Syd Barrett's Last Recording Session - Abbey Road Studios 1974-08-12 -Now you can finally hear it!

One of the many biographies I have read about this session, arranged for three days, but only worked on for one, said that all they could produce from Syd is "a few unfocused licks". Well, it's a bit more than that.
Setlist:
Boogie #1 0:00
Boogie #2 1:35
Boogie #3 3:08
If You Go #1 4:37
Ballad unfinished 7:08
Chooka-Chooka-Chug-Chug 8:08
If You Go #2 8:43
Untitled 10:37
Slow Boogie 12:06
John Lee Hooker 15:01
Fast Boogie 18:54

[@cdkilo77]

It's like a musical stutter. Somewhere deep down it's in there but it's coming out in fragments and broken pieces. By this time in his life he was stepping away from creating music but man I sure wish he hadn't. His brief musical career made a big impact on me.

[@dazzyelizabeth2949]

He apparently showed up to this session with a stringless guitar. I reckon he hadn’t played for years and was just goofing around seeing if he’s still got it. And he certainly has!

[@dannyhood7433]

They didn't finish lyrics, it's no good trying to hold your love where I can't see, because I understand that your different from me". Yes I can tell you can't be what you pretend. Lol From Mad cap

[@musashielmaldito6848]

@@dazzyelizabeth2949 you loved him so much was he your lover

[@ozzo8573]

@@musashielmaldito6848grow up

[@violatress]

@@dazzyelizabeth2949 He did a few live performances in 1973 (Stars etc), mostly around Cambridge, so he was definitely "playing". Apparently he bought a few new guitars right before these sessions as well.

[@darrenovenden569]

The end of 2020 is nigh and I’m grooving to Syd, a sweet place!

[@antoniopizzolatotroia8754]

I'm with you, let's groove with Syd ^_^

[@xdef1ne]

Unfished Ballad is one of Syds best chord progressions. What a fantastic song that could've been

[@obscuredbyclouds.]

unfinished ballad sounds like the opposite of late night

[@brianfergus839]

And what a fish he might have caught!

[@whimreaper8603]

The moment when you go in too deep in the comments and something inevitably pisses you off

[@frankrizzo5710]

@@A1varoRubio2004 if you dislike modern pop music then you have a clue.

[@frankrizzo5710]

@@YesIAmKIng012= Triggered soy boy 😂

[@KentonJoseph]

Liking is like believing, Has nothing to do with reality. People that worry about either drift away from reality just like Syd.

[@whimreaper8603]

@@KentonJoseph reading this comment 3 times in a row gave me a brain aneurysm

[@swindlesween]

@@KentonJoseph bro what?

[@rafasounds2010]

Good to find Syd still grooving in 1974. Cool stuff

[@thatvenusgirl]

Zero dislikes...because really, who could dislike Syd, HAH! Thanks for posting, I love everyone who supports Syd and keeps his spirit ALIVE!!

[@rhigganomie4978]

+thatvenusgirl :)

[@callithowiseeit5806]

So OBVIOUSLY now you've said that 32 smartasses have to click it now just to make a point

[@williamkinsey4979]

He deserves it!

[@glbassman6338]

You have to look at these as quick sketches like an artist does gesture drawings. Ideas. That’s how it starts and then turns into something.

[@scottbrown6019]

Where has this been hiding for most of my life? The way he was will always be a very special thing to me.

[@dummytree]

These tapes surfaced very late actually. They existed, but weren't circulating for a long time.

[@MLBFCollection]

It was only a few months later he walked into Abbey Road once more during the Shine On sessions. So many misconceptions about that event, Gilmour had been in some form of contact with Syd most of the time since 1971 up until then. Syd showed up a few times at the Atom Heart Mother sessions to see how the band were getting on.

[@allisonchainz82]

That was in 1975. It's crazy how his appearance changed so much in such a short time. I feel like shaving his hair was a way of saying goodbye to his image as a rockstar and leaving music for good and starting over as Roger, no longer Syd.

[@jordil6152]

​@allison418 Pretty much how I looked after the Covid lockdown 😅

[@itscs1175]

​@@jordil6152I think everybody's been going through their own kind of Syd Barrett arc, post pandemic

[@Congolium]

One of the original outsiders by far. Love you Syd!

[@Rnune-zx7si]

I love Ballad unfinished especially, so beautiful..these were his 12 singles he talked about in an interview

[@koneking2569]

As someone who's influenced by Spaceman 3, 13th Floor Elevators, Billy Childish and various 60's garage punk bands these songs a lot like many of my drunk 2am recordings and I love it.

[@michaelhanson3450]

All i can say about Syd is that his technique and style of playing guitar is single handedly the hardest on the planet to mimic.

[@tool_fighter]

Along with his singing.

[@SeaCryptWeave]

i call his singing harmonizing

[@carmenescobar2938]

His flow was lsd I feel his rhythm on acid

[@betweendreams5]

@@carmenescobar2938 sure you do

[@bluecollar825]

@@betweendreams5 lol 🤣 this killed me

[@TheTwinRabbitMan]

Syd's magic is still there, too bad they didn't expand on this to make a full album. Thanks for posting this.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

There's nothing to expand on. It's a guy noodling captured on tape. How exactly do you expand on these sketches, not even sketches, noodles.

[@JasonSmith-jr7jh]

@@AnthonyMonaghan Thank You.

[@wotdoesthisbuttondo]

Yeah, if Brian Wilson made this everyone would be raving over it's potential.

[@justinkennedy2930]

When you say "they," if you mean Syd himself, then yes, it is too bad. The account of the recording clearly shows he didn't even want to be there

[@ash231266]

I love Syd but there’s no magic here

[@user-cz3ep3qc7b]

This is a Diamond for us. Great!

[@jacksondemarre8057]

I hope these sessions will one day be released. This is pretty unique.

[@richalderson6069]

He sure loved Bo Diddley!

[@samlott99]

Yes he sure did.

[@matildamother8030]

Snak3Rak3 double O bo

[@Mandrake591]

As we all should!

[@russellmurray3964]

Double O Bo.

[@alanelkins6472]

Thank-You So Much for Sharing This! I've always Loved Syd.

[@justinhennessey4259]

One of my three musical heroes that was done in by the excesses of the day Syd Barrett Roky Erickson and Skip Spence

[@Mytube777]

Justin Hennessey if you are a kid you have impeccable taste. I was a kid in the 80s and I had to HUNT stuff like this down, have it special ordered, bought sketchy bootlegs from other countries- it was a pain in the ass, but well worth my collection I have now. That was in 1982 when I was 12-13 yr old punk......but yes you have good taste. Syd is precious and Skip, well the Oar CD NEVER leaves my CD player/changer. Roky, there's a great doc about him out there. I rented it in the 90s from mondo video in Hollywood, but I'll bet it's on KZbin now. Skip you can read about- he was from Santa Rosa and has 4 kids with the same woman and the oldest boy plays music and looks just like him. Syd, well there's a barrage of Syd stuff out now, everything except a 4star film that should be made of him. Darryl Read, who recently passed away attempted to make a film with Barry about Syd and it was horrid. I have it only because I knew Darryl, but it was very bad. Ok I will shut up now- I only replied cuz I saw you admire the same three as I, and most likely a lot of people with good taste.....

[@warborn_inc.]

You might enjoy John Frusciantes early solo albums as well since you seem to be drawn to semi tortured artists musical endeavors. I love all 3 of the artists you mentioned and Frusciantes early solo albums definitely fit in with this group. Check out Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T Shirt......and Smile From The Streets you Hold. Those 2 albums in particular have that true hint of madness/genius captured...much like Syd, Skip and Roky. Cheers

[@A_29886]

I get the feeling you prefer the stories and mystique more than the actual music.

[@ardd.c.8113]

@@A_29886 makes sense since we are listening to some random guitar jams that would never had contacted our ears if it wasnt for the story behind it. Now go listen to some real music

[@RadioMartyT1B]

@@A_29886 Pretty much, yeah.

[@thetriumphofthethrill2457]

Although inconsistent and it goes on too long it's admirable how a man who was about to have the lights go out on him could still come up with compelling material. One can only imagine what he could have created had he got his act together.

[@briansaunders7274]

@1:36 love the beginning of this.

[@therenewedpoet4292]

Say you got to hang out with Syd in the early 70s for 25 mins. He doesn’t talk. Just offers you something to drink and walks over plays his guitar the rest of the time. Then you can either listen again or come back anytime. Pretty amazing.

[@Valientlink]

If they had actually became a 5 piece (Syd tried to rejoin in 1969 and they told him no), they would've been even more successful. But knowing Syd he'd probably grow tired of Roger's ego by the 80s and split. He was already at odds with him by late 1967

[@jasonlefler3456]

I really like this! Thank you very much for the upload!

[@tinusvandesanden9669]

Thank you very much for sharing. I look regulary for something i never hear before! This time i wasnt, found it in previous list. :). Gonna enjoy this.

[@michellewatters1386]

He was an unconvencialist and did not want to be part of the machine. 🥰

[@bakerj85226]

The music industry, band, society, all tried to cram Syd into a box. Syd never fit into a box. He was so far outside the box he didn't even know there was a box. That just wasn't compatible to a long successful career in the recording industry, as the rest of PF enjoyed. Too great a genius for many to understand (or work with).

[@scottlarson1548]

@@bakerj85226 Yes, how dare the recording industry demand their artists make records that people want to buy!

[@raunaqbedi2852]

am from India my son introduced me to Syd nd his music nd life had changed ever since agree other band members couldn't matchup to his genius nd that get mind

[@samlott99]

How wrong you are. When Syd left the band, Roger Waters became the main lyricist. Because of Syd leaving, Pink Floyd became who they are.

[@Billyshears93]

@@samlott99how wrong you are I oughta report you for misinformation 🥸

[@Mytube777]

That "if you go" song is a diamond in the rough, it coulda been beautiful. Poor lad...... I know he had some help from Kevin Ayers, Steve Took Pelegrini David Gilmour etc on his last solo projects. This man to me is gold. Funny how people grew interested after the Internet. When I was 13 in the 80s during record stores I had to hunt his stuff down and order things once the Internet was born, but I aquired a lot of stuff. Like I could have never gotten I'm A King Bee back in the 80s Candy and a Curant bun either.

[@billco73]

I paid $25 for a "rare" Syd Barrett CD back in the 90s - now it's on YT for free

[@coldacre]

i’m 100% convinced that these recordings are running at the wrong speed.. they’re sped up. the lowest chord he plays in any of this is an F#. lots of C#. Syd’s bread & butter for his solo material were songs in E, G, A. if you slow the entire audio down 2 semitones, it sounds far more correct & natural.

[@omfgnoobswtf]

Appreciate this upload.

[@cymballine1]

Thanks for posting this gem "indeed" from the master. The "Man who fell to earth" lives on in his art, as he desired to. He wasn't nuts, & did exactly as he wished. He tired of the industry, and wished to live a simpler life. If I'd been in his shoes, I'd have done the same thing. Most of those close to him, see it the same. Wouldn't it be great if a lot of rock artists quit at their peak, so we wouldn't be exposed to so much burnout, and slow suicides.

[@hutchyegb5423]

Reminds me of some of the guitar sounds I used to mess about with years ago in an old band. That clean sounding delay wah-wah...I used to love that full of gear too :)

[@lanabanana68]

beautiful Syd....thankyou.

[@1thepner]

At 1:35, the beginning of "Boogie#2" you get why he was called the "Father of Space Rock."

[@scottlarson1548]

The Father of Space Rock is and always has been Robert Calvert, leader of Hawkwind. No one ever called Barrett that.

[@1thepner]

@@scottlarson1548 never heard of Calvert, I'll check him out. Numerous rock writers have attributed Syd as the father of space rock. In fact, Pink Floyd was once pictured with a sticker on...forgot what it was. But it said "First in Space."

[@scottlarson1548]

@@1thepner You're talking about Space Rock and you've *never* even heard of Hawkwind???? No, not one single rock writer has ever called Barrett that. I've been reading about Pink Floyd for fifty years.

[@juanrobertonavarro650]

I really love it. Amazing!

[@TDWE]

Damn this is groovy. Really wish he would've stuck with it for one more LP

[@paul-ku9ek]

TDWE I wish he stayed in the Floyd with Gilmour. They would have.

[@TDWE]

zero Yeah same man. I mean was it that hard to just take him along to a few gigs and recording sessions every now and then? I mean I just feel as though they could've worked something out. Could've been a little more loose about it, like maybe a little less money for Syd since he would just participate when he felt like it, i dunno maybe thats crazy to some people but songs like Scream Thy Last Scream (studio version especially) and Vegetable Man are really really groovy, heavy, melodic, and psychedelic. Also the song writing is top of the notch, yet sadly the rest of the band was a little close minded

[@paul-ku9ek]

TDWE Well, thanx for agreeing w/me, however, it was the recording company who decided Barrett was a liability. I wish they all never had that disagreement about the copywrights. I think certain media is unfair to Roger expecting him to be in the Ostridge Society. He can express his ideas about things, man. Right?

[@andythomas706]

TDWE How is this groovy for fuck's sake? It's complete rubbish! Don't you recognise dross when you hear it! It may be 'Syd' dross, but it's still dross!

[@andythomas706]

TDWE What do you mean 'especially the studio version? There isn't another one. Unless you know something the rest of us don't?

[@juanCrowley666]

Oh, thank's for share, Barrett bless you! ;)

[@kristinadospoy7347]

Had Syd pulled himself back together in '74, this would have worked brilliantly. True genius!

[@soulcraft79]

Wow this is heaps better then what i was led to believe through everything printed about these sessions. With the right producer he could of come up with some magic out of these sessions. Also Syd would DEFINITELY have come up with some GREAT lyrical twists and turns on the standard blues sounding progressions here. He was already a lyrical genius. But if he went into the blues standards with his lyrical and melodic capabilities he could of hit the mainstream again with his original twist on things. This stuff is great to hear!

[@scottudell7202]

+benisme123 I'd like to believe so as well. Unfortunately, every time Peter Jenner or the engineers tried to set up a vocal mic and put Syd on it, he would refuse to sing anything. He also supposedly had a notebook with lyrics in it, but he wouldn't let anyone see them. Peter later suggested that it was because Syd in fact didn't have any.

[@zatoichimasseur6767]

Yep.... you CAnt Fuck with BARRET>>>>.

[@alanwood5857]

There are some cool bits there...you got to bear in mind that Syd would be pretty ill by this time & tough for him to get complete pieces together I imagine.

[@unclejack340]

Thanks for sharing.

[@primakraut]

around 01:40 is surely SYD's sound, love that guitar.

[@TylerVanner]

+chris john Plenty of reverb and a Delay very simple, but sounds great

[@boonexy]

+Tyler Vanner Not reverb, but yes delay

[@Lazlo.]

yes! reminds me a lot of old coldplay :)

[@Rnune-zx7si]

coldplay could never amount to this or even remotely sound this pure and it wouldnt be near as quality..coldplay is pretentious and horrible

[@marksoquetjr4693]

R.nune and they borrow a lot from Kraftwerk for hits. I am talking about Coldplay

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

A lot of supposedly virtuoso guitarists could never amount to the expressiveness of a single strum from Syd. Heck, he alone in history could do the stuff he did and he did it so well. What a legend, a genius. Some people just don't appreciate soul, always looking for structure, form and the obvious or materialistic side of things. Syd is exactly the opposite of that.

[@zatoichimasseur6767]

Caverman he played guitar like Odilon Redon painted- he sang like the Brush strokes of Van Gogh..

[@raunaqbedi2852]

Zatoichi Masseur true very true very artistically he played his guitar whoever said he was no eric claptan heck he just was syd barrett and we are thankful for that

[@raunaqbedi2852]

Caverman totally agree amazing expression from this guy

[@delhidelirium9091]

Great name btw ...

[@legacyShredder1]

Unfortunately that's just a colorful way to say that he really couldn't play.

[@TheCrazystupidpeople]

Would've been groovy if Nick and David worked on this as well when they were making The Endless River. add a few keyboards, a rhythm guitar and you've got a little tribute to Syd as well as Rick

[@fillherupjacko6841]

+Sam Carver It would have been groovy if Nick and David had stayed a million miles away from him.

[@synthvault]

+fillherup jacko What???

[@whimreaper8603]

@@fillherupjacko6841 rick is the only one that gets a pass

[@Syfoll]

They did enough tributes for Syd already lmao. Also, then other Syd fans would complain that they steal his music and other garbage like that.

[@RahulMehta1994]

Syd would literally run away from them or any of his friends from the 60s so yeah I doubt it

[@DalekWindmill]

I love playing along to this

[@adamparker2754]

Cause it makes you sound better LO. L.

[@stephenroman9015]

This could have worked in 1966 to 67, but by 1974 a new type of music was emerging leaving a lot of the psychedelics behind

[@Zopf-international]

Great fun. Love ya Syd.

[@cwilson6382]

Understandably I think people are projecting what they want to hear onto this, there really is barely a glimpse of the Syd of old, a couple of nice textures but other than that it just sounds like someone noodling around trying to grasp (or remember) the basics. Syd made music that touched me and countless others in a very special and unique way, while this was worth listening to to understand his journey it remains the sad swan song that has been described in the biographies and anecdotes.

[@jeffstewart4648]

Just because a record has a groove, don't make it in the groove. Shine on, Syd!

[@souvvvlaki]

my bby, thinking about him all the time:(

[@bodhiapurva3887]

It's great to hear this for the first time. Know for a fact that Syd recorded songs that hardly anyone knew about, there used to be a music shop in Crouch End, North London 38 years ago called Terrapin and the owner used to play a very rare tape of Syds regularly. He promised to do me a copy but this never materialised then the shop closed.

[@timesupply6606]

Could you describe what you remember about the music? It could have possibly been Stars his last band esp if there was drums. Or was it mostly acoustic?

[@bodhiapurva3887]

@@timesupply6606 It was fully electronic and sounded different from the songs on his albums. The compositions were very energetic in contrast to much of what is on his LPs. It's a shame that the unique collection on the rare tape has never emerged to be downloaded onto KZbin like the other Syd's unpublished tunes.

[@MrBenmanning]

Please expand on these sessions . Can they be found!?.

[@bodhiapurva3887]

@@MrBenmanning As mentioned, a guy who ran a new and second hand record shop in Crouch End, North London called Terrapin had a tape that he played in his shop by Syd Barrett and when this shop closed, he was never heard of again. Perhaps someone else has a copy of this tape but it seems that tracking it down is going to be difficult.

[@bodhiapurva3887]

@@MrBenmanning Yes it is. The guy had many 60's records that were hard to get and he had a reputation for his vast collection of music from that era. How many other lost tracks are there from other 60's artists? I know that there is a guy online known as Heavenlyblueorange that uploads rare 60's sounds to KZbin, you can find hundreds of songs from unknown garage bands under his name.

[@leegriffin8381]

Sounds to me the other guys didn't stop to listen long enough. The connection was there for the patient listener, the connecting type of person/musician. Xx

[@zenbabaloo1931]

If nothing else the leads between the 2 and 3 minute mark proved he could still play. That he overdubbed bass and leads onto these wandering chord sequences proved he was still nuts as well. As the engineer said, it was "music with a strong hardly begun feel to it." On a side note someone here on KZbin overdubbed drums onto most of it and parts of that actually sound almost semi-coherent. 1974 Syd Barrett Sessions (finished) it's called. Check it out.

[@pfernande100]

03seg a 30seg, Bo Diddley [Bo Diddley, 1955] and The Doobie Brothers - [Listen to the Music, 1972]. Syd was a genius who received influences from some and influenced many others.

[@34hedgehog]

It's great to finally hear this stuff, because, according to Miles' Floyd book, it's not even supposed to exist. Syd only turned up on the last recording day of three, with no strings on his guitar. Someone put them on for him, then Syd asked for his lyrics to be typed up. The typist used a red ribbon on the typewriter. Syd apparently thought it was a bill, and tried to bite the guy's fingers off. The session was abandoned.

[@laiglesiaatomica3018]

Indeed a whole lotta more than what the studio guys remarks said...the crazy diamond was still shinning in '74, and playing proto punk!

[@dragmio]

No, this is very old school blues. 1920's and 1930's blues.

[@barrettsfarm]

A very strange trip through the vaults....but sadly,this was the end

[@NimrodelMirage]

Love him 💕

[@josephguerra703]

Yep....zero dislikes mate....we all like....luv Syd

[@DeadBunny69]

"The a and r man said I don't hear a single."

[@felipem869]

I can’t believe this is actually great stuff

[@Kelly14UK]

I've actually heard Scream, and Vegetable Man, thanks for revising the fact, who blocked them. Btw, this is just Syd f*** about on a guitar. In no way can the boy be critiscised for giving noobs ideas. This is what guitarists do. They mess around with sounds and emotions.

[@obscuredbyclouds.]

so relaxing..

[@dragmio]

If you would listen only to guitar tracks of the songs on Barrett you would get something like this. And most of the songs on Madcap Laughs. Without the sung parts we can't tell if it was anything or not.

[@jettstark1743]

Boogie 2 and untitled are the 💣💣💣

[@jeffstewart4648]

Ahead of his time. Absolutely brilliant!

[@rrock2025]

Your comment is way ahead of its time.

[@guillcazenave9836]

this is not true. This is not syd barrett This was recorded 10 years ago I guess

[@craigwithington]

The untitled one at 10:44 reminded me of Run Like Hell straight away.

[@TheLuismaBeaTle]

craigwithington roger waters stole some other of his songs, just shuffle through syd's solo career and you'll soon hear smth similar

[@fedepallotta1]

TheLewisma fake data

[@ThePunisher2346]

Oh man that's my favorite part man

[@allisonchainz82]

@@TheLuismaBeaTle Sick. The way they treated him them stole his ideas.

[@shawntoh]

What bothers me is this sounds better than most of the pop crap on the radio, TV, or whatever.

[@philkendrick4331]

l could listen to he stuff all day long .

[@Mihail_K.]

I'm not really what you would call a Barrett fan but that's got some really good stuff...

[@thecapricorn11]

everyone on here is a goddamn music expert but none of them were syd LOL

[@beataspiewakjonsson1749]

❤️

[@nivekvb]

It's quite nice!

[@johnfritz2113]

I wish it was worked on a little more, it is still great

[@colin6603]

If you go #2 is sickkkk

[@jacksondemarre8057]

Anybody on here ever listen to Peter Green's album The End Of The Game? This reminds me of Peter's album to a degree.

[@TheTperge]

Yes . good call.

[@stratac30]

Gary Waits : two geniuses ruined by drugs, at least Pete Green is still with us.

[@dazzyelizabeth2949]

OMG you are the only person I’ve come across who has compared peter green to syd barrett. Not only is some music alike but them themselves of people are alike. Both acid casualties. Both deep hatred of the music system. Both just wanted to be creative musically rather than worrying about the fame and money. Barrett and Green two of my favourite musicians of all time.

[@steliosposeidon6871]

Very much so - ‘End of the game’ is a real intense Wah-fest! I’ve always seen a parallel between the two artists, to an extent. Love them both.

[@exeter13]

End of the game is alot better though

[@StaffsTransport]

Intriguing indeed

[@richyclubsport5155]

Rip you crazy diamond

[@magickriver]

I don't think Syd would have released these random doodlings in the studio if he had a say. Easy to be a rock god... so hard to be simply human & suffer serious burnout. But it's good that these tracks are available for hardcore Syd Barrett fans to cherish (the way diehard Buddhists revere even dental remains purported to be Prince Siddhartha Sakyamuni's).

[@therenewedpoet4292]

John Lee Hooker is really cool. That little hook would make a great one.

[@cathyr2419]

I agree. It's a whole lot more than that! He was good, very good, and would have become even better. They ( other band members) knew that. He could write, sing, play. He also had the girls literally throwing themselves at him. "They" knew that. I've read everything I can get my hands on about Syd. He was a kind, gentle soul. He was not crazy. The LSD caused him to act crazy. People have jumped off buildings to their death because of LSD. Were they all crazy? No, but they were on LSD. The band did drugs, yes, but it's too bad many people in the underground scene in London intentionally harmed him by spiking his tea and coffee with LSD. Cruel, evil hangers-on and roomates pretending to be his friends.

[@pulkitagarwal1997]

Yes this and Waters and Gilmour sucks

[@MelchizedekKohen]

I blame them entirely. If syd was taking it willingly different story, he reminds me of blind owl from canned heat syd was tired of people

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

At 2:17. Sounds like the outro to Policy of Truth by DepecheMode! Syd, ever so futuristic.

[@zatoichimasseur6767]

Caverman I belive that Syd is one of the most copied(but who many bands do not give credit to.) artist in history.

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

He made some really crazy electric guitar sounds -- frantic, menacing, beastly sounds that were much darker than sounds typically associated with the 60s. 30 years later this sound was echoed in the heavy, sludgy, slovenly rock of the 90s grunge era.

[@gregrambo606]

@@zatoichimasseur6767 Is it way past time to consider Syd the godfather of punk rock?

[@mechanicrainbow2709]

@@gregrambo606 he is

[@zalebee9556]

I wish they'd just release this on vinyl as many other bootlegs and unofficial demo outtakes have been released

[@knucklechuckle2079]

I want to finish one of these songs.

[@lawrencelozoya]

7:08 this makes me cry

[@BarnacleButtock]

Is it bad how much these really remind me of the messy later Beatles sessions?

[@dandevil5557]

its more like neil young.

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Syd has a habit of popping up when you least expept. You can tell that when he was separated from his bandmates he took his sound with him .

[@leemagrish3432]

Syd got tired of trying to be everything to everybody and just went back to being Roger.

[@charlesharper7292]

I didn't discover Sid till years and YEARS after I began listening to Pink Floyd. Still engrossed in their music, about four years ago I started digging into who Pink Floyd is, and was. I don't know if Sid's lack of interest in the music business was caused by drugs or just the workings of the business, or his supposed schizophrenia. All we can do is speculate. Not too much though. Enjoy the music he left us. Tragic anyone's life slips by like this.

[@caseyroot3681]

this is real nice

[@euanbgraham8068]

I don't understand why these sessions were aborted because the material is very interesting and organic. I can hear where his unique vocals would fit in. Just another example of the power imbalance between artist's and produces, interfering with the creative process. I love these recordings personally.

[@stephensams9784]

He just walked out on the 3rd day of recording and never went back..i wish that he'd been able to finish them.

[@tothelighthouse9843]

I mean...there's definitely brilliance here. Those first two songs it's like Syd is telling the origin story of Pink Floyd-- Bo Diddley meeting experimental/noise music. Musically he's explaining the early Syd/Floyd sound from moments like the incredible 'London '66-'67' recording.

[@LucyOLastic]

Hard to believe this was done at Abbey Road. It sounds like it was recorded on a cheap cassette deck or two with only a guitar, a bass and an echo box in tow recorded direct into a line input. It sounds exactly like bedroom recordings I made at home with a similar set up, a portable double cassette deck with which you could overdub once or twice before the signal get degraded that bad....it had charm, just like this. I still have some of those recordings made in the mid 80s. The music was the same too, meandering, almost aimless but occasionally getting some magic and intensity. I used an old Burns London and a cheap bass and a Melos cassette tape delay. No drums. I was a Syd fan in those days too, but never heard this before. Funny, some of it sounds like Marc Bolan/T Rex.

[@aestheticaltwat]

1:40 - Dream Pop in the 70s.

[@RadioMartyT1B]

"dream pop" sucks too.

[@thesecondYouTube]

We’re going to see what we can get.” Syd came in with new guitars. He had six Stratocasters - his flat must have looked like a music shop. He still looked like Syd - long hair, a bit unkempt but still looking good. He seemed vacant, a bit shell-shocked; still, every day he would turn up with a different girl. There were no lyrics, nothing at all. I’m not sure if he even had any songs.’

[@samlott99]

Odd. Syd always used Telecasters, not Strats. At least on stage, that is.

[@samlott99]

@@vonclohk507 Dang!! I've read about some of his bizarre behavior during various periods after leaving PF, but have never read about those you mentioned. I'm aware that by the late 70s/early 80s, he no longer had an interest in music. Only art, gardening, and eventually the history of some particular subject - I can't remember what at the moment. But there came a point where he didn't own a single guitar, sometime in the 80s. Many years later, he was intentionally left alone in a room where there was a simple 6 string acoustic guitar. When he though nobody was looking or listening, he picked it up, and softly strummed it for a brief moment, but when he realized someone was eaves dropping, he put it down, and never touched another guitar again. I'm interested to know about whether he ever heard PF music, and whether or not anyone ever explained to him which songs were dedicated to and about him.

[@kevinr.3542]

A few years ago I read an interview with a relative of Syd, she said they played him some Floyd stuff sometime in the 90s or 2000s. He apparently liked See Emily Play a lot, brought a big smile to his face. But he said the rest sounded "too noisy"

[@HateIronMaiden]

Not bad at all! This could have become something!

[@davidwaller3790]

Syd's a pretty good guitarist! 😄👍

[@jamesblames2]

i love Syd...but these recordings give me the impression that he was done with music by this point and did not want to be there.

[@drfiggles]

Amazing really if Syd didn't want to record he wouldn't have been there. He was obviously displeased with something since he quit music not long after this. But there are gems in this

[@samlott99]

By this point, he had ingested so much acid on top of his mental illness, he was on downward slope.

[@samlott99]

Allen Albright no im guessing.

[@michaelmatlock2401]

music like the temples etc, are keeping the vibe going.. once again ahead of his time and would be kicking ass right now... 👽

[@krollpeter]

If people find gems hidden in that one here, well, then of course the Madcap Laughs is highest art.

[@russellmurray3964]

From what I've read Syd was supposed to return to Abbey Road and on successive days overdub bass, drums, keyboards, and vocals - it really was supposed to be a solo album in the strictest sense. And it never came to fruition.

[@idastetis9173]

you can check out this one, ROGER - Hooker (Syd Barrett 1974), I think Syd could have done something along these lines - some outer space boogie... ROGER - Hooker (Syd Barrett 1974)

[@jordil6152]

Not bad. I like the wah-wah peddle stuff. Obviously, Syd is no longer here on these sessions, but they have their own charm. I come back to this video a lot to do homework. I guess if he had any inclination to continue, he would have done better as a member in a blues band. The sort of bar band you see in pubs playing Mustang Sally ad nauseum. Then again, he was probably beyond showing up for rehearsals and recording sessions at that point. It's tough to come to terms with someone simply not wanting to do something you enjoy, but from these tapes I think he was still able to do it.

[@weirdhobby]

Digging it around the 11 min plus mark.