SYD BARRETT Crazy Diamond
EMI Harvest 0777 7 81412 2 8
(P) 1993 Made in UK SYD BOX 1
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Credits:
Artwork By [Illustrations] - Alan Rogers
Lyrics By - James Joyce (tracks: 1-8, 1-19, 3-4) , Syd Barrett (tracks:
1-1 to 1-7, 1-9 to 1-18,
2-1 to 3-3, 3-5 to 3-10, 3-12 to 3-18, 3-20)
Mixed By - Gareth Cousins (tracks: 1-14 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-19,
3-15 to 3-20)
Music By - Syd Barrett
Other [Syd Barrett Story] - Brian Hogg
Producer - David Gilmour (tracks: 1-5, 1-7 to 1-12, 1-14, 1-18,
2-1 to 2-19) ,
Malcolm Jones (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-13, 1-15 to 1-17, 3-1, 3-2, 3-8)
,
Pete Jenner* (tracks: 1-13, 1-19, 3-2, 3-8, 3-11, 3-14, 3-18,
3-19) ,
Roger Waters (tracks: 1-5, 1-9 to 1-12, 1-18, 3-12) , Syd
Barrett (tracks: 1-7, 1-8, 1-14, 3-4)
Notes:
Picture discs. The box set includes the two original albums "The
Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett", the rarities collection "Opel", 19
bonus tracks of alternative versions and previously unreleased
takes, and a 24-page color booklet with Syd Barrett story,
photos and early Pink Floyd ads and playbills. |
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Record Collector,
April 1993
Syd Barrett Box
Set
Syd Barrett,
whose short career scaled the heights of experimental pop as well as
the lonesome corridors
of psychedelic isolation, has his work featured on a 3-CD box set
due out on EMI next month.
And no fewer than 23 unreleased recordings, together with a detailed
booklet, are promised on what's
already - even by EMI's standards - being described as a
particularly fine package.
Titled "Crazy
Diamond" the set is based on the original Pink Floyd frontman's two
official solo albums,
"The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett", plus "Opel", the collection of
out-takes which appeared in 1988.
Designer and rock
archivist Phil Smee, who is behind the project, told us:
"Our main plan
was to find Syd's acoustic takes, before the other musicians were
drafted in to overdub them.
But we stumbled across some fascinating material that sheds new
light on Syd's working methods.
"For example, on
'It Is Obvious', he starts off with a version which is very
different to the one that ended
up on 'Barrett'.
The next one finds him growling like Captain Beefheart, and a third
recording finds him singing a totally
different tune and picking out the guitar lines."
Another exciting
find is a version of "Clowns and Jugglers", the working version of "Octopus",
where
Syd overdubs four guitars.
The bonus
recordings are spread over the three discs relevant to each album,
and each CD runs for over 60 minutes.
"The colourful
packaging and Brian Hogg-penned booklet virtually re-state just what
Barrett was about,
" maintains Phil, "and by that I mean there's no out-of-focus doomy
photos.
The spirit of '67 pervades the box throughout."
Collectors should
also look out for a forthcoming UFO book, 'Pink Floyd:
The Syd Barrett Years - A Photographic Diary', which contains a
virtual day-by-day account of
Syd's Floyd, from 1966 to 1968, plus literally 100s of unpublished
photos.
And what of the
enigma himself? According to a close family source, he's feeling a
lot better, and approves
of both "Opel" and EMI's dedication to his recorded legacy.
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CD1:
0777 7 81413 2 7
The Madcap Laughs
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Disc 1: |
Time: |
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1.
Terrapin
1969-4-11 (take 1) |
5:04 |
2.
No Good Trying
1969-4-11 (take 3) |
3:26 |
3.
Love You
1969-4-11 (take 4) |
2:30 |
4.
No Man's Land
1969-4-17 (take 5) |
3:03 |
5.
Dark Globe
1969-8-05 (take 1) |
2:02 |
6.
Here I Go
1969-4-17 (take
5) |
3:11 |
7.
Octopus
1969-6-12 (take
11) |
3:47 |
8.
Golden Hair
1969-6-12 (remake,
take 11) |
1:59 |
9.
Long Gone
1969-7-26 (take 1) |
2:50
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10. She
Took A Long Cold Look
1969-7-26 (take 5) |
1:55
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11. Feel
1969-7-26 (take 1) |
2:17 |
12. If It's
In You
1969-4-26 (take 5) |
2:26 |
13. Late
Night
1968-5-28 (take 2) |
3:11
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Bonus
Tracks
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14. Octopus
1969-6-12 (takes
1+2) |
3:09 |
15. It's No
Good Trying
1969-4-11 (take 5) |
6:22 |
16. Love
You
1969-4-11 (take 1) |
2:28 |
17. Love
You
1969-4-11 (take 3) |
2:11 |
18. She
Took A Long Cold Look At Me
1969-7-26 (take 4) |
2:44 |
19. Golden
Hair
1968-6-08 (take 5) |
2:28 |
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CD2: 0777 7 81414 2 6
Barrett
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Disc 2: |
Time: |
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1.
Baby Lemonade
1970-2-26 (take 1) |
4:11 |
2.
Love Song
1970-7-14 (take 1) |
3:02 |
3.
Dominoes
1970-7-14 (take 3) |
4:09 |
4.
It Is Obvious
1970-7-17 (take 1) |
3:00 |
5.
Rats
1970-7-05 (take
demo) |
3:02 |
6.
Maisie
1970-2-26 (take
2) |
2:51 |
7.
Gigolo Aunt
1970-2-27 (take
15) |
5:47 |
8.
Waving My Arms In The Air
1970-2-27 (take
1) |
2:07 |
9. I
Never Lied To You
1970-2-27 (take 1) |
1:52 |
10. Wined
And Dined
1970-7-14 (take
10) |
2:59 |
11.
Wolfpack
1970-4-03 (take 2) |
3:41 |
12.
Effervescing Elephant
1970-7-14 (take 9) |
1:54 |
Bonus Tracks
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13. Baby
Lemonade
1970-2-26 (take 1)
guitar and double-tracked
vocals only |
3:46 |
14. Waving
My Arms In The Air
1970-2-27 (take
1) |
2:13 |
15. I Never
Lied To You
1970-2-27 (take 1) |
1:48 |
16. Love
Song
1970-7-14 (take 1) |
2:32 |
17.
Dominoes
1970-7-14 (take 1) |
0:40 |
18.
Dominoes
1970-7-14 (take 2) |
0:40 |
19. It Is
Obvious
1970-7-17 (take 2) |
3:51 |
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CD3: 0777 7 81415 2 5
Opel
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Disc 3: |
Time: |
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1.
Opel
1969-4-11 (take 9) |
6:26 |
2.
Clowns And Jugglers
1968-7-20 (take 2) |
3:27 |
3.
Rats
1970-6-05 (two-track demo) |
3:12 |
4.
Golden Hair
1970-6-12 (remake, take 6) |
1:44 |
5.
Dolly Rocker
1970-7-14 (take
1) |
3:01 |
6.
Word Song
1970-7-17 (take
1) |
3:19 |
7.
Wined And Dined
1970-6-05 (two-track
demo) |
3:03 |
8.
Swan Lee (Silas Lang)
1968-5-28 (take
5) |
3:13 |
9.
Birdie Hop
1970-6-05 (two-track
demo) |
2:30
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10. Let's
Split
1970-7-14 (take 1) |
2:23 |
11. Lanky
(Part One)
1968-5-14 (take 1) |
5:32 |
12.
Wouldn't You Miss Me (Dark Globe)
1969-7-26 (take 1) |
3:00 |
13. Milky
Way
1970-6-07 (take 5) |
3:07 |
14. Golden
Hair (Instrumental)
1968-5-14 (take
1, instrumental backing track) |
1:56 |
Bonus Tracks
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15. Gigolo
Aunt (Take 9) 4:02
1970-2-27 (take
9) |
4:02 |
16. It Is
Obvious (Take 3) 3:44
1970-7-17 (take 3) |
3:44 |
17. It Is
Obvious (Take 5) 3:06
1970-7-17 (take 5) |
3:06 |
18. Clowns
And Jugglers (Take 1) 3:33
1968-7-20 (take 1) |
3:33 |
19. Late
Night (Take 2) 3:19
1968-5-28 (take 2,
original backing track) |
3:19 |
20.
Effervescing Elephant (Take 2) 1:28
1970-7-14 (take 2) |
1:28 |
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Line-up
Syd Barrett / guitar, vocals
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) bass, guitar, organ
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) bass
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd) organ, harmonium
piano, keyboards, production
Mike Ratledge (Soft Machine) keyboards
Vic Seywell / horn
John Wilson / drums
Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine) bass
Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine) drums
Jerry Shirley / percussion, drums
Willey / percussion |
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