Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

Jun 26 2012 Not Rated 1h 25m
Documentary, Music

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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Plot

Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and others tell the story of the creative process of the album "Wish You Were Here", released in September 1975.

Written by

John Edginton

Directed by

John Edginton

Cast

Syd Barrett, Joe Boyd, Venetta Fields

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Eagle Rock Entertainment

Languages

Français, English

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