Legendarni britanski rock bend Pink Floyd najavio je posebno box set izdanje albuma Wish You Were Here povodom 50. obljetnice od njegova izlaska. Komplet od tri diska bit će objavljen 12. prosinca 2025., neposredno uoči božićnih blagdana.
Prema informacijama dostupnima na Apple Musicu, sadržaj box seta uključuje originalni album, alternativne verzije i rijetke snimke, kao i cijeli koncertni zapis s nastupa u Los Angeles Sports Areni iz 1975. godine.
Popis sadržaja box seta:
- Disc 1 donosi originalne skladbe albuma: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5), Welcome to the Machine, Have a Cigar, Wish You Were Here te Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9).
- Disc 2 obuhvaća raritete i alternativne verzije, među kojima su: Wish You Were Here sa Stéphaneom Grappellijem, instrumentalne i demo verzije, kao i potpuno novi stereo miks skladbe Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
- Disc 3 donosi live izvedbe s turneje 1975., uključujući cijele albume Wish You Were Here i The Dark Side of the Moon snimljene u Los Angelesu.
Unatoč tome, dio obožavatelja izražava sumnju u autentičnost podataka objavljenih na streaming servisima, ponajprije zbog tehničke upitnosti količine materijala predviđene za treći disk.
Promotivna kampanja započela je 9. rujna 2025., kada su Apple Music i Spotify privremeno promijenili naslovnice svih albuma Pink Floyda u prepoznatljivu crnu celofansku ambalažu – identičnu onoj kojom je izvorno bio omotan album Wish You Were Here iz 1975. godine. Dan kasnije, 10. rujna, službena internetska stranica benda u potpunosti je „obrisana“ i zamijenjena minimalističkom porukom „Coming Soon“ uz poveznicu za prijavu na newsletter.
Album Wish You Were Here jedno je od najcjenjenijih izdanja Pink Floyda, a novo luksuzno izdanje zasigurno će izazvati veliki interes među kolekcionarima i ljubiteljima rock glazbe.
Mogući sadržaj izdanja
Disc 1
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)
Disc 2
Wine Glasses
Have A Cigar (Alternate Version)
Wish You Were Here (feat. 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)
Disc 3
Raving And Drooling (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
You’ve Got To Be Crazy (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5) [Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975]
Have a Cigar (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9) [Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975]
Speak to Me (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
Breathe (In the Air) [Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975]
On the Run (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
Time (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
The Great Gig in the Sky (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
Money (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
Us and Them (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
Any Colour You Like (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
Brain Damage (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
Eclipse (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
