Controversial! I can see all the Pink Floyd fans up in arms that this album has leapfrogged over ‘Wish You Were Here’ in this version of the list. This is the album that started it all, Pink Floyd’s debut record. And it sounds nothing like Pink Floyd. For a start, majority of the vocals are handled by Syd Barrett. Roger Waters only sings on one song, ‘Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk,’ and his vocals are unrecognisable from the Roger Waters we later came to love (and/or hate).

Recorded in 1975 at Abbey Road Studios, ‘Wish You Were Here’ is the follow up to the seminal album (and my favourite Pink Floyd record), ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon.’ The album was conceptualised by Roger Waters and, amongst other things, takes aim at the music industry. The album starts with 13-and-a-half minute track, ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond.’ A song that features 5 sections, it is primarily a tribute to original Pink Floyd vocalist, Syd Barrett who had left the band 7 years prior.