SYDBARRETT.COM (NEWS 2015)

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WELCOME

Thanks for visiting this wiki of the official Syd Barrett Website. One of the most influential musicians in British pop history, he was as appreciated as much for his iconoclastic approach to the electric guitar as for his adventurous and imaginative songwriting.


A co-founder of Pink Floyd, he was also quintessentially English, penning idiosyncratic and unique songs, while, along with Ray Davies, was probably responsible for a whole generation of musicians feeling that it was acceptable not to be American and to develop their own indigenous band of rock music.

Please take some time to explore his songs on the first two Pink Floyd albums or his solo recordings, or enjoy some of his paintings, by clicking on the 'Art' heading below. You are also welcome to comment every page in this webstite by clicking on the 'discussion' link above, or read what others have written on our old Guest Book.


Syd died in July 2006 from complications arising from diabetes, but he is not forgotten.

NEWS
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2015

APRIL

Saturday 18th

It's Record Store Day
As mentioned previously, there is a limited one-off release of a purple vinyl 7" single with Syd Barrett's Dark Globe on one side and REM's cover of that song on the other. Quantities from Rhino Records are limited to 1500.

Participating stores: UK and US.


MARCH

Thursday 19th

Dark Globe On Purple Vinyl
Saturday 18th April is this year's Record Store Day in the UK and US, which aims to support small independent record shops. To celebrate this, there will be a limited one-off release via Rhino Records of a purple vinyl 7" single with Syd Barrett's Dark Globe on one side and REM's cover of that song on the other. Quantities will be limited to 1500.

For participating stores, click here for the UK and here for the US.


FEBRUARY

Friday 6th

Madcap iTunes Campaign
Apple's iTunes store is running another of its campaigns from today, which will include The Madcap Laughs. As part of its Legendary 50 Albums campaign, the theme this time is Solo Debut Albums, and the campaign will run for two weeks, covering most of the World, excluding the US and Japan.

Check your local iTunes store for the special offer, which starts today (February 6th) in Germany/Switzerland/Austria, as well as Australia and New Zealand, and launches on February 9th in all other participating markets. It lasts for two weeks.

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SYD'S LIFE

Roger Keith Barrett was born on January 6, 1946 in Cambridge...


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PHOTOS

Photos of Syd from when he was a toddler to his solo days


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MUSIC

Our new featured song and lots of detail about Syd's music


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ART

A collection of Syd's art, paintings, drawings, sketches and DIY


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ABOUT SYD

The books by authors intrigued by Syd's character, the interviews on press, radio, TV, DVD, websites, etc.

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SHOP

The Shop for Syd CDs, clothing, books and prints


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