The Madcap Laughs

~ Release by Syd Barrett (see all versions of this release, 19 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Terrapin
producer:
Malcolm Jones (Sound mixer/producer)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett (on 1969-04-11)
electric guitar:
Syd Barrett (on 1969-04-26)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-11, on 1969-04-26)
recording of:
Terrapin (from 1969-04-11 until 1969-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers
45:05
2No Good Trying
producer:
Malcolm Jones (Sound mixer/producer)
12 string guitar and bass guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Hugh Hopper (British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Shirley and Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene)
guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett
keyboard:
Mike Ratledge
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-11, from 1969-05-03 until 1969-05-04)
recording of:
No Good Trying (from 1969-04-11 until 1969-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
4.53:27
3Love You
producer:
Malcolm Jones (Sound mixer/producer)
12 string guitar and bass guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Hugh Hopper (British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Shirley and Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene)
guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett
keyboard:
Mike Ratledge
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-11, on 1969-05-03)
recording of:
Love You (from 1969-04-11 until 1969-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd
32:30
4No Man’s Land
producer:
Malcolm Jones (Sound mixer/producer)
12 string guitar and bass guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Shirley
guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-17, on 1969-05-04)
recording of:
No Man’s Land (from 1969-04-17 until 1969-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
33:03
5Dark Globe
producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
12 string guitar and bass guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Shirley
guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-12)
recording of:
Dark Globe (Wouldn’t You Miss Me) (on 1969-06-12)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd and Universal Music Careers
42:02
6Here I Go
producer:
Malcolm Jones (Sound mixer/producer)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Shirley (on 1969-04-17)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett (on 1969-04-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-17)
recording of:
Here I Go (on 1969-04-17)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd
43:13
7Octopus
engineer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer), Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) and Nick Webb (mastering engineer)
producer:
Syd Barrett, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
12 string guitar, bass guitar and drums (drum set):
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-12, on 1969-06-13)
recording of:
Octopus (from 1969-06-12 until 1969-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd
33:48
8Golden Hair
producer:
Syd Barrett, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
12 string guitar and bass guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett
drums (drum set):
Jerry Shirley
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-12)
recording of:
Golden Hair (Syd Barrett song) (on 1969-06-12)
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Lupus Music
is based on:
Chamber Music V (“Lean out of the window, Goldenhair…”)
3.52:00
9Long Gone
producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
12 string guitar and bass guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Shirley
guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-26)
recording of:
Long Gone (on 1969-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
3.52:51
10She Took a Long Cold Look
producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett (on 1969-07-26)
recording of:
She Took a Long Cold Look (on 1969-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd
2:07
11Feel
producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
12 string guitar and bass guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Shirley
guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett
recording of:
Feel
composer:
Syd Barrett
2:36
12If It’s in You
producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
12 string guitar and bass guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Shirley
guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett
recording of:
If It’s in You
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
1:57
13Late Night
additional producer:
Malcolm Jones (Sound mixer/producer)
producer:
Peter Jenner and Malcolm Jones (Sound mixer/producer)
12 string guitar and bass guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Shirley
guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-28, on 1969-04-11)
recording of:
Late Night (on 1968-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd
recording of:
Late Night (on 1969-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd
3.53:17

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
photography and design:Hipgnosis (UK art design group)
engineer:Tony Clark (engineer, Abbey Road)
Jeff Jarratt (producer)
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
Peter Mew (senior sound engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
Michael Sheady (engineer)
manufactured by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/734531 [info]