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Artist: Syd Barrett
Title: The Madcap Laughs
Format: CDReissue
Label: Harvest
Cat No: 7243 8 28906 2 1
Genres: Psychedelic Rock
Status Have
Added To List 3rd August 2025
Disc 1 | CD
Excellent
Mediamotion 
A Matrix:
828906 . 2 EMI SWINDON  
B Matrix:
010106  

Additional Information

Comments This one is the version pressed by [l275005].
There are also three other versions with the same catalog number by:
- [url=https://www.discogs.com/Syd-Barrett-The-Madcap-Laughs/release/12737898]EMI Uden[/url]
- [url=https://www.discogs.com/Syd-Barrett-The-Madcap-Laughs/release/379281]EMI Swindon[/url]
- [url=https://www.discogs.com/Syd-Barrett-The-Madcap-Laughs/release/3109316]Ims Manufacturing[/url]

Track 1 recorded 11 April 1969 (Take 1)
Overdubs added 4 May 1969
Track 2 recorded 11 April 1969 (Take 3)
Overdubs added 3/4 May 1969
Track 3 recorded 11 April 1969 (Take 4)
Overdubs added 3 May 1969
Track 4 recorded 17 April 1969 (Take 5)
Overdubs added 4 May 1969
Track 5 recorded 5 August 1969 (Take 1)
Track 6 recorded 17 April 1969 (Take 5)
Track 7 recorded 12 June 1969 (Take 11)
Overdubs added 13 June 1969
Track 8 recorded 12 June 1969 (remake. Take 11)
Track 9 recorded 26 July 1969 (Take 1)
Track 10 recorded 26 July 1969 (Take 5)
Track 11 recorded 26 July 1969 (Take 1)
Track 12 recorded 26 April 1969 (Take 5)
Track 13 recorded 28 May 1968 (Take 2)
Track 14 recorded 12 June 1969 (Takes 1 and 2)
Track 15 recorded 11 April 1969 (Take 5)
Track 16 recorded 11 April 1969 (Take 1)
Track 17 recorded 11 April 1969 (Take 3)
Track 18 recorded 26 July 1969 (Take 4)
Track 19 recorded 8 June 1968 (Take 5)

Lyrics reprinted by kind permission of Lupus Music Co. Ltd.

All tracks recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London.

The lyrics of 'Golden Hair' is from a poem by James Joyce: Permission for use granted by the Society of Authors, literary representatives of the estate of James Joyce.

All tracks published by Lupus Music Co. Ltd. except 'Golden Hair' Lupus Music Co. Ltd/Society of Authors Publishing.

Made In EU
[on CD]

Printed in U.K.
Marketed and distributed by EMI.
Tracks 1-13 ℗1970. Tracks 14-19 ℗1993
The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
℗1993 The copyright in this compilation is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
©1994 EMI Records Ltd.
[on rear cover]
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Packaging: jewel case with 8-page booklet including printed lyrics of track 1.
Also repressed by Ims Manufacturing: [r3109316]
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