Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs 1st press
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Description
First press vinyl of Syd Barrett's 'The Madcap Laughs'. This is a very unique record because it is the first edition of this record. It is an original UK 1st press. The cover is laminated the vinyl has no EMI Matt record labels, but Harvest labels (the original!). The first pressing of this record has become a great collectable, and virtually impossible to find in even half way decent condition. Fantastic Bright Sound and 1 G stamper - the rarest of them all!
MATRIX NOs. ON RUN-OUT GROOVE - 1st Ever Matrix!
side 1 - SHVL 765 A-2G
side 2 - SHVL 765 B-2G
TRACK LISTING…
Terrapin 4:04
No Good Trying 3:16
Love You 2:23
No Man's Land 2:57
Dark Globe 1:57
Here I Go 3:05
Side 2
Octopus 3:43
Golden Hair 1:56
Long Gone 2:45
She Took A Long Cold Look 1:48
Feel 2:13
If It's In You 2:22
Late Night 3:12
Background Info
The Madcap Laughs is the debut solo album by Syd Barrett. It was recorded after Barrett had left Pink Floyd in April 1968.
The album had a chequered recording history, with work beginning in mid-1968, but the bulk of the sessions taking place between April and July 1969, for which five different producers were credited ? including Barrett, Peter Jenner (1968 sessions), Malcolm Jones (early-to-mid-1969 sessions), and fellow Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Roger Waters (mid-1969 sessions). Among the guest musicians are Willie Wilson from (Gilmour's old band) Jokers Wild and Robert Wyatt of the band Soft Machine.
The Madcap Laughs, released in January 1970 on Harvest in the UK, and on Capitol Records in the US, enjoyed minimal commercial success on release, reaching number 40 on the UK's official albums chart, while failing to hit the US charts. It was re-released in 1974 as part of Syd Barrett (which contained The Madcap Laughs and Barrett). The album was remastered and reissued in 1993, along with Barrett's other albums, Barrett (1970) and Opel (1988), independently and as part of the Crazy Diamond box set. A newly remastered version was released in 2010. It is now considered as one of the most influential albums of its era and has proven to be a massively collectable and rare vinyl. Source: https://www.popsike.com/php/detaildatar.php?itemnr=262027395607 (this link helped us finding out this is the first pressing of this record!)
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