- progressive rock, art rock, rock, psychedelic rock
- 44 min
- 5 tracks
- Harvest
Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States through Columbia Records, as the band's first album for the label. Based on material composed while performing in Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded over numerous sessions throughout 1975 at EMI Studios in London.
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemplative and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography10/10
- MusicHound Rock5/5
- Pitchfork10/10
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Tom Hull – on the WebA
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Tracks
- A1Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts 1–513:31
- A2Welcome to the Machine7:27
- B1Have a Cigar5:08
- B2Wish You Were Here5:40
- B3Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts 6–912:23
5 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Pink Floyd
- Label
- Harvest
- Released
- 1975
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- SE
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