SEPTEMBER 12, 1975 – The “Wish You Were Here” album by Pink Floyd was released by Harvest Records in the UK and the following day in the US by Columbia Records. Their ninth studio album, it was inspired by material the group composed while performing in Europe, the album was recorded in numerous sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London. Two of its songs criticize the music business, another expresses alienation, and the multi-part composition “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” is a tribute to Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, who had left seven years earlier due to mental health problems. As with their previous album “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973), the band used studio effects and synthesizers, and brought in guest singers: Roy Harper, who provided the lead vocals on “Have a Cigar”, and Venetta Fields, who added backing vocals to “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.”
TRACKLIST:
1) Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I–V)
2) Welcome to the Machine
3) Have a Cigar
4) Wish You Were Here
5) Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI–IX)
