Pink Floyd Detail 'Wish You Were Here 50' Reissue Ft. 25 Bonus Tracks [Video]

Pink Floyd will celebrate 50 years of Wish You Were Here with a lavish reissue, including six previously unreleased studio demos and several live bootleg concerts. Announced exactly 50 years after the original album landed on shelves, Wish You Were Here 50 will arrive on 3LP, 2CD, Blu-ray, digital, and deluxe box set on December 12th [pre-order].

After 1973’s The Dark Side of the Moon took Pink Floyd from a breakout British psychedelic rock band to global superstars, the band returned to the studio for its eighth album. With that heightened fame and attention, conversely came isolation and disillusionment. Those feelings of alienation and the hollowness of fame, coupled with the absence of co-founder Syd Barrett from the band’s meteoric rise, would form Wish You Were Here‘s foundation, inspiring the band through the rest of the decade, culminating in Roger Waters‘ 1979 rock opera, The Wall.

The digital version of Wish You Were Here 50 features the original album with a new Dolby Atmos mix, plus 25 bonus tracks, including nine studio rarities and 16 live recordings. Famed bootlegger Mike Millard captured the audio at Pink Floyd’s April 26th, 1975 show at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, released here officially for the first time, with audio meticulously restored and remastered by Steven Wilson.

On the Blu-ray version, fans can watch three concert films from Floyd’s 1975 tour, plus an unspecified short film from legendary Hipgnosis founder Storm Thorgerson. The 3LP and 2CD formats include the original album plus the nine bonus studio tracks. The deluxe box set includes all 3LP, 2CD, and Blu-ray material, a clear vinyl version of Live At Wembley 1974, a replica Japanese 7″ single of “Have A Cigar” b/w “Welcome to the Machine”, a hardcover book of previously unreleased photos, a tour program, and a Knebworth concert poster.

The six unreleased studio recordings include an instrumental, rough mix of “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, Waters’ original home demo for “Welcome to the Machine” (then titled “The Machine Song”), an alternate take on “Wish You Were Here” and Gilmour’s isolated pedal steel mix, and—for the first time—all nine parts of album epic “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” presented in order, rather than bookending the album. With today’s announcement, Pink Floyd shared “The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited)”, a stripped-back version of the haunting condemnation of the shallow music business.

Stream “The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited)” and click below for the detailed tracklists for Wish You Were Here 5o, available here for pre-order.

Pink Floyd — “The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited)

Wish You Were Here 50 Tracklisting & Formats:

* never before officially released

DIGITAL

“DISC 1” – Original album

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” – Bonus tracks

Wine Glasses (2:13)
Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
Wish You Were Here (featuring 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” – Live bootleg

Raving and Drooling (Live bootleg – Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
You’ve Got To Be Crazy (Live bootleg – Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5) (Live bootleg – Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975 ) *
Have a Cigar (Live bootleg – Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
Shine on You Crazy Diamond (6-9) (Live bootleg – 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) *
Echoes (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
2CD

“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)
Wine Glasses
Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
Wish You Were Here (featuring Stéphane Grappelli)
“DISC 2”

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) *
3LP

Side A

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)
Welcome to the Machine
Side B

Have a Cigar
Wish You Were Here
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)
Side C

Wine Glasses
Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
Wish You Were Here (featuring Stéphane Grappelli)
Side D

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *
The Machine Song (Roger’s Demo) *
Side E

The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *
Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *
Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *
Side F

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *

Blu-Ray

Wish You Were Here original 5-track album

2025 Dolby Atmos Mix
2011 5.1 Surround Mix
1975 Stereo Mix
1975 4.0 Quad Mix
Bonus Audio Material (stereo)

Wine Glasses
Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
Wish You Were Here (featuring 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) *
Live Bootleg (stereo)

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 (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 (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) *
Echoes (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *

Videos (concert Screen Films)

• Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part I)

• Shine On You Crazy Diamond

• Welcome To The Machine

• Storm Thorgerson Short Film, 2000

Produced & Directed by Storm Thorgerson

DELUXE BOX SET

Including all 2CD, 3LP (on exclusive clear vinyl) and Blu-Ray formats listed below, plus:

A fourth clear vinyl LP titled: “LP4” – Live At Wembley 1974

Side G

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Side H

You’ve Got To Be Crazy

Japanese Replica 7” Single:

Have A Cigar (edit) b/w Welcome To The Machine

Hardcover book with unseen photographs

Comic Book Tour Programme

Knebworth Poster

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