Wish You Were Here
~ Release group by Pink Floyd
Annotation
A DiscID observation: 7_0c1HUOtL94MTSdKJWc_OENTWo-
This is the EMI Europe DiscID. First appeared in EMI SWINDON in 1984 and then lasted 20 years all round EMI Europe...
Pink Floyd Archives points out that it is not the Doug Sax 1992 remastered edition on the the 1990s European CDs. I own this 1994 UDEN "remaster" and this much older 1984 Harvest CD which has the exact same 7_0c1HUOtL94MTSdKJWc_OENTWo- DiscID. So holds exact same music. Not actually a "remaster" at all! (Unless they remastered to exact same times and only made one small difference in the AcoustID of Welcome to the Machine)
That same discID is still popping up in Dutch MediaMotion CDs in the 2000s and likely survived the same until the 2011 "remasters". A good example how EMI Swindon and UDEN share masters. (And how it is almost certain that most of the 33 disc IDs attached to many of these releases are bogus)
A scroll through and you can find unique Japanese, German and South African pressings. Apart from those there is a lot of junk... If you are reading this, and own a Wish You Were Here CD, then please add a note about it in the Annotation of your release. Thanks.
Wikipedia
Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records in the UK and Columbia Records in the US, their first for the label. Based on material Pink Floyd composed while performing in Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded over numerous sessions throughout 1975 at EMI Studios in London.
The lyrics express alienation and criticism of the music business. The bulk of the album is taken up by "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", a nine-part tribute to the Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett, who had left seven years earlier due to his deteriorating mental health. Barrett coincidentally visited during the recording. As with their previous release, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Pink Floyd employed 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, Pink Floyd released the double A-side single "Have a Cigar" / "Welcome to the Machine".
Wish You Were Here was certified gold in the UK and the US in its year of release and topped the charts in several European countries. By 2004, it had sold an estimated 13 million copies worldwide. It initially received mixed reviews; critics found its music uninspiring and inferior to Pink Floyd's previous work. It was later acclaimed as one of the greatest albums of all time, appearing on lists including Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums at which it was ranked at #264 in 2021. It was cited by the keyboardist, Richard Wright, and the guitarist, David Gilmour, as their favourite Pink Floyd album.
Album
Relationships
| remixes: | Ceci n'est pas Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here: Limited Edition Trance Remix |
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| associated singles/EPs: | Have a Cigar |
| covers: | In Concert - Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here by Think Floyd (UK Pink Floyd tribute) Return to the Dark Side of the Moon by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist) |
| live performances: | In Concert - Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here by Think Floyd (UK Pink Floyd tribute) |
| included in: | Discovery Oh by the Way Shine On The Pink Floyd Collection Wish You Were Here & The Final Cut |
| part of: | Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time (number: 4) (order: 4) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 209) (order: 209) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 211) (order: 211) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 264) (order: 264) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 264) (order: 264) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 342) (order: 406) |
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