Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here [50th Anniversary Edition Box Set]

As one of Britain's most influential groups, Pink Floyd transformed stadium rock with their run of 70s concept albums and their eighth outing remains among the most personal. The record is defined by contrasts: the sweep of 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' set against the jagged satire of 'Have a Cigar', the mechanised paranoia of 'Welcome to the Machine' against the stripped-down poignancy of the title track. This reissue reveals new sides to the story, with rare demos showing Roger Waters' early vision for 'The Machine Song' and David Gilmour's pedal steel lines brought to the fore in alternate mixes. Uniting these fragments with the completed studio master presents a fascinating portrait of a band at once fractured and utterly in command of their powers.

Pink Floyd, one the UK's most giant rock exports, hit a creative high point with their eighth studio album, a record that channels themes of absence, alienation and the commodification of art. Central to it is 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond', a multi-part tribute to Syd Barrett, stretching across both halves of the album in elegiac swells. 'Welcome to the Machine' and 'Have a Cigar' cut through with icy satire, the latter delivered by Roy Harper's guest vocal, while the title track remains one of rock's most affecting ballads. This new edition draws on previously unheard demos and instrumental takes, including stripped-down sketches of 'Wish You Were Here' and raw drafts of 'The Machine Song', adding depth to the mythology. Half a century on, the album's blend of grandeur and fragility continues to resonate with astonishing clarity.

• 2025 50th anniversary pressing of the 1975 masterpiece
• Includes rare demos and New Stereo Mix of "Shine On.."
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Contains two inserts
  • one with four photos on one side and credits on the other side;
  • one with the PINK FLOYD WISH YOU WERE HERE original concept pencil drawing of the robot handshake by George Hardie 1975.

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 1)
2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 2)
3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 3)
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 4)
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 5)
6. Welcome To The Machine

1. Have A Cigar
2. Wish You Were Here
3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 6)
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 7)
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 8)
6. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 9)

1. Wine Glasses
2. Have A Cigar (alternate version)
3. Wish You Were Here (feat Stephane Grappelli)

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early instrumental version Rough mix)
2. The Machine Song (Roger demo)

1. The Machine Song (demo #2, Revisited)
2. Wish You Were Here (take 1)
3. Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel instrumental mix)

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (part 1-9, New Stereo mix)

Label: Sony