{"id":137952,"date":"2025-09-12T15:15:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/137952\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:15:03","slug":"pink-floyd-announce-plans-for-massive-wish-you-were-here-50-box-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/137952\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Floyd Announce Plans For Massive Wish You Were Here 50 Box Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFifty years ago to the day, Pink Floyd<\/a> released Wish You Were Here. To celebrate the anniversary of the landmark album, Sony has announced plans for a new box set entitled Wish You Were Here 50 that will be available as three vinyl records, two compact discs, or a Deluxe Box Set. It will also be released digitally.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe package will contain a new Dolby Atmos Mix of the album, nine studio rarities, and 16 songs recorded at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on April 26, 1975. There is also a hardcover book packed with unseen photographs, a comic book tour programme, and a Knebworth concert poster. For a preview, check out \u201cThe Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited).\u201d It\u2019s an early version of \u201cWelcome To The Machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOther rarities on the set include a new stereo mix of all nine segments of \u201cShine On Your Crazy Diamond\u201d fused together, an alternate version of \u201cHave a Cigar,\u201d a rendition of \u201cWish You Were Here\u201d featuring jazz violin great St\u00e9phane Grappelli,\u201d and another take on \u201cWish You Were Here\u201d with David Gilmour on pedal steel guitar.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe L.A. Sports Arena show was recorded by famed bootlegger Mike \u201cThe Mic\u201d Millard. Throughout the Seventies, he used a phony wheelchair to sneak a Nakamichi 550 tape recorder into concerts around Los Angeles. When the lights dimmed, he\u2019d connect the recorder to microphones attached to his hat. Using this method, he captured pristine recordings of shows by Genesis, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Yes, and many other giants of the era.<\/p>\n

\n\tMany of those bands recorded their own concerts using more sophisticated equipment than anything Millard could sneak into arenas, but Pink Floyd made no such efforts.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe problem was we just hit a period where everyone was paranoid about bootleggers and we didn\u2019t tape shows,\u201d Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason told Rolling Stone in 2018.<\/a> \u201cIt\u2019s great we did the Pink Floyd at Pompeii thing, but I\u2019m sorry we never filmed and recorded a Dark Side, Animals, or Wish You Were Here show, really \u2026 [From the Animals period], there\u2019s certainly nothing really good, just sort of monitor mixes and so on. We really should have done the whole thing, filmed and recorded it properly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n

\n\tEarlier this month, David Gilmour elaborated on the issue in an interview with Rolling Stone<\/a>. \u201cThere are many, many mixing desk tapes which would, in the Seventies, have been done to cassette,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd later on in the Eighties and Nineties were done to DAT, but they are just straight off the mixing desk. But we did record most shows just sound-wise, and God knows where all those tapes are. I guess they are now in the hands of Sony [since they recently purchased the Pink Floyd catalog]. So, you have to persuade them to have a look.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIt seems like they did just that and concluded that Millard created a better tape than any mixing desk cassette in the vault. The audio has been restored and remastered by Steven Wilson. (May the record state that back in 2021, we encouraged Pink Floyd<\/a> to release this exact L.A. Forum recording by Millard. Sadly, Millard didn\u2019t live to see the day when his tape was included on an official Floyd release. He died in 1994.)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe complete track listing for Wish You Were Here 50:<\/p>\n

\n\tDIGITAL<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDISC 1\u201d \u2013 Original album<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Welcome to the Machine\u00a0<\/p>\n

Have a Cigar\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDISC 2\u201d \u2013 Bonus tracks<\/p>\n

\t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n

Wine Glasses\u00a0 (2:13)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (featuring St\u00e9phane Grappelli)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *<\/p>\n

The Machine Song (Roger\u2019s Demo) *<\/p>\n

The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDISC 3\u201d \u2013 Live bootleg<\/p>\n

Raving and Drooling\u00a0 (Live bootleg \u2013 Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve Got To Be Crazy\u00a0 (Live bootleg \u2013 Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5) (Live bootleg \u2013 Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975 ) *<\/p>\n

Have a Cigar\u00a0 (Live bootleg \u2013 Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Shine on You Crazy Diamond (6-9) (Live bootleg \u2013 Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Speak to Me (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Breathe (In The Air) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

On the Run (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Time (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

The Great Gig in the Sky (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Money (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Us and Them (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Any Colour You Like (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Brain Damage (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Eclipse (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Echoes (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

\n\t2CD<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDISC 1\u201d<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Welcome to the Machine<\/p>\n

Have a Cigar<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)<\/p>\n

Wine Glasses\u00a0<\/p>\n

Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (featuring St\u00e9phane Grappelli)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDISC 2\u201d<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *<\/p>\n

The Machine Song (Roger\u2019s Demo) *<\/p>\n

The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *<\/p>\n

\n\t3LP<\/p>\n

\n\tSide A<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Welcome to the Machine<\/p>\n

\n\tSide B<\/p>\n

Have a Cigar<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)<\/p>\n

\n\tSide C<\/p>\n

Wine Glasses\u00a0<\/p>\n

Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (featuring St\u00e9phane Grappelli)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tSide D<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *<\/p>\n

The Machine Song (Roger\u2019s Demo) *<\/p>\n

\n\tSide E<\/p>\n

The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *<\/p>\n

\n\tSide F<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *<\/p>\n

\n\tBlu-Ray<\/p>\n

\n\tWish You Were Here original 5-track album<\/p>\n

2025 Dolby Atmos Mix<\/p>\n

2011 5.1 Surround Mix<\/p>\n

1975 Stereo Mix<\/p>\n

1975 4.0 Quad Mix<\/p>\n

\n\tBonus Audio Material (stereo)<\/p>\n

Wine Glasses<\/p>\n

Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (featuring St\u00e9phane Grappelli)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *<\/p>\n

The Machine Song (Roger\u2019s Demo) *<\/p>\n

The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *<\/p>\n

\n\tLive Bootleg (stereo)<\/p>\n

Raving and Drooling\u00a0 (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve Got To Be Crazy\u00a0 (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Have a Cigar\u00a0 (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Shine on You Crazy Diamond (6-9) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Speak to Me (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Breathe (In The Air) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

On the Run (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Time (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

The Great Gig in the Sky (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Money (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Us and Them (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Any Colour You Like (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Brain Damage (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Eclipse (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

Echoes (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *<\/p>\n

\n\tVideos (concert Screen Films)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2022 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part I)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2022 Shine On You Crazy Diamond<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2022 Welcome To The Machine<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2022 Storm Thorgerson Short Film, 2000<\/p>\n

\n\tProduced & Directed by Storm Thorgerson<\/p>\n

\n\tDELUXE BOX SET<\/p>\n

\n\tIncluding all 2CD, 3LP (on exclusive clear vinyl) and Blu-Ray formats listed below, plus:<\/p>\n

\n\tA fourth clear vinyl LP titled: \u201cLP4\u201d \u2013 Live At Wembley 1974<\/p>\n

\n\tSide G<\/p>\n

Shine On You Crazy Diamond<\/p>\n

\n\tSide H<\/p>\n

\n\tJapanese Replica 7\u201d Single:<\/p>\n

\n\tHave A Cigar (edit) b\/w Welcome To The Machine<\/p>\n

\n\tHardcover book with unseen photographs<\/p>\n

\n\tComic Book Tour Programme<\/p>\n

\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n

\n\tKnebworth Poster<\/p>\n

\n\t* never before officially released<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fifty years ago to the day, Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here. To celebrate the anniversary of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136,82890],"class_list":{"0":"post-137952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-music","12":"tag-pink-floyd"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}