Farewell Syd Barrett

[SI Cruiser]

Syd Barrett, the founding member of Pink Floyd died a few days ago at the age of 60.

I will never forget that day in 1967 when I walked into an English import record shop on West 8th Street in Greenwich Village and I heard their first album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" playing. It was my first introduction to mind altering music with such songs as Astronomy Domine and Interstellar Overdrive. That day changed my taste of music forever.

Syd wrote most of the songs for that first album and a few for the second as rumor has it that excessive LSD usage left him in a catatonic state and the band was forced to fire him.

If you have never heard any of this early Pink Floyd you are truely missing some incredible music.

Many of Floyd's later songs were dedicated to Syd with songs such as "Shine of you crazy diamond" and "Wish You Were Here".

[mick2360]

Farewell, Syd. :angel:

[BEB]

Shine on you crazy diamond.

RIP

[RayGee]

Thanks Syd----

Set The Controls to the Heart of the Sun!!!

[SI Cruiser]

FYI, "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" was written by Roger Waters and appeared on PF's second album "A Saucerful of Secrets". This album marked the debut of David Gilmour on guitar as he replaced Syd who was too strung out to play.

[RayGee]

Roger that. I kinda always want to think Syd was there in the studio, if only in spirit.

Sad to hear he has left the studio for the last time.....

[RayGee]

Got word today on a new DVD release you might be interested in.

Pink Floyd PULSE Review (http://www.musictap.net/Reviews/PinkFloydPULSEDVD.html)

[SI Cruiser]

I watched the Pulse show on public TV the other night. It was a great show. I look forward to the DVD with surround sound.

[RayGee]

Saw this article yesterday. Check out the last paragraph about a Piper re-release. One year already...

http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=1796

Regards-------

[SI Cruiser]

I would like to see Piper released in either SACD or DVD-A formats. I just upgraded my whole system and this Hi-Def sound is amazing.

Some great sounding HD sounds I am listening to these days are Pet Sounds* The Byrds Greatest Hits with McGuinn's 12 string Rickenbacker blowing you away and The Beatles "Love" .

[RayGee]

Pet Sounds if one of my favs also. Saw Brian perform it at the Beacon last year and it was so beautiful to witness.

I am finally putting a 5.1 HT system together in the next two weeks and look forward to HD audio at last.

Regards-------

[SI Cruiser]

To mark the 40th anniversary of the original release of Pink Floyd's first album 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn'* a special edition is planned for release via EMI Records on Tues 28th August in North America* and Monday September 3rd in Europe. The packaging* designed by Storm Thorgerson* resembles a cloth-covered book* and holds 3 CD discs* along with a 12-page reproduction Syd Barrett notebook. Discs 1 and 2 will contain the full 'Piper' album* represented in both stereo and mono versions. Both have been newly remastered by James Guthrie. Disc 3 includes bonus tracks* including the following: all the Pink Floyd singles from 1967* ('Arnold Layne'* 'See Emily Play'* and 'Apples And Oranges')* plus the B sides 'Candy And A Current Bun' and 'Paintbox'. Other tracks are a version of 'Interstellar Overdrive' - Take 2 of the original recording sessions* previously only available on an EP in France - and the 1967 stereo version of 'Apples And Oranges'.