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Why Syd Barrett’s ‘The Madcap Laughs’ Took So Long to Make
Syd Barrett left Pink Floyd in 1968, but it would be another two whole years until his debut solo album, The Madcap Laughs, ...
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Syd Barrett’s Last Recording Session
After the misfiring 1968 sessions for The Madcap Laughs, Barrett and Floyd’s former manager Peter Jenner had seen little to nothing of Syd (“I think he did come into our office once to get a passport ...
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The real Syd Barrett, by the people who knew him
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. “He didn’t write ...