The late Roger ‘Syd’ Barrett, from Cambridge, was a co-founder of the 1960’s music group Pink Floyd and performed on lead guitar and vocals. He also composed many of their songs. He was responsible for inspiring an entire generation of musicians to develop their own indigenous brand of English rock music.

Syd was quintessentially English, penning idiosyncratic songs unique in style and tone.  He had a hugely attractive personality and with his good looks he was difficult to ignore. He was a quick-witted clown who kept family and friends laughing at his good-natured cheekiness throughout his younger years. Always interested in experimenting with music, he played the recorder, piano, ukulele, Jew’s harp and guitar all to a good standard.

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Join us in celebrating the release today in 1967 of the first Pink Floyd single
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Brilliant single, still got it and also love playing the b side as well ❤️🎊🍾🥳👏👏

I love this song, second only to See Emily Play (my personal favorite and the one I've listened to the most), I think the Syd Era Floyd, with songs like these in particular are giving me good vibes, enthusiasm, and liveliness that the later albums failed to give me (tedious and moody).

Great. But how exactly is this an alternative version? It sounds exactly the same as the version I know to me.

Arnold Layne had a strange hobby Collecting clothes Moonshine washing line They suit him fine.

Bellissima ❤️

actually this single was the first present i gave to a girl i liked..around 1968..😎high school.

❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡

🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

I never knew Arnold Layne was about a cross dresser.

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I believe Syd was an INFP personality type (my daughter is the same and I understand her). He saw things differently, when these types come around they are bound to do something creative. I am grateful for what we do have, just a glimpse. He also had the same personality type as J. R. Tolkien, these are the visionary personalities....

Well said. That first record, and the singles, are a unique moment in rock history. Stilistically unmatched.

Genius is a butterfly beautiful and fleeting but the music industry is just that a business and the higher up the food chain the harder it becomes 👍

Syd sure was unique. He was wayyyyyyy ahead of his time. 💯✨❤️✨. Listening to this wonderful cover

So true ❤️

Well said ,Mr P, glad you made it through those wild times and have had a good innings ❤️

well said,mister Page..🤗i always felt Syd suffered because the business side of musical creativity is like a disease..it stiffles you.I could relate with him not being able to playback on a popular music tv show stage..which ofcourse is ridiculous..🫶

Add Terry Kath to that equation and it may be the 3 biggest losses in rock history.

Piper at the Gates of Dawn. The title itself was intriguing. After the first song, Astronomy Domine, I was completely entranced by Syd’s very unique view of life. it’s still on my iPhone today!

Syd had that "obligatory Hendrix perm"!

Syd and Jimi were visionaries, but sometimes it takes so much energy to create those visions that they can't be sustained for long.

Yeah Pink Floyd kind of did ok after him - lets not beatify the dude

I always thought Syd was bipolar

He knows 😭😭😭

Indeed!!

3x💚

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