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The cover photo to The Madcap Laughs was shot by legendary photographer Mick Rock who later recalled, “When I arrived for The Madcap Laughs photo session, Syd was still in his underpants when he ...
To his credit, Gilmour – who made sure Syd got his royalties – helmed The Madcap Laughs and Barrett. “Syd was really thrilled he was going to record,” recalls Spires.
Though Syd went on to fashion two rather ramshackle (but still alluring) solo records (The Madcap Laughs and Barrett), the weight of his illness led to him dropping out of the music industry ...
Syd Barrett crashed a Pink Floyd recording session in 1970, ... The only Madcap releases to come out after that were compilations or archive albums.
The galvanising force behind Pink Floyd’s early successes, Syd Barrett’s gifts for quirky lyricism, ... (The Madcap Laughs and Barrett), the weight of his illness led to him dropping out of the music ...
On May 10, 2007, the members of Pink Floyd united for The Madcap’s Last Laugh, a tribute concert at the Barbican in London, honoring the band’s co-founder Syd Barrett, who died in 2006 at age 60.
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Unlike other documentaries on Syd and Floyd, this one has a legitimacy. It’s chock filled of actual Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett music, home movies, TV appearances and rare videos and photos.
The first trailer has been unveiled for the upcoming Syd Barrett documentary Have You Got It Yet?: The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd. The documentary was made with the cooperation of the ...
Syd Barrett, a founder of Pink Floyd, lived to be 60 — hardly a ripe old age. But his artistic death, a protracted one, happened in his 20s, and he had become a recluse before he turned 30.
The Syd Barrett documentary 'Have You Got It Yet?,' about the Pink Floyd founder-turned-cult icon, has shared its first trailer ahead of its release. × Skip to main content ...