Product Description
Brand New ~ Sealed! High Quality Official 2016 Reissue Edition Pressed On Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl For Optimum Stereo Sound! With Original Packaging ~ Inner Sleeve, Postcard & Covered With Black Shrink-Wrap. Front Of Bag Features George Hardie Designed Sticker Of ‘Wish You Were Here’ Robot Handshake Logo, Which Is Also On The Record Picture Labels.
Pink Floyd’s Timeless Masterpiece Album Has Been Remastered From The Original Tapes By James Guthrie, Joel Plante & Bernie Grundman.
Side 1:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)
Welcome To The Machine
Side 2:
Have A Cigar
Wish You Were Here
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX)
Geoff –
Superb! Gilmour & Wright’s playing in particular, is so full of emotional bliss that you can easily drift away to this music… After the huge success of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, there was a lot of pressure for Pink Floyd to come up with an appropriate follow-up. The resulting ‘Wish You Were Here’ record proved to be equally amazing -– another truly classic album! The lead track, “Shine on You Crazy Diamond”, is a beautifully composed, sprawling and haunting piece of music, with lyrics loosely based on the antics of original Pink Floyd vocalist / guitarist Syd Barrett (who mysteriously briefly appeared in the studio while the band were recording the album). The rockier “Have a Cigar” is a cynical stab at greedy corporate types in the music industry (“Which one is Pink?”) and features Roy Harper on vocals. The remaining songs, “Welcome to the Machine”, and the title cut are two of the Floyd’s best pieces ever, which every self-respecting rock fan should know by heart. Dave Gilmour and Rick Wright’s playing in particular, is so full of emotional bliss that you can easily drift away to this music… ‘Wish You Were Here’ is superb indeed!
AMG –
A loose concept album about and dedicated to their founding member Syd Barrett... constantly enthralling. 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.