![]() ![]() UFO MROK 1 THE MADCAP LAUGHS (unofficial box set including original EMI CD, 48-page book, reproduction of Syd’s shirt & postcard. Harvest SHDW 404 0C 192-50 350/1 THE MADCAP LAUGHS (CD Album,1974)ĮMI CDP 746606 THE MADCAP LAUGHS (10/1987, re-issued 4/94 with ‘Crazy Diamond’ bonus tracks)ĮMI CDP 746602 BARRETT (10/87, re-issued 4/1994 with ‘Crazy Diamond’ bonus tracks)ĮMI CDP 791062 OPEL (10/1988, re-issued 4/1994 with ‘Crazy Diamond’ bonus tracks)ĮMI SYD BOX 1 CRAZY DIAMOND (3-CD box set includes ‘Madcap’, ‘Barrett’ & ‘Opel’ with 19 bonus tracks and booklet, 4/1993) Harvest SHSP 4007 BARRETT (CD Album, 1970 Harvest SHSP 4007 BARRETT (laminated or textured flip back sleeve, non flip back sleeve, 11 l1970) Harvest SHVL 765 THE MADCAP LAUGHS (laminated or matt gatefold sleeve 1/1970) Strange Fruit SFPSCD 043 SYD BARRETT – THE PEEL SESSION (CD, reissue with revised artwork, 1995) Strange Fruit SFPS 043 SYD BARRETT – THE PEEL SESSION (initial batch with metallic finish sleeve, 12′ also on CD: SFPSCD 043, 2/1988) 7/1967)Ĭolumbia S(C))1X 6528 A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS (blue/black label, mono/stereo S(C)X 6157 THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (blue/black label. PINK FLOYD ORIGINAL LPS’ FEATURING SYD BARRETT:Ĭolumbia. It’s been covered by bands like REM, Placebo and Soundgarden, and David Gilmour began singing it in his live appearances after Syd’s death in 2006.PINK FLOYD ORIGINAL SINGLES FEATURING SYD BARRETT:Ĭolumbia DB 8155 ARNOLD LAYNE/CANDY AND A CURRANT BUN (3/1967)Ĭolumbia DB 8214 SEE EMILY PLAY/SCARECROW (6/1967)Ĭolumbia DB 8310 APPLES AND ORANGES / PAINTBOX (11/1967)ĮMI 7243 8 59895 2 0 1967: THE FlRST THREE SINGLES (CD EP, gate fold card sleeve. The wonderful “Dark Globe” was produced by Waters and Gilmour, and is probably the highlight of the album, a mournful track that alludes to Syd’s crumbling mental state. It’s full of subtle mistakes, such as the chord changes after each sequences, but coming from an artist known for his eccentricity, it all adds to the charm.įellow Floyd members Roger Waters and David Gilmour worked with Syd on the album, taking charge of much of the mixing and overdubbing, and their skill lets tracks like the cheery “Love You” and bolder “No Good Trying” shine out. The opening “Terrapin”, charming in its slow tempo flatness and almost despairing mood, was co-written by Jerry Garcia. That mystery and imagination is abundant on this album, the debut of Syd’s short career. Hearing “Bike” on “Piper at the Gates of Dawn”, or the wonderfully melancholy “Jugband Blues” on “A Saucerful of Secrets” was fascinating – a glimpse into a tortured but magnetically creative artist’s work. Of course, I knew how Syd Barrett affected the Pink Floyd sound. But when I did, there was a lot to discover. Properly sitting down and listening to “The Madcap Laughs” and his later albums “Barrett” and “Opel” was something I didn’t get to until I was well into my thirties. So despite decades of Floyd geekery, it took me a long time to discover Syd Barrett. I always dodged the early ‘weird’ stuff and certainly the Syd era because, well actually I don’t know why. ![]() Syd Barrett’s post-Floyd debut mixes mischief and sparkle with the melancholy of an artist who was beginning to fall apart.īack in the teenage days when I was discovering Pink Floyd, I tended to focus on the big space rock epics we all know. ![]()
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