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Syd Barrett
The Madcap Laughs
Album UK 1970 on Harvest label
Rock (Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock)
UK first pressing. Specific to this release and not found on subsequent releases are: Released in a front laminated gatefold sleeve with the disc housed in the rear opening and the front opening is glued shut with no inner flap. The backcover states printing date 6911 (November 1969). This was clearly in advance of the 1970 release date. White straight corner cut inner sleeve with: Variation 1: 'PATENT APPLIED FOR' and 'MADE IN ENGLAND'. Variation 2: 'PATENT No. 1,125,555' and 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN'. Only first pressing labels have all of the following: 1. Green/yellow Harvest Label with no 'EMI' Logo and 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd.' at 11 o'clock on the outer rim. 2. 'SYD BARRETT' appears just above the 'HARVEST' logo at 9 o'clock. Later pressings move this higher up the label. 3. Side 2 label has credits 'Barrett except + Joyce'. Later pressings have 'Barrett + Joyce'. 4. On each label side there is no gap between 'Lupus Music Ltd' and 'Produced by...' Later labels have a gap. On the sleeve tracks B4 to B6 have a combined running time of 7:59.
Musicians
 | Syd Barrett voc, g, 1946-2006 GB composed by, lyrics by, album by |
 | James Joyce , 1882-1941 IE lyrics by |
Producers
| Hipgnosis photography by, design, cover |
| Jeff Jarratt engineer |
| Michael Sheady engineer |
| Peter Mew engineer |
| Phil McDonald engineer |
| Tony Clark engineer |
| Mick Rock photography by, cover |
| David Gilmour producer |
| Malcolm Jones producer |
| Roger Waters producer |
Composers
| Syd Barrett |
| James Joyce |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Terrapin | Syd Barrett | 5:04 | |
| 2 | | No Good Trying | Syd Barrett | 3:26 | |
| 3 | | Love You | Syd Barrett | 2:30 | |
| 4 | | No Man's Land | Syd Barrett | 3:03 | |
| 5 | | Dark Globe | Syd Barrett | 2:02 | |
| 6 | | Here I Go | Syd Barrett | 3:11 | |
| 7 | | Octopus | Syd Barrett | 3:47 | |
| 8 | | Golden Hair | Syd Barrett | 1:59 | |
| 9 | | Long Gone | Syd Barrett | 2:50 | |
| 10 | | She Took A Long Cold Look | Syd Barrett | 1:55 | |
| 11 | | Feel | Syd Barrett | 2:17 | |
| 12 | | If It's In You | Syd Barrett | 2:26 | |
| 13 | | Late Night | Syd Barrett | 3:10 |
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