Pink Floyd have announced a 50th anniversary edition of ‘Wish You Were Here’, featuring unheard versions of classic tracks. Find all the detials below.
The news comes exactly half a century on from the band releasing the seminal album on September 12, 1975.
‘Wish You Were Here 50’ is due to arrive on December 12 as a deluxe box set. Fans will also be able to hear the new version on digital platforms, and own it on 3LP, 2CD and Blu-ray. Pre-order here.
Per a press release, the forthcoming reissue offers “an exciting new perspective into one of Pink Floyd’s most iconic and best-loved records”.
To celebrate the album announcement, Pink Floyd have shared a previously unheard early demo recording of ‘Welcome To The Machine’ (originally titled ‘The Machine Song’). Listen below.
The 50th anniversary edition of ‘Wish You Were Here’ features multiple discs of rarities. There are six previously unreleased alternate versions and demos “at the core of this special collection”.
It also includes 25 bonus tracks made up of nine studio rarities, and 16 live recordings captured by the renowned bootlegger Mike Millard at Pink Floyd’s Los Angeles Sports Arena concert on April 26, 1975, now receiving its first official release.
The live audio has been meticulously restored and remastered by Steven Wilson. Elsewhere, the Blu-ray edition gives fans the chance to watch three live screen films from the band’s 1975 tour, as well as a Storm Thorgerson short film.
The 3LP and 2CD formats include the original album and the nine studio bonus tracks. The deluxe box set boasts all 2CD, 3LP (exclusive clear vinyl) and Blu-ray material, plus a fourth clear vinyl LP, ‘Live At Wembley 1974’, a replica Japanese 7” single of ‘Have A Cigar’ and ‘Welcome To The Machine’, a hardcover book of unseen photographs, a comic book tour programme and a Knebworth concert poster.
Fans can enjoy a new Dolby Atmos mix by James Guthrie – whose work with Pink Floyd dates back to 1979’s ‘The Wall’ – via the digital edition of ‘Wish You Were Here 50’.
Additionally, Pink Floyd are launching a series of 50th anniversary merchandise and limited edition products via their official website. Find more information here.
The full tracklists for Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here 50’ are:
DIGITAL
DISC 1 – Original album
01. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)
02. Welcome to the Machine
03. Have a Cigar
04. Wish You Were Here
05. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)
DISC 2 – Bonus tracks
06. Wine Glasses (2:13)
07. Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
08. Wish You Were Here (featuring Stéphane Grappelli)
09. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *
10. The Machine Song (Roger’s Demo) *
11. The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *
12. Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *
13. Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *
14. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *
DISC 3 – Live bootleg
15. Raving and Drooling (Live bootleg – Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
16. You’ve Got To Be Crazy (Live bootleg – Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
17. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5) (Live bootleg – Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975 ) *
18. Have a Cigar (Live bootleg – Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
19. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (6-9) (Live bootleg – Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
20. Speak to Me (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
21. Breathe (In The Air) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
22. On the Run (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
23. Time (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
24. The Great Gig in the Sky (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
25. Money (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
26. Us and Them (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
27. Any Colour You Like (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
28. Brain Damage (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
29. Eclipse (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
30. Echoes (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
2CD
DISC 1
01. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)
02. Welcome to the Machine
03. Have a Cigar
04. Wish You Were Here
05. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)
06. Wine Glasses
07. Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
08. Wish You Were Here (featuring Stéphane Grappelli)
DISC 2
09. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *
10. The Machine Song (Roger’s Demo) *
11. The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *
12. Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *
13. Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *
14. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *
3LP
Side A
01. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)
02. Welcome to the Machine
Side B
01. Have a Cigar
02. Wish You Were Here
03. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)
Side C
01. Wine Glasses
02. Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
03. Wish You Were Here (featuring Stéphane Grappelli)
Side D
01. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *
02. The Machine Song (Roger’s Demo) *
Side E
01. The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *
02. Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *
03. Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *
Side F
01. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *
BLU-RAY
Wish You Were Here original five-track album
2025 Dolby Atmos Mix
2011 5.1 Surround Mix
1975 Stereo Mix
1975 4.0 Quad Mix
Bonus Audio Material (stereo)
01. Wine Glasses
02. Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
03. Wish You Were Here (featuring Stéphane Grappelli)
04. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *
05. The Machine Song (Roger’s Demo) *
06. The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *
07. Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *
08. Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *
09. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *
Live Bootleg (stereo)
01. Raving and Drooling (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
02. You’ve Got To Be Crazy (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
03. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
04. Have a Cigar (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
05. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (6-9) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
06. Speak to Me (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
07. Breathe (In The Air) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
08. On the Run (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
09. Time (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
10. The Great Gig in the Sky (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
11. Money (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
12. Us and Them (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
13. Any Colour You Like (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
14. Brain Damage (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
15. Eclipse (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
16. Echoes (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
Videos (concert Screen Films)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part I)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Welcome To The Machine
Storm Thorgerson Short Film, 2000
Produced & Directed by Storm Thorgerson
DELUXE BOX SET
Including all 2CD, 3LP (on exclusive clear vinyl) and Blu-Ray formats listed below, plus:
A fourth clear vinyl LP titled: “LP4” – Live At Wembley 1974
Side G
01. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Side H
01. You’ve Got To Be Crazy
Japanese Replica 7” Single:
Have A Cigar (edit) b/w Welcome To The Machine
Hardcover book with unseen photographs
Comic Book Tour Programme
Knebworth Poster
* = never before officially released
Pink Floyd – ‘Wish You Were Here 50’. CREDIT: Press
Earlier this year, Pink Floyd achieved their seventh UK Number One album with their live record ‘Pink Floyd At Pompeii – MCMLXXII’.
In a four-star review of the 4K restored concert film of the same name, NME said that the project “captures a moment that’s as bygone as the good citizens of Pompeii themselves”.
It added: “Here was an uncompromising, visionary band who, over the four years since losing their frontman Syd Barrett, had been given several avant garde experimental albums to explore their new identity.”
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