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An Introduction to Syd Barrett

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Released
  
4 October 2010

Release date
  
4 October 2010

Artists
  
Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd

Label
  
EMI

An Introduction to Syd Barrett httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen99aInt

Recorded
  
January 1967 – July 1970, at Sound Techniques Studios, Abbey Road, London

Producer
  
Joe Boyd, Syd Barrett, Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, Roger Waters and David Gilmour

Genres
  
Rock music, Psychedelic rock

Similar
  
Syd Barrett albums, Psychedelic rock albums

An Introduction to Syd Barrett is a 'best of' compilation featuring the work of Syd Barrett spanning the period 1967–1970, including both material written during his time with Pink Floyd and his post-band solo career.

Contents

Release

The album was released in the UK and Europe on 4 October 2010, with different release dates for the rest of the world. The album features a series of new remasters and remixes, all overseen by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. The cover art, featuring various images relating to songs contained within the album, was designed and created by long-term Pink Floyd conceptual artist Storm Thorgerson. The album reached 104 in the UK charts.

An extra track for CD and iTunes buyers is the previously unreleased 20-minute-long instrumental "Rhamadan", available with a link to download it.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Syd Barrett. All tracks are 2010-digitally-remastered, except where noted.

  1. "Arnold Layne" – 3:48
  2. "See Emily Play" – 3:14
  3. "Apples and Oranges" – 3:08
  4. "Matilda Mother" (alternative version; 2010 mix) – 3:14
  5. "Chapter 24" – 3:45
  6. "Bike" – 2:00
  7. Tracks 1–6 are performed with Pink Floyd
  8. "Terrapin" – 5:11
  9. "Love You" – 2:49
  10. "Dark Globe" – 3:01
  11. "Here I Go" (2010 remix, added bass by Gilmour) – 3:25
  12. "Octopus" (2010 mix, added bass by Gilmour) – 3:54
  13. "She Took a Long Cool Look" (2010 mix, added bass by Gilmour) – 1:46
  14. "If It's in You" – 2:23
  15. "Baby Lemonade" – 4:10
  16. "Dominoes" (2010 mix, added bass by Gilmour) – 4:06
  17. "Gigolo Aunt" – 5:45
  18. "Effervescing Elephant" – 1:55
  19. "Bob Dylan Blues" – 3:14
Bonus track
  1. "Rhamadan" – 20:09
  2. Available only as a download when the album is bought on CD, or from iTunes

Songs

1Arnold Layne2:54
2See Emily Play2:54
3Apples and Oranges3:04

References

An Introduction to Syd Barrett Wikipedia
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