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Pink Floyd Sets 50th‑Anniversary ‘Wish You Were Here’ Box for Dec. 12 Release

The multi‑format set features a new Dolby Atmos mix with unreleased material, reflecting Sony’s push to monetize its 2024 catalog purchase.

Overview

  • The reissue is slated as a 2‑CD/3‑LP release with a Super Deluxe box priced around $250, with additional configurations available.
  • New audio content includes alternate takes, updated mixes and demos plus restored concert recordings from the era, accompanied by a hardcover book and a poster.
  • Sony Music positions the package within efforts to recoup its $400 million acquisition of Pink Floyd’s recorded catalog announced in October 2024, with no band members involved in promotion.
  • Packaging refreshes draw on Hipgnosis imagery, keeping the handshake shot with one man on fire as an internal layer and recalling the original opaque wrap, with new animations featured on the band’s website.
  • Originally released in 1975, the album began a two‑week run at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated October 4 and is now widely canonized, with reported global sales near 20 million, and the anniversary set may prompt a chart return.