The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me?
The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me? | ||||
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Released | 16 April 2001 (UK) 11 September 2001 (US) | |||
Recorded | Abbey Road May 1968 – July 1970 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 73:21 | |||
Label | Harvest (UK) Capitol (US) | |||
Producer | Syd Barrett, Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, Roger Waters and David Gilmour | |||
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OndaRock | 7/10[3] |
Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10[2] |
The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me? is a compilation album by Syd Barrett released in 2001 that spans Barrett's entire solo career.
Content[]
Comprising highlights from Syd Barrett's two 1970 albums The Madcap Laughs (seven songs),[1] Barrett (nine songs),[1] and the 1988 out-takes collection Opel (four songs),[1] the album was issued to service casual Barrett fans who presumably would only require one disc of his music.
As a bonus to dedicated Barrett followers, The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me? includes "Two of a Kind", from Barrett's John Peel radio show performance in February 1970,[1] and, courtesy of David Gilmour's personal collection,[8] Barrett's previously-unreleased "Bob Dylan Blues",[1] an original recorded a few days after "Two of a Kind",[8][9] that before this release was a very rare and sought-after song.
Track listing[]
All songs by Syd Barrett, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Octopus" | The Madcap Laughs | 3:48 | |
2. | "Late Night" | The Madcap Laughs | 3:14 | |
3. | "Terrapin" | The Madcap Laughs | 5:03 | |
4. | "Swan Lee (Silas Lang)" | Opel | 3:14 | |
5. | "Wolfpack" | Barrett | 3:45 | |
6. | "Golden Hair" | Barrett, James Joyce | The Madcap Laughs | 1:59 |
7. | "Here I Go" | The Madcap Laughs | 3:11 | |
8. | "Long Gone" | The Madcap Laughs | 2:49 | |
9. | "No Good Trying" | The Madcap Laughs | 3:25 | |
10. | "Opel" | Opel | 6:26 | |
11. | "Baby Lemonade" | Barrett | 4:10 | |
12. | "Gigolo Aunt" | Barrett | 5:45 | |
13. | "Dominoes" | Barrett | 4:06 | |
14. | "Wouldn't You Miss Me (Dark Globe)" | Opel | 3:00 | |
15. | "Wined and Dined" | Barrett | 2:56 | |
16. | "Effervescing Elephant" | Barrett | 1:53 | |
17. | "Waving My Arms in the Air" | Barrett | 2:07 | |
18. | "I Never Lied to You" | Barrett | 1:49 | |
19. | "Love Song" | Barrett | 3:02 | |
20. | "Two of a Kind" | † | The Peel Session | 2:35 |
21. | "Bob Dylan Blues" | Previously unreleased | 3:14 | |
22. | "Golden Hair" (Instrumental) | Opel | 1:50 | |
Total length: | 73:21 |
- ^† — Possibly written by Richard Wright (according to David Gilmour), though Barrett insisted it was his own composition.[10]
Production[]
- Syd Barrett – producer
- Tim Chacksfield – project coordinator
- David Gilmour – producer
- Peter Jenner – producer
- Malcolm Jones – producer, overdub producer
- Peter Mew – transfers, remastering
- Mark Paytress – liner notes
- Nigel Reeve – project coordinator
- Phil Smee – package design
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Kellman, Andy. "Wouldn't You Miss Me?: The Best of Syd Barrett – Syd Barrett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me: The Best of... | Album Reviews". Pitchfork.com. 12 November 2002.
- ^ "Syd Barrett - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto :". OndaRock.it. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Oldham, James (10 April 2001). "NME Album Reviews – Syd Barrett : Wouldn't You Miss Me? (The Best Of...)". Nme.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Syd Barrett. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Odell, Reviews by Michael; Petridis, Alexis; Sullivan, Caroline; Aizlewood, John; Denselow, Robin; Sweeting, Adam (13 April 2001). "Pop CD releases". Theguardian.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jones, Malcolm (2003). The Making of The Madcap Laughs (21 ed.). Brain Damage. pp. 13–14.
- ^ Barrett (booklet). Syd Barrett. EMI. p. 2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ Watkinson, Mike; Pete Anderson. Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett & the Dawn of Pink Floyd. p. 92.
- 2001 greatest hits albums
- Albums produced by David Gilmour
- Albums produced by Richard Wright (musician)
- Syd Barrett albums
- Albums produced by Roger Waters
- EMI Records compilation albums
- Harvest Records compilation albums