I listened to PF the first time in 1989 (not WYWH). I bought my first PF-CD in 1989 (not WYWH – BUT my first CD ever!).
I finally bought WISH YOU WERE HERE in 1990. With the CD-Cover of the Sticker from ’75. Not as good as the whole cover-concept in 1975, but still okay.
The sound was more than okay: You never need dr*gs when you have PF! I still get goosebumps when I listen to SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND. – That’s the reason my first girlfriend left me: She could never get goosebumps with music. Can you imagine? With my current girlfriend, we have been together for almost 20 years, “our” song is the LOVESONG by THE CURE. But also ECHOES!
You will be okay anyway … PFs THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON is the best album ever. THE WALL the best double-album ever. WYWH is the best follow up PF-album. And ANIMALS the best Roger-Album.
So you have something for everyone. Even THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN is better than every Beatles-Album … … and now I am hiding from the Beatles fans.