Permission for use granted by The Society of Authors, literary representatives of the estate of James Joyce.Ĭombined track running times B4 to B4 is 7:59. SYD BARRETT appears higher up the label than on some versions above the HARVEST logo at 9 oclock. The lyric of "Golden Hair" is from a poem by James Joyce. Label:Harvest SHVL 765, Harvest 1E 062 04261: Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve. Barrett was the bands frontman and primary songwriter, known for his whimsical style of psychedelia, English-accented singing, and stream-of-consciousness writing style. His appearance - Overweight and shaven haired - shocked and saddened his former bandmates.īarrett died in 2006, following complications with diabetes. Roger Keith 'Syd' Barrett (6 January 1946 7 July 2006) was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. He continued with a brief solo career, releasing eclectic albums The Madcap Laughs and Barrett, before leaving the music industry and spending the rest of his life living in relative seclusion.īarrett had an infamous "reunion" with Pink Floyd in 1975, when he showed up at the mixing session for Shine On You Crazy Diamond, ironically a song written in tribute to him. The Madcap Laughs See images of labels to discern specific differences between this and other similar versions. Featured peformers: Syd Barrett (vocals, guitar), David Gilmour (bass, 12-string acoustic guitar, mixing engineer), Jeff Jarratt (engineer), Peter Mew. Rated 90 in the best albums of 1970, and 4085 of all time album. Genres: Psychedelic Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Psychedelic Rock. Released 3 January 1970 on Harvest (catalog no. Having become increasingly unpredictable in person and unreliable as performer, he was pushed out of the band in 1968. Label:Harvest SHVL 765, Harvest 1E 062-04 261: Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold Sleeve. The Madcap Laughs, an Album by Syd Barrett. Unfortunately, soon after achieving success with Pink Floyd, he began to suffer from mental problems, possibly complicated by drug use, from which he never fully recovered. A key figure in the development of London's underground music scene during the late 1960s and –despite his rather brief period of activity– a continuing influence on popular (and unpopular) music onward into the 21st century.
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