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Syd Barrett’s final Pink Floyd lyric sheet for “Apples and Oranges” heads to auction, offering a rare glimpse into his fading genius.
The making of Pink Floyd’s 1975 masterpiece was partly a tribute to their former frontman - but when Syd Barrett himself ...
A brand new Pink Floyd biography, Pink Floyd Shine On: The Definitive Oral History, by noted Floyd biographer Mark Blake, will be published through New Modern on October 9.
A polaroid picture of Barrett from the day in 1975 appeared in Nick Mason’s book Inside Out, and captured a haunted-looking Barrett, appearing like a completely different human being to the Syd ...
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He hasn't made a record since 1970, but the Syd Barrett legend continues to grow. Narrated by Newsnight's Kirsty Wark and first shown as a BBC documentary, this serious-minded 50-minute film ...
The strange, sad day that Syd Barrett unexpectedly showed up in the studio when Pink Floyd were making Wish You Were Here "He was one of the most talented people I've worked with”: The making of ...
Following Syd Barrett's departure in 1968, Pink Floyd was at a critical juncture in their career. Find out which icon they initially touted to replace Barrett ... ‘adventure’ or ‘misadventure’. Music ...
While Barrett would continue to release new music like The Madcap Laughs, ‘Jug Band Blues’ remains one of the last major statements he had to give to the world. And when he finally decided to pay his ...