With today (Friday) being the 50th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's ninth album -- Wish You Were Here (September 12th, 1975), they have announced a 50th anniversary deluxe edition.
Set for release on December 12th, Wish You Were Here 50 will be released in multiple formats including three vinyl albums, two CDs, Blu-ray, digital and a Deluxe Box Set.
The digital release includes the original 1975 album, featuring a new Dolby Atmos mix, 25 bonus tracks made up of nine studio rarities, and 16 live recordings captured by the renowned bootlegger Mike Millard on April 26th, 1975 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
The Blu-ray edition contains three concert screen films from their 1975 tour, plus a Storm Thorgerson short film.
The vinyl and CD formats contains nine studio bonus tracks, and the Deluxe Box Set has it all, including a fourth clear vinyl LP, Live At Wembley 1974, a replica Japanese seven-inch single of "Have a Cigar" backed with "Welcome to the Machine," a hardcover book with unseen photos, a comic book tour program and Knebworth concert poster.
Wish You Were Here 50 track list:
Original album
- Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)
- Welcome to the Machine
- Have a Cigar
- Wish You Were Here
- Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)
Bonus tracks
- Wine Glasses (2:13)
- Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
- Wish You Were Here (featuring Stéphane Grappelli)
- Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix)
- The Machine Song (Roger’s Demo)
- The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited)
- Wish You Were Here (Take 1)
- Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix)
- Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix)
Live bootleg -- all recorded at the L.A. Sports Arena on April 26th, 1975
- Raving and Drooling
- You've Got to Be Crazy
- Shine on You Crazy Diamond (1-5)
- Have a Cigar
- Shine on You Crazy Diamond (6-9)
- Speak to Me
- Breathe (In the Air)
- On the Run
- Time
- The Great Gig in the Sky
- Money
- Us and Them
- Any Colour You Like
- Brain Damage
- Eclipse
- Echoes
Credit: Triple A Daily