How do you follow one of the best regarded and biggest selling albums of all time? With another one. After the swift and monumental success of The Dark Side Of The Moon , Pink Floyd were finally able to take a break from the relentless touring and recording they had had to undertake since Still, by providing a focus for the album and very quickly creating the new songs, Waters deserves much credit for keeping the recording on track. His full contribution is available on a mix of the track on the expanded editions of Wish You Were Here, available from November The lavish artwork for the album package was once again created by the Hipgnosis team, who created a series of tableaux based on absence and, as. The final images included the empty gesture of a handshake between two businessmen one on fire , a diver that causes no ripples, and a piece of gauze floating in the wind, shot somewhere in Norfolk, UK. We have a book!
Release date: 12th September 1975
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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. 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. Since then, the record has sold an estimated 13 million copies.
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See the full list. Title: Wish You Were Here A forest ranger is haunted by the disappearance of his four-year-old daughter, and the subsequent breakup of his marriage. He discovers his ex-wife Ana is pregnant to the policeman in charge of his missing daughter's case. When a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his hometown girl, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back.
Experience editions a re expanded versions of classic albums in a Digipak bonus disc format. Included are the original remastered album, a disc of additional material and an expanded CD booklet. Reflecting the bands thoughts of the time on the music business, and exploring themes of absence, Wish You Were Here contains the classic cut Shine On You Crazy Diamond, a tribute to founder member Syd Barrett. The new experience version presents the original studio album, digitally remastered by James Guthrie with bonus CD featuring previously unreleased live and studio recordings. Also featuring a newly designed Digipak and a new 20 page booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Skip to main content.
