when was this album released?
12 September 1975
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album)
Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 
pink floyd wish you were here album cover meaning It meanings include criticism of the music business, alienation, and a tribute to founding member Syd Barrett, who left seven years earlier with deteriorating mental health.
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Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album) [SEP] Introduction
Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records and Columbia Records, their first release for the latter. Based on material Pink Floyd composed while performing in Europe, "Wish You Were Here" was recorded over numerous sessions throughout 1975 at Abbey Road Studios in London. The album's themes include criticism of the music business, alienation, and a tribute to founding member Syd Barrett, who left seven years earlier with deteriorating mental health. Like their previous record, "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973), Pink Floyd used studio effects and synthesisers.