SYD BARRETT
Crazy Diamond
EMI 781412
(P) 1993
SYD BOX 1
| Booklet Text By Brian Hogg |
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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 Titled "Crazy
Diamond" the set is based on the original Pink Floyd frontman's two
official solo albums, 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. "For example, on
'It Is Obvious', he starts off with a version which is very
different to the one that ended Another exciting
find is a version of "Clowns and Jugglers", the working version of "Octopus",
where 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, Collectors should
also look out for a forthcoming UFO book, 'Pink Floyd: And what of the
enigma himself? According to a close family source, he's feeling a
lot better, and approves
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