The Peel Session (Syd Barrett album)

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The Peel Session
Barrett peel original.jpg
EP by
Syd Barrett
Released25 January 1987
Recorded24 February 1970
GenrePsychedelic rock
Length12:32
LabelStrange Fruit SFPS043
ProducerJohn Walters
Syd Barrett chronology
Syd Barrett
(1974) 		The Peel Session
(1987) 		Opel
(1988)
Alternative cover
Syd Barrett: The Peel Session reissue cover
Syd Barrett: The Peel Session reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[3]
Trouser Pressvery favourable[4]

The Peel Session is a collection of recordings by Syd Barrett released on 25 January 1987. This EP contains the five songs he performed for the John Peel Top Gear show, recorded on 24 February 1970[5] and broadcast shortly after.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Syd Barrett (with the possible exception of "Two of a Kind").[nb 1]

  1. "Terrapin" – 3:02
  2. "Gigolo Aunt" – 3:35
  3. "Baby Lemonade" – 2:37
  4. "Effervescing Elephant" – 0:57
  5. "Two of a Kind" (Rick Wright) – 2:28

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Footnotes
  1. ^ "Two of a Kind" was credited to Richard Wright on the original Peel Session release, but to Barrett on later releases, including The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me?.[6] Wright reportedly wrote the song but Barrett insisted it was his own composition[7] (and wanted to include it on The Madcap Laughs).[8] When asked about the matter in a 1996 interview, Wright's reply was enigmatic: "Can't answer, I am looking into this."[9]
Citations
  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Peel Sessions - Syd Barrett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 37.
  4. ^ Ira Robbins. "Syd Barrett". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 April 2020. The excellent Peel EP dates from February 1970 and contains cogent renditions of "Terrapin," "Gigolo Aunt," "Baby Lemonade," "Effervescing Elephant" and the otherwise unissued "Two of a Kind," performed energetically and reasonably cogently with simple accompaniment by Gilmour and Shirley.
  5. ^ Jones, Malcolm (2003). "The Making of The Madcap Laughs" (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 13. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Wouldn't You Miss Me?: The Best of Syd Barrett - Syd Barrett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  7. ^ Manning, Toby (2006). The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 234. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
  8. ^ Watkinson, Mike; Pete Anderson. Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett & the Dawn of Pink Floyd. p. 92.
  9. ^ "All The Wright Answers from Pink Floyd's Keyboardist 1996". pinkfloyd-co. Archived from the original on 14 February 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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