Dedicated Albums

This page lists Albums dedicated to Syd Barrett

ALBUMS

The most popular album in this list is obviously Wish You Were Here, although it is not an album strictly about Syd Barrett, nor the band has never claimed it was dedicated to him, but it is a concept album that follows themes closely related to Syd Barrett, his permanence in the band, and his departure (see the concept of this album, and the topic of Syd Barrett). Also, this album contains the song “Shine On You Crazy Diamond“, which is absolutely about Syd Barrett and occupies almost 70% of its length, giving it even quantitatively the right to be an album included here.
An album (or the work for what it was made for) is considered “dedicated” if that was clearly stated somewhere. The same is for an album “about Syd Barrett”, if the references in most of the songs don’t give enough evidence themselves. If most of the songs are cover versions of Syd Barrett songs (or sound-alikes of them), it is implied that it is a cover album.

Information from Wikipedia

Released	Title	Artist(s)	Notes
Sep. 1974	In The Piper’s Magical Kingdom	Flaming Star	Dedicated to Syd Barrett, with the song “Mr. Barrett” + 9 songs, on MC and LP, rel. by Madcap Music^[1]
Sep. 1975	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd	Concept related to Syd Barrett, with 1 song about him + 3 songs, on LP, quad mix reissue (1976), on CD (1982), on box set (2011, 5.1 mix), rel. by Harvest Records^[2]^[3]
1986	Fuck Your Dreams, This Is Heaven	Various Artists	3 covers + 6 songs, on LP, OST for a dedicated film, reissue on CD in 1990, rel. by Crammed Discs^[4]
1987	Beyond the Wildwood: A Tribute to Syd Barrett	Various Artists	14 covers, on LP, reissue on CD in 1989 (17 covers), rel. by Imaginary Records^[5]
1997	In My Infant Air	The Dream Divers	7 covers, on CD, rel. by Mamalook! Records^[6]
1998	Good Morning Mr. Barrett	Lodovico Ellena	12 covers, on CD, reissue in 2000 (14 covers), on LP in 2001 (14 covers), rel. byMellow Records^[7]^[8]^[9]
2000	Asyd Vinyl: a tribute to Syd Barrett	Various Artists	19 covers, on 2 LP, rel. by Krank Records^[10]
2000	Opera for Syd	Kevin Coyne	About Syd Barrett, with 8 songs, sound-alikes, live in 1 Oct. 1999,^[11]^[12] on CD by Excalibur, self-distributed^[13]
Mar. 2002	On A Distant Shore: A Tribute To Syd Barrett	Various Artists	10 covers + 1 intro song, on CD, self-rel. by Windless Air^[14]
Dec. 2002	The vegetable man project vol.1	Various Artists	20 covers of the song “Vegetable Man“, on CD, rel. by Oggetti Volanti Non Identificati^[15]^[16]
Apr. 2003	Let’s try it another way	Various Artists	20 covers, 1 transl. in Italian, on CD, self-rel. by The Laughing Madcaps^[17]
Oct. 2003	The vegetable man 10″ project	Various Artists	60 covers of the song “Vegetable Man“, on LP, rel. by Oggetti Volanti Non Identificati^[15]^[18]
Mar. 2004	The vegetable man project vol.2	Various Artists	20 covers of the song “Vegetable Man“, on CD, rel. by Oggetti Volanti Non Identificati^[19]
Nov. 2004	The vegetable man project vol.3	Various Artists	16 covers of + 4 songs about “Vegetable Man“, 2 transl., on CD, rel. by Oggetti Volanti Non Identificati^[20]^[21]^[22]
Nov. 2005	The vegetable man project vol.4	Various Artists	12 covers of + 8 sound-alikes of “Vegetable Man“, on CD, rel. by Oggetti Volanti Non Identificati^[23]^[24]
Apr. 2007	Madcap’s Flaming Duty	Tangerine Dream	Inspired by Syd Barrett, referencing Syd Barrett album in the title, on CD, rel. byVoiceprint Records^[25]
Oct. 2007	The Vegetable Man Project Vol. 5	Various Artists	11 covers of + 9 sound-alikes of “Vegetable Man“, on CD, rel. by Yellow Shoes Records^[26]^[27]
Sep. 2008	Like Black Holes in the Sky: The Tribute to Syd Barrett	Various Artists	13 covers, on CD, rel. by Dwell Records^[28]
Nov. 2009	The Vegetable Man Project Vol. 6	Various Artists	11 covers of + 2 songs about “Vegetable Man“, on CD, rel. by Yellow Shoes Records^[29]^[30]
Feb. 2010	The Madcap Laughs Again!	Various Artists	14 covers, on CD, rel. by Mojo magazine^[31]
July 2012	Shine!	Men On The Border	10 covers, on CD, reissue on MP3 (2013), rel. by Digit Records^[32]^[33]^[34]
Nov. 2013	Jumpstart	Men On The Border	About Syd Barrett, with 11 songs + 2 covers, on CD, reissue on MP3 (2014), rel. by Digit Records^[35]^[36]^[37]
July 2014	Inspired By Syd Barrett’s Artwork	Garden Music Project	Inspired by Syd Barrett, 12 songs, on CD, rel. by Cherry Red Records^[38]

Released

Title

Artist(s)

Notes

Sep. 1974

In The Piper’s Magical Kingdom

Flaming Star

Dedicated to Syd Barrett, with the song “Mr. Barrett” + 9 songs, on MC and LP, rel. by Madcap Music^[1]

Sep. 1975

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Concept related to Syd Barrett, with 1 song about him + 3 songs, on LP, quad mix reissue (1976), on CD (1982), on box set (2011, 5.1 mix), rel. by Harvest Records^[2]^[3]

1986

Fuck Your Dreams, This Is Heaven

Various Artists

3 covers + 6 songs, on LP, OST for a dedicated film, reissue on CD in 1990, rel. by Crammed Discs^[4]

1987

Beyond the Wildwood: A Tribute to Syd Barrett

Various Artists

14 covers, on LP, reissue on CD in 1989 (17 covers), rel. by Imaginary Records^[5]

1997

In My Infant Air

The Dream Divers

7 covers, on CD, rel. by Mamalook! Records^[6]

1998

Good Morning Mr. Barrett

Lodovico Ellena

12 covers, on CD, reissue in 2000 (14 covers), on LP in 2001 (14 covers), rel. byMellow Records^[7]^[8]^[9]

2000

Asyd Vinyl: a tribute to Syd Barrett

Various Artists

19 covers, on 2 LP, rel. by Krank Records^[10]

2000

Opera for Syd

Kevin Coyne

About Syd Barrett, with 8 songs, sound-alikes, live in 1 Oct. 1999,^[11]^[12] on CD by Excalibur, self-distributed^[13]

Mar. 2002

On A Distant Shore: A Tribute To Syd Barrett

Various Artists

10 covers + 1 intro song, on CD, self-rel. by Windless Air^[14]

Dec. 2002

The vegetable man project vol.1

Various Artists

20 covers of the song “Vegetable Man“, on CD, rel. by Oggetti Volanti Non Identificati^[15]^[16]

Apr. 2003

Let’s try it another way

Various Artists

20 covers, 1 transl. in Italian, on CD, self-rel. by The Laughing Madcaps^[17]

Oct. 2003

The vegetable man 10″ project

Various Artists

60 covers of the song “Vegetable Man“, on LP, rel. by Oggetti Volanti Non Identificati^[15]^[18]

Mar. 2004

The vegetable man project vol.2

Various Artists

20 covers of the song “Vegetable Man“, on CD, rel. by Oggetti Volanti Non Identificati^[19]

Nov. 2004

The vegetable man project vol.3

Various Artists

16 covers of + 4 songs about “Vegetable Man“, 2 transl., on CD, rel. by Oggetti Volanti Non Identificati^[20]^[21]^[22]

Nov. 2005

The vegetable man project vol.4

Various Artists

12 covers of + 8 sound-alikes of “Vegetable Man“, on CD, rel. by Oggetti Volanti Non Identificati^[23]^[24]

Apr. 2007

Madcap’s Flaming Duty

Tangerine Dream

Inspired by Syd Barrett, referencing Syd Barrett album in the title, on CD, rel. byVoiceprint Records^[25]

Oct. 2007

The Vegetable Man Project Vol. 5

Various Artists

11 covers of + 9 sound-alikes of “Vegetable Man“, on CD, rel. by Yellow Shoes Records^[26]^[27]

Sep. 2008

Like Black Holes in the Sky: The Tribute to Syd Barrett

Various Artists

13 covers, on CD, rel. by Dwell Records^[28]

Nov. 2009

The Vegetable Man Project Vol. 6

Various Artists

11 covers of + 2 songs about “Vegetable Man“, on CD, rel. by Yellow Shoes Records^[29]^[30]

Feb. 2010

The Madcap Laughs Again!

Various Artists

14 covers, on CD, rel. by Mojo magazine^[31]

July 2012

Shine!

Men On The Border

10 covers, on CD, reissue on MP3 (2013), rel. by Digit Records^[32]^[33]^[34]

Nov. 2013

Jumpstart

Men On The Border

About Syd Barrett, with 11 songs + 2 covers, on CD, reissue on MP3 (2014), rel. by Digit Records^[35]^[36]^[37]

July 2014

Inspired By Syd Barrett’s Artwork

Garden Music Project

Inspired by Syd Barrett, 12 songs, on CD, rel. by Cherry Red Records^[38]