Pink Floyd Announce 50th Anniversary ‘Wish You Were Here’ Box Set With 6 Unreleased Tracks
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Celebrating a Classic Album
Pink Floyd will mark the 50th anniversary of Wish You Were Here with a wide-ranging box set arriving on December 12, 2025 through Sony Music. The release highlights the creative spirit behind the band’s eighth studio album and invites listeners to explore material that has remained unheard for decades.
The anniversary package offers six unreleased songs, rare studio cuts, and restored live recordings. Fans will be able to choose from three LPs, two CDs, a Blu-ray edition, a digital release, or a deluxe box. The digital set also carries a new Dolby Atmos mix by longtime Pink Floyd engineer James Guthrie. Alongside the six unheard tracks are 25 bonus recordings: nine rare studio takes and sixteen live performances captured at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in 1975 by noted taper Mike Millard, now officially released for the first time and remastered by producer Steven Wilson.
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Early Glimpses and Rare Mixes
To mark the announcement, the band shared an early demo of “Welcome to the Machine” called “The Machine Song,” giving fans a look at the song’s first shape. Other rarities include a full nine-part version of “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and a pedal steel instrumental mix of “Wish You Were Here” that highlights David Gilmour’s distinctive guitar work. Listeners will also find a stripped-down take of the album’s title track that reveals new textures hidden in the original sessions.
Fifty years after its first release, Wish You Were Here remains a landmark in rock music. This anniversary edition offers a chance to hear how the songs developed in the studio and on stage, presenting the band’s creative process in vivid detail.
2-CD Track Listing
Disc 1 features the album as originally sequenced:
• 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 contains the newly released material:
• 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) *
(* indicates never before officially released.)
4-LP Clear Vinyl Edition
The vinyl set spreads the music across eight sides:
• 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) *
• Side G: Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Live at Wembley 1974
• Side H: You’ve Got To Be Crazy, Live at Wembley 1974
Blu-ray and Bonus Audio
The Blu-ray disc presents the original five-track album plus multiple mixes: 2025 Dolby Atmos, 2011 5.1 Surround, 1975 Stereo, and 1975 4.0 Quad. Bonus stereo material includes all six unreleased songs and alternate versions such as Wine Glasses and the Stéphane Grappelli collaboration.
A full live bootleg from the Los Angeles Sports Arena 1975 features classics like Raving and Drooling, You’ve Got To Be Crazy, Time, Money, and a sweeping performance of Echoes. Each recording captures the band at the height of its mid-’70s power.
Visual Extras and Collectibles
Video content rounds out the package with screen films for “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and “Welcome to the Machine,” plus a short film by Storm Thorgerson from 2000. Collectors will also find a Japanese replica 7-inch single of “Have a Cigar” backed with “Welcome to the Machine,” a hardcover book of unseen photographs, a comic-style tour program, and a Knebworth poster.
This extensive release highlights the creativity and live energy that made Wish You Were Here a defining record. With unreleased demos, alternate mixes, and historic concert recordings, the 50th anniversary box set offers a detailed portrait of Pink Floyd at a key moment in their career.
