Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 by Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and a day later by Columbia Records in the United States. Inspired by material the group composed while performing around Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded during numerous recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Some of the songs on the album critique the music business, others express alienation and the track InchShine On You Crazy DiamondInch is a tribute to Syd Barrett, whose mental breakdown had forced him to leave the group seven years earlier after the of the group's debut studio album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. It was also lead writer Roger Waters' idea to split InchShine On You Crazy DiamondInch into two parts and use it to bookend the album 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 used studio effects and synthesizers, and brought in guest singers to supply vocals on some tracks of the album. These singers were Roy Harper, who provided the lead vocals on InchHave a CigarInch, and the Blackberries, who added backing vocals to InchShine On You Crazy DiamondInch. - Wish You Were Here was an instant commercial success (despite the fact that Harvest Records' parent company EMI was unable to print enough copies of the album to satisfy commercial demand), and although it initially received mixed reviews, the album has since gone on to receive critical acclaim. It appears on Rolling Stone's lists of InchThe 500 Greatest Albums of All TimeInch and the Inch50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All TimeInch. Band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour have cited Wish You Were Here as their favourite Pink Floyd album, and many critics and fans have considered

One of the most astonishing debuts in rock gets the royal treatment as we mark it's 40th anniversary! Both editions include a new Stephen Wilson/Robert Fripp stereo mix plus the Epitaph backing track; a flute/guitar duet of I Talk to the Wind, and more. The 2-CD edition adds the 2004 remaster of the LP; a BBC Peel session of 21st Century Schizoid Man, and more. The other edition has a 5.1 DTS mix and high-resolution stereo mixes on DVD-A plus alternate takes (Moonchild; The Court of the Crimson King); 1969 Hyde Park performance footage, and more! Album Tracks 1. 21st Century Schizoid Man 2. I Talk to the Wind 3. Epitaph 4. Moonchild 5. The Court of the Crimson King 6. Moonchild [Full Version] [Version] 7. I Talk to the Wind [Duo Version] [Alternate Take][Version] 8. I Talk to the Wind [Alternate Mix] [Alternate Take] 9. Epitaph [Backing Track] [Instrumental][Version] 10. Wind Session 1. 21st Century Schizoid Man 2. I Talk to the Wind 3. Epitaph 4. Moonchild 5. The Court of the Crimson King 6. 21st Century Schizoid Man [Instrumental] 7. I Talk to the Wind [BBC Session] [Live] 8. 21st Century Schizoid Man [BBC Session] [Live] 9. The Court of the Crimson King (Part 1) [Mono Single Version] [Single a Side 10. The Court of the Crimson King (Part 2) [Mono Single Version] [Single B Side

Limited vinyl LP pressing in gatefold sleeve including 24 page booklet. Digitally remastered and remixed by Steven Wilson. Aqualung was the fourth studio album by prog rock band Jethro Tull. Released in 1971, Aqualung, despite the band's disapproval, is regarded as a concept album featuring a central theme of Inchthe distinction between religion and GodInch. The album's Inchdour musings on faith and religionInch have marked it as Inchone of the most cerebral albums ever to reach millions of rock listenersInch. Aqualung 's success marked a turning point in the band's career, who went on to become a major radio and touring act. There's no arguing with it's commercial success, having sold more than seven million copies and continuing to outsell anything in the back catalog. Album Tracks 1. Aqualung (New Stereo Mix) 2. Cross-Eyed Mary (New Stereo Mix) 3. Cheap Day Return (New Stereo Mix) 4. Mother Goose (New Stereo Mix) 5. Wond'ring Aloud (New Stereo Mix) 6. Up to Me (New Stereo Mix) 1. My God (New Stereo Mix) 2. Hymn 43 (New Stereo Mix) 3. Slipstream (New Stereo Mix) 4. Locomotive Breath (New Stereo Mix) 11. Wind Up 12. Lick Your Fingers Clean 13. Wind Up (Quad Version) 14. Excerpts from the Ian Anderson Interview 15. Songs for Jeffrey 16. Fat Man 17. Bourée