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vinyl LP front cover sticker
design by: Hipgnosis
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Today is the birthday of David Gilmour, a member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1968 shortly before the departure of founder member Syd Barrett. He has also collaborated with other artists including Kate Bush, Paul McCartney, and Pete Townshend.
I
have loved every album the group has produced since I discovered their album Meddle
in the early seventies. At the top of the list of them all was their 1973
album, Dark Side of the Moon, which stayed there for almost ten years; Wish You Were Here forever changed that (link below). Wish is Floyd's second album with a conceptual theme written entirely by Roger Waters. It reflects his feeling that the camaraderie that had served the band was, by then, dissipated.
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP front cover
design & cover photo by: Hipgnosis
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Shine On You Crazy Diamond is my favorite cut from the album and, for me, the greatest rock song ever written (link below).
I and countless others have written volumes about Wish, so, anything I might say about it would be redundant; thus, this entry goes in my “Just the cover, ma’am!” category (link below) and the following concentrates on just that, the cover of the album and its packaging which includes a "Wish you were here" postcard.
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP front cover detail
design & cover photo by: Hipgnosis
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP in original vinyl wrapping
design by: Hipgnosis
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Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP back cover
design by: Hipgnosis
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP back cover deatil
design by: Hipgnosis
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP record sleeve
design by: Hipgnosis
photo of record sleeve by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP record sleeve detail
design by: Hipgnosis
detail photo of record sleeve by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP record sleeve
design by: Hipgnosis
photo of record sleeve by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP record sleeve detail
design by: Hipgnosis
detail photo of record sleeve by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP record sleeve detail
design by: Hipgnosis
detail photo of record sleeve by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP record sleeve detail
design by: Hipgnosis
detail photo of record sleeve by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP record sleeve detail
design by: Hipgnosis
detail photo of record sleeve by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP postcard insert
design & photo by: Hipgnosis
photo of postcard by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP postcard back
design by: Hipgnosis
photo of postcard by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP postcard back detail
design by: Hipgnosis
detail photo of postcard by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP postcard back detail
design by: Hipgnosis
detail photo of postcard by Styrous®
Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
vinyl LP record sleeve details
design by: Hipgnosis
detail photos of record sleeve by Styrous®
Side 1:
1. - "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I–V)”, Roger Waters David Gilmour Richard Wright, Waters - 13:32
2. - "Welcome to the Machine”, Waters, Gilmour - 7:28
Total length: 21:00
2. - "Welcome to the Machine”, Waters, Gilmour - 7:28
Total length: 21:00
Side 2:
1. "Have a Cigar" (featuring Roy Harper), Waters, Harper - 5:08
2. "Wish You Were Here”, Waters Gilmour, Gilmour - 5:35
3. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI–IX)”, WrightGilmourWaters(Parts VI–VIII, Wright (Part IX), Waters - 12:28
Total length: 23:11
Personnel:
Pink Floyd
- David Gilmour – vocals, guitars, pedal steel guitar, EMS Synthi AKS, additional bass, glass harmonica, tape effects
- Roger Waters – vocals, bass guitar, EMS VCS 3, additional guitar, glass harmonica, tape effects
- Nick Mason – drums, percussion, tympani, cymbals, tape effects
- Richard Wright – Hammond organ, ARP String Ensemble, Minimoog, Steinway piano, EMS VCS 3, Hohner Clavinet D6, Wurlitzer EP-200 electric piano, glass harmonica, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Dick Parry – tenor and baritone saxophone on “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”[74]
- Roy Harper – lead vocals on “Have a Cigar”[75]
- Venetta Fields – backing vocals
- Carlena Williams – backing vocals
Production
- Brian Humphries – engineering
- Peter James – engineering, assistant engineering
- Bernie Caulder
- Phil Taylor – additional photography (remaster)
- Hipgnosis – design, photography
- Peter Christopherson, Jeff Smith, Howard Bartrop and Richard Manning – design assistants
- George Hardie – graphics
- Jill Furmanovsky – additional photography (remaster)
- James Guthrie – remastering producer
- Doug Sax – remastering
Companies, etc.
Credits:
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
- Saxophone – Dick Parry (tracks: A1, B3)
- Vocals – Roy Harper (tracks: B1)
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1): AL 33453-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2): BL 33453-1C
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Label: Columbia – PC 33453
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1975
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock
Label: Columbia – PC 33453
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1975
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Need Some Fun ~ 23 Amazing David Gilmour Facts
YouTube links:
Pink Floyd ~
Shine On You Crazy Diamond [Official Music Video]
Wish You Were Here (complete album)
"It's a very tempting thing to try and relive your glory days when you get a little older and you worry that people have forgotten all about you."
~ David Gilmour
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