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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. / Bonus Features:
The Blu-ray contains additional bonus material not featured in the TV broadcast version, including further interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason plus Roger Waters and David Gilmour performing excerpts from the Wish You Were Here album.
The Blu-ray contains additional bonus material not featured in the TV broadcast version, including further interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason plus Roger Waters and David Gilmour performing excerpts from the Wish You Were Here album.
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117 of 121 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
If you're a Pink Floyd fan you might think you already know all there is to know about `Wish You Were Here'. However, you may be surprised and delighted by this truly superb documentary insight into the origin, creation and final editing of what many (including the surviving band members themselves) feel to be Floyd's most enduring album. The interviews with Gilmour, Waters and Mason are bang up-to-date, archive footage of the late Rick Wright talking about the project is also included as are vignettes from Roy Harper, sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson and stunt man Ronnie Rondell who was set on fire for the album artwork (nb this is before the days of sophisticated CGI and if you needed a convincing image of someone on fire you had to do it for real).
The spectre at the feast is the late Syd Barrett, who passed away in July 2006 just a couple of years before Rick Wright succumbed to cancer and also left us. The original inspiration for Floyd and the early band leader, most fans know Barrett is the subject of both `Shine on...' and the album's title track. A cameo of Barrett's short artistic career is featured in the film. Out-of-the-blue, seven years after leaving the band he turned up in Abbey Road Studio whilst the band was recording SOYCD and at first, no-one recognised him with shaved head and a more rotund physique. The only known photo of Barrett from this period was taken on that day, at Abbey Road Studios. Was Barrett psychic and did he pick up on the project his former band were engaged in? It seems so.
Some of the more interesting moments in the film explore how and why Roy Harper ended up recording the vocal track on `Have a Cigar' (which Waters later regretted, wishing he had sung the track himself) and the work put in by Thorgerson on the concept, design and realization of the album artwork.
The editing is excellent, the interview material well chosen, the pacing just right. Each moment is a gem; there's no fluff here. Recommended for all Floyd fans, and for anyone who appreciates the craft of good documentary film-making.
The spectre at the feast is the late Syd Barrett, who passed away in July 2006 just a couple of years before Rick Wright succumbed to cancer and also left us. The original inspiration for Floyd and the early band leader, most fans know Barrett is the subject of both `Shine on...' and the album's title track. A cameo of Barrett's short artistic career is featured in the film. Out-of-the-blue, seven years after leaving the band he turned up in Abbey Road Studio whilst the band was recording SOYCD and at first, no-one recognised him with shaved head and a more rotund physique. The only known photo of Barrett from this period was taken on that day, at Abbey Road Studios. Was Barrett psychic and did he pick up on the project his former band were engaged in? It seems so.
Some of the more interesting moments in the film explore how and why Roy Harper ended up recording the vocal track on `Have a Cigar' (which Waters later regretted, wishing he had sung the track himself) and the work put in by Thorgerson on the concept, design and realization of the album artwork.
The editing is excellent, the interview material well chosen, the pacing just right. Each moment is a gem; there's no fluff here. Recommended for all Floyd fans, and for anyone who appreciates the craft of good documentary film-making.
33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Pink Floyd's The Story of Wish You Were Here DVD and Blu-Ray are a must own for all Pink Floyd fans.
Using the template from the famed British (and also VH1 Classic) TV series called Classic Albums has been around for many years, the company that produces that show (Eagle Rock) unleashed in March of 2012 its documentary on Pink Floyd's 1975 classic Wish You Were Here.
Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here album had a well deserved celebration in 2011/12. First came the Discovery reissue. Then the Experience 2-CD set and Immersion (2-CD/2-DVD/Blu Ray) box set, the long awaited Hybrid SACD issue remixed by James Guthrie and and was re-released on 180 Gram Audiophile vinyl which sounded superb. Then finally, came this DVD documentary which looks at how the album was made.
The three surviving band members being co-founder/singer/bass player/songwriter/lyricist Roger Waters, singer/guitarist/songwriter David Gilmour, co-founder/drummer Nick Mason are featured in new and exclusive interviews in this documentary plus comments from the late co-founder/keyboard player/songwriter/occasional singer Richard Wright from 2001. Roger and David also play songs and demonstrate themes from the album which its theme used the madness of Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett as a symbol for the isolating alienation of the modern world, in particular the greed of the music business. David's superb reenactments of the album's centerpiece tribute to Syd Barrett "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and Wish You Were Here's title cut and Roger's acoustic versions of "Have a Cigar", a countrified "Wish You Were Here" and "Welcome to the Machine" are stellar. The album's original recording and mixing engineer Brian Humphries sifts through the original multi-track tapes isolating some parts of songs to hear some parts isolated either on their own or not ever heard before. Also, there is concert footage from the band's performance at The Brighton Dome in Brighton, Sussex, England in June of 1972 plus some rare seen pictures of the band at Abbey Road from the recording sessions and animations from Gerald Scarfe which were used on the band's 1977 Tour when they played all of Wish You Were Here start to finish. Plus you get additional interviews with Gerald Scarfe, British journalist Nick Kent, the original 1967 era Pink Floyd producer Joe Boyd, the group's first manager Peter Jenner, photographer Jill Furmanovsky, backing singer Venetta Fields, British folk singer Roy Harper, album cover designer Storm Thorgerson, co-designer Aubrey Powell and the man who was set on fire on the album's cover Ronnie Rondell to flesh out this great documentary.
There is 25 minutes of extra footage with more demonstrations from David playing "Wish You Were Here" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" in full, Roger playing his unplugged "Wish You Were Here" plus more interviews with Gilmour, Waters and Mason which didn't make the TV documentary due to time constraints.
When I first saw the documentary online in May of 2012 (VH1 Classic showed twice and is more interested in That Metal Show and One Hit Wonder junk), I anxiously awaited the DVD and got the DVD yesterday and it is SUPERB!
Highly recommended!
Using the template from the famed British (and also VH1 Classic) TV series called Classic Albums has been around for many years, the company that produces that show (Eagle Rock) unleashed in March of 2012 its documentary on Pink Floyd's 1975 classic Wish You Were Here.
Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here album had a well deserved celebration in 2011/12. First came the Discovery reissue. Then the Experience 2-CD set and Immersion (2-CD/2-DVD/Blu Ray) box set, the long awaited Hybrid SACD issue remixed by James Guthrie and and was re-released on 180 Gram Audiophile vinyl which sounded superb. Then finally, came this DVD documentary which looks at how the album was made.
The three surviving band members being co-founder/singer/bass player/songwriter/lyricist Roger Waters, singer/guitarist/songwriter David Gilmour, co-founder/drummer Nick Mason are featured in new and exclusive interviews in this documentary plus comments from the late co-founder/keyboard player/songwriter/occasional singer Richard Wright from 2001. Roger and David also play songs and demonstrate themes from the album which its theme used the madness of Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett as a symbol for the isolating alienation of the modern world, in particular the greed of the music business. David's superb reenactments of the album's centerpiece tribute to Syd Barrett "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and Wish You Were Here's title cut and Roger's acoustic versions of "Have a Cigar", a countrified "Wish You Were Here" and "Welcome to the Machine" are stellar. The album's original recording and mixing engineer Brian Humphries sifts through the original multi-track tapes isolating some parts of songs to hear some parts isolated either on their own or not ever heard before. Also, there is concert footage from the band's performance at The Brighton Dome in Brighton, Sussex, England in June of 1972 plus some rare seen pictures of the band at Abbey Road from the recording sessions and animations from Gerald Scarfe which were used on the band's 1977 Tour when they played all of Wish You Were Here start to finish. Plus you get additional interviews with Gerald Scarfe, British journalist Nick Kent, the original 1967 era Pink Floyd producer Joe Boyd, the group's first manager Peter Jenner, photographer Jill Furmanovsky, backing singer Venetta Fields, British folk singer Roy Harper, album cover designer Storm Thorgerson, co-designer Aubrey Powell and the man who was set on fire on the album's cover Ronnie Rondell to flesh out this great documentary.
There is 25 minutes of extra footage with more demonstrations from David playing "Wish You Were Here" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" in full, Roger playing his unplugged "Wish You Were Here" plus more interviews with Gilmour, Waters and Mason which didn't make the TV documentary due to time constraints.
When I first saw the documentary online in May of 2012 (VH1 Classic showed twice and is more interested in That Metal Show and One Hit Wonder junk), I anxiously awaited the DVD and got the DVD yesterday and it is SUPERB!
Highly recommended!
21 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By Roger Yee
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
This Blu-Ray Disc is awesome to say the least. Great stories from each band member, the recording engineer, Roy Harper (who sang "Have A Cigar") and others. Not a dull moment on this disc, all killer, no filler. Every Pink Floyd fan should own this Blu-Ray Disc or DVD. One of the best Rock Docs I have seen. Let's hope they do a Documentary disc for "The Wall" next.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect
I am spanish, don't speak english, the bluray of Pink Floyd: The story of Wish You Were Here is wanderful. Thanks.
Published 13 days ago by Francisco Javier Stabilito
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Important Documentary About One of My Favorite Bands
I remember listening to The Wall late at night on FM radio at incredibly high volume when I should have been studying. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Zarathustra
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Excellent documentary on the making of the album. I got this for a friend and we both really enjoyed it and so did the rest of the family too. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Sherry
5.0 out of 5 stars
VERY ENJOYABLE
If you've liked Pink Floyd for the last 40-50 years then this is a MUST HAVE. If you didn't start listening to PF until The Wall came out, then you need to watch it too. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jon DeLaney
5.0 out of 5 stars
pink floyd fan
I like 3 of there albums the wall, dark side of the moon and wish you were here. there old stuff was good too.
Published 1 month ago by Kurt Mstoecklhuber
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very educative and interesting...
Gives a unique inside story from the band members themselves...-but not enough music and concert clippings, which I had hoped for at that price...
Published 1 month ago by Jakob Saugmann
5.0 out of 5 stars
For Floyd Devotees & Music Lovers
There's not much that I can write about Floyd that hasn't been written so I'll stick to critiquing the film rather than the band. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jamison64
5.0 out of 5 stars
Touching
This really makes you realize how LSD can make you brain dead. It's so sad to think wehat the bands MIGht have been with Syd "Being There" instead of "Wishing He Was... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Charles G. Danas
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Documentary!
Its as good as the Classic Albums: Dark Side of the Moon, and seems to pick up where the earlier one left off. Wonderful insight into how they dealt with the ugly side of fame.
Published 2 months ago by Terrence M. Brankin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fast Shipment
It was super awesome to get the product as fast as I did. I appreciated so much. thanks again Carlena
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