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Syd Barrett - Magnesium Proverbs (1970)

Track listing:
  1. Lucy Leave [1966 Emi Acetate] Pink Floyd 2:53
  2. King Bee [1966 Emi Acetate] Pink Floyd 3:06
  3. Arnold Layne Pink Floyd 2:54
  4. Candy-and-a-currant-bun Pink Floyd 2:41
  5. Pow-r-toc-h-astronomy-domine4-may-67 Bbc Pink Floyd 5:45
  6. Interstellar-overdrive[4-may-67 Bbc Tv] Pink Floyd 5:05
  7. Reaction-in-g[July-1967 Radio Carlisle] Pink Floyd 0:32
  8. Stoned Alone [Live Denmark 13-sept-1967] Pink Floyd 5:19
  9. Vegetable Man Pink Floyd 2:38
  10. Scream-thy-last-scream Pink Floyd 4:38
  11. Apples-and-oranges Pink Floyd 3:01
  12. Baby-lemonade[Feb-1970 Bbc] 2:21
  13. Dominoes [Feb-1970 Bbc] 3:14
  14. Love Song [Feb-1970 Bbc] 1:29
  15. Terrapin [Live London 1-june-1970] 3:54
  16. Gigolo Aunt [Live London 1-june-1970] 4:54
  17. Effervescent Elephant [Live London 1-june-1970] 1:36
  18. Octopus 4:56
  19. Clowns-and-jugglers 3:44
  20. Jugband-blues Pink Floyd 2:25
  21. What-exactly-is-a-drea 0:40
  22. Secaps-ytpme 0:20

Notes

A 23-track compilation that some fans may find to promise more than it really delivers. First off, about two-thirds of this is actually stuff that Barrett recorded with Pink Floyd. While this material is undeniably interesting, it's appeared elsewhere (particularly on the fine Barrett-era Pink Floyd bootleg compilation A Saucerful of Outtakes). Some of the tracks are rare British singles that are available on official releases (although those releases may be inconvenient to locate or expensive to purchase). And the rarest items—three songs from a 1970 BBC session, and three live songs from Barrett's only concert appearance (also in 1970)—are dampened by very poor sound. The BBC cuts are transistor-radio quality; on the live ones, the vocals are hardly audible. If this is the only Barrett bootleg you can find, you'll still find things to enjoy, like the early '66 bluesy Floyd demos and the oft-booted hissy '67 Floyd BBC broadcasts. It doesn't change the fact that it's a very uneven listening experience.

1966- 1970 1-2. 1966 studio recordings dubbed from original EMI disc acetate 3. 1967 studio recording dubbed from original EMI disc acetate, alternate mix 4-5. February 27, 1967 studio recordings, Sound Techniques Studios, Chelsea, London 6. 1967 studio recording alternate mix, different from U.S. 45 7-9. May 4, 1967 television performance from "Look of the Week", BBC2 10. July 1967 radio broadcast from Radio Carlisle, Scotland 11. September 13, 1967 live performance, Star Club, Copenhagen, Denmark 12,13. October 1967 studio recording, De Lane Lea Studios, London 14. August 1967 studio recording, final Pink Floyd 45 w/Syd 15-17. February 1970 radio broadcast "Sound Of The Seventies", BBC 18-21. Syd's only live solo appearance Royal Festival Hall, London, June 1, 1970 [6.6.70, Extravaganza '70, Olympia, London] 22. It's a mystery!! 23. Alternate mix from U.K. mono version of "Saucerful of Secrets", recorded October 1967 De Lane Lea Studios, London