Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - 1975
Wish You Were Here was sold in one of the more elaborate packages to accompany a Pink Floyd album. Storm Thorgerson had accompanied the band on their 1974 tour, and had given serious thought to the meaning of the lyrics, eventually deciding that the songs were, in general, concerned with 'unfulfilled presence', rather than Barrett's illness. This theme of absence was reflected in the ideas produced by his long hours spent brainstorming with the band.
Thorgerson had noted that Roxy Music's 'Country Life' was sold in an opaque green cellophane sleeve – censoring the cover image – and he copied the idea, concealing the artwork for Wish You Were Here in a dark-coloured shrink-wrap (resealable) to make the album art 'absent'.
Wish You Were Here was sold in one of the more elaborate packages to accompany a Pink Floyd album. Storm Thorgerson had accompanied the band on their 1974 tour, and had given serious thought to the meaning of the lyrics, eventually deciding that the songs were, in general, concerned with 'unfulfilled presence', rather than Barrett's illness. This theme of absence was reflected in the ideas produced by his long hours spent brainstorming with the band.
Thorgerson had noted that Roxy Music's 'Country Life' was sold in an opaque green cellophane sleeve – censoring the cover image – and he copied the idea, concealing the artwork for Wish You Were Here in a dark-coloured shrink-wrap (resealable) to make the album art 'absent'.