Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs/Barrett




An early 70s release that combined Barrett's two pre-Pink Floyd solo albums onto a double album. I decided I had to break out of the A's rather than finish up with the one remaining Airto album. Parts of this proto-Floyd album are remarkably hypnotic and parts are just pretty weird and demonstrate Barrett's eccentric nature. With headphones on, the vinyl was a bit scratchy sounding in places, but overall, quite listenable. I think Lans had this album originally but I acquired it from him when he converted his music collection over to cassette in the mid 70's. Both of these albums seem to be generally available on CD for about $11.

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