The band had never employed a publicist, and distanced themselves from the press. Band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour have both declared Wish You Were Here their favourite Pink Floyd album.ĭuring 1974, Pink Floyd had sketched out three new compositions “Raving and Drooling”, “Gotta Be Crazy”, and “Shine On You Crazy Diamond“, and had performed them at a series of concerts in France and England, their first tour since 1973′s Dark Side of the Moon. Initially receiving mixed reviews, the album has since been voted to the 209th place on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was an instant success record company EMI was unable to print enough copies to satisfy the demand. The album packaging, again designed by Storm Thorgerson, featured an opaque black sleeve inside which was hidden the album artwork. Wish You Were Here premièred at Knebworth in July 1975, and was released in September that year. Roy Harper was a guest vocalist on « Have a Cigar«.
As in their previous work, Dark Side of the Moon, the band made use of studio effects and synthesizers.
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