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2 days ago · Whereas most artists would flounder after being ousted from a band like Pink Floyd, Barrett made some incredible solo releases like The Madcap Laughs before fading into obscurity after a few years. His presence may have left Pink Floyd, but that didn’t mean the rest of the band forgot about their friend.
1 day ago · The cover photo to The Madcap Laughs was shot by legendary photographer Mick Rock who later recalled, “When I arrived for The Madcap Laughs photo session, Syd was still in his underpants when he ...
5 days ago · Syd released two solo albums at the back end of the ‘60s. The Madcap Laughs featured him singing in a sad voice, off-key, about his cracked epiphanies and lost loves. To my mind, he strummed his acoustic guitar as if it were a rack for his heart-strings.
21 hours ago · An incredible chance to own the painted orange and blue wooden floor, famously depicted on the cover of Syd Barrett's seminal solo LP 'The Madcap Laughs' (1970). The vendor purchased the flat in London used by Syd for the album cover shoot and removed the boards during renovations. Approx 70 planks in total, most in 3m lengths.
4 days ago · The second is a performance from 2007’s The Madcap’s Last Laugh – a tribute concert for Syd Barrett featuring David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright in their final performance as Pink Floyd.
21 hours ago · 2. literally! The floorboards from Syd’s flat and as featured on the cover of The Madcap Laughs come up for auction, so tempting….
3 days ago · Piecing together his comet-like rise to pop stardom, his creative and destructive impulses, breakdown, exit from the band and subsequent life alone, this feature length documentary is set against the social context of the explosive sixties.
