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On its release in 1975 Wish You Were here topped the album charts in both the UK and the US. Reflecting the bands thoughts of the time on the music business, and exploring themes of absence, Wish You Were Here contains the classic cut Shine On You Crazy Diamond, a tribute to founder member Syd Barrett.
DISC 1 - CD1:
Wish You Were Here digitally remastered by James Guthrie, 2011
DISC 2 - CD2:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-6) live at Wembley November 1974 (2011 mix and previously unreleased)
Raving & Drooling live at Wembley November 1974 (2011 mix and previously unreleased)
You’ve Got To Be Crazy live at Wembley November 1974 (2011 mix and previously unreleased)
Wine Glasses from the unreleased ‘Household Objects’ project
Have A Cigar alternative version (previously unreleased)
Wish You Were Here featuring Stephane Grappelli (previously unreleased)
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(2CD) 2011 remaster of original album specially packaged with bonus CD of outtakes, live material & remixes
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I already give the original album 5 stars and it's been reviewed a zillion times. The interest here is in the 2nd disc. After hearing a few bootlegs from the Wish You Were Here tour over the years, I'm already familiar with the 2 tracks `Raving & Drooling' & `You've Got To Be Crazy', which were renamed when they finally appeared on the Animals album released in 1977. To me, the intensity and energy of those tracks performed live on the WYWH tour were the highlights of that tour. This live recording of Shine, Raving & Crazy is amazing. The performances are top-notch and the audio is so clean and fresh to the ears - you can't beat this for a live 1974 recording. I wasn't sure of what to expect because of some live discs I've heard included in Deluxe albums released by other artists that were hardly better than an average bootleg. This will blow you away - turn it up!!
Wine Glasses - can't tell you much about it except that it doesn't offend the ears.
The alternate versions of Have a Cigar & Wish You Were Here are of real interest for any hardcore fan.
Roger & the boys supply the vocals on this version of Have a Cigar. Waters didn't think his vocals were right for this track at the time. Roy Harper happened to be recording an album at the same studios at the time so Floyd asked him for his assistance for the original album version.
The actual structure of Wish You Were Here is different, let alone a different lead at the start from Gilmour. Add to that the violin solo played by French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli up high in the mix as a lead instrument and you have something very different from the familiar version.
Pros and Cons of disc 2:
Pros: the whole of disc 2 is what a lot of us fans have prayed for.
Cons: not enough live material. It would've been awesome to have the whole Wembley gig, warts and all.
Excellent release.
Wine Glasses - can't tell you much about it except that it doesn't offend the ears.
The alternate versions of Have a Cigar & Wish You Were Here are of real interest for any hardcore fan.
Roger & the boys supply the vocals on this version of Have a Cigar. Waters didn't think his vocals were right for this track at the time. Roy Harper happened to be recording an album at the same studios at the time so Floyd asked him for his assistance for the original album version.
The actual structure of Wish You Were Here is different, let alone a different lead at the start from Gilmour. Add to that the violin solo played by French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli up high in the mix as a lead instrument and you have something very different from the familiar version.
Pros and Cons of disc 2:
Pros: the whole of disc 2 is what a lot of us fans have prayed for.
Cons: not enough live material. It would've been awesome to have the whole Wembley gig, warts and all.
Excellent release.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Another sonic feast from the remastering session undertaken by James Guthrie and Joel Plante at Das Boot Recording. This album has been improved significantly, as have the rest by this remastering, better stereo separation, as can be heard at the start of Shine On, the warbling sounds and the keyboards are so well defined in the stereo image that it possible to hear that each note comes from a different place. Everything sounds so much better and realistic when compared to the previous issues, cleaner, clearer, less obviously digital(an oxymoron if ever), better bass, again for the bass and also the keyboards, easier to understand singing, better harmonic content and so on.......
The bonus cd is by turns wonderful and yet a reminder of what could have been. The live 74 gig stuff is outstanding in sound quality and makes the missing Echoes all the more frustrating, why was it left out? Raving and Youv'e Got To Be could have gone onto an Animals bonus cd and Echoes thrown on here, or onto another bonus cd for Meddle. Anyway, these are all fine tracks. Wine Glasses is superb, I loved it, and now know where the intro for Shine On came from. The vocals on the alternative Have a Cigar are first class, can't see why they got Roy Harper in for that one. The Stephane Grapelli violin playing adds a really powerful emotional layer to Wish You Were Here that surprised me, again superb stuff.
Overall a magnificent addition to any Floyd fans collection. Highly recommended.
edit - it has struck me going back through this album and the Animals album just how much Rick Wright contributed to the Floyd sound. I would put this and Animals up as testament to the skill and musicianmanship of Rick as being second to none for getting a mood across. Floyd are often remembered for David Gilmours scorching guitarwork and Roger Waters acerbic lyrics, so I think it is only fair to point out the superb keyboard playing on this and Animals to redress this imbalance.
Nicks drumming comes across a lot better on all of these remasters, while I am praising the band.
The bonus cd is by turns wonderful and yet a reminder of what could have been. The live 74 gig stuff is outstanding in sound quality and makes the missing Echoes all the more frustrating, why was it left out? Raving and Youv'e Got To Be could have gone onto an Animals bonus cd and Echoes thrown on here, or onto another bonus cd for Meddle. Anyway, these are all fine tracks. Wine Glasses is superb, I loved it, and now know where the intro for Shine On came from. The vocals on the alternative Have a Cigar are first class, can't see why they got Roy Harper in for that one. The Stephane Grapelli violin playing adds a really powerful emotional layer to Wish You Were Here that surprised me, again superb stuff.
Overall a magnificent addition to any Floyd fans collection. Highly recommended.
edit - it has struck me going back through this album and the Animals album just how much Rick Wright contributed to the Floyd sound. I would put this and Animals up as testament to the skill and musicianmanship of Rick as being second to none for getting a mood across. Floyd are often remembered for David Gilmours scorching guitarwork and Roger Waters acerbic lyrics, so I think it is only fair to point out the superb keyboard playing on this and Animals to redress this imbalance.
Nicks drumming comes across a lot better on all of these remasters, while I am praising the band.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well what a day,you settle down to listen to this and Rush's Timeline 2011 cd pops thru the letterbox,god its great lovin' music.Like its predecesor DSOTM,this release is a 2 disc affair,complete with very poor flimsy packaging as per most of these reissues,the booklet lovingly stuck firmly in its jacket,just as well there's nothing of note contained as you wont take it out often,however as i said in DSOTM's review its the music that matters most of all,so....
Disc 1 the original album remastered,now this is my all time favourite Floyd disc so i was anxious as to how it would sound,i stand by my belief that DSOTM didnt sound that much different,this however i feel HAS been improved,'Shine On.. pts 1 & 2 both shimmer from the speakers,while 'Welcome to the Machine' reminds me more and more of Hawkwind,while the title track is just a beautiful piece in anyones collection and 'Have a Cigar' has its irresistible strut enhanced,the disc ,IMHO,sounds clearer with a bounce to the bass.It was class in '75 and its still class now,wonderful stuff.
Disc 2 opens with 50 plus min's of Floyd live, 20 minutes of 'Shine On...' plus 2 tracks that would end up on ANIMALS,i've never heard these nor any of the other unreleased tracks,so this was my main reason for purchase,the live tracks are superb,i just worry they'll release the wembley gig with 'Echoes as a bonus track!!.
The studio tracks are pretty good,an alternate, longer version of 'Have a Cigar',fine with me,its my favourite track on the original disc,while the Stefan Grappelli violin piece in 'Wish you were here' made the hairs on my neck stand up,leaving 'Wine Glasses' as a throwaway instrumental,the like of which hawkwind made a career out of,brilliant bonus tracks for the most part,well worth the purchase price.
You can buy with confidence this is a fantastic release(packaging not withstanding)
Disc 1 the original album remastered,now this is my all time favourite Floyd disc so i was anxious as to how it would sound,i stand by my belief that DSOTM didnt sound that much different,this however i feel HAS been improved,'Shine On.. pts 1 & 2 both shimmer from the speakers,while 'Welcome to the Machine' reminds me more and more of Hawkwind,while the title track is just a beautiful piece in anyones collection and 'Have a Cigar' has its irresistible strut enhanced,the disc ,IMHO,sounds clearer with a bounce to the bass.It was class in '75 and its still class now,wonderful stuff.
Disc 2 opens with 50 plus min's of Floyd live, 20 minutes of 'Shine On...' plus 2 tracks that would end up on ANIMALS,i've never heard these nor any of the other unreleased tracks,so this was my main reason for purchase,the live tracks are superb,i just worry they'll release the wembley gig with 'Echoes as a bonus track!!.
The studio tracks are pretty good,an alternate, longer version of 'Have a Cigar',fine with me,its my favourite track on the original disc,while the Stefan Grappelli violin piece in 'Wish you were here' made the hairs on my neck stand up,leaving 'Wine Glasses' as a throwaway instrumental,the like of which hawkwind made a career out of,brilliant bonus tracks for the most part,well worth the purchase price.
You can buy with confidence this is a fantastic release(packaging not withstanding)
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Close but no cigar
After all of the reviews I eagerly anticipated this addition to my collection. I should say that I have owned the vinyl version of this since its release. Read more
Published 1 month ago by The Doctor
The pinnacle creatively, now even better
Wish You Were Here is simply Pink Floyd's greatest album. The dark, angry Kid A to Dark Side's OK Computer, its five tracks are all among the band's greatest work. Read more
Published 4 months ago by dynamitekid156
Superb album in breah taking clarity
Right from the off with the first intro of Shine on You Crazy Diamond it was clear that the remixing has been worth it - the sound is ansolutely crystal clear and the minor changes... Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. J. Sudworth
Its the live stuff that makes it worth it
Poor old Pink Floyd have come in for some stick for the WYWH Immersion set, but this edition is wonderful - The album itself is of course a treat to listen to but then it always... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Peter C. Harpley
Excellent Remaster Still Shines
The two disc Wish You Were Here consists of the original album remastered (which sounds great) plus live recordings, some alternative versions of some Wish You Were Here tracks and... Read more
Published 5 months ago by John Maybury
This is how it's done!!!
Unlike the 2011 reissue of DSOTM, you can hear the new remastering on this one. I was never particulary unhappy with the sound of my older copy but immediately ordered this when I... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. R. Powell
BRILLIANT!!!!!
This is long overdue. Find a dark room, a good CD player, ipod or whatever you listen to, a good set of headphones, press play and appreciate.
Published 6 months ago by A. Woodbridge
Worth the wait!
Disc 1 what can add about this album, Pink Floyd at their peak, every track is 5stars, and is timeless. Still as good now as when I first got it in 1975. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Tal1952
no coding on the live cd
i've been hot for this release for some time and musically it doesn't disappoint. but i do have a major complaint with the fact that the live cd has not been coded so that when i... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Adam P. Morris
The best remaster so far !!
Unlike the poor DSOTM CD1 remaster, CD1 here is a great sonic upgrade with Gilmour's guitar especially good, you can now hear the percussive sound of his pick as he strikes the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by W. Thomas Phillips
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