SYD BARRETT: THE MADCAP LAUGHS. 1970 U.K. 2nd PRESS LP. HARVEST. PINK FLOYD.

	£		42
	$		56

THIS IS IN SUPERB CONDITION.

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Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founder member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic direction in their early work: he is credited with creating their name. Barrett left the group in April 1968 amid speculations of mental illness exacerbated by drug use, and was briefly hospitalised. He was active musically for ten years, recording with Pink Floyd four singles, the debut album (and contributing to the second one), plus several unreleased songs. In 1969, Barrett started off a solo career with the release of the single, "Octopus", which foreshadowed his first solo album, The Madcap Laughs (1970), which was recorded over the course of one year (1968–1969) with four different producers (Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, David Gilmour, and Roger Waters). Barrett's innovative guitar work and exploration of experimental techniques such as using dissonance, distortion, and feedback had an enormous legacy, with a wide variety of musicians from David Bowie to Brian Eno to Jimmy Page and more drawing influence. In his post-musician life, Barrett continued with his painting and dedicated himself to gardening, never to return to the public eye. He died in 2006. A number of biographies have been written about him since the 1980s, and Pink Floyd wrote and recorded several tributes to him after he left, most notably the 1975 album Wish You Were Here.

The Madcap Laughs is the debut solo album by the English singer-songwriter Syd Barrett. It was recorded after Barrett had left Pink Floyd in April 1968. The album had a chequered recording history, with work beginning in mid-1968, but the bulk of the sessions taking place between April and July 1969, for which five different producers were credited ? including Barrett, Peter Jenner (1968 sessions), Malcolm Jones (early-to-mid 1969 sessions), and fellow Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Roger Waters (mid-1969 sessions). Among the guest musicians are Willie Wilson from (Gilmour's old band) Jokers Wild and Robert Wyatt of the band Soft Machine.

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1970 U.K. 2nd Pressing LP in outside laminated gatefold sleeve with one box EMI on label on Harvest Records. 

Released in a gatefold sleeve - Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London.

This is the second pressing with green Harvest labels with a boxed EMI logo on the labels.  

CONDITION:

SLEEVE; Superbly looked after with only a very little in the way of creasing around the edges. Minimal and fantastic for 43 years old. Best i have ever had and I am tempted to call this M-.    

RECORD; Same as sleeve. Little or no spindle marks/surface marks. Looks and sounds as though it has only been played a handfull of times. The best I have ever had. Definately M-.

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TRACK LISTING;

• Take 1, recorded 11 April 1969, overdubs added 4 May
• Produced by Malcolm Jones

• Take 3, recorded 11 April 1969, overdubs added 3–4 May
• Produced by Malcolm Jones

• Take 4, recorded 11 April 1969, overdubs added 3 May
• Produced by Malcolm Jones

• Take 5, recorded 17 April 1969, overdubs added 4 May
• Produced by Malcolm Jones

• Take 1, recorded 5 August 1969
• Produced by David Gilmour and Roger Waters

• Take 5, recorded 17 April 1969
• Produced by Malcolm Jones

• Take 11, recorded 12 June 1969, overdubs added 13 June
• Produced by Syd Barrett and David Gilmour

• Take 11 (Remake), recorded 12 June 1969
• Produced by Syd Barrett and David Gilmour

• Take 1, recorded 26 July 1969
• Produced by David Gilmour and Roger Waters

• Take 5, recorded 26 July 1969
• Produced by David Gilmour and Roger Waters

• Take 1, recorded 26 July 1969
• Produced by David Gilmour and Roger Waters

• Take 5, recorded 26 April 1969
• Produced by Malcolm Jones

• Take 2, recorded 28 May 1968, overdubs added 11 April 1969
• Produced by Pete Jenner, Malcolm Jones (overdubs)

Harvest Records.                                       SHVL 765.                                  1970.

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