Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
2012 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 1,926 VOTES · DIR. John Edginton
Overview
Wish You Were Here, released in September 1975, was the follow up album to the globally successful The Dark Side Of The Moon and is cited by many fans, as well as band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour, as their favorite Pink Floyd album. On release it went straight to Number One in both the UK and the US and topped the charts in many other countries around the world. This program tells the story of the making of this landmark release through new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason and archive interviews with the late Richard Wright. Also featured are sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson, guest vocalist Roy Harper, front cover burning man Ronnie Rondell and others involved in the creation of the album. In addition, original recording engineer Brian Humphries revisits the master tapes at Abbey Road Studios to illustrate aspects of the songs construction.
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00:00:05 This Programme contains some strong Language.
00:03:42 even in the murk and the purple and green Blobs, you know
00:06:40 We Were All having to ASSESS
00:08:55 I Mean IT was ... IT Lacked enthusiasm and IT Lacked a Sort of Purpose
00:11:30 while Were They Thinking About ideas.
00:13:58 This Will make this a More coherent work
00:16:05 # And We did tell you The Name of the game, Boy?
00:17:56 With Have A Cigar
00:19:56 I Mean, I CAN Picture HIM now ...
00:21:57 # They're gonna Love you. #
00:23:48 I was not a graphic Designer, and Also, I was not Interested
00:25:52 We Always Thought there was an element of Storm loving to Find
00:27:57 When I Say this to Roger Today, He says, "Oh, I do not Remember That."
00:31:33 You have a Hammond Organ on there, you have grand piano ...
00:34:15 And something HAD happened to HIM, Total Difference.
00:36:42 the Hand Slipped away All the time.
00:39:16 recording Shine On You Crazy Diamond
00:41:44 To Add a bit More to the aggression of the Song
00:44:01 It's not, IT's About All of Our experience
00:46:05 Suddenly a Gust of Breeze Came up.
00:47:46 .. Who have ... Who have HAD HAD Wish You Were Here for many a Year now
00:50:26 # Can you tell a green Field
00:52:41 It's still ... Because of resonance ITS
00:55:35 and if you Looked at Syd in Early '67