Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (LP, Warner)

This special vinyl reissue ofWish You Were Herecommemorates the 35thanniversary of this monumental title.Wish You Were Heretopped the album charts in both the U.K. and the U.S. Reflecting the band’s thoughts of the time on the music business and exploring themes of absence,Wish You Were Herecontains the classic cut “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” a tribute to founding band member Syd Barrett, who showed up at the recording sessions for this record unannounced, not having been seen by the band in years. That was to be the last time any of the band members would see Barrett. This release is part of a largerWhy Pink Floyd…?campaign by EMI. The releases are designed to appeal to a wide cross section of their fans, with music to excite first time listeners, while super-deluxe box sets will cater to dedicated fans, allowing them to immerse themselves in multi-disc sets, containing alternate takes, unreleased tracks, restored live concert screen films and a live recording of the legendaryThe Dark Side Of The Moonperformance at Wembley in 1974. A series of different listening experiences have been specially created for this release: in addition to remastered CDs called Discovery and the Immersion CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/memorabilia box sets will be a series of Experience Editions – coupling one classic album with a further disc of related content from that album to offer a deeper listening experience. Storm Thorgerson, the band’s longtime Art Director, has overseen the visual design, including new booklets for all the CDs, new artwork for the box sets and menus for the DV content. Respected photographer Jill Furmanovsky has edited books of original unseen photographs. Pink Floyd collaborators James Guthrie (in the U.S.) and Andy Jackson (in the U.K.) have been in charge of digital remastering to the highest audio and audiovisual standards.