{"title":"Syd Barrett","description":"\u003cp\u003eA man stealing clothes from washing lines was the unlikely hero of 'Arnold Layne', the first Pink Floyd single, and it came from the Cambridge-born guitarist who wrote most of their debut, \u003cem\u003eThe Piper at the Gates of Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e. Barrett's songs were whimsical, stream-of-consciousness psychedelia, while his guitar drifted freely through dissonance, distortion, echo and feedback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmid heavy drug use and speculation about his mental health, he left in 1968, though his humour survived: at one last rehearsal he brought in 'Have You Got It Yet?', changing its arrangement as the others tried to learn it. Two solo albums, \u003cem\u003eThe Madcap Laughs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBarrett\u003c\/em\u003e, followed in 1970, made with help from Pink Floyd and the Soft Machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1974 he had retired from public life, painting and gardening until his death in 2006. His former bandmates saluted him on 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Syd Barrett you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pink-floyd-vinyl\"\u003ePink Floyd\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/13th-floor-elevators-vinyl\"\u003e13th Floor Elevators\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/nick-drake-vinyl\"\u003eNick Drake\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/love-vinyl\"\u003eLove\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/daniel-johnston-vinyl\"\u003eDaniel Johnston\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bobb-trimble-vinyl\"\u003eBobb Trimble\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/velvet-underground-vinyl\"\u003eThe Velvet Underground\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tim-buckley-vinyl\"\u003eTim Buckley\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/captain-beefheart-vinyl\"\u003eCaptain Beefheart\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vashti-bunyan-vinyl\"\u003eVashti Bunyan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"syd-barrett-madcap-laughs-vinyl-lp-pink-floyd","title":"SYD BARRETT 'Madcap Laughs' Vinyl LP (Pink Floyd)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1970\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eHis first solo album after leaving Pink Floyd, partly produced by David Gilmour and Roger Waters, is loose and raw, with false starts left in. 'Terrapin' and 'Octopus' are odd, playful and very English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40923009220766,"sku":"GM08140","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/sydbarrettmadcap1.jpg?v=1729658301"},{"product_id":"syd-barrett-barrett-vinyl-lp","title":"SYD BARRETT 'Barrett' Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1970\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eDavid Gilmour and Richard Wright produced and played on Syd Barrett's second solo album, giving his songs more backing. 'Baby Lemonade' and 'Gigolo Aunt' are whimsical, fragile and strangely catchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47292871147741,"sku":"GM08139","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_2495.jpg?v=1769079117"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/syd-barrett-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}