Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (Immersion Edition)

Artist:

Pink Floyd

UPC:

5099902943527

See Also:

Wright, Richard (Pink Floyd) Barrett, Syd Beach Boys (The) Velvet Underground (The) Gilmour, David Berry, Chuck Waters, Roger London Philharmonic Orchestra - Us And Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd Out of Phase (Rock) - Dark Side of the Moon 2001 Various Artists - The Reggae Tribute To Pink Floyd Easy Star All-Stars - Dub Side Of The Moon Various Artists - Other Side of Pink: A Tribute to Pink Floyd

Description:

Pink Floyd: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar); Richard Wright (vocals, keyboards, VCS3 syntheszier); Roger Waters (vocals, bass); Nick Mason (drums).
Additional personnel: Roy Harper (vocals); Dick Parry (saxophone); Venetta Fields, Carlena Williams (background vocals).

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England from January-July 1975.
Digitally remastered by Doug Sax (The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California).
Lyricist: Roger Waters.
Personnel: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar); Richard Wright (vocals, piano, keyboards); Roger Waters (vocals, bass guitar); Nick Mason (drums); Venetta Fields, Carlena Williams (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Damon Iddins; Andy Jackson.
Liner Note Authors: Storm Thorgerson; Mark Blake.
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (01/1975-07/1975); Empire Pool, Wembley, London (01/1975-07/1975); Abbey Road Studios (10/1973); Empire Pool, Wembley, London (10/1973); Abbey Road Studios (11/1974); Empire Pool, Wembley, London (11/1974).
Illustrators: Richard Evans ; Colin Elgie; Joe Petagno; Paul Stubbs; Gerald Scarfe.
Photographers: Rupert Truman; Hipgnosis; Peter Curzon; Jill Furmanovsky; Phil Taylor .
The breakthrough success of Dark Side of the Moon made Wish You Were Here a crucial follow-up in strictly commercial terms. Further pressure came from it being Pink Floyd`s first recording for a new label, Columbia. Yet the demands on the band only provided Roger Waters more fodder for his lyrics, which glanced at the band`s roots as well as their new responsibilities. The mechanized throb of a VCS3 synthesizer, fed through a repeat-echo unit, signals the opening bars of "Welcome to the Machine," a diatribe against an industry more concerned with money than creative music-making. "Have a Cigar" further establishes Waters` contempt by bringing in singer Roy Harper to play the role of a "faceless suit," who none-too-innocently asks, "Which one`s Pink?" The remaining songs indirectly look back to the first casualty of Pink Floyd`s growing fame, the group`s founder, Syd Barrett. The 20-minute-plus "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" has its roots in earlier pieces like "Atom Heart Mother Suite" and "Echoes." But rather than just another Floydian soundscape, its lyrics make it a paean to Barrett`s genius and a requiem for his subsequent breakdown. The first five of the song`s nine movements open the album with sax player Dick Parry wailing as effectively as he did on Dark Side of the Moon. The final four sections, which close the album, form a reprise that starts with the sound of wind and David Gilmour`s guitar screaming and crying. The band then settles into a laid-back jam that ends with Richard Wright`s billowing synth delicately fading out. The title track deals also with Barrett, as well as the tension the idealist Waters was feeling in battling the greed that surrounded the band`s success. The themes of disillusionment planted throughout Wish You Were Here would eventually sprout full-blown on The Wall.

Track Listing:

DISC 1: 2011 REMASTER:

1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5
2. Welcome to the Machine
3. Have a Cigar
4. Wish You Were Here
5. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9

DISC 2:

1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond [Live at Wembley 1974] - (previously unreleased, live)
2. Raving and Drooling [Live at Wembley 1974] - (previously unreleased, live)
3. You`ve Got to Be Crazy [Live at Wembley 1974] - (previously unreleased, live)
4. Wine Glasses [From "Household Objects" Project] - (previously unreleased)
5. Have a Cigar [Alternate Version] - (previously unreleased)
6. Wish You Were Here - (previously unreleased, featuring St?phane Grappelli)

DISC 3:

1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 448 KBPS]
2. Welcome to the Machine [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 448 KBPS] - (remix)
3. Cigar [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 448 KBPS] - (remix)
4. Wish You Were Here [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 448 KBPS] - (remix)
5. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 448 KBPS]
6. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 640 KBPS]
7. Welcome to the Machine [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 640 KBPS] - (remix)
8. Cigar [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 640 KBPS] - (remix)
9. Wish You Were Here [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 640 KBPS] - (remix)
10. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 640 KBPS]
11. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [LPCM Original Stereo Mix 1975]
12. Welcome to the Machine [LPCM Original Stereo Mix 1975]
13. Cigar [LPCM Original Stereo Mix 1975]
14. Wish You Were Here [LPCM Original Stereo Mix 1975]
15. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 [LPCM Original Stereo Mix 1975]
16. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 448 KBPS]
17. Welcome to the Machine [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 448 KBPS] - (remix)
18. Cigar [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 448 KBPS] - (remix)
19. Wish You Were Here [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 448 KBPS] - (remix)
20. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 448 KBPS]
21. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 640 KBPS]
22. Welcome to the Machine [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 640 KBPS] - (remix)
23. Cigar [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 640 KBPS] - (remix)
24. Wish You Were Here [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 640 KBPS] - (remix)
25. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 640 KBPS]

DISC 4:

1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pt. 1 [Concert Screen Films, 1975 LPCM Stereo]
2. Shine on You Crazy Diamond [Concert Screen Films, 1975 LPCM Stereo]
3. Welcome to the Machine [Concert Screen Films, 1975 LPCM Stereo]
4. Storm Thorgerson Short Film
5. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pt. 1 [Concert Screen Films, 1975 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps]
6. Shine on You Crazy Diamond [Concert Screen Films, 1975 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps]
7. Welcome to the Machine [Concert Screen Films, 1975 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps]

DISC 5:

1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 448 KBPS]
2. Welcome to the Machine [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 448 KBPS] - (remix)
3. Cigar [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 448 KBPS] - (remix)
4. Wish You Were Here [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 448 KBPS] - (remix)
5. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 448 KBPS]
6. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 640 KBPS]
7. Welcome to the Machine [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 640 KBPS] - (remix)
8. Cigar [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 640 KBPS] - (remix)
9. Wish You Were Here [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 640 KBPS] - (remix)
10. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 [5.1 Surround Mix 2009 640 KBPS]
11. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [LPCM Original Stereo Mix 1975]
12. Welcome to the Machine [LPCM Original Stereo Mix 1975] - (remix)
13. Cigar [LPCM Original Stereo Mix 1975] - (remix)
14. Wish You Were Here [LPCM Original Stereo Mix 1975] - (remix)
15. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 [LPCM Original Stereo Mix 1975]
16. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 448 KBPS]
17. Welcome to the Machine [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 448 KBPS]
18. Cigar [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 448 KBPS]
19. Wish You Were Here [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 448 KBPS]
20. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 448 KBPS]
21. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 640 KBPS]
22. Welcome to the Machine [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 640 KBPS]
23. Cigar [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 640 KBPS]
24. Wish You Were Here [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 640 KBPS]
25. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 [4.0 Quad Mix 1975 640 KBPS]
26. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pt. 1 [Concert Screen Films, 1975 LPCM Stereo]
27. Shine on You Crazy Diamond [Concert Screen Films, 1975 LPCM Stereo]
28. Welcome to the Machine [Concert Screen Films, 1975 LPCM Stereo]
29. Storm Thorgerson Short Film
30. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pt. 1 [Concert Screen Films, 1975 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps]
31. Shine on You Crazy Diamond [Concert Screen Films, 1975 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps]
32. Welcome to the Machine [Concert Screen Films, 1975 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps]

Album Information

Release Date:

11/07/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Art Rock

Label:

EMI Music Distribution

Producer:

Pink Floyd

Catalog Number:

29435

Original Release Year:

1975

# of Discs:

5

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

177 : 51

Guest Artist:

Roy Harper; Stephane Grappelli

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