The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me

Content

Comprising highlights from Syd Barrett's two 1970 albums The Madcap Laughs (seven songs), Barrett (nine songs), and the 1988 out-takes collection Opel (four songs), the album was issued to service casual Barrett fans who presumably would only require one disc of his music.

As a bonus to dedicated Barrett followers, The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me? includes "Two of a Kind", from Barrett's John Peel radio show performance in February 1970, and, courtesy of David Gilmour's personal collection, Barrett's previously-unreleased "Bob Dylan Blues", an original recorded a few days after "Two of a Kind", that before this release was a very rare and sought-after song.

Track listing

All songs by Syd Barrett, except where noted.

^† — Possibly written by Richard Wright (according to David Gilmour), though Barrett insisted it was his own composition.

Production

Syd Barrett – Producer

Tim Chacksfield – Project Coordinator

David Gilmour – Producer

Peter Jenner – Producer

Malcolm Jones – Producer, Overdub Producer

Peter Mew – Transfers, Remastering

Mark Paytress – Liner Notes

Nigel Reeve – Project Coordinator

Phil Smee – Package Design