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The band entered Abbey Road Studios during the first week of 1975 to begin recording on their follow-up to Dark Side of the Moon. In the previous year, they introduced three new pieces to European audiences during the first sets of each show. Two of them, "Raving and Drooling" & "You Gotta Be Crazy", were ultimately not recorded for Wish You Were Here, but re-shaped and recorded in 1976 for the Animals album as respectively "Sheep" and "Dogs". The third would take shape as the album's centerpiece, "Shine on You Crazy Diamond". During tour rehearsals for the previous year's French
| 1 | Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–V | ♡ | 13:30 | Roger Waters / David Gilmour / Richard Wright |
| 2 | Welcome to the Machine | ♡ | 7:26 | Roger Waters |
| 3 | Have a Cigar | ♡ | 5:24 | Roger Waters |
| 4 | Wish You Were Here | ♡ | 5:23 | Roger Waters / David Gilmour |
| 5 | Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI–IX | ♡ | 12:21 | Roger Waters / David Gilmour / Richard Wright |
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000650633
Credits
Backing Vocals — Carlena Williams, Venetta Fields Engineer — Peter James, Brian Humphries Graphics — George Hardie Lyrics By — Roger Waters Producer — Pink Floyd
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