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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Ginny2025-02-18 08:53:342025-02-18 09:02:03Be part of the spark – Syd’s Cafe crowdfunder
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Ginny2025-02-16 20:02:562025-02-18 08:33:03Syd’s Cafe Opening in Cambridge
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Vegetable Man.
What’s he doing?
feeding ducks by the afternoon tide (Quack quack)
Just a Bootleg titled, "FREE GAMES FOR MAY"
Games For May
Can't believe no video tapes from that concert 😮💨
🥰💖💖💖💖💖💎 Syd 🫶🏼
When did Syd become a their
Syd with a strat?
duck didnt look right, needing re positioning
cuack
The one you set as a profile pic yesterday, looks way better 🥰😍
Weird Paul Petroskey that’s the same duck you have….if you even give a sh*t 🤣
We love you syd
Giulio Cozzuto ti fregano le papere! 😂
Shine On You Crazy Diamond!
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🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
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Shine On.
my boy
Baron Wolfman
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“We were psychedelic renegades exploring an inner landscape where everything was turned upside down.”
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Ah, the orange and purple floor boards!
Great photo showing the process of the floor painting. (Is this photo real?)
Thank you for sharing ❤️
The whole idea of the 60s is being deconstructed by the establishment. From music to culture in general we are under the cosh of small minded people who prefer control to individual freedom even if it means cowing to Sharia law.
Vegetable Man
I wonder what happened to Syd guitars? The mirror T*le' and this black one with the white binding? Probably in somebody's collection somewhere... What gets me is Syd was a big fan of... The Mamas and Papas! Whoa... I'd never imagine that! But, they did have incredible HARMONY vocals! Listen to "Straight Shooter"... If you know what I mean...!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5IHHXOXOMk
Light him another!
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Shine on Syd Barrett 💎🎙🎶😎🌈🔥
Shine on Syd...
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51 years ago, on August 12th, 1974, Peter Jenner and John Leckie ventured into, presumably, Studio 3 at Abbey Road to attempt a recording session with Syd.
Syd had, by then, not recorded anything since his appearance on Bob Harris’s Sound of the Seventies in 1971.
Over the next four days, Syd would record various blues-oriented guitar tracks, all of which were eventually scrapped. As John Leckie said, referring to Syd: “He didn’t really want to be there”. ... See MoreSee Less
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There seems to have been several informal attempts at recording Syd in 1971 and 1972 at David Gilmour's home studio in a cottage outside London. It is documented in his ex-wife's autobiography: www.gingergilmour.co.uk/biography
The difference in the band at this point and how far they moved on. This was WYWH times and Syd was still rocking his chugging riffs along. Got to love him 🩵
Pink Floyd era started far after Barret was fired. Or it would have been a totally different history. Not the same level, in my opinion.
This used to be my answering machine background music 🎶 said ‘leave a message after the 🎶 tune ..have a superlative day.‘
Gilmour said Syd was erratic and hard to work with, being a producer on both albums.There's not much info on him or his drug misuse if so, from the time of parting with the band to going solo.
Chooka Chooka Chug Chug
"That's the single.."
That doesnt seem like the sound of someone who "didn't want to be there"
Just last night the X-Files with the kid who is half insect, can control insects, and loves Syd Barrett was on Comet-TV. I think they wrote it that way because of the "Barrett" album cover? And then they play a bit of "No Good Trying" because he's half insect, he's different from them. Get it? They kind of beat you over the head with it to make sure you get it.
EMI were eager to jump on the "Syd-mania" bandwagon, releasing the two solo albums as a double-LP set, and wanted to see if maybe he had any material for a potential third album. They should have just left well enough alone.
The sound of someone completely uninspired, sad. I've been there - I think a lot of artists have.
The real pink Floyd rip sid your not forgotten
The incredible fact is that after a good album and many good singles with Pink Floyd and 2 nice solo albums he was already tired to do music. Very bad.
So why he recorded it if he didn't want to do it?
He's still got a sense of rhythm
What can I say . I love to play and sing Barrett songs.
Some nice floaty guitar after the 1st one youtu.be/YywweGClCoE?si=la7mviTtkrH158rM
It's one thing to try to play the blues. It's another thing all more exciting and painful, to play YOUR blues. The blues can get boring. YOUR blues stays alive.
I guess that explains what he was doing in abbey road
Is this a new photo of Syd?
You can lead a horse to water.
"Dark Globe" will always be one of my fav songs ever. ❤️
This one is called John Lee Hooker
All very sad 😔
Wish You Weren’t Here
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