The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
470 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 6511559 |
| Excel File Row | 408 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:14:49 |
| Pressing Year | 1970 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | Harvest |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | SHVL 765 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | SHVL 765 A-2G L 1 ("Gatefold Side DX open Side SX glued ""Back Cover 6911 - NOV/1969- Ernest J Day & Co. Ltd.""2nd EMI CAT. NO. 1E 062 ○ 04261 on back Cover""inner s. made in England Patent no. 1.125.555.") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | SHVL 765 B-2G O 1 |
| Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Experimental/Psychedelic Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
The recording sessions for "The Madcap Laughs" stretched for over a year, from May 1968 to July 1969, and saw a succession of producers, including Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, David Gilmour and Roger Waters. Barrett's increasingly unpredictable behaviour made the process exhausting; he often changed arrangements mid-take, refused to perform or remained motionless. David Gilmour and Roger Waters, keen to help their former bandmate, completed the album almost by themselves in just two days, assembling fragments, overdubbing bass and drums, and adding their own guitar parts to give coherence to Syd's often disjointed acoustic demos. This altruistic act highlighted their deep concern for Barrett, even though his mental state made collaboration almost impossible, consecrating the album as a poignant document of a genius in rapid dissolution.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Terrapin (5:00)
- A2 - No Good Trying (3:26)
- A3 - Love You (2:25)
- A4 - No Man's Land (3:50)
- A5 - Dark Globe (2:10)
- A6 - Here I Go (3:13)
- B1 - Octopus (3:45)
- B2 - Golden Hair (1:56)
- B3 - Long Gone (2:47)
- - - (7:59)
- B7 - Late Night (3:12)
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