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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From the awesome "A Nice Pair". Aka "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" & "A Saucer Full of Secrets"! Still have my vinyl copies with all the photos!
Any explanation for the absence of the studio version of Astromony Domine? Piper was a tough find in the 1980s until the cd was issued.
A nice pair. It's where I first heard Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
A Nice Pair! It served as my introduction into early Floyd <3
A nice pair. The two first albums of PF.
A Nice Pair.
Where is Emo?
A Nice Pair!
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This is a photo of Syd taken by Kenneth Ekberg when Pink Floyd played at the Golden Circle, Stockholm Sweden 10th September 1967
It is one of 27 images that are being auctioned on 2nd December by Omega auctions.
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He wore a scarlet tunic…a blue green hood…..
Fantastic photo of Syd, even though I've seen it before ❤️
Unseen by Stevie Wonder 🤦♂️
Syd had taken August '67 off due to "exhaustion" - ( July '67 was a bad month for the band ) - but he was in good form for this show - sadly it would not last ..
had his hair permed ?
I was there on 'Gyllene cirkeln' for a remembrance concert 45 years later. Musik was from a tape recorded there 1967. Four dummies was on stage and they looked like P F back in those days quite much. The menue in the restaurant had courses wiht names similar to Pink Floyd titles: Gastronomy domine, Careful with that lax, Eugene, Corporal Egg, A saucer full of shrimps etc🙃😅
"Unseen", huh? I'd say it's been seen now.
Saw him with PF in London at the UFO Club, 1967.
Man, that guy could gig!
Unseen by who exactly?!..i've seen this or very similar pics of this show many times
He was a Gigolo aunt.
Unseen?
Without him is pink floyd not floyd.
Ah, the perm and freckles! ❤️
He possessed All the essential qualities of a beautiful rock star to be admired. It is profoundly and tragically evident how they must have mourned his departure, but penned some of the most eloquent and timeless tributes ever written. 🎼💕🌈🥲
Awesome. But pretty sure I’ve seen it ?
He wore a eeny weeny itty bitty poke a dot g string
Wonderful Photo of a good Guitarist 🎼💎🎸🏴
Great photo of the great man
It's a beautiful photo, but I've seen it before.
What a waist of good mind
Great pic of Syd he looked well
Beautiful soul 🩷
Wasn't he Gorgeous! Jam
OMG I landed on this page just as Spotify fed me Shine On—I didn't even realise it as I was gazing at Syd—I just... wow. Thanks!❤️
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Love it!!❤