Wish You Were Here [Vinyl LP] [VINYL]

Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released on September 12, 1975 by Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and a day later by Columbia Records in the United States. Inspired by material composed by the group while performing in Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded during numerous recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Some of the album's songs criticize the music business, others express alienation and the track "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a tribute to Syd Barrett, whose mental breakdown had forced him to leave the group seven years earlier after the release. from the group's debut studio album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. It was also lead writer Roger Waters' idea to split "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" into two parts and use it to anchor around three new compositions, introducing a new concept as the group had done with their previous album, The Dark Side of the Moon. As with The Dark Side of the Moon, the band uses studio effects and synthesizers, and brought in guest singers to provide vocals on some tracks on the album. These singers were Roy Harper, who provided lead vocals on "Have a Cigar", and the Blackberries, who added backing vocals to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". - Wish You Were Here was an instant commercial success even though Harvest Record's parent company EMI was unable to press enough copies of the album to meet commercial demand, and although it initially received mixed reviews, the album has gone on to receive acclaim. critics. It appears on Rolling Stone's lists of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" and the "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time." Band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour have cited Wish You Were Here as their favorite Pink Floyd album, and many critics and fans have considered the album to be the band's magnum opus. Format: vinyl LP Genre: rock.