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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here FLAC album


Performer: Pink Floyd
Genre: Rock
Title: Wish You Were Here
Country: UK
Released: 15 Sep 1975
Style: Prog Rock
Label: Harvest
Catalog Number: SHVL 814
FLAC version ZIP size: 1713 mb
MP3 version ZIP size: 1660 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1835 mb
Rating: 4.3
Votes: 799

Tracklist

1Part 5
Saxophone – Dick ParryWritten-By – Waters
2Part 4
Written-By – Gilmour, Wright, Waters
3Wish You Were Here
Written-By – Gilmour, Waters
4Shine On You Crazy Diamond (6-9)
5Part 7
Written-By – Gilmour, Wright, Waters
6Part 9
Written-By – Wright
7Part 2
Written-By – Gilmour, Wright, Waters
8Welcome To The Machine
Written-By – Waters
9Part 3
Written-By – Gilmour, Wright, Waters
10Part 6
Written-By – Gilmour, Wright, Waters
11Part 8
Written-By – Gilmour, Wright, Waters
12Part 1
Written-By – Gilmour, Wright, Waters
13Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5)
14Have A Cigar
Vocals – Roy HarperWritten-By – Waters

Credits

  • Design [Assistant], Photography By [Assistant]Howard Bartrop, Jeff Smith , Peter Christopherson, Richard Manning
  • Design [Dye Transfers]Combined Graphics, Simon Bell
  • Design, Photography ByHipgnosis
  • EngineerBrian Humphries
  • Engineer [Assistant]Peter James
  • GraphicsGeorge Hardie, NTA
  • Lyrics ByRoger Waters
  • ProducerPink Floyd
  • ProducerPink Floyd
  • Backing VocalsCarlena Williams (tracks: A1, B3), Venetta Fields (tracks: A1, B3)
  • Backing Vocals, Keyboards, SynthesizerRichard Wright
  • Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Steel Guitar, Synthesizer, VocalsDavid Gilmour
  • Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals, Written-By, Lyrics ByRoger Waters
  • Drums, PercussionNick Mason
  • EngineerBrian Humphries
  • Engineer [Assistant]Peter James
  • ProducerPink Floyd
  • SaxophoneDick Parry (tracks: A1, B3)
  • VocalsRoy Harper (tracks: B1)
  • Written-ByDavid Gilmour (tracks: A1.1 to A1.4, B2, B3.1 to B3.4), Richard Wright (tracks: A1.1 to A1.4, B3.1 to B3.4)
  • Design, Photography ByHipgnosis
  • EngineerBrian Humphries
  • Engineer [Assistant]Peter James
  • Lyrics ByRoger Waters
  • Music ByDavid Gilmour (tracks: 1a to 1d, 4, 5a to 5d), Richard Wright (tracks: 1a to 1d, 5a to 5d), Roger Waters
  • ProducerPink Floyd
  • Backing VocalsCarlena Williams, Venetta Fields
  • Design [Assistant]Howard Bartrop, Jeff Smith , Peter Christopherson, Richard Manning
  • Design [Sleeve], Photography ByHipgnosis
  • EngineerBrian Humphries
  • Engineer [Assistant]Peter James
  • Graphics [Sleeve]George Hardie NTA
  • Lyrics ByRoger Waters
  • ProducerPink Floyd
  • Artwork [Sleeve Design]Hipgnosis
  • Backing VocalsCarlena Williams, Venetta Fields
  • EngineerBrian Humphries
  • Engineer [Assistant]Peter James
  • Lyrics ByRoger Waters
  • Music ByGilmour (tracks: A1, B2, B3), Wright (tracks: A1, B3), Waters
  • Photography ByHipgnosis
  • ProducerPink Floyd
  • SaxophoneDick Parry (tracks: A1)
  • VocalsRoy Harper (tracks: B1)

Notes

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios January to July 1975.

This original version has text printed on paper and stickered to shell, in contrast to the later issue which has text printed directly onto the shell.Front cover:
"Record manufactured in Japan by CBS/Sony, Tokyo, Japan.
© 1975 Pink Floyd Music Limited //℗ 1975 Pink Floyd Music Limited./
Manufactured by CBS Records/CBS Inc./51 W. 52 street, New York, N.Y./
"CBS," [trademark] are trademarks of CBS Inc./WARNING: All Rights
Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws."

The front cover is 1/4 of a two-times-folded leaf, which has the lyrics written on its unfolded back.
The inner front cover is the 2nd from 4 parts of that folding.

As found on the lyrics side of the two times folded cover leaf:
"Dick Parry saxophone on Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Roy Harper vocal on Have a Cigar
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios January to July 1975
Engineered by Brian Humphries
assisted by Peter James
Thanks to Bernie Caulder
and Phil Taylor
All lyrics by Roger Waters
Produced by Pink Floyd

Sleeve design and Photography
by Hipgnosis assisted by Peter Christopherson
Jeff Smith Howard Bartrop
and Richard Manning
Dye transfers by
Combined Graphics and Simon Bell
Graphics by George Hardie NTA
All selections © 1975 Pink Floyd Music
Publishers Inc. (BMI). Used by permission.
All Rights Reserved.
© 1975 Pink Floyd Limited
33453"

On the back cover a white band running at the left side telling: "Now Made In The U.S.A."

Unlike Wish You Were Here, this edition's center hub lacks the "Made in USA - Digital Audio Disc Corp." text embossed in the plastic.

Disk is printed black on shiny silver.

Specific pressing year unknown, but post-1994 (due to presence of SID codes)Third issue with different text on the label. The title of the song "Welcome to the Machine" is translated to Spanish as "Bienvenidos al Auto" which means "Welcome to the Car."First issue.
Released with the cover hidden under black shrink wrap with a round Wish You Were Here sticker on the outside of the shrink wrap. Spine is narrow (pinched) at the top and bottom and wide in the middle. Issued with lyrics on a die cut inner sleeve and a glossy postcard of a diving man.

Issue with matrix variant A-1 B-3 comes with inner sleeve with three corners cut and a bottom left corner uncut.
Issue with matrix variant A-1 B-5 comes with inner sleeve with three corners cut and a bottom right corner uncut.
Issue with matrix variant A-1 B-7 comes with inner sleeve with four corners cut.

Matrix variant number one is the first press of this record, other matrix are further pressings but still first issue of this LP.

Note:
There is also a 1st UK issue WITH the mastering credits for HTM (Harry Moss) etched in the runout, It is here Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Labels:
℗ 1975 Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
Made in Gt Britain

Sleeve:
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, January to July 1975

℗ 1975

Printed and made in Great Britain
Garrod and Lofthouse LimitedCassette shell variant of Wish You Were Here, with clear dots in window and smooth bottom.

℗ 1975 Pink Floyd Music Limited. © 1975 CBS Inc.
Distributed by CBS Music Products Inc.

Approximate duration of Side A - 17:32 & Side B - 23:10Released with an inner cardboard lyrics-sleeve and a postcard insert.
Came with a sticker on shrink

1st Edition:
Legal text on back cover is on three lines.
℗ 1975 Pink Floyd Music Limited
© 1975 Pink Floyd Music Limited

Litho in Canada.For Promotional Use Only
There are Reissues in different colours.
marbled green
marbled blue
neon green (this)
marbled light green

Barcodes

  • Matrix / Runout: AL 33453
  • Matrix / Runout: BL 33453
  • Rights Society: SOKOJ
  • Barcode (Text): 0 7464-33453-4
  • Barcode (Scanned): 074643345347
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Stamped A): SHVL 814 A-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Stamped B): SHVL 814 B-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - Stamped A): SHVL 814 A-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - Stamped B): SHVL 814 B-5
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - A): SHVL 814 A-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Varient 3 - B): SHVL 814 B-1C
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - A): SHVL 814 A-1 PDO (ODP) 7
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - B): SHVL 814 B-7 RD 12
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 - Stamped A): SHVL 814 A-1 3 R D P
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 - Stamped B): SHVL 814 B-3 2 G P T
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): AL 33453
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): BL 33453
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side A Runout): AL-33453-1B-2-GA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side B Runout): BL-33453-1C-2-G
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side A etched): AL-33453-1D-2-G
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side B etched): BL-33453-1D-2-G
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side A etched): AL-33453-1D-2-G ④ DM G
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side B etched): BL-33453-1D-2-G 0 DM 2G ②
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side A etched): AL-33453-1A-2-G
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side B etched): BL-33453-1C-2-G
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Side A etched): ② AL-33453-1D-2-G
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Side B etched): BL-33453-1D-2-G
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6: Side A Runout): AL-33453-1D-2-G ④ DM 9
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6: Side B Runout): BL-33453-1D-2-G o DM23 ②
  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): DM
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Barcode: 0 7464-33453-2
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L336
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 5100
  • Matrix / Runout: DIDP-50004 21
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Other (DADC Master Code): DIDP 050004

Companies

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
  • Manufactured By – Columbia Records Of Canada, Ltd.
  • Distributed By – Columbia Records Of Canada, Ltd.
  • Pressed By – Columbia Records Of Canada, Ltd.
  • Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.
  • Published By – Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc.
  • Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
  • Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
  • Copyright (c) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
  • Published By – Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc.
  • Pressed By – DADC – DIDP-50004
  • Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
  • Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
  • Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
  • Published By – Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
  • Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
  • Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
  • Distributed By – CBS Music Products Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.