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Barrett (1970)

Syd Barrett

"You're nice to me like ice ..."

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Release date

Nov 14, 1970 (UK)

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Songs

  1. Baby Lemonade
    04:12 (Barrett)
  2. Love Song
    03:06 (Barrett)
  3. Dominoes
    04:09 (Barrett)
  4. It Is Obvious
    03:00 (Barrett)
  5. Rats
    03:02 (Barrett)
  6. Maisie
    02:52 (Barrett)
  7. Gigolo Aunt
    05:47 (Barrett)
  8. Waving My Arms in the Air
    02:07 (Barrett)
  9. I Never Lied to You
    01:52 (Barrett)
  10. Wined & Dined
    02:59 (Barrett)
  11. Wolfpack
    03:42 (Barrett)
  12. Effervescing Elephant
    01:55 (Barrett)
  13. Baby Lemonade (Take 1)
    03:47 (Barrett)
  14. Waving My Arms in the Air (Take 1)
    02:13 (Barrett)
  15. I Never Lied to You (Take 1)
    01:48 (Barrett)
  16. Love Song (Take 1)
    02:32 (Barrett)
  17. Dominoes (Take 1)
    00:41 (Barrett)
  18. Dominoes (Take 2)
    02:36 (Barrett)
  19. It Is Obvious (Take 2)
    03:51 (Barrett)
Syd Barrett wasted no time in getting back into the studio following his debut solo album, "The Madcap Laughs," released in January 1970. Work continued, sporadically, through the summer 1970, and in November the "Barrett" album was released, complete with Barrett's sketches on the cover.

The "Barrett" album, like much of "The Madcap Laughs," was produced by David Gilmour, who also played bass on the project. With Barrett handling guitar, Gilmour also called in Floyd's Rick Wright for the organs, and Humble Pie's Jerry Shirley for drum work. (Roger Waters had co-produced material with Gilmour on Barrett's first solo effort, but decided to sit out the second attempt.)

Short of a session on "Sounds of the 70s" for BBC's Radio One, the "Barrett" LP sessions would be the last significant recording Syd Barrett would do. (1974's "Syd Barrett" double album was a reissue of "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett" — the first time that material was made available in the United States. "Opel," released in 1988, was simply a collection of the many alternate takes and unreleased material that came out of "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett" sessions.) A failed attempt at a third album in late 1974 involved a few days of unproductive sessions, before the project was scrapped.

The version of "Barrett" we play on "Floydian Slip" comes from the "Crazy Diamond" box set, released in 1993. It includes additional tracks at the end of the CD — mostly alternate takes — not included on the original album. The box set includes "The Madcap Laughs," "Barrett" and "Opel," and a 24-page, longbox-sized booklet about the recordings.

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