Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song) uncovered in the EMI vaults during re-mastering work for the Why Pink Floyd...? campaign. Mason discussed the alternative version on the BBC Radio 4 Front Row program and revealed that Yehudi Menuhin, who was recording with Grappelli in Abbey Road's Studio Two, was also invited to play on "Wish You Were Here" but declined, as he wasn't as comfortable as Grappelli at improvising. "Wish You Were Here (Live)" is a live recording of Pink Floyd's title track off their ninth studio album "Wish You Were Here", recorded by the band for their third live album, "Pulse". "Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album) 1997, and by 2004 has sold an estimated 13 million copies worldwide. "Have a Cigar" was chosen by Columbia as their first single, with "Welcome to the Machine" on the B-side in the US. The album was a commercial hit in Europe, topping Dutch, English and Spanish charts -in Spain, the album remained at number one for about 20 weeks. "Wish You Were Here" has been remastered and re-released on several formats. In the UK and US the album was re-issued in quadraphonic using the SQ format in 1976, and in 1980 a special "Hi-Fi Today" audiophile print was released