“Wish You Were Here” is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, released as the title track of their 1975 album of the same name. Guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour and bassist/vocalist Roger Waters collaborated in writing the music, with Gilmour singing lead vocals. The song is popular on classic rock radio stations and remains a staple of Pink Floyd’s discography. It was voted the 18th best rock song of all time by listeners of New York City’s Q104.3, and ranked No. 302 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”, both in 2021. Billboard and Louder Sound ranked the song number one and number three, respectively, on their lists of the 50 greatest Pink Floyd songs.
Tracklisting
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1 - 5)
- Welcome To The Machine
- Have A Cigar
- Wish You Were Here
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond (6 - 9)
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| Key | Value |
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| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_(Pink_Floyd_song) |
| Format | Vinyl LP Album Reissue Remastered Stereo (180g) |
| Label | Pink Floyd Records |
| Catalog Number | PFRLP9 |
| Notes | Almost identical to [r=25885156] but this edition does NOT show the cat# number on the lower right side of the inner sleeve. The stereo remastered album on Heavyweight 180 Vinyl Remastered from the original analogue tapes by JAMES GUTHRIE, JOEL PLANTE and BERNIE GRUNDMAN Original UK release date: September 1975 Made in the E.U. www.pinkfloyd.com Comes with printed inner sleeve, postcard and download code card. The album is concealed in black shrink-wrap (making the front cover art “absent”). On the front of the shrinkwrap is a George Hardie designed sticker depicting two mechanical hands engaged in a handshake. ℗ & © 2016 Pink Floyd Music Ltd. Runouts: - Runouts are etched. - The [l313190] plating symbols (“geometric” marks) are mirrored, e.g. ‘51’ and ‘=4’ (variant 1), ‘15=Λ’ and ‘+I ̶L̶ ’ (variant 3), ‘12=X’ (variant 4), ‘17+T’ and ‘IhI’ (variant 5), and ‘17=’ & ‘11I’ (variant 6). See ‘Notes on Vinyl records’ section on [l313190] page. |
| Discogs URL | Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here |