Article Contributed by Shore Fire Media
Published on November 18, 2025
Photo Credit: Sony Music Entertainment
Pink Floyd unveil ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix)’. Renowned globally as the two-part epic bookending their era-defining LP Wish You Were Here, the new version sees the full song pieced together for the first time ever. Newly mixed in stereo by James Guthrie, the result is one 25 minute long epic, which will be included in the 50th Anniversary edition of the album to be released on December 12th via Sony Music.
‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ and the story of its creation has gone down in rock n’ roll folklore. Pink Floyd’s tribute to their childhood friend and former bandmate Syd Barrett is a hauntingly beautiful, sprawling masterwork, imbued with feelings of guilt, frustration and sadness at not just the decline of Syd’s health, but the failings of society and modern life. In one of the most poignant episodes of the band’s career, Syd arrived unannounced at Abbey Road Studios on the day Pink Floyd were beginning the final mixes of the track, only for none of the band to recognize the new appearance of their former frontman.
In celebration of the release and of Syd Barrett’s enduring legacy, comedian, actor and artist Noel Fielding has created a series of specially commissioned original paintings inspired by Syd’s iconic image, spotlighting this most unique and influential of souls. Watch the new video for ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix)’, featuring Noel’s paintings, HERE. For more information about Noel Fielding’s art contact Podgorny, Jealous and Don’t Walk Walk galleries.
Noel Fielding says, “I was pretty young when my affinity with Pink Floyd and Syd started. I remember going to the library and hiring the tape of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn when I was 12. And I just was like, ‘What’s this?’ It blew my mind. I couldn’t believe it.
When I started doing stand up it was all very whimsical. I was always trying to write like I was Syd Barrett. I liked his style, I liked his walk, I liked the way he talked. ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ is such a beautiful tribute to him.
What’s amazing about Pink Floyd, especially with Wish You Were Here, is that the artwork was as good as the music. When you’re 12 and you’re seeing two guys shaking hands, one of them’s on fire, you’re thinking ‘what?!’ And the music goes exactly with that as well; it’s perfectly in sync with the visuals, with the weird surrealism. And that’s all very Syd Barrett. It could be the 70s, but it could be 2040. It’s the future and the past at the same time. It is a masterpiece, that album cover, and that album. It’s a masterpiece. And it’s based on Syd Barrett, who is a walking masterpiece.”
The collaboration with Noel Fielding follows Dear Pink Floyd, a new poem written and performed by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, which was unveiled last month to celebrate Wish You Were Here at 50. The poem is one of the myriad of special collectors gems included in the upcoming Deluxe Box Set release. Watch Simon Armitage perform the first reading of Dear Pink Floyd HERE.
Wish You Were Here 50 will be released in multiple formats including 3LP, 2CD, Blu-ray, digital and a Deluxe Box Set. The digital release includes the original 1975 album, featuring a new Dolby Atmos mix by James Guthrie, whose work with Pink Floyd dates back to 1979’s The Wall. It also includes 25 bonus tracks made up of nine studio rarities, and 16 live recordings captured by the renowned bootlegger Mike Millard at Pink Floyd’s Los Angeles Sports Arena concert on April 26th 1975, now receiving its first official release. The live audio has been meticulously restored and remastered by Steven Wilson. The Blu-ray edition also gives fans the chance to see three concert screen films from the band’s 1975 tour, plus a Storm Thorgerson short film. The 3LP and 2CD formats include the original album and the nine studio bonus tracks. The Deluxe Box Set includes all 2CD, 3LP (on exclusive clear vinyl) and Blu-Ray material, plus a fourth clear vinyl LP, Live At Wembley 1974, a replica Japanese 7” Single of Have A Cigar b/w Welcome To The Machine, a hardcover book including unseen photographs, and Dear Pink Floyd, by Simon Armitage, a comic book tour programme and Knebworth concert poster. Exclusive 50th Anniversary Merchandise along with Limited Edition product releases will also be available at PinkFloyd.com.
Wish You Were Here has been a mainstay on all-time greatest albums lists for decades. The multi-Platinum-selling #1 hit record was Pink Floyd’s first to reach the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, becoming the band’s fastest selling album. In 1973, The Dark Side of the Moon had taken Pink Floyd from a hugely successful breakout British band to one of the biggest rock groups on the planet. Wish You Were Here was the band’s powerful response to their newfound global fame. In 2025 the ardent support and fascination surrounding Pink Floyd’s music remains.
Wish You Were Here 50 Tracklisting & Formats:
LEGEND
* never before officially released
DIGITAL
“DISC 1” – Original album
“DISC 2” – Bonus tracks
“DISC 3” – Live bootleg
2CD
“DISC 1”
“DISC 2”
3LP
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
Side E
Side F
Blu-Ray
Wish You Were Here original 5-track album
Bonus Audio Material (stereo)
Live Bootleg (stereo)
Videos (concert Screen Films)
• Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part I)
• Shine On You Crazy Diamond
• Welcome To The Machine
• Storm Thorgerson Short Film, 2000
Produced & Directed by Storm Thorgerson
DELUXE BOX SET
Including all 2CD, 3LP (on exclusive clear vinyl) and Blu-Ray formats listed below, plus:
A fourth clear vinyl LP titled: “LP4” – Live At Wembley 1974
Side G
Side H
Japanese Replica 7” Single:
Have A Cigar (edit) b/w Welcome To The Machine
Hardcover book including unseen photographs, and Dear Pink Floyd, By Simon Armitage
