records, their first release for the latter. Based on material Pink Floyd composed while performing in Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded over numerous sessions throughout 1975 at Abbey Road Studios in London.      The album's themes include criticism of the music business, alienation, and a tribute to founding member Syd Barrett, who left seven years earlier with deteriorating mental health. Like their previous record, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Pink Floyd used studio effects and synthesisers. Guest singers included Roy Harper, who provided the lead vocals on "Have a Cigar", and Venetta Fields, who added backing vocals to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". To promote the album, the band released the double A-side single "Have a Cigar" / "Welcome to the Machine".      Wish You Were Here received mixed reviews from critics on its release, who found its music uninspiring and inferior to their previous work. It has retrospectively received critical acclaim, hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time, and was cited by keyboardist Richard Wright and guitarist David Gilmour as their favourite Pink Floyd album. It reached number one in the US and UK and Harvest's parent company, EMI, was unable to keep up with the demand. Since then, the record has sold over 20 million copies. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
     Pink Floyd followed the commercial breakthrough of Dark Side of the Moon with Wish You Were Here, a loose concept album about and dedicated to their founding member Syd Barrett. The record unfolds gradually, as the jazzy textures of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" reveal its melodic motif, and in its leisurely pace, the album shows itself to be a warmer record than its predecessor. Musically, it's arguably even more impressive, showcasing the group's interplay and David Gilmour's solos in particular. And while it's short on actual songs, the long, winding soundscapes are constantly enthralling.