Guest singers included Roy Harper, who provided the lead vocals on 'Have a Cigar', and Venetta Fields, who added backing vocals to 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'.
Like their previous record, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Pink Floyd used studio effects and synthesisers. The album's themes include criticism of the music business, alienation, and a tribute to founding member Syd Barrett, who left seven years earlier with deteriorating mental health. Based on material Pink Floyd composed while performing in Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded over numerous sessions throughout 1975 at Abbey Road Studios in London. Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records and Columbia Records, their first release for the latter. Info for Wish You Were Here (2011 Remaster)
