An Introduction to Syd Barrett

2010 greatest hits album by Syd Barrett

Greatest hits album by

Syd Barrett

Released

4 October 2010

Recorded

January 1967 – July 1970

Studio

Sound Techniques, Abbey Road, London

Genre

Rock

Length

1:00:07

Label

Harvest (UK)
Capitol (US)

Producer

Joe Boyd
Norman Smith
Malcolm Jones
David Gilmour
Roger Waters
Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett chronology

Syd Barrett: The Radio One Sessions
(2004)

An Introduction to Syd Barrett
(2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Mojo	^[2]
MusicOMH	^[3]
NOW	^[4]
PopMatters	^[5]
Record Collector	^[6]

An Introduction to Syd Barrett is a 'best of' compilation featuring the work of Syd Barrett spanning the period 1967–1970, including both material written during his time with Pink Floyd and his post-band solo career.

Release

The album was released in the UK and Europe on 4 October 2010, with different release dates for the rest of the world. The album features a series of new remasters and remixes, all overseen by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour.^[7] The cover art, featuring various images relating to songs contained within the album, was designed and created by long-term Pink Floyd conceptual artist Storm Thorgerson.^[7] The album reached 104 in the UK charts.^[8]

An extra track for CD and iTunes buyers is the previously unreleased 20-minute-long instrumental "Rhamadan", available with a link to download it.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Syd Barrett. All tracks are 2010-digitally-remastered, except where noted.

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Arnold Layne"	Pink Floyd's debut single	3:48
2.	"See Emily Play"	Pink Floyd's second single	3:14
3.	"Apples and Oranges" (stereo version)	Pink Floyd's third single	3:08
4.	"Matilda Mother (alternative version)"	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn	3:14
5.	"Chapter 24"	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn	3:45
6.	"Bike"	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn	2:00
7.	"Terrapin"	The Madcap Laughs	5:11
8.	"Love You"	The Madcap Laughs	2:49
9.	"Dark Globe"	The Madcap Laughs	3:01
10.	"Here I Go (2010 remix, added bass by Gilmour)"	The Madcap Laughs	3:25
11.	"Octopus (2010 mix, added bass by Gilmour)"	The Madcap Laughs	3:54
12.	"She Took a Long Cool Look (2010 mix, added bass by Gilmour)"	The Madcap Laughs	1:46
13.	"If It's in You"	The Madcap Laughs	2:23
14.	"Baby Lemonade"	Barrett	4:10
15.	"Dominoes (2010 mix, added bass by Gilmour)"	Barrett	4:06
16.	"Gigolo Aunt"	Barrett	5:45
17.	"Effervescing Elephant"	Barrett	1:55
18.	"Bob Dylan Blues"	The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me?	3:14
19.	"Rhamadan (bonus track)"	Previously unreleased. Available only as a download when the album is bought on CD, or from iTunes	20:09

Tracks 1–6 are performed with Pink Floyd.
Tracks 1–4 were later released as part of the Pink Floyd box set, The Early Years 1965–1972.
Track 19 was later released as an additional bonus track on The Madcap Laughs 2015 Japanese reissue.

Personnel

Pink Floyd

Syd Barrett – lead guitar & vocals
Roger Waters – bass guitar & vocals
Richard Wright – organ, piano & vocals
Nick Mason – drums

References

^ Thomas, Stephen Erlewine. "An Introduction to Syd Barrett - Syd Barrett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ Paytress, Mark (November 2010). "Syd Barrett An Introduction To Syd Barrett". Mojo. p. 120.
^ "Syd Barrett – An Introduction To Syd Barrett". MusicOMH. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ "Syd Barrett – An Introduction To Syd Barrett". NOW. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ Murphy, Sean (11 November 2010). "Syd Barrett: An Introduction to Syd Barrett < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ Rossi, Marco (December 2010). "Syd Barrett – An Introduction To Syd Barrett". Record Collector. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - 'An Introduction to Syd Barrett' coming from EMI/Harvest in October". Brain Damage. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ "Chart Log UK: Darren B - David Byrne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 21 July 2012.