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The Making of the "Have You Got It Yet?" Series (1)
At the beginning of the nineties, a project from a Yahoo Group called Laughingmadcaps began. Fans and collectors got together in order to compile any unreleased piece of music of Pink Floyd’s founder...
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Norman Smith and Syd Barrett
When Norman Smith, a former Royal Air Force glider pilot and failed jazz musician, saw an advertisement in The Times in 1959 stating that EMI were looking for apprentice engineers under the age of 28,...
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The Making of the "Have You Got It Yet?" Series (and 2)
Second (and last) part of The Making of Have You Got It Yet? series, the definitive compilation of unreleased material of Syd Barrett with and without Pink Floyd.Click HEREin order to have a look at...
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Pink Floyd - Games for May 1967
GAMES FOR MAYSpace Age Relaxation for the Climax of SpringQueen Elizabeth Hall, London 5/12/67Games for MayPink Floyd performs the first-ever surround sound concert at “Games for May”, 12th of May...
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Syd's Departure from Pink Floyd
Pink FloydPink Floyd's first performance as a five-piece was Aston University, on January 12th. Following that, they played: Weston Super Mare 13 Jan, Lewes Sussex 19 Jan, Hastings Sussex 20 Jan. Syd...
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Pink Floyd's Bike: the Provo Influence
The Provo movement (1963-1972) was directed by a "playful anarchist" group which combined non-violence and absurd humor to create social change. The name Provo was coined by Dutch sociologist...
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Syd Barrett Facebook Group Coming Up on 3,000 Members!
Syd Barrett FacebookThe Laughing Madcaps, Syd Barrett Facebook, Group is coming upon 3,000 members! The original group started waaaay back in 1998 on Yahoogroups. A few years ago, the group was moved...
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Syd Barrett Spotify Playlist!
Syd BarrettCheck out this Spotify Syd Barrett Playlist! It has 73 songs and goes from Syd's days with Pink Floyd up through the 1974 Last Minute Put Together Boogie Band (With Syd Barrett & Fred...
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Laughing Madcaps Syd Barrett Group to Pass 3,000 Members Soon!
Syd BarrettThe original Syd Barrett Pink Floyd discussion group, the Laughing Madcaps, is about to pass 3,000 Members! This is a significant number because 3,000 is the number that the group topped out...
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Pink Floyd - Backstage, 5th Dimension, Leicester, 9/27/67
Pink FloydA high pixel scan has surfaced of Pink Floyd backstage at the 5th Dimension in Leicester on September 27th, 1967. Click the image to the left to see full size. The line-up was Pink Floyd,...
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Have You Got It Yet? YouTube Playlist & Channel!
Have You Got It Yet?BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!Have we got an announcement for YOU! The (world famous) Laughing Madcaps group, with the help of Syd Barrett Fannus Extremus - J.t. Spranklin, has...
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Pink Floyd See Emily Play
See Emily PlaySee Emily Play" is Pink Floyd's second single, this 1967 tune was written by Syd Barrett and was originally titled “Games for May,” after a free concert where the group performed....
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Pink Floyd Vegetable Man
Pink Floyd Vegetable ManVegetable Man was a song recorded from 9–11 October, 1967 Pink Floyd Sessions. The song was an attempt to record a follow-up single to "See Emily Play", as well as the beginning...
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Meatball Fulton Syd Barrett Interview Analyzed
Syd Barrett InterviewThis is an analysis of the Syd Barrett Interview by Meatball Fulton from London, August, 1967. This Interview has been misclassified by many as "stoned gibberish". I think that...
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Syd Barrett 1974 Sessions (Finished)
Many people, including this blog, refer to the 1974 sessions as some exercise in futility. As someone who does multi-track recordings frequently, upon further inspection, I found them to be a solid...
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Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, and the Binson EchoRec.
If there is one effect that truly defined the Pink Floyd sound from the beginning, it’s the Binson Echorec. The "Binson" has a unique sound and both Syd and Rick Wright (Roger too) used it to create...
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Interview: Men on the Border - Live in Brighton
Recently, the Laughing Madcaps, Syd Barrett, group sat down with Goran and Phil, from Men on the Border, to ask them about their newest Syd tribute effort - Live in Brighton.Stream the album on...
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Pink Floyd The Scene Club, NYC, 1968
Pink Floyd The SceneIn the Swinging Sixties the hottest club to see a concert at was Steve Paul's, The Scene, Club in the basement of 301 West 46th Street, in NY's Theater District. The Scene had a...
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Syd Barrett Poster Offer - Mishka Westell
The Laughing Madcaps Group is cooperating with famed Poster Artist - Mishka Westell to offer her amazing Syd Barrett poster! There are four versions available: 1) Cream, 2) Silver Foil, 3) Gold Foil,...
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Syd Barrett Crazy Diamond 1993 Press Release
Syd Barrett Crazy DiamondSyd Barrett Crazy Diamond press releases. Check out these EMI Records press release sheets for Crazy Diamond - The Complete Syd Barrett. The first is dated April 14 1993 and is...
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Roger Waters Israel - Syd Barrett Blog Denounces Waters
Roger Waters IsraelThe Syd Barrett Pink Floyd Blog denounces former Pink Floyd Member, Roger Waters', stand on Israel as inaccurate and anti-Semitic. In as short and simple terms as possible, below is...
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Did Roger and David Sabotage Madcaps Laughs?
Listening to Madcap Laughs, I always used to cringe when Lone Gone, leading into the Breakdown Sequence came on. That's most of the second part of the album. Before Opel came out the Jenner tracks were...
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Syd Barrett Concert Recollection: 1967-11-25 Blackpool Opera House (early show)
Syd Barrett Concert Recollection: 1967-11-25 Blackpool Opera House (early show) by Simon PhillipsSyd Barrett ConcertI was 15 in 1967 and very much into the Beatles and the Yardbirds. Living in...
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Five Man Pink Floyd
Five Man Pink FloydEverybody is familiar with Syd Barrett's descent into madness and departure from Pink Floyd. This post focuses on the brief time that he was still in the band with David Gilmour. The...
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Syd Barrett Guitar Playing Legacy
Syd Barrett GuitarIt is my belief that Syd Barrett's initial rise to fame, and lasting contribution to music, was through his innovative and technically advanced guitar playing. While Hendrix was still...
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