Posted December 31, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Enter now to win a copy of Syd Barrett‘s “The Madcap Laughs” on its 40th anniversary.
“Madcap” was the first solo album from the co-founder of Pink Floyd. Released in the U.K. on Jan. 3, 1970, it was the first of Barrett’s two solo albums, which both came out in 1970.
We’ll be featuring “Madcap” on this weekend’s “Floydian Slip.”
Enter online now to win a copy of the album on CD, courtesy Capitol/EMI.
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Posted December 7, 2009 by Floydian Slip
The city of London might see a tribute event in 2010 devoted to Syd Barrett similar to the one that took place in Cambridge in ’08.
Escape Artists, the firm that manages The Syd Barrett Fund and presented the first such event, The City Awakes, in Cambridge last year, says it’s eying London for a second event.
“This project is still in the very early stages, with nothing guaranteed as yet since we still need to secure funding for the project,” the company released in a statement today.
“However, if successful, we hope to present another multi-arts tribute to Syd Barrett (towards the end of 2010).”
More information about The City Awakes is at the event’s Web site.
Escape Artists is a U.K.-based arts and mental health charity and professional production house. It strives to improve quality of life, health and social welfare, by recognizing the importance of creativity to people’s well-being.
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Posted November 2, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Three photos of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett will be auctioned this month for charity.
The photos were taken in 1969 by Mick Rock for Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs” album.
Half of the proceeds will go to the Syd Barrett Fund, to benefit art projects and mental health. The fund plans to eventually open the Syd Barrett Centre for Social Arts in Cambridge.
Viewing begins on Nov. 9 at Phillips de Pury Gallery in London. The auction takes place Nov. 21.
You can view the gallery and make a bid at www.phillipsdepury.com.
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Posted October 6, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Congratulations to winners of Bob Cairns’ book:
The 176-page paperback traces the Floyd frontman’s life from his early days in Cambridge to psychedelic sensation to mysterious recluse.
The book also includes Barrett’s full body of lyrics, published for the first time in any single work.
Retail value: £11.69 ($18.65). Prizes courtesy of U.K. publisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd.
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Posted September 26, 2009 by Floydian Slip
U.K. publisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd. has published “Syd Barrett Legend” by Bob Cairns.
The 176-page paperback traces the Floyd frontman’s life from his early days in Cambridge to psychedelic sensation to mysterious recluse.
The book also includes Barrett’s full body of lyrics, published for the first time in any single work.
Cairns, who has spent his career working in the construction field, has been a Floyd fan for 40 years.
The title is available for £11.69 through Amazon.co.uk.
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Posted September 22, 2008 by Floydian Slip
Cambridge, England, will play host to “The City Wakes,” a 10-day celebration of the work of Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett, running Oct. 22 to Nov. 1.
The event will include concerts, exhibitions, guided tours, music workshops, a 1960s style “happening,” talks and memorabilia.
Friends of Barrett’s taking part in the event include long-time Floyd album cover designer Storm Thorgerson and photographer Mick Rock.
Cambridge, about 50 miles north of London, was Barrett’s home for most of his life. He died at his home there in July 2006.
The City Wakes is produced by Escape Artists, a 10-year-old U.K. arts and mental health charity and professional production house. Escape Artists aims to improve quality of life, health and social welfare, by recognizing the importance of creativity to an individual’s well-being.
Funds raised through The City Wakes will support the charity’s work in the mental health sector.
Much more information about the event is available at “The City Wakes” Web site.
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Posted September 22, 2008 by Floydian Slip
Trashcan Sinatras will release “Oranges and Apples,” a song inspired by the late Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett.
The song will be available as a download Oct. 13, and will be included on the band’s upcoming album “In the Music.”
“Oranges and Apples,” the title of which is a play on the Barrett-penned Floyd single “Apples and Oranges,” is being released in conjuntion with “The City Awakes” event. That 10-day celebration of the work of Barrett will be held Oct. 22 to Nov. 1 in Cambridge, England.
Trashcan Sinatras are a Scottish band formed in 1987.
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Posted May 21, 2007 by Floydian Slip
Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd who died last summer, left nearly $3.4 million to family.
Records opened to the public last week revealed Barrett bequethed nearly £1.7 million, the equivalent of approximately $3.4 million, to his two sisters and two brothers.
Brother Alan Barrett received £425,000. Donald Barrett, Rosemary Breen and Ruth Brown each received £275,000.
Rosemary, who took care of Barrett in his later years, also received £310,000, the proceeds of the sale of the Cambridgeshire house where the late singer lived since dropping from the public eye in the early 1970s; and Barrett’s personal possessions, some of which she auctioned for £119,000.
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Posted May 11, 2007 by Floydian Slip
The surviving members of Pink Floyd were surprise performers at last night’s sold-out Syd Barrett tribute concert in London.
“Madcap’s Last Laugh,” co-produced by Floyd producer Joe Boyd at Barbican Hall, promised names such as Chrissie Hynde, Robyn Hitchcock, Kevin Ayers and others.
But the audience got more than they planned for when Roger Waters, accompanied by Jon Carin, took the stage to perform “Flickering Flame” at the end of the evening’s first set.
David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright performed “Arnold Layne” at the end of the second set, only to join most of the evening’s performers in “Bike” to close the show.
Not a bad line-up for the show’s $30-50 ticket price.
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Posted May 8, 2007 by Floydian Slip
Madcap’s Last Laugh,” a tribute to the late Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, will take place at Barbican Hall in London on May 10.
The event, co-produced by Joe Boyd and Nick Laird-Clowes, will feature Kevin Ayers, The Bees, Vashti Bunyan, Mike Heron, Robyn Hitchcock, Chrissie Hynde, Captain Sensible, Sense of Sound and others.
The house band for the evening will include: Andy Bell (Oasis), bass; Simon Finley (Echo & The Bunnymen), drums; and Ted Barnes (Beth Orton), guitar.
The show will include rare film footage and projections of Barrett’s paintings.
Boyd produced Floyd’s “Arnold Layne” single in 1967. Laird-Clowes is a former member of The Dream Academy (“Life in a Northern Town”) and was a contributing songwriter on Floyd’s “The Division Bell” album.
Tickets are £15-25. For more information, visit the Barbican Web site.
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