Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd.It was released on 12 September 1975 in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records and a day later in the United States by Columbia Records, their first American release for the label. Pink Floyd grounded that limitless sound with exacting explorations of. Of these concept albums, Dark Side of the Moon resonated strongest. Camel stationary traveller youtube. Golden years, conceiving such epics as Wish You Were Here and The Wall, but.

Reviews: The diverse and stellar line-up on the album features Rock icon Alice Cooper (vocals), Dave Fowler & Stephen McElroy of the Australian Pink Floyd Show (guitars), the legendary Rick Wakeman (keyboards) and the London Orion Orchestra with Peter Scholes, conductor & arranger. WISH YOU WERE HERE is the second Pink Floyd album to use a conceptual theme written entirely by Roger Waters. The song Wish You Were Here written as tribute to founding bandmate Syd Barrett and his mental breakdown is sung here by Alice Cooper, who toured with Pink Floyd whilst Syd was still in the band in the late 60s. Bandmembers David Gilmour and Richard Wright have both cited WISH YOU WERE HERE as their favorite Pink Floyd album, and the album is widely regarded as the bands magnum opus. A must have for every Pink Floyd fan and classical music enthusiast alike.