Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here (Extraction Version)2014 ak320
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Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I – VIII)”
This is an early version when the song was intended to be one complete piece. Well, Part 1-8. There is no 9 yet. The beginning starts with the wine glasses part, then the tape ends abruptly and there are several run throughs of the opening famous four guitar notes. The backing vocals were still not in place yet. The guitar solos drift back and forth between the familiar parts and parts that are far different from the final version. Roger’s vocals are most likely all from a different take. At the end of part 5, there’s no sax solo yet. The end mixes smoothly into part 6 as it was originally intended. One surprising bit is one of of Roger’s backing tracks is overdubbed way too loud and jumps at you. The ending of part 8 just jams off into a “Son of Echoes” jam that just fades out. So most likely the last part 9 was an afterthought.

Welcome To The Machine”
This is definitely an early studio basic track sketching the ideas and the main feel of the pulse of the song. The throbbing VCS3 bass line is there, and the basis of the keyboard part is there, but the vocals are unfinished and sung by Roger in a lower quiet way almost as a guide vocal.

Tracklist


1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Studio version 1975 in one complete piece.


2 Welcome to the Machine
Studio demo, 1975

3. Have a Cigar
Studio demo, 1975

4. Wish You Were Here
Studio, 1975 (with Stéphane Grapelli)


Members: David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason