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Syd Barrett left Pink Floyd in 1968 and had a brief solo career, releasing two albums:
'The Madcap Laughs' and 'Barrett'.

In 1988, EMI Records released an album of Syd's studio out-takes and previously
unreleased material recorded from 1968 to 1970 under the title 'Opel'.

EMI issued 'Crazy Diamond' in 1993, a box set of all three albums, each loaded with
further out-takes from his solo sessions.

'The Best Of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me?' was released by EMI in the UK on
April 16th 2001, and in the US on September 11th 2001.

Click here for a Selected Syd Barrett Discography [PDF].

TERRAPIN
from 'The Madcap Laughs'

DOMINOES
from 'Barrett'

ASTRONOMY DOMINE
from 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn'

Albums/DVD [Click an album and scroll down for a complete track listing]

The Madcap
Laughs
Barrett Opel Wouldn't You
Miss Me
Shine On You
Crazy Diamond
(Box Set)
The Piper At The
Gates Of Dawn
(2-CD Set)
The Piper At The
Gates Of Dawn
(3-CD Set)
The Pink Floyd &
Syd Barrett Story

 

THE MADCAP LAUGHS

Released on January 3rd 1970, THE MADCAP LAUGHS was the first of Syd's two solo albums.

Produced by:
Malcolm Jones (Tracks 1-4, 6, 15-17)
David Gilmour & Roger Waters
(Tracks 5, 9-12, 18)
Syd Barrett & David Gilmour
(Tracks 7, 8, 14)
Peter Jenner/Malcolm Jones (Track 13)
Peter Jenner (Track 19)

1. Terrapin
2. No Good Trying
3. Love You
4. No Man's Land
5. Dark Globe
6. Here I Go
7. Octopus
8. Golden Hair
9. Long Gone
10. She Took A Long Cold Look
11. Feel
12. If It's In You
13. Late Night

Bonus Tracks:
14. Octopus (Takes 1 and 2)
15. It's No Good Trying (Take 5)
16. Love You (Take 1)
17. Love You (Take 3)
18. She Took A Long Cold Look At Me (Take 4)
19. Golden Hair (Take 5)



BARRETT

Released on November 14th 1970, BARRETT was Syd's final solo album.

Produced by David Gilmour.

1. Baby Lemonade
2. Love Song
3. Dominoes
4. It Is Obvious
5. Rats
6. Maisie
7. Gigolo Aunt
8. Waving My Arms In The Air
9. I Never Lied To You
10. Wined And Dined
11. Wolfpack
12. Effervescing Elephant

Bonus Tracks:
13. Baby Lemonade Take 1
14. Waving My Arms In The Air Take 1
15. I Never Lied To You Take 1
16. Love Song Take 1
17. Dominoes Take 1
18. Dominoes Take 2
19. It Is Obvious Take 2



OPEL

In 1988, EMI Records released an album
of Syd's studio out-takes and previously unreleased material recorded from
1968 to 1970 under the title 'Opel'.

Produced by:
Malcolm Jones (Track 1)
Peter Jenner/Malcolm Jones (Tracks 2, 8)
David Gilmour� (Tracks 3, 5-7, 9, 10, 13, 15-17, 20)
Syd Barrett & David Gilmour (Track 4)
Peter Jenner (Tracks 11, 14, 18, 19)
David Gilmour & Roger Waters (Track 12)

1. Opel
2. Clowns And Jugglers
3. Rats
4. Golden Hair
5. Dolly Rocker
6. Word Song
7. Wined And Dined
8. Swan Lee (Silas Lang)
9. Birdie Hop
10. Let's Split
11. Lanky (Part One)
12. Wouldn't You Miss Me (Dark Globe)
13. Milky Way
14. Golden Hair

Bonus Tracks:
15. Gigolo Aunt Take 9
16. It Is Obvious Take 3
17. It Is Obvious Take 5
18. Clowns And Jugglers Take 1
19. Late Night Take 2
20. Effervescing Elephant Take 2



WOULDN'T YOU MISS ME

'The Best Of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't
You Miss Me?' was released by EMI
in the UK on April 16th 2001, and in
the US on September 11th 2001.

1. Octopus
(2001 Digital Remaster)
2. Late Night
3. Terrapin
4. Swan Lee (Silas Lang)
5. Wolfpack
6. Golden Hair
7. Here I Go
8. Long Gone
9. No Good Trying
10. Opel

11. Baby Lemonade (2001 Digital Remaster)
12. Gigolo Aunt
13. Dominoes
14. Wouldn't You Miss Me (Dark Globe)
15. Wined And Dined
16. Effervescing Elephant
17. Waving My Arms In The Air
18. I Never Lied To You
19. Love Song
20. Two Of A Kind
21. Bob Dylan Blues
22. Golden Hair (Instrumental)



SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND (BOX SET)

EMI issued 'Crazy Diamond' in 1993,
a box set of all three albums, each
loaded with further out-takes from
his solo sessions.

Disc 1: The Madcap Laughs

Disc 2: Barrett

Disc 3: Opel

 

 



THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (2-CD SET)

Produced by: Norman Smith.

2-CD Version includes Mono (Disc 1) and Stereo (Disc 2) versions of:

1. Astronomy Domine
2. Lucifer Sam
3. Matilda Mother
4. Flaming
5. Pow R. Toc H.
6. Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk
7. Interstellar Overdrive
8. The Gnome
9. Chapter 24
10. The Scarecrow
11. Bike



THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (3-CD SET)

Produced by:
Norman Smith, except 'Arnold Layne'
and 'Candy And A Currant Bun' 
produced by Joe Boyd.

3-CD Version includes Mono (Disc 1) and Stereo (Disc 2) versions of:

1. Astronomy Domine
2. Lucifer Sam
3. Matilda Mother
4. Flaming
5. Pow R. Toc H.
6. Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk
7. Interstellar Overdrive
8. The Gnome
9. Chapter 24
10. The Scarecrow
11. Bike

Plus Disc 3:
1. Arnold Layne
2. Candy And A Currant Bun
3. See Emily Play
4. Apples And Oranges
5. Paintbox
6. Interstellar Overdrive (French Edit)
7. Apples And Oranges (Stereo version)
8. Matilda Mother (Alternative version)
9. Interstellar Overdrive (Take 6)

 



THE PINK FLOYD AND SYD BARRETT STORY (DVD)

50-minute documentary originally produced in 2001 for BBC TV's 'Arena' about the early days of Pink Floyd.

Features 2001 interviews with Bob Klose, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason.

Extras include Robyn Hitchcock performing 'Dominoes' and 'It Is Obvious', and Graham Coxon performing 'Love You'.

Directed by John Edginton.