Syd Barrett: The Madcap Laughs A lemezen lévő változat bakelitlemez LP - standard kiadás. Ez a különleges kiadás - Európa a kiadó által Harvest év 10. július 2014.

In 1967, Pink Floyd were synonymous with London's counterculture. In the band's early days, Syd Barrett was its driving creative force. He wrote two psychedelic hits, Arnold Layne and See Emily Play, but then, unfortunately, things went downhill mentally and he ceased to be wearable - especially at live gigs. He then recorded the songs "Barrett" and "The Madcap Laughs". Especially on his solo debut, The Madcap Laughs, his diverse, semi-revolutionary ideas that he would like to realize at once became apparent. But the album is also a document of his philosophy that the first take, even if it's a dud, should always be the best take, and that repetition of recordings should be fundamentally rejected because it would only rob the songs of their spontaneity. No wonder the label executives were concerned about the success of the album, which was only basically finished after weeks in the studio. So it was that David Gilmour and Roger Waters helped mix and finish the album in a few concentrated sessions. The second album was released in 1970 and is much stronger than the debut On the One Hand contains a wealth of great song ideas - some of them almost bordering on madness. On the other hand, Barrett fails because of his lack of ability to execute his ideas musically. Thanks to the renewed support of former Pink Floyd bandmates, this album could at least be completed - it represents nothing more and nothing less than a mirror of Barrett's fractured psyche. After that, Barrett withdrew from the music scene entirely. And became a living legend. "Opel" features unreleased songs and alternate takes from the recording sessions for both albums. Whether you think Syd Barrett is a charlatan or a genius, "Opel" is an interesting collection of songs that are more spontaneous snapshots than perfect music. Like the title track, many of the songs are acoustic. The Native American saga of "Swan Lee" is delivered by Barrett with a shrill bass voice accompanied by prominent guitar accents and psychedelic organ. "Golden Hair" is familiar from the debut album - here it is heard in a sparingly orchestrated vocal version and alternatively as an instrumental track. "Lanky Part 2" combines mantric drumming rituals with guitar and vibraphone accents - and comes across as childlike and playful as the mentally torn artist himself was. Magical or manic, depending on your point of view.

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Syd Barrett: The Madcap Laughs A lemezen lévő változat bakelitlemez LP - standard kiadás. Ez a különleges kiadás - UK a kiadó által Harvest (2) napján jelent meg 2013.

The Madcap Laughs is an album by Syd Barrett , released in 1970. The album was recorded between 1968 and 1970 and was produced by David Gilmour. The album was Barrett's first and only solo album. The album was re-released in 1992 with additional tracks.

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Syd Barrett: The Madcap Laughs A lemezen lévő változat CD - standard kiadás. Ez a különleges kiadás - Európa a kiadó által Harvest év 8. október 2010.

He formed the group in the mid-1960s with drummer Nick Mason, bassist Roger Waters and keyboardist Richard Wright. With their pioneering, semi-improvised sets at the legendary UFO club on London's Tottenham Court Road, they became prime movers in British psychedelia. Syd Barrett left Pink Floyd in April 1968. Syd Barrett's first solo album, The Madcap Laughs, was a long time in the making, but hit the Top 40 immediately after its release in January 1970. It featured several dozen tracks in 1970. The Madcap Laughs was recorded in two recording studios, both at Abbey Road: several pre-recordings were made between May and June 1968 (produced by Peter Jenner), while the bulk of the album was recorded between April and July 1969. The album was produced first by Malcolm Jones, a young EMI manager, and then by David Gilmour and Roger Waters. Several tracks on the album feature covers by members of Soft Machine. Barrett also played guitar on the recordings for Soft Machine founder Kevin Ayers' debut album Joy of a Toy, although his performance on the song ''Religious Experience'' was not released until the album's reissue in 2003. Over the past four decades, Syd Barrett has become rock's biggest enigma. In 1975, he visited his former bandmates at Abbey Road while they were recording Shine On You Crazy Diamond, the centrepiece of the Wish You Were Here album he inspired. In 2001, the BBC made a documentary about him, Omnibus. He died in July 2006, but his legacy lives on in the music of R.E.M., Robyn Hitchcock, Julian Cope, Spiritualized, Blur and countless other bands. Earlier this year, Faber and Faber published a comprehensive biography of Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head, written by his long-time fan Rob Chapman. This classic album is being reissued with new cover art based on the original vinyl edition.

Album műfajok között Rock, Folk rock és Pszichedelikus rock.