Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary – the ultimate edition of this album? Review (Vinyl, CD, SACD, Blu-ray, 1975- 2025, stereo to Atmos)

[Descartes]

On an other note did you ever hear back from MoFi regarding the Michael Jackson Dangerous album on SACD remastered version?

Michael Jackson – Dangerous – Questions about SACD? Answers from MOFI

Following the analysis of the album Dangerous “Michael Jackson – Dangerous: Is the MOFI Edition (SACD, vinyl record) Magnificent or Disappointing?” (link), I sent an email to MOFI (MFSL…

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I am wondering if it’s worth buying, if I have the original recording on CD?

 

[Sal1950]

The comparison of the frequency spectrum for the track “Wish You Were Here” between the 1984 CD and the 1975 vinyl clearly shows a significant increase in low frequencies on the CD edition.

Oh course, they were finally able to lay down the bass tracks as intended but would have blown the needles out of the groove on a large percentage of the vinyl systems back then.. Brian Humphries is credited with doing the original Stereo & Quad engineering.

A comparison of the spectrum for “Wish You Were Here” between the 1984 CD and the 2025 Blu-ray highlights a marked increase in high frequencies on the Blu-ray edition, resulting in a clearer presentation than the CD version and aiming to come closer to the original sound.

James Guthrie came on board in 2011 engineering the later Stereo and 5.1 mixes for the WYWH Immersion releases on CD, DVD, BD, New engineer, different (and improved) balance taking even further advantage of the optical mediums capabilities. This recording was then once again polished in 2025 by James to include the new spatial medium Atmos. A masterpiece in progressive rock musical dimensionality

 

[krabapple]

And yet I'm still liking the quad mix more (though it's not perfect.) All the dimensionality in the world won't help if the basic mix choices themselves don't work for me.

 

[shuppatsu]

My favorite PF album changes from time to time but this one is my “default” favorite album.

Ironic that most of the album is an elegiac tribute to one who lost everything to mental illness, while it also marks the turning point where Roger begins to succumb to his dark triad personality traits.