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. In this year, 2026, Syd would have celebrated his 80th birthday.

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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The new Syd Barrett celebration album, due for release in October is now available for pre-order in various formats

Clowns and Jugglers is an official celebration of the life and songs of Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett.

Featuring exclusive covers by Kula Shaker, Soft Machine, Voyage 35, Robyn Hitchcock, Henge, Tim Bowness, and Rosalie Cunningham, plus recordings by Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets, David Gilmour with David Bowie, Pink Floyd and more.

Artwork created by Mark Wilkinson, renowned for his work with Marillion, Iron Maiden and more...

All profits will be donated to charities chosen by the Estate of Syd Barrett


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The new Syd Barrett celebration album, due for release in October is now available for pre-order in various formats

Clowns and Jugglers is an official celebration of the life and songs of Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett. 
 
Featuring exclusive covers by Kula Shaker, Soft Machine, Voyage 35, Robyn Hitchcock, Henge, Tim Bowness, and Rosalie Cunningham, plus recordings by Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets, David Gilmour with David Bowie, Pink Floyd and more.

Artwork created by Mark Wilkinson, renowned for his work with Marillion, Iron Maiden and more... 

All profits will be donated to charities chosen by the Estate of Syd Barrett
 

2CD

https://burningshed.com/store/pink-floyd/syd-barrett_clowns-and-jugglers_2cd

Vinyl

https://burningshed.com/store/pink-floyd/syd-barrett_clowns-and-jugglers_double-vinyl

Deluxe

https://burningshed.com/store/pink-floyd/syd-barrett_clowns-and-jugglers_deluxe-double-vinyl

2CD/Deluxe bundle

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Looking forward to Johnny Echols (Love) and Baby Lemonade covering Baby Lemonade as Love revisited

Please please tell me AI wasn’t used for that cover

I think the comments on the artwork are unkind. It’s possible the guitar’s wrong but whose fault is that?

US distribution?

Guys you ve made such a mistake by using IA for the cover !!! no way , I wanted to buy it, I won't.

Without this painting, there would be no album: In early 2025, I was lucky enough to hear about Mark Wilkinson begin a deeply personal painting art for art’s sake, a portrait of his hero, Syd Barrett. Over months, I saw each painstaking detail, the struggles and victories. When it was done, I stood in silence, in awe. I’m not even a huge Barrett fan, but I felt his spirit in the work. That painting became the seed for something bigger: the tribute album, the Corn Exchange show, and the exhibitions. True creativity ripples outward this painting ignited it all. Nothing else could represent this special album better

The tracklist looks very interesting...

cover doesn't look like syd at all

The cover shows a decompensated Syd Barrett. It is clearly not very flattering in that regard. I have to agree with the prior comments.

It’s NOT AI.

Is that really the best cover artwork they could come up with? The guitar is not quite right. Syd used a 1962 Fender Esquire. They should have run a competition with the students at Anglia Ruskin where Syd studied art. Someone there should be able to do a much better design without AI

The cover leaves much to be desired

Keep that money machine rolling!

It´s mind boggling!!!, what has this prog and heavy metal rock imagery got in common with Syd?. Marillion, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest are not the cool recommendation that´s being portrayed here. And to cap that failure the inclusion of the "long gone" mirrored Esquire in the Weatherby Mansions apartment is laughable... mad doesn´t even begin to describe it. 🤔

A shame All About Eve can't be on this... Please sort it so there's a proper release soon?

Cover is hideous, music is great I'm sure

That’s NOT Syd!

Shame on this AI art

We now know it’s not AI. That doesn’t stop it from being a horrendous cover. The fact that everyone assumed/asked if it was AI tells you all you need to know. There’s still time to scrap this cover and do something better.

A fan for 50 years. That cover image is even worse than the box set, Crazy Diamond that came out 30 years ago. A simple listen to any of the music he created would show an artist a creative direction. Like something the artist that created Marillion covers in the 80’s would have vomited out. Frankly dreadful to my eyes.

ai slop

Even if this was painted by a human, why did the human choose to paint like AI? Absolutely dreadful!

Hate the AI image used for the cover

Using AI ? Syd would hate it

AWRITE, GUYS! Let's pretend the cover is NOT AI generated: it's dreadful anyway. And that's that.

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Where the tickets?

You’ll lose your mind and play , happy 80th big dawg ! ❤️🥳

Is the poster Karl Ferris?

Where can one purchase a repo of this poster?💜💜💚💛💛❤

Looks terrific, I wonder who the musicians are?.

His bday is January 6, 1946. He would have already had his 80th already

Looks really interesting - just a shame he won't be able to be there in person, rest in peace Syd xx

Needs to be streamed for those that can't make it.

Gênio da piscodelia junto com Roger watts que triste ter viajado tanto nas drogas un Gênio a frente do seu tenpo

It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here

Love this poster! May go to this.

I love the madcap laugh , pure poetry , and Barrett lemonade brilliant , wow he did some great acid use to drop a liquid form on his eye it was instant , took three year for the government to make it illegal , it was mushroom for me , last time I had some I did about 800 man talking about flying the musical notes were coming out of the speaker , I can see his fascinating with tripping ,

Sono stato nel 2000 appostato vicino casa di syd poi mi hanno detto che non usciva quasi mai quel periodo però da alcuni suoi conoscenti in un pub ho saputo tante piccole cose sue 😍💯👍

Dude experienced a different frequency 😇

I want to be there.

Visionary

What a poet of musician

Booked for front row, yyayy!!!

I guess it's called something like I don't really know it doesn't have a title

just bought ticket 🙂

The Great Syd Barrett An Absolute Legend ❤️

That's an awesome poster, is that for sale anywhere?

Lovely poster for the event.

Can’t wait 🙏🏻🤩

Genio!!

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