Syd Barrett 'Joyful Lunacy: The Syd Barrett Anthology'

Solo Syd material from BBC recordings, EMI Reels and Live.

Syd Barrett 
'Joyful Lunacy: The Syd Barrett Anthology'
Demos, Outtakes, Radio Appearances and More.
4 Disc Box Set : 2016

Very Good Soundboard/Studio Recordings

Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3

Track Listings: 
Disc 1:
The John Peel ‘Top Gear’ Show. BBC Radio One
BBC Maida Vale 4 Studio, Maida Vale, London
Recorded: February 24, 1970
Transmitted: March 14, 1970 + May 30, 1970
[The Peel Sessions. Strange Fruit Cassette 1989]
101. Gigolo Aunt - Omitted *  
102. Terrapin - Omitted *
103. Baby Lemonade - Omitted *
104. Effervescing Elephant - Omitted *
105. Two Of A Kind + - Omitted *
Peter Jenner EMI Reference Reel 6604Z
Studio 3. EMI Studios, Abbey Road, St. John’s Wood, London
Compiled: August 13, 1974
[First Generation Philips C120 Cassette. 1975]
106. Milky Way [Take 5. June 7, 1970] 3:07
107. Wouldn't You Miss Me (Dark Globe) [Take 1. July 26, 1969] 3:02
108. Silas Lang [Take 1. May 6, 1968] 2:49
109. Opel [Take 9. April 11, 1969] 6:22
110. Untitled (Words) [Take 1. July 21, 1970] 3:04
111. Birdy Hop [Take 1. June 7, 1970] 2:40
112. Silas Lang (Swan Lee) [Take 5. May 21/28, June 8/20/27, 1968] 2:48
113. Scream Thy Last Scream [Take 4. August 7, 1967] 4:39
114. Vegetable Man [Unknown Take. October 9-12, 1967] 2:31
Peter Jenner EMI Reference Reel 5896-8T
Studio 3. EMI Studios, Abbey Road, St. John’s Wood. London
Recorded: August 12, 1974
Compiled: August 13, 1974
[First Generation Philips C120 Cassette. 1975]
115. Boogie #1 1:44
116. Boogie #2 1:32
117. Boogie #3 1:30
118. If You Go #1 2:30
119. Ballad (Unfinished) 0:59
120. Chooka-Chooka Chug Chug 0:37
121. If You Go #2 1:58
122. Untitled 1:23
123. Slow Boogie 2:57
124. John Lee Hooker 3:52
125. Fast Boogie 1:21
126. Silas Lang [Take 1. May 6/13, 1968. RM1] 3:00
John Peel ‘Top Gear’ Show. BBC Radio One
BBC Maida Vale 4 Studio, Maida Vale, London
Recorded: February 24, 1970
[Top Of The Pops ? 280/Week 14. BBC Transcription Service LP]
127. Brian Matthew Introduction - Omitted *
128. Gigolo Aunt - Omitted *
129. Effervescing Elephant - Omitted *
130. Terrapin - Omitted *
* Released on Syd Barrett - The Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit)

Disc 2:
Extravaganza ‘70 Music and Fashion Festival
Exhibition Hall, Olympia, Kensington, London
Recorded Live: June 6, 1970
[Speed corrected restoration]
201. Terrapin 6:11
202. Gigolo Aunt 5:11
203. Effervescing Elephant 1:30
204. Octopus 5:29
The Malcolm Jones Tape
Compiled: Early 1980s.
[Second Generation Cassette. Source #1]
205. Love You [Take 1. April 11, 1969] 1:11
206. Love You [Take 2. April 11, 1969] 1:21
207. Long Gone [Take 1. July 26, 1969] 1:48
208. Lanky (Part 2)[Take 1. May 14, 1968] 1:35
209. Clowns And Jugglers [Take 1. July 20, 1968] 2:47
210. Clowns And Jugglers [Take 3. April 25/May 3, 1969] 1:34
211. Opel [Take 9. April 11, 1969] 1:59
212. Silas Lang (Swan Lee) [Take 1. June 8/July 20, 1968] 0:55
213. Swan Lee [Take 5. April 10, 1969] 0:47
214. Untitled Instrumental [Unknown Take. Unknown Date] [Second Generation Cassette. Source #2] 1:33
215. Love You [Take 1. April 11, 1969] 1:08
216. Love You [Take 2. April 11, 1969] 1:22
217. Long Gone [Take 1. July 26, 1969] 1:56
218. Lanky (Part 2) [Take 1. May 14, 1968] 1:31
219. Clowns And Jugglers [Take 1. July 20, 1968] 2:21
220. Octopus [Take 11. June 12, 1969] 0:25
221. Clowns And Jugglers [Take 3. April 25/May 3, 1969] 0:51
222. Opel [Take 9. April 11, 1969] 1:39
223. Swan Lee [Take 1. June 8/July 20, 1968] 1:02
224. Swan Lee [Take 5. April 10, 1969] 0:58
225. Untitled Instrumental [Unknown Take. Unknown Date] 1:34
Malcolm Jones Rough Mixes. EMI Reel 76037Z
Studio 3. EMI Studios, Abbey Road, St. John’s Wood. London
Compiled: August 18, 1987
[First Generation Cassette. 1987]
226. Wouldn’t You Miss Me [Take 1. July 26, 1969] 3:00
227. Swan Lee (Silas Lang) [Take 5. May 28, June 8, 1968, April 10, 1969] 3:26
228. Scream Thy Last Scream [Take 4. August 7, 1967] 4:37
229. Vegetable Man [Unknown Take. October 9-12, 1967] 2:47
230. She Took A Long Cold Look At Me [Take 5. July 26, 1969] 1:54

Disc 3:
Bob Harris ‘Sounds Of The Seventies’. BBC Radio 1.
Studio S1, BBC Transcription Service, Kensington House, Shepherd’s Bush London
Recorded: February 16, 1971
Transmitted: March 1, 1971
[Speed corrected Restoration]
301. Baby Lemonade 3:53
302. Dominoes 1:12
303. Love Song 0:23
Phil Smee / Brian Hogg ‘Opel’ Remixes
Room 77a, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, St. John’s Wood. London
Compiled: August 17, 1988
[Second Generation Abbey Road Real Time Cassette Copy. 1988]
304 .Opel [Take 9. April 11, 1969] 3:02
305. Clowns and Jugglers[Take 2. July 20, 1968, April 10. 1969. Take 3. April 25, 1969, May, 3, 1969] 4:25
306. Swan Lee (Silas Lang) [Take 5. May 28, June 8, 1968, April 10, 1969] 4:15
307. Untitled (Words) [Take 1. July 21, 1970] 0:29
308. Birdy Hop [Take 1. June 7, 1970] 3:24
309. Rats [Take 1. June 7, 1970] 3:54
310. Wined and Dined [Take 1. June 7, 1970] 3:16
311. Wined and Dined [Take 1. June 7, 1970] 2:18
312. Milky Way [Take 5. June 7, 1970] 0:52
313. Golden Hair [Remake Take 6. June 12, 1969] 2:34
314. Golden Hair [Remake Take 6. June 12, 1969. More Echo] 3:35
315. Lanky (Part One) [Take 1. May 14, 1968] 3:18
316. Golden Hair [Take 1. May 14, 1968] 2:27
317. Golden Hair [Take 1. May 14, 1968] 0:16
318. Dolly Rocker [Take 1. July 14, 1970] 2:56
319. Let’s Split [Takes 1/2. July 14, 1970] 2:22
320. Wouldn’t You Miss Me (Dark Globe) [Take 1. July 26, 1969] 2:24
Bob Harris Sounds Of The Seventies. BBC Radio 1.
Studio S1, BBC Transcription Service, Kensington House, Shepherd’s Bush. London
Recorded: February 16, 1971
Transmitted: March 1, 1971
[Alternate Source]
321. Love Song 6:38

Disc 4:
The ‘Crazy Diamond’ Remixes. EMI DAT 02994
EMI Studios, Abbey Road, St. John’s Wood. London
Compiled: November 24, 1992
[First Generation Abbey Road Real Time Cassette Copy. 1993]
401. Baby Lemonade [Take 1. February 26, 1970] 3:05
402. Baby Lemonade [Take 1. February 26, 1970. Edit Section For End] 3:07
403. Maisie [Take 1. February 26, 1970] 1:29
404. Maisie [Take 2. February 26, 1970] 6:36
405. Gigolo Aunt [Take 9. February 27, 1970] 3:36
406. Waving My Arms In The Air/I Never Lied To You [Take 1. April 2, 1970] 3:17
407. It is Obvious [Take 1. July 22, 1970] 3:22
408. It is Obvious [Take 2. July 22, 1970] 2:33
409. It is Obvious [Take 3. July 22, 1970] 4:02
410. It is Obvious [Take 5. July 22, 1970] 0:48
411. Love Song [Take 1. July 14, 1970] 3:15
412. Dominoes [Take 1. July 14, 1970] 3:07
413. Dominoes [Take 2. July 14, 1970] 1:49
414. Clowns And Jugglers (Octopus) [Take 1. July 20, 1968] 1:45
415. Late Night [Take 2. May 21, 1968] 5:36
416. Golden Hair [Take 2. May 14/28, 1968. Renumbered Take 5. June 8/20/27, July 20, 1968] 2:20
417. Octopus [Take 1. June 12, 1969] 1:57
418. Octopus [Take 2. June 12, 1969] 3:03
419. Love You [Take 1. April 11, 1969] 2:40
420. Love You [Take 3. April 11, 1969] 3:06
421. It’s No Good Trying [Take 3. April 11, 1969] 1:33

Musicians:
Syd Barrett: Guitar, Vocal / David Gilmour: Bass, Drums / Hugh Hopper: Bass
Jerry Shirley: Drums, Percussion / Mike Ratledge: Organ, Piano
Nick Mason: Drums, Vocal / Rick Wright: Keyboards / Robert Wyatt: Drums, Percussion
Roger Waters: Bass

Producers:
David Gilmour / John Muir / John Walters / Malcolm Jones / Norman Smith / Peter Dauncy
Peter Jenner / Roger Waters / Syd Barrett

Engineers:
Alan Parsons / Anthony Clarke / Brian Hogg / Gareth Cousins / Geoff Emerick / J. Smith
Jeff Jarrett / John Kurlander / John Leckie / John White / Ken Scott / Michael Sheady
Michael Weighell / Neil Richmond / Nick Webb / Pat Stapley / Peter Bown / Peter Mew
Phil MacDonald / Phil Smee / Richard Langham / Tony Wilson

Studios:
2 / 3. EMI Recording Studios, Abbey Road, St. John’s Wood. London
De Lane Lea Music Ltd. Music Recording Studios, 129 Kingsway. London
Studio 4, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
Studio TS1, BBC Transcription Service, Kensington House, Shepherd’s Bush. London.

Syd Barrett 'Psychedelic Freak Out'

Syd Barrett
'Psychedelic Freak Out'
Demos, Acetates & Mixes

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Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3

Track List: 
01. Interstellar Overdrive (October 31, 1965 - Demo) 1456
02. See Emily Play (May 21, 1967 - Acetate With Alternate Ending) 252
03. Scream Thy Last Scream (August 7, 1967 Malcom Jones Mix 1987) 440
04. Vegetable Man (October 1967 - Malcom Jones Mix 1987) 237
05. Vegetable Man (1967 Mix From Mason Interview, March 1969) 247
06. Silas Lang (May 6, 1968 - Backing Track) 247
07. Lanky (May 14, 1968 Part Two) 136
08. Golden Hair (May 28, 1969 Instrumental - Gareth Cousins Mix 1988) 156
09. Swan Lee (June 20, 1968 - Backing Track) 243
10. Clowns & Jugglers (July 20, 1968 Take 1 - Alternate Mix With Studio Chat) 245
11. Love You (April 11, 1969) 117
12. Clowns & Jugglers (May 3, 1969 Take 2 - Keyboard Mix) 134
13. Long Gone (July 26, 1969) 145
14. Dark Globe (July 27, 1969 Choral Version - Peter Jenner 1987 Echo Mix) 258
15. Dark Globe (July 27, 1969 Choral Version - Malcolm Jones 1987 Clean Mix) 257
16. Maisie (February 26, 1970 - Alternate Mix With Extra Vocals) 251
17. Slow Boogie (August 12, 1974) 258
18. John Lee Hooker Inspired (August 12, 1974) 352
19. In The Beachwoods (1967 - Backing Track) 449
BONUS TRACK
Bonus Track:
20 Interstellar Overdrive 14:55 Pink Floyd Live Supporting Jeff Back Group, Shrine Exposition Hall,
Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 1968 
20. Interstellar Overdrive (Pink Floyd Live Supporting Jeff Back Group, Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 1968) 1455

Details: 
Syd Barrett
Review Psychedelic Freak Out
1965 - 1974 Demos, Acetates & Mixes

I don’t think I’m easy to talk about.
I’ve got a very irregular head.
And I’m not anything that you think I am anyway.”
So said Syd Barret.

Founding father of the Pink Floyd & enfant terrible of avant garde rock.

This release from Godfather draws a hard, dark line under the above quote, showcasing a mish mash of some of the
best of Syd’s various demos & studio out takes.

The main bulk of this release spans Syd’s solo releases with a dash of Pink Floyd on the side to exemplify his work within that group.

Presumably lifted from the epic 17 Internet tree’d CD set “Have You Got It Yet” this makes a far more interesting listening experience than the bigger set.

For anyone who wants to pick through the murky depths of his back catalogue with out trawling through various
different takes, outfakes, Oopsed tracks or interviews then it’s a great way to start.

The Godfather has created this CD chronologically too so we can hear how Syd’s sound evolved or devolved through out his short recording career.

1. Interstellar Overdrive ( Demo - October 31st 1965 ).
I suppose, true to the date, this piece was recorded on Halloween at the Thompson Private Recording Studios for the
short film “San Francisco” by filmmaker Anthony Stern And is certainly nightmarish compared to it’s commercial sister recording.
Recorded much faster than the CV & without the plodding, meandering “Steptoe & Son” styled riff.
A few elements remain throughout such as the meandering guitar riff that permeates the track.
It should be noted that this track also lasts a few seconds shorter than the track that was released on the “Have You Got It Yet” internet treed CD.

2. See Emily Play ( May 21, 1967 - Acetate With Alternate Ending ).
Not a great deal different from the CV to my ears. The alternate ending would seem to suggest that the sitars are abbreviated slightly on the acetate.

3. Scream Thy Last Scream ( August 7, 1967 - Malcolm Jones mix 1987 ).
The unreleased follow up to ‘See Emily Play’ & one of two tracks ( Inc. Vegetable Man ) that were pulled from the 1988 rarities album “Opel”.
Another rather disturbing track from the dark rooms of Barrett’s mind with Nick Mason’s vocal being aped by a high pitched gnomic voice ( Actually Barrett.)
Without the double track vocal then the track might have stood a very good chance of actually getting a release but i can only guess that the reason it was left off
is because of the allusions to the voices that could have been a little too close to Syd’s madness for some tastes. Filled with mind skewering time changes,
violent themes & rapidly surreal lyrics it’s on of the highlights from the unreleased cannon.

4. Vegetable Man ( October 1967 - Malcolm Jones mix 1987 ).
This unreleased track is somewhat less fun to listen to. Written autobiographically from Barretts point of view it makes a point of being almost Spectoresque in filling
each nook & cranny with oddball noises, sounds & various chattering, it’s a song that just doesn’t really want go anywhere or even if it did wouldn’t know what to do with itself
when it got there. a pantomime in obscurity.

5. Vegetable Man ( 1967 Mix from Mason Interview ).
Recorded from a reel to reel tape that Nick Mason brought with him to an interview with a nameless collage student in March 1969.
The subsequent interview tape has gone missing in the interim but dubs had been made of the musical parts of the interview.
Sounding very much like an off air radio recording ( this isn’t a quiet under the table recording ) the track sounds markedly different to it’s 1987 compatriot.
This on has a little more move about it with a rampant, crazy guitar line wringing through it & with a powerful drum track administered throughout.
We can also ( almost ) hear Mason’s views on the track as he runs through his interview

6. Silas Lang ( May 6, 1968 - Backing track ).
Noted as being “Silas Lang, this is RM 1 from four track, take 1 by the recording engineer. This track starts out rather optimistic for a Barrett written track with a
rather twee strummed guitar line but then turns in to an altogether darker guitar track utilizing, according to Roger Waters “a great plan…to expand the group, get in two geezers,
some two freaks that he’d met someplace or other. One of them played banjo and the other played saxophone. We weren’t in to that at all and it was obvious the crunch had finally come”.
Another of Syd’s ideas gone awry then but it also shows that Syd wasn’t always the doom & gloom merchant that some of his later Floyd recordings suggest but rather when he put his mind to
it was capable of producing elegant & world wise tracks such as this one. It reminds me of some of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’s tracks - particularly Topo D’ Bill’s “Witchi Tai To” or
rather his cover of the Harpers Bizarre cover. It’s just a shame that the track was never actually finished but, seems to be reported as being a work out to the beginning of the track
“Swan Lee” ( see track 9 )

7. Lanky - Part 2 ( May 14, 1968 ).
Another tribal influenced track rather like “Silas Lang” ( above ). Sounding like an authentic, simple, track with an african hollow drum sound.
It’s obviously a simple riff that Barrett was toying with but one that was never finished up. This track is also speculated to be known as Rhamadan as they were recorded in the same date.
It’s pure speculation mind & without the Motorbike sounds Barrett wanted to add to it there’s really no way of knowing.

8. Golden Hair ( May 28, 1969 Instrumental - Gareth Cousins mix 1988 ).
Starting ominously like one of Brian Wilson’s “SMiLE” tracks ( although it would be difficult to pinpoint who might be influencing who at this time .. )
one of Barrett’s most down beat & maudlin tracks but presented here as an instrumental.
Not as effective without Syd’s lyrics but to which that might be missing the point. The instrumentation might work as just the trick for some & so will be appreciated.
This was proposed for the “Crazy Diamond” release but left off for an earlier recorded version.

9. Swan Lee ( June 20, 1968 - Backing Track ).
Taking the same route as “Silas Lang” a groove revolving around a mumbling, noodled bass part.

10. Clowns & Jugglers ( July 20, 1968, Take 1 - Alternate with with Studio chat )
“Octopus” in different sleeves. Not a great deal of difference from the Opal release but the “studio chat” referred to at the beginning is the studio announcement
“This is ‘Clowns & Jugglers’ RS 1 from Take 1 on reel 69631".

11. Love You ( April 11, 1969 ).
The Syd from the old days. Free from the menace & doom of his later recordings & back to the seaside parade & whimsy of his earlier recordings. The track has a very Beatley type of jangle.
This version is free of the out of tune bar room piano & is wildly underproduced compared to the CV.

12. Clowns & Jugglers ( May 3, 1969. Take 2 - Keyboard Mix ).
Often there are very good reasons why one piece of an artists oeuvre remains unreleased or unrealised. This mix of the “Madcap Laughs” sessions track is truly the work of an over exaggerated mind.
Powerfully over egged & messy the reason that this was released as a pared down & almost acoustic song in the end must be that it was thought to be too far our for public consumption.
Thing of Captain Beefheart at his most fevered & wacked out & this mix comes perilously close.

13. Long Gone ( July 26, 1969. )
Sounding like an early, stripped back demo version rather than the augmented organ version found on the
‘Madcap .. ‘. A track thats very close to the Sound of Skip Spence on his “Oar” album.

14. Dark Globe ( July 27, 1969 - Choral Version. Peter Jenner 1974 Echo mix )

15. Dark Globe ( July 27, 1969 - Choral Version. Malcolm Jones 1987 Clean mix. )
Tracks 14 & 15 are two sides of the same coin. The ‘Choral’ tag refers to Syd’s delayed double tracked voice.
The main two differences being that the 1987 version is somewhat tighter & wider than the 1974 version & less scummy to listen to.
The second difference is that in the ‘74 Mix Barretts singing voice is heard quite clearly over the choir where as on the ‘87 mix the two voices are brought closer together in the mix the difference is not so obvious.
The session log seems to omit the fact that there was a session on the 27th of July so we either have to assume that there was no session & the tapes are wrongly labled ( and the 26th of July was the actual last session )
or the 27th was when the mixes of this track were submitted.

16. Maisie ( February 26, 1970 - Alternate mix w/ extra vocals. )
Starts with a clip of studio chat ( sounds like “Put The Kettle on”? ) this version differs to the track on “Barrett” by adding additional spoken word vocals panned from center to left & right.
Maybe Syd had influenced what Yoko Ono was about to be doing with her solo album as this track sounds ominously like one of the ‘Plastic Ono Band’ Sessions tracks but with a little of the Barrett magic on top.

17. Slow Boogie ( August 12, 1974. )

18. “John Lee Hooker Inspired” ( August 12, 1974 )
Tracks 17 - 18 are from the much fabled 1974 sessions when Peter Jenner managed to get Syd back in to the studio for a rough 4 days of ‘work’.
Both of these tracks feature much less than the work we’d come to expect from Syd who’s mental state must have failed him so much by this time that to focus at all would have been a struggle.
of the 8 pieces bootlegged from these sessions these two must have been chosen as ‘best’ although the rest of the material is fragmentary & untogether.
Both titles allude as much to the sound contained therein - two blues inspired tracks that sound like Nick Drake’s legendary home tapes where he can be heard strumming away old blues classics although at least Nick had songs,.
the riffs that Syd plows through must have, at the very least, been made up on the spot or half remembered from his own record collection. One can only assume that this was what Syd was listening to at home at the time for
them to be at the forefront of his mind or they were just the easiest thing to play ..

19. In The Beechwoods ( 1967. Backing Track. )
Another track from the Mason interview tape that never was. “In The Beachwoods” has a very soulish if Floydian groove. Think Tamala Motown as realised by Syd Barrett. it sounds like a great track if
only it had have been finished up & could have been another great commercial success for the group had Syd not taken the direction he did. The track, as mentioned, is taken from the interview tape
so besides being played loud had a nasty, shrill clip to the top end & a clicky, strange flutter to the tape but this does nothing to desecrate the fact that it’s unreleased Floyd.

Bonus Track

20. Interstellar Overdrive
( Pink Floyd live supporting the Jeff Beck Group, Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 1968. )
To top it all off a slightly distant audience recording of the Floyd in America supporting the Jeff Beck Band. Lunacy abound in this section with the middle section taking the form of a happening of sorts.
By all accounts this was the form of the track at the time & fans of this era Floyd or students of underground forms will find something to listen to here.


The Packaging itself it particularly handsome ( as with most of The Godfathers work. ) the front cover featuring an over exposed shot of Barrett in his live Floyd heyday fulfilling the “Psychedelic Freak Out” tag.
A colourised picture by Mick Rock on the back featuring Syd looking through a telescopic lens.
Inside the trifold is a montage of pictures featuring Syd, an excellent short essay retelling Syd’s career & achievements by Alex the Gnome & Enigma Publius & most excitingly a painting of Syd bordered on purple featuring the legend
“Psychedelic Freak Out - Demo’s, Acetates & Mixes.” it’s a shame the Don didn’t include this as a mini poster as it’s very handsome indeed.

An excellent attribution to your Barrett collection or another must have disk to file under “B”. It certainly won’t get left on the shelves.

Syd Barrett 'Psychedelic Freak Out'

Syd Barrett
'Psychedelic Freak Out'
Demos, Acetates & Mixes

COMPARTIR/SHARE

Soundboard Recordings
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3

Track List: 
01. Interstellar Overdrive (October 31, 1965 - Demo) 1456
02. See Emily Play (May 21, 1967 - Acetate With Alternate Ending) 252
03. Scream Thy Last Scream (August 7, 1967 Malcom Jones Mix 1987) 440
04. Vegetable Man (October 1967 - Malcom Jones Mix 1987) 237
05. Vegetable Man (1967 Mix From Mason Interview, March 1969) 247
06. Silas Lang (May 6, 1968 - Backing Track) 247
07. Lanky (May 14, 1968 Part Two) 136
08. Golden Hair (May 28, 1969 Instrumental - Gareth Cousins Mix 1988) 156
09. Swan Lee (June 20, 1968 - Backing Track) 243
10. Clowns & Jugglers (July 20, 1968 Take 1 - Alternate Mix With Studio Chat) 245
11. Love You (April 11, 1969) 117
12. Clowns & Jugglers (May 3, 1969 Take 2 - Keyboard Mix) 134
13. Long Gone (July 26, 1969) 145
14. Dark Globe (July 27, 1969 Choral Version - Peter Jenner 1987 Echo Mix) 258
15. Dark Globe (July 27, 1969 Choral Version - Malcolm Jones 1987 Clean Mix) 257
16. Maisie (February 26, 1970 - Alternate Mix With Extra Vocals) 251
17. Slow Boogie (August 12, 1974) 258
18. John Lee Hooker Inspired (August 12, 1974) 352
19. In The Beachwoods (1967 - Backing Track) 449
BONUS TRACK
Bonus Track:
20 Interstellar Overdrive 14:55 Pink Floyd Live Supporting Jeff Back Group, Shrine Exposition Hall,
Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 1968 
20. Interstellar Overdrive (Pink Floyd Live Supporting Jeff Back Group, Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 1968) 1455

Details: 
Syd Barrett
Review Psychedelic Freak Out
1965 - 1974 Demos, Acetates & Mixes

I don’t think I’m easy to talk about.
I’ve got a very irregular head.
And I’m not anything that you think I am anyway.”
So said Syd Barret.

Founding father of the Pink Floyd & enfant terrible of avant garde rock.

This release from Godfather draws a hard, dark line under the above quote, showcasing a mish mash of some of the
best of Syd’s various demos & studio out takes.

The main bulk of this release spans Syd’s solo releases with a dash of Pink Floyd on the side to exemplify his work within that group.

Presumably lifted from the epic 17 Internet tree’d CD set “Have You Got It Yet” this makes a far more interesting listening experience than the bigger set.

For anyone who wants to pick through the murky depths of his back catalogue with out trawling through various
different takes, outfakes, Oopsed tracks or interviews then it’s a great way to start.

The Godfather has created this CD chronologically too so we can hear how Syd’s sound evolved or devolved through out his short recording career.

1. Interstellar Overdrive ( Demo - October 31st 1965 ).
I suppose, true to the date, this piece was recorded on Halloween at the Thompson Private Recording Studios for the
short film “San Francisco” by filmmaker Anthony Stern And is certainly nightmarish compared to it’s commercial sister recording.
Recorded much faster than the CV & without the plodding, meandering “Steptoe & Son” styled riff.
A few elements remain throughout such as the meandering guitar riff that permeates the track.
It should be noted that this track also lasts a few seconds shorter than the track that was released on the “Have You Got It Yet” internet treed CD.

2. See Emily Play ( May 21, 1967 - Acetate With Alternate Ending ).
Not a great deal different from the CV to my ears. The alternate ending would seem to suggest that the sitars are abbreviated slightly on the acetate.

3. Scream Thy Last Scream ( August 7, 1967 - Malcolm Jones mix 1987 ).
The unreleased follow up to ‘See Emily Play’ & one of two tracks ( Inc. Vegetable Man ) that were pulled from the 1988 rarities album “Opel”.
Another rather disturbing track from the dark rooms of Barrett’s mind with Nick Mason’s vocal being aped by a high pitched gnomic voice ( Actually Barrett.)
Without the double track vocal then the track might have stood a very good chance of actually getting a release but i can only guess that the reason it was left off
is because of the allusions to the voices that could have been a little too close to Syd’s madness for some tastes. Filled with mind skewering time changes,
violent themes & rapidly surreal lyrics it’s on of the highlights from the unreleased cannon.

4. Vegetable Man ( October 1967 - Malcolm Jones mix 1987 ).
This unreleased track is somewhat less fun to listen to. Written autobiographically from Barretts point of view it makes a point of being almost Spectoresque in filling
each nook & cranny with oddball noises, sounds & various chattering, it’s a song that just doesn’t really want go anywhere or even if it did wouldn’t know what to do with itself
when it got there. a pantomime in obscurity.

5. Vegetable Man ( 1967 Mix from Mason Interview ).
Recorded from a reel to reel tape that Nick Mason brought with him to an interview with a nameless collage student in March 1969.
The subsequent interview tape has gone missing in the interim but dubs had been made of the musical parts of the interview.
Sounding very much like an off air radio recording ( this isn’t a quiet under the table recording ) the track sounds markedly different to it’s 1987 compatriot.
This on has a little more move about it with a rampant, crazy guitar line wringing through it & with a powerful drum track administered throughout.
We can also ( almost ) hear Mason’s views on the track as he runs through his interview

6. Silas Lang ( May 6, 1968 - Backing track ).
Noted as being “Silas Lang, this is RM 1 from four track, take 1 by the recording engineer. This track starts out rather optimistic for a Barrett written track with a
rather twee strummed guitar line but then turns in to an altogether darker guitar track utilizing, according to Roger Waters “a great plan…to expand the group, get in two geezers,
some two freaks that he’d met someplace or other. One of them played banjo and the other played saxophone. We weren’t in to that at all and it was obvious the crunch had finally come”.
Another of Syd’s ideas gone awry then but it also shows that Syd wasn’t always the doom & gloom merchant that some of his later Floyd recordings suggest but rather when he put his mind to
it was capable of producing elegant & world wise tracks such as this one. It reminds me of some of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’s tracks - particularly Topo D’ Bill’s “Witchi Tai To” or
rather his cover of the Harpers Bizarre cover. It’s just a shame that the track was never actually finished but, seems to be reported as being a work out to the beginning of the track
“Swan Lee” ( see track 9 )

7. Lanky - Part 2 ( May 14, 1968 ).
Another tribal influenced track rather like “Silas Lang” ( above ). Sounding like an authentic, simple, track with an african hollow drum sound.
It’s obviously a simple riff that Barrett was toying with but one that was never finished up. This track is also speculated to be known as Rhamadan as they were recorded in the same date.
It’s pure speculation mind & without the Motorbike sounds Barrett wanted to add to it there’s really no way of knowing.

8. Golden Hair ( May 28, 1969 Instrumental - Gareth Cousins mix 1988 ).
Starting ominously like one of Brian Wilson’s “SMiLE” tracks ( although it would be difficult to pinpoint who might be influencing who at this time .. )
one of Barrett’s most down beat & maudlin tracks but presented here as an instrumental.
Not as effective without Syd’s lyrics but to which that might be missing the point. The instrumentation might work as just the trick for some & so will be appreciated.
This was proposed for the “Crazy Diamond” release but left off for an earlier recorded version.

9. Swan Lee ( June 20, 1968 - Backing Track ).
Taking the same route as “Silas Lang” a groove revolving around a mumbling, noodled bass part.

10. Clowns & Jugglers ( July 20, 1968, Take 1 - Alternate with with Studio chat )
“Octopus” in different sleeves. Not a great deal of difference from the Opal release but the “studio chat” referred to at the beginning is the studio announcement
“This is ‘Clowns & Jugglers’ RS 1 from Take 1 on reel 69631".

11. Love You ( April 11, 1969 ).
The Syd from the old days. Free from the menace & doom of his later recordings & back to the seaside parade & whimsy of his earlier recordings. The track has a very Beatley type of jangle.
This version is free of the out of tune bar room piano & is wildly underproduced compared to the CV.

12. Clowns & Jugglers ( May 3, 1969. Take 2 - Keyboard Mix ).
Often there are very good reasons why one piece of an artists oeuvre remains unreleased or unrealised. This mix of the “Madcap Laughs” sessions track is truly the work of an over exaggerated mind.
Powerfully over egged & messy the reason that this was released as a pared down & almost acoustic song in the end must be that it was thought to be too far our for public consumption.
Thing of Captain Beefheart at his most fevered & wacked out & this mix comes perilously close.

13. Long Gone ( July 26, 1969. )
Sounding like an early, stripped back demo version rather than the augmented organ version found on the
‘Madcap .. ‘. A track thats very close to the Sound of Skip Spence on his “Oar” album.

14. Dark Globe ( July 27, 1969 - Choral Version. Peter Jenner 1974 Echo mix )

15. Dark Globe ( July 27, 1969 - Choral Version. Malcolm Jones 1987 Clean mix. )
Tracks 14 & 15 are two sides of the same coin. The ‘Choral’ tag refers to Syd’s delayed double tracked voice.
The main two differences being that the 1987 version is somewhat tighter & wider than the 1974 version & less scummy to listen to.
The second difference is that in the ‘74 Mix Barretts singing voice is heard quite clearly over the choir where as on the ‘87 mix the two voices are brought closer together in the mix the difference is not so obvious.
The session log seems to omit the fact that there was a session on the 27th of July so we either have to assume that there was no session & the tapes are wrongly labled ( and the 26th of July was the actual last session )
or the 27th was when the mixes of this track were submitted.

16. Maisie ( February 26, 1970 - Alternate mix w/ extra vocals. )
Starts with a clip of studio chat ( sounds like “Put The Kettle on”? ) this version differs to the track on “Barrett” by adding additional spoken word vocals panned from center to left & right.
Maybe Syd had influenced what Yoko Ono was about to be doing with her solo album as this track sounds ominously like one of the ‘Plastic Ono Band’ Sessions tracks but with a little of the Barrett magic on top.

17. Slow Boogie ( August 12, 1974. )

18. “John Lee Hooker Inspired” ( August 12, 1974 )
Tracks 17 - 18 are from the much fabled 1974 sessions when Peter Jenner managed to get Syd back in to the studio for a rough 4 days of ‘work’.
Both of these tracks feature much less than the work we’d come to expect from Syd who’s mental state must have failed him so much by this time that to focus at all would have been a struggle.
of the 8 pieces bootlegged from these sessions these two must have been chosen as ‘best’ although the rest of the material is fragmentary & untogether.
Both titles allude as much to the sound contained therein - two blues inspired tracks that sound like Nick Drake’s legendary home tapes where he can be heard strumming away old blues classics although at least Nick had songs,.
the riffs that Syd plows through must have, at the very least, been made up on the spot or half remembered from his own record collection. One can only assume that this was what Syd was listening to at home at the time for
them to be at the forefront of his mind or they were just the easiest thing to play ..

19. In The Beechwoods ( 1967. Backing Track. )
Another track from the Mason interview tape that never was. “In The Beachwoods” has a very soulish if Floydian groove. Think Tamala Motown as realised by Syd Barrett. it sounds like a great track if
only it had have been finished up & could have been another great commercial success for the group had Syd not taken the direction he did. The track, as mentioned, is taken from the interview tape
so besides being played loud had a nasty, shrill clip to the top end & a clicky, strange flutter to the tape but this does nothing to desecrate the fact that it’s unreleased Floyd.

Bonus Track

20. Interstellar Overdrive
( Pink Floyd live supporting the Jeff Beck Group, Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 1968. )
To top it all off a slightly distant audience recording of the Floyd in America supporting the Jeff Beck Band. Lunacy abound in this section with the middle section taking the form of a happening of sorts.
By all accounts this was the form of the track at the time & fans of this era Floyd or students of underground forms will find something to listen to here.


The Packaging itself it particularly handsome ( as with most of The Godfathers work. ) the front cover featuring an over exposed shot of Barrett in his live Floyd heyday fulfilling the “Psychedelic Freak Out” tag.
A colourised picture by Mick Rock on the back featuring Syd looking through a telescopic lens.
Inside the trifold is a montage of pictures featuring Syd, an excellent short essay retelling Syd’s career & achievements by Alex the Gnome & Enigma Publius & most excitingly a painting of Syd bordered on purple featuring the legend
“Psychedelic Freak Out - Demo’s, Acetates & Mixes.” it’s a shame the Don didn’t include this as a mini poster as it’s very handsome indeed.

An excellent attribution to your Barrett collection or another must have disk to file under “B”. It certainly won’t get left on the shelves. 

Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett 'I Want To Tell You A Story'

Rarezas del genio tanto con Pink Floyd como en solitario.

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Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett
'I Want To Tell You A Story'
Audio Upgrades & Rarities

Soundboard Recording
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3

Track List:
01. Improvisation (Scene from 'Dope' Movie, UFO Club, Feb-March 1967)
02. Interstellar Overdrive (UFO Club 1967.02.24 from Jungen Nachtwandler)
03. Arnold Layne (March 1967, Mix from Promo video)
04. Remember A Day (Instrumental, from 'RAD' DVD, October 1967)
05. Jugband Blues (Original Mix from this video, unbootleged, Dec.1967)
Malcolm Jones Tape (1967-1969):
06. Love You
07. Love You
08. Long Gone
09. Lanky (Part.2 aka: Rhamadan)
10. Clowns And Jugglers 
11. Octopus
12. Clowns And Jugglers
13. Opel
14. Silas Lang
15. Swan Lee
16. Untitled Instrumental (aka: Sunshine)
Excerpts from Bernard White's Reels (1968-1974):
17. Swan Lee 
18. 74 Sessions
BBC (1971.02.16) 'Sound of the 70's' Upgrade:
19. Baby Lemonade
20. Dominoes
21. Love Song

Syd Barrett I’ve Got A Room Of Musical Tunes

Hace unos años, se editó un CD doble llamado John Lennon's Jukebox, con los temas que inspiraron a nuestro Beatle asesinado en los ochenta.Gracias a los dioses, no sólo existen los Beatles, que es lo que más de uno desearía.
Ha tenido que llegar un gran fan de Syd, Mark Jones, y hacer el mismo tipo de recopilatorio que el de Lennon, de forma totalmente no oficial, claro. I’ve Got A Room Of Musical Tunes es ni más ni menos que los temas de los discos, o las canciones que marcaron a Syd, que le influyeron, que tenía, o que oyó…

TEXTO Y BOOTLEG ORIGINAL DEL BLOG  SOLO EN LAS NUBES

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CD1

Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
Rock Around The Clock - Billy Haley And The Comets
That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly
Nursery Rhyme - Bo Diddley
Walk Don't Run - The Ventures
Back At The Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith
Quatermaster Stores - The Shadows
Love Theme From 'Spartacus' - Yusef Lateef
Chinq Miau - Yusef Lateef
Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed
Green Onion - Booker T. & The MG's
Tunji - John Coltrane Classic Quartet
I'm A King Bee - The Rolling Stones
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere - The Who
The Word - Beatles
Eight Miles High - The Byrds
I Come And Stand At Every Door - The Byrds
East West - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Lady Jane - The Rolling Stones
Shapes Of Things - Yardbirds
Pledging My Time - Bob Dylan
Hymnen - Stockhausen


CD2

Absolutely Sweet Marie - Bob Dylan
Kill For Peace - The Fugs
Skin Flowers - The Fugs
My Little Red Book - Love
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
Trouble Every Day - Mothers Of Invention
Hungry Freaks Daddy - Mothers Of Invention
Tomorrow Never Knows (Mono Matrix1 Mis) - Beatles
Sunshine Superman - Donovan
Celeste - Donovan
I Feel Free - Cream
My Obsession - The Rolling Stones
Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
Back In The 1960's - Incredible String Band
Painting Box - Incredible String Band
Manic Depression - Jimi Hendrix
Lovely Rita - Beatles
Why Are We Sleeping? - The Soft Machine
We Did It Again - The Soft Machine
Winter - Family
Voyage - Family
Vorspiel - Wagner

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Syd Barrett HAVE YOU GOT Have You Got It Yet YET

Mucho se ha hablado de Pink Floyd y su miembro fundador Syd Barrett y su extraña historia. Su estancia en la banda marcó, y tan sólo con tres singles, un ábum y poco más, en menos de tres años. Justo antes de salir del grupo (obligado, digamos), una de las canciones que no llegaron a grabar se llamó "Have You Got It Yet?"

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CD1

01 - Astronomy Domine (Oops mix)
Al igual que en The Piper, ningún recopilatorio debería obviar este tema como apertura. Se trata de una mezcla analógica, y las diferencias con la original son patentes. El tema queda menos producido, más directo en el sonido.

02 - Lucy Leave
03 - King Bee
De la primera sesión de Pink Floyd. 1966.

04 - Interstellar Overdrive (demo)
Usada para el cortometraje, casi videoclip, llamado San Francisco, de 1968. La primera versión grabada del tema. 
05 - Lanky, Part II
Junto con Lanky, Part I y Rhamadam, conforma el trío de improvisaciones que marcaron las primeras grabaciones de Syd en solitario. Sólo se ha filtrado este fragmento.
06 - Scream Thy Last (07Aug67 Jenner 1974 mix)
Junto con Vegetable Man, una de las gemas aún sin editar. Gran calidad de sonido. Grabado en noviembre de 1967. Peter Jenner a los mandos.
07 - [Relics LP radio ad]
Nos encanta Relics. Este es el anuncio para radio (versión corta) para promocionar el album.
08 - The Gnome (BBC)*
¡En directo para la BBC!
09 - Love You - Take II
La toma II, la lenta.


CD2

10 - [Ytpme Sescaps (Hidden Msg on 'The Wall') 1979]
Escucha Empty Spaces de The Wall atentamente. Escucharás una voz grabada hacia atrás. Es Roger Waters mandando un confuso mensaje, en el que se refiere a Syd Barrett, old pink. O al menos eso dicen.

11 - Dark Globe - Choral Version
Dark Globe con coros cantados por Syd.

12 - Fragment
Algo grabado en las enigmáticas sesiones de 1974. La pregunta es... ¿Fragmento de qué?

13 - See Emily Play (acetate)
Mezcla provisional grabada en acetato de See Emily Play. Importante aquí, los últimos segundos, que no aparecieron en la versión que se editó. Gracias, Richard Wright! Enigmático final.

14 - [See Emily Play at 16rpm]
Está grabado en bucle, para apreciarlo mejor en una sola reproducción. Interesante...

15 - PowRTocH (Look of the Week)*
La entrevista de Hans Keller en Look of the Week a Pink Floyd en este programa debería haber pasado a la historia. Durante el programa tocaron en directo Astronomy Domine. Esto es una versión corta de PowRTocH que sirvió de introducción para esta emisión, en Mayo de 1967.

16 - Vegetable Man
Grabado en noviembre de 1967. Los entendidos lo ven como una autodescripción de Syd. Inédita aún, inexplicablemente.

17 - Long Gone - Take II
La toma II de Long Gone. Para algunos, superior a la primera, que se utilizó en The Madcap Laughs.

18 - Let's Split
Idéntica a la versión de Opel, exceptuando que en esta versión se ha borrado la parte en la que Syd pasa las hojas de las letras y murmura algo. ¡Pecado para los puristas!

19 - Late Night, Take 2
Una de las muchas joyas de Have You Got It Yet?. La pista de guitarra Late Night. Ni más ni menos.

20 - [Scream Thy Last Scream (Excerpt at 16rpm)]
Si has puesto atención a este tema, habrás escuchado voces a más revoluciones. Aquí aparecen en la velocidad original... ¡Y es Syd!

21 - soesimoD
La guitarra de Dominoes se grabó hacia atrás. ¿Cómo sonaría tal y como se grabó?

22 - My Little Red Book (riff)
Peter Jenner tarareó el riff de esta canción grabada por Love, y cuyo autor es Burt Bacharach. Syd, inspirado la transformó en el potente riff de Interstellar Overdirve.

23 - Fast Boogie
Peter Jenner de nuevo. Él fue el responsable de llevar a Syd a su última sesión de grabación. Los temas grabados fueron descartados para cualquier tipo de lanzamiento. Era 1974. Fast Boogie puede ser de los más normales.

24 - The Wondermits - Arnold Layne
Have You Got It Yet? incluye versiones de otros artistas. The Wondermits se convirtieron hasta hoy en la mano derecha de Brian Wilson.

25 - ¿¿¿ - Stanley The Simpleton
No tiene que ver en absoluto con nada en lo que Syd interviniera. Es un tema de autoría e interpretación anónimas que se distribuyó en los noventa por la red bajo el nombre de Pink Floyd, y se ha hecho uno de los favoritos de los fans de Syd, que conscientes de la falsificación, lo consideran un tema que por su estilo y temática, podría haber sido parte de The Piper.

26 - This Mortal Coil - Late Night
Posiblemente, la mejor versión por otro artista de un tema de Syd. Fiel al espíritu de la canción, diferente en sonido.

27 - 'Was That OK'
De las sesiones de 1974. Debería haberse llamado 'I think it was OK', con un Syd muy convencido de ello.

28 - Roger Waters on Have You Got It Yet

No pertence a Have You Got It Yet?. Roger Waters cuenta el ensayo previo a la grabación que nunca se hizo de Have You Got It Yet?.

Syd Barrett "Live" At Abbey Road

De su segundo y último album, Barrett (1970) se sabe bien poco. A la producción estaba de nuevo David Gilmour, esta vez sin Roger Waters, y a los teclados, Richard Wright. Las sesiones consistieron en que Barrett grabara la pista principal de voz y guitarra. Una vez que se marchaba, los músicos entraban para añadir sus pistas. Aquí lo podemos disfrutar en acústico.

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01. Baby Lemonade 
02. Love Song
03. Dominoes 
04. It Is Obvious 
05. Rats
06. Maisie 
07. Gigolo Aunt
08. Waving My Arms In The Air
09. I Never Lied To You
10. Wined And Dined
11. Word Song
12. Effervescing Elephant

Syd Barrett The Radio One Sessions

Grabado en febrero de 1970 y transmitido por la radio en marzo del mismo año. Este disco fue publicado de manera no oficial a fines de los 80 desde los tracks 1 al 5 (The John Peel Sessions), y en 2004 con tres canciones más que no fueron emitidas al aire en 1970. Syd Barrett, David Gilmour, y Jerry Shirley presentan material en vivo para promocionar The Madcap Laughs, pero en realidad, promocionan más Barrett. Sólo "Terrapin" pertenece a The Madcap Laughs. Faltaría poco para la presentación en Olympia, con una de las tantas idas y venidas de Syd.

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Tracklist:
01. Terrapin
02. Gigolo Aunt
03. Baby Lemonade
04. Effervescing Elephant
05. Two of a kind
06. Baby Lemonade
07. Dominoes
08. Love Song

Syd Barrett - Madcap's Last Laugh Barbican Centre, London, 10 May 2007

Syd Barrett nos dejo en 2006 a causa de un cáncer, y en 2007 se presento este sentido e íntimo homenaje en Londres, que incluye a artistas de talla muy grande. Puntos altos a considerar son Kevin Ayers con “Here I Go” y “Oh! Wot A Dream”, "See Emily Play" (con un emotivo “All Together”), Roger Waters y Jon Carin (quienes fueron los únicos que no interpretaron alguna composición de Syd). Además, “Word Song” y “Arnold Layne” tienen una calidad interpretativa excelente.

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Syd Barrett - Madcap's Last Laugh 
Barbican Centre, London, 10 May 2007

Total running time: 132:12 

Set 1
01 Blues Record
02 Sense Of Sound Choir - Bike
03 Captain Sensible & Monty Oxymoron - Flaming
04 Kevin Ayers - Here I Go
05 Kevin Ayers - Oh, What A Dream
06 Nick Laird-Clowes & Damon Albarn - Baby Lemonade
07 The Bees - Octopus
08 Nick Laird-Clowes & Neulander - The Gnome
09 Mike Heron - Matilda Mother
10 Martha Wainright, Kate McGarrigle & Lily Lanken - Golden Hair
11 Martha Wainright, Kate McGarrigle & Lily Lanken - See Emily Play
12 Applause and comments from Roger Waters
13 Roger Waters & Jon Carin - Flickering Flame

Set 2
14 Excerpt from Look Of The Week (Video Screen)
15 Nick Laird-Clowes & Sense Of Sound Choir - Chapter 24
16 Vashti Bunyan, Gareth Dickson & Nick Laird-Clowes - The Scarecrow
17 Vashti Bunyan, Gareth Dickson & Nick Laird-Clowes - Love Song
18 Bid to attract Ian Barrett to the stage
19 Ian Barrett Talks About His Uncle
20 Damon Albarn, Kate St. John & David Coulter - The Word Song
21 Captain Sensible & Jon Carin - Astronomy Domine
22 Robyn Hitchcock - Terrapin
23 Robyn Hitchcock, John Paul Jones & Ruby Wright - Gigolo Aunt
24 Chrissie Hynde & Adam Seymour - Dark Globe (Wouldn't You Miss Me)
25 Chrissie Hynde & Adam Seymour - Late Night
26 Joe Boyd talking about his memories of Syd and organising the event
27 Joe Boyd introduces Gilmour, Wright and Mason
28 David Gilmour, Richard Wrigh and Nick Mason - Arnold Layne
29 Jugband Blues COI video
30 Encore - Bike (All Performers Except Roger Waters)

House band: Ted Barnes, Andy Bell, Simon Finley and Adam Peters

Syd Barrett - Madcap's Last Laugh Barbican Centre, London, 10 May 2007

Syd Barrett nos dejo en 2006 a causa de un cáncer, y en 2007 se presento este sentido e íntimo homenaje en Londres, que incluye a artistas de talla muy grande. Puntos altos a considerar son Kevin Ayers con “Here I Go” y “Oh! Wot A Dream”, "See Emily Play" (con un emotivo “All Together”), Roger Waters y Jon Carin (quienes fueron los únicos que no interpretaron alguna composición de Syd). Además, “Word Song” y “Arnold Layne” tienen una calidad interpretativa excelente.

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Syd Barrett - Madcap's Last Laugh 
Barbican Centre, London, 10 May 2007

Total running time: 132:12 

Set 1
01 Blues Record
02 Sense Of Sound Choir - Bike
03 Captain Sensible & Monty Oxymoron - Flaming
04 Kevin Ayers - Here I Go
05 Kevin Ayers - Oh, What A Dream
06 Nick Laird-Clowes & Damon Albarn - Baby Lemonade
07 The Bees - Octopus
08 Nick Laird-Clowes & Neulander - The Gnome
09 Mike Heron - Matilda Mother
10 Martha Wainright, Kate McGarrigle & Lily Lanken - Golden Hair
11 Martha Wainright, Kate McGarrigle & Lily Lanken - See Emily Play
12 Applause and comments from Roger Waters
13 Roger Waters & Jon Carin - Flickering Flame

Set 2
14 Excerpt from Look Of The Week (Video Screen)
15 Nick Laird-Clowes & Sense Of Sound Choir - Chapter 24
16 Vashti Bunyan, Gareth Dickson & Nick Laird-Clowes - The Scarecrow
17 Vashti Bunyan, Gareth Dickson & Nick Laird-Clowes - Love Song
18 Bid to attract Ian Barrett to the stage
19 Ian Barrett Talks About His Uncle
20 Damon Albarn, Kate St. John & David Coulter - The Word Song
21 Captain Sensible & Jon Carin - Astronomy Domine
22 Robyn Hitchcock - Terrapin
23 Robyn Hitchcock, John Paul Jones & Ruby Wright - Gigolo Aunt
24 Chrissie Hynde & Adam Seymour - Dark Globe (Wouldn't You Miss Me)
25 Chrissie Hynde & Adam Seymour - Late Night
26 Joe Boyd talking about his memories of Syd and organising the event
27 Joe Boyd introduces Gilmour, Wright and Mason
28 David Gilmour, Richard Wrigh and Nick Mason - Arnold Layne
29 Jugband Blues COI video
30 Encore - Bike (All Performers Except Roger Waters)

House band: Ted Barnes, Andy Bell, Simon Finley and Adam Peters

Syd's Last Recording Session (1974)

Ultimo intento de resurgir al genio, coincidiendo con TDSOTM. Intento en vano ya no había solución.

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Syd Barrett's Last Recording Session - Abbey Road Studios 1974-08-12 

Setlist:

Boogie #1
Boogie #2
Boogie #3
If You Go #1
Ballad (unfinished)
Chooka-Chooka-Chug-Chug
If You Go #2
Untitled
Slow Boogie
John Lee Hooker
Fast Boogie

Syd Barrett - Extravaganza ‘70

                                           

  

Hace tiempo que no le dedicamos nada al genio, bueno ahí va. Esto lo posteamos en el 2013 pero se ha convertido en una autentica joya así que lo subimos de nuevo. Ademas os cuento un poco una mezcla de relato y de anécdota al mismo tiempo.

Cuando murió Syd Barret, fundador y líder de Pink Floyd, el 7 de julio del año 2006, su hermana se encontró con que en la cuenta de Roger-su verdadero nombre- había algo más de dos millones de euros.

Una cuenta inmaculada de años y años engordada por el dinero que le ingresaban en su cuenta periódicamente, proveniente de derechos de autor y venta de discos de Pink Floyd. Dave Gilmour siempre se preocupó de que le ingresaran el dinero. 

Oficialmente, Barret había muerto a causa de un cáncer de páncreas, pero fue diabético durante sus últimos ocho años. Y lo que es peor, desde que lo echaron de Pink Floyd, de su propio grupo, en abril de 1968, sufría de esquizofrenia perpetua, provocada por su adicción al LSD, a lo que se sumaba un desorden bipolar y un espectro de autismo. El caso Barret es uno de los más estudiados en el mundo de la esquizofrenia.

Syd Barret vivía como un ermitaño en su ciudad, en Cambridge. Se movía en bicicleta, con una especie de cesta, tal como describía en su genial y surrealista tema “Bike”. Al final, parece que intentaba escribir un libro, esa era la vida de un genio que se volvió loco, así de simple. El fundador de Pink Floyd, el creador de obras maestras absolutas como “Arnold Layne”, “See Emily Play” e “Interstellar overdrive”.

El también inventó el sonido de Pink Floyd . Hasta el nombre, tomado como broma surrealista, basado en los nombres de dos músicos de blues no muy conocidos: Pink Anderson y Floyd Council. Syd fue tan vanguardista y revolucionario que aún está por conocer el nuevo genio que pueda superarle en su propia astronomía de la esquizofrenia.

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Syd Barrett - Extravaganza ‘70 

01. Terrapin

02. Gigolo Aunt

03. Effervescing Elephant

04. Octopus 

Syd Barrett 1971-03-01 Bob Harris Sounds Of The Seventies, BBC Radio 1

Grabado en 1971 en un programa de radio de la BBC.

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Syd Barrett 1971-03-01 Bob Harris Sounds Of The Seventies, BBC Radio 1 


Recording 16 February 1971
Broadcast 1 March 1971


01 Baby Lemonade
02 Dominoes
03 Love Song

Syd Barrett - Psychedelic Freak Out

Os dejamos un buen puñado de rarezas de Syd, para los seguidores del genio y primer lider de Pink Floyd.

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Syd Barrett - Psychedelic Freak Out (Demos, Acetates & Mixes)


  Tracks:   Time:    
       
 1 Interstellar Overdrive  14:56  October 31, 1965 - Demo
 2 See Emily Play    2:52  May 21, 1967 - Acetate With Alternate Ending
 3 Scream Thy Last Scream    4:40  August 7, 1967 - Malcom Jones Mix 1987
 4 Vegetable Man    2:37  October 1967 - Malcom Jones Mix 1987 
 5 Vegetable Man    2:47  1967 Mix From Mason Interview, March 1969
 6 Silas Lang    2:47  May 6, 1968 - Backing Track
 7 Lanky    1:36  May 14, 1968 Part Two
 8 Golden Hair    1:56  May 28, 1969 Instrumental - Gareth Cousins Mix 1988
 9 Swan Lee      2:43  June 20, 1968 - Backing Track
10 Clowns & Jugglers    2:45  July 20, 1968 Take 1 - Alternate Mix With Studio Chat
11 Love You    1:17  April 11, 1969
12 Clowns & Jugglers    1:34  May 3, 1969 Take 2 - Keyboard Mix
13 Long Gone    1:45  July 26, 1969
14 Dark Globe    2:58  July 27, 1969 Choral Version - Peter Jenner 1987 Echo Mix
15 Dark Globe    2:57  July 27, 1969 Choral Version - Malcolm Jones 1987 Clean Mix
16 Maisie    2:51  February 26, 1970 - Alternate Mix With Extra Vocals
17 Slow Boggie    2:58  August 12, 1974
18 John Lee Hooker Inspired    3:52  August 12, 1974
19 In The Beachwoods    4:49  1967 - Backing Track

Bonus Track:      
20 Interstellar Overdrive  14:55  Pink Floyd Live Supporting Jeff Back Group, Shrine Exposition Hall,
Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 1968