Despite just a three-year tenure with the band, co-founder Syd Barrett’s influence on Pink Floyd was profound and long-lasting. If his guitar gave the early Pink Floyd a distinctive hallucinatory sound, his often obscure and surreal lyrics were perhaps even more intoxicating.
The complete lyrics of Syd Barrett – 52 songs written for Pink Floyd and during his subsequent solo career – are presented together for the first time, along with rare photos and artwork, to form this beautifully illustrated book.
Compiled in collaboration with the Syd Barrett estate, and featuring a foreword from former Pink Floyd manager Peter Jenner and a comprehensive introduction by biographer Rob Chapman, The Lyrics of Syd Barrett delves deep into one of rock’n’roll’s most imaginative and searing minds.
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Both a writer of non-fiction (Syd Barrett, psychedelia, pirate radio) and fiction, Rob Chapman also runs an experimental writing workshop called Stream of Consciousness. Additionally, he was the singer and lyricist in the Bristol based beat combo Glaxo Babies.
Despite just a three-year tenure with the band, co-founder Syd Barrett’s influence on Pink Floyd was profound and long-lasting. If his guitar gave the early Pink Floyd a distinctive hallucinatory sound, his often obscure and surreal lyrics were perhaps even more intoxicating.
The complete lyrics of Syd Barrett – 52 songs written for Pink Floyd and during his subsequent solo career – are presented together for the first time, along with rare photos and artwork, to form this beautifully illustrated book.
Compiled in collaboration with the Syd Barrett estate, and featuring a foreword from former Pink Floyd manager Peter Jenner and a comprehensive introduction by biographer Rob Chapman, The Lyrics of Syd Barrett delves deep into one of rock’n’roll’s most imaginative and searing minds.
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Both a writer of non-fiction (Syd Barrett, psychedelia, pirate radio) and fiction, Rob Chapman also runs an experimental writing workshop called Stream of Consciousness. Additionally, he was the singer and lyricist in the Bristol based beat combo Glaxo Babies.
It is proper that a wordsmith of Syd Barrett's caliber is represented in this form -- a single volume containing his lyrics for the early Pink Floyd and for his all-too-brief solo career. Though the body of work Barrett produced was slim (52 songs), he is responsible for some amazing lyrical achievements as Rob Chapman's brilliant introduction makes clear. The book is beautifully augmented by photos and Barrett's art.
jay
December 15, 2021
very well thought out and put together book/thou most photos are repeats of the one's we saw before, but good to have in one place/lyrics great/bought 2 1 for me and 1 for a gift.
Jay``
June 8, 2021
Great presentation..nice product
Isaac
May 21, 2021
LOVE IT!!
Joffre LaPierre
May 20, 2021
I have not received it yet but when I do I’ll let you know
Sean P. Doyle
May 20, 2021
Awesome book by the founding member of the greatest rock band!