Name: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Brand: Pink Floyd
SKU: 5099902894522
Price: 16.76 EUR
Availability: InStock

Description

at the time of its edition, in 1975, wish you were here came to the first place of the sales tables of the united kingdom and the eua. reflecting on the way the band saw the music business and exploring the theme of absence, wish you were here contains the classic ?shine on you crazy diamond,? a tribute to his founding member syd barrett. The discovery version features the original studio album remastered digitally by james guthrie in digipak format and with a new 16-page booklet of the thorgerson storm illustrator.

Artist

Pink Floyd was an English rock band from London. Founded in late 1965, the group achieved worldwide acclaim, initially with innovative psychedelic music, and later in a genre that came to be termed progressive rock.

Distinguished by philosophical lyrics, musical experimentation, frequent use of sound effects and elaborate live shows, Pink Floyd remains one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in the history of popular music.

Main official members (in a chronological order):
Roger Waters – bass guitar, vocals, sound effects (1965-1985, 2005)
Nick Mason – drums, percussion, sound effects (1965-1994, 2005, 2007, 2013-2014, 2022)
Richard Wright – keyboards, vocals (1965-1981, 1987-1994, 2005, 2007) (session musician during 1986-1987)
Syd Barrett – guitar, vocals (1965-1968)
David Gilmour – guitar, slide guitar, vocals (1967-1994, 2005, 2007, 2013–2014, 2022)

Pre-Pink Floyd members (in a chronological order):
Roger Waters - lead guitar (1963-1964), bass guitar (1964-1965)
Nick Mason - drums (1963-1965)
Clive Metcalfe - bass (1963-1964)
Keith Noble - vocals (1963-1964)
Sheilagh Noble - vocals (1963)
Richard Wright - rhythm guitar (1963-1964), keyboards (1964-1965)
Mike Leonard - keyboards (1963)
Vernon Thompson - guitar (1963)
Juliette Gale - vocals (1964)
Rado Klose (Bob Klose) - guitar (1964)
Syd Barrett - guitar (1964-1965), vocals (1965)
Chris Denis - vocals (1965)

Previous band names (in a chronological order):
* Sigma 6 (1963–1964)
* The Meggadeaths (1964)
* The Abdabs (1964)
* The Screaming Abdabs (1964)
* Leonard's Lodgers (1964)
* The Spectrum Five (1964)
* The Tea Set (1964–1965)
* The Pink Floyd Sound (1965)
* The Pink Floyd (1965–1967)

Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 (Performer).
Group name was taken from both Pink Anderson and Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council as a tribute to the American blues music they loved.

Tracks

2 Welcome To The Machine

3 Have A Cigar

4 Wish You Were Here

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Cassette, 8-Track Cartridge, CD, Minidisc, CDr, Blu-ray-R, SACD, File

Labels

Takt Music, MG Records , Delta , Vivo , Sawiton, Unison , Audio Max, Mad Vox, Phonex, Western Thunder Records, Sony Music, EMI, Parlophone, Capitol Records, CBS, Yess, Elbo, Virgin , Not On Label, Vigma, Poker Sound, Union, Analogue Productions, Studio Max, IMD , ARA, Columbia, CBS/Sony, Sony, Sony Records, Sony Records Int'l, Not On Label (Pink Floyd), 747, Harvest, Jugoton, Capitol Records , Concert , KM , Music Girl, CBS Columbia, AS, Gong, Stebo, EMI , QS, Sout El Hob - EMI, Masterworks , High Stereo Light, Columbia , Foot Print, CBS , Exton, EMI United Kingdom, Warner Music Mexico, EMI Music Canada, Ronnex, AMIGA, EMI United Kingdom , AnTrop, Starling, RC, Stereophonic , PMT , CT , Spider , Silver Disc, RT Records, Pathé Marconi EMI, 雅音, E.T., Harvest , Pink Floyd Records, Unison Records Ltd., Sony , CBS/Sony , Pink Floyd Music Ltd., EMI-Bovema Holland, CBS Records Korea Inc., Jet Records , SQ, Flower Pop Records, CBS Records Ltd. , Kent , Digital Records , Eagle Rock Entertainment , Ameraba, Highland, Gold Remasters , Stallions Recording, Star Records , Eros Recordings 14th Street

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Egypt, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Europe, Yugoslavia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, UK & Europe, USA & Canada, UK, Europe & US, Scandinavia, USA & Europe, Moldova, Republic of, Rhodesia, German Democratic Republic (GDR), USSR

years

1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Members

~~Richard Wright~~,~~Roger Waters~~,David Gilmour,~~Syd Barrett~~,Nick Mason,~~Rado Klose~~