Pink Floyd for Orchestra Have A Cigar The London Symphonia. Conducted by James Gambold

“Have a Cigar“ is an orchestral arrangement of “Have a Cigar“ from the album ’Wish You Were Here’ , the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. ’Wish You Were Here’ was released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records and Columbia Records. The album was based on material Pink Floyd composed while performing in Europe. ’ Wish You Were Here ’ was recorded over numerous sessions throughout 1975 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London. The themes include alienation and criticism of the music business. The bulk of the album is taken up by “Shine On You Crazy Diamond“, a nine-part tribute to founding member Syd Barrett, who left the band seven years earlier due to his deteriorating mental health. Barrett coincidentally visited during the album’s production in 1975. Like their previous record, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Pink Floyd used studio effects and synthesisers. Guest singers included Roy Harper