The Story of Wish You Were Here

The Story of Wish You Were Here
The Story of Wish You Were Here
Directed by	John Edginton
Produced by	Joss Crowley; Alan Ravenscroft; Greg Swanborough; Andrew Winter;
Starring	Pink Floyd
Cinematography	Graham Day
Edited by	Merril Stern
Music by	Pink Floyd
Distributed by	Eagle Rock Entertainment
Release date	26 June 2012;
Running time	85 min approx.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Story of Wish You Were Here is a television documentary about the making of Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. After being shown on a few television channels, such as BBC Four,^[1] it was released on 26 June 2012, on DVD and Blu-ray.

The film gives an extensive insight of concept, recording the songs and designing the album cover. It includes exclusive interviews with almost every key person, who participated in producing the album. It is the second Pink Floyd documentary by Eagle Rock, the previous being The Making of the Dark Side of the Moon (2003).

The band is represented by all three surviving members – David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Roger Waters. Other participating people include: Joe Boyd, Venetta Fields, Jill Furmanovsky, Roy Harper (who sang vocals on Have a Cigar), Brian Humphries, Peter Jenner, Nick Kent, Aubrey Powell, Ronnie Rondell Jr. (who depicted the "burning man" on the original cover), Gerald Scarfe, and Storm Thorgerson.

The film is about 59 minutes long, with 25 minutes of additional interviews on the DVD/BD release. These also include footage of Roger Waters and David Gilmour performing some excerpts from the original songs; while Brian Humphries, the album's sound engineer, plays back the original sound tapes from Abbey Road Studios archives.^[2]

Certifications

Certifications for *Wish You Were Here*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	Gold	7,500^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ BBC Four - Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
^ The Story of Wish You Were Here at Eagle Rock website 22 February 2013
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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[1] BBC Four - Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here

[2] The Story of Wish You Were Here at Eagle Rock website 22 February 2013

[AustraliaPink_FloydWish_You_Were_HerevideoCertRef-3] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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