Does anyone know of any rare pink floyd songs, like from the early days, back when Syd Barrett stilled played with them, and if so, can you post them up here, or somethin? there's a good site that has a few syd barrett movies, they are pretty awesome. here's the link. http://www.syd-barrett.it/ go to Stuff, and click on Video Archieve. i personally like the Astronomy Domine video.
yeah....... there are two of the more well known, rare pink floyd songs because they havent been properly released, yet they were bootlegged for years. Those two are the best out there, because they were slated to be released as the third single in early 1968. Those two are Vegetable Man and Scream thy Last Scream. You should really check these two out. Others that are hard to find are Stanley the Simpleton, Milky Way (w/ Pink Floyd), One of a Kind, King Bee, Lucy Leave, Clowns and Jugglers (early Octopus)
Stanley the Simpleton is fake, it's not Pink Floyd or Syd Barrett. what you're looking for is the 'Have You Got It Yet' series. 19 (!) Discs full of rare Syd Barrett songs. You can find all the information about it on this site: http://www.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk/hygiy/?pg=home I downloaded these discs in mp3 from soulseek (www.slsknet.org) . If you want rare Syd Barrett, you really should download this file-sharing program. If you have installed it, just search for 'Have You Got It Yet' and you can download all the discs (instead of someone having to send it to you). You can download the front and back cover and the other artwork from the first site i mentioned. (You can also download the mp3's from an FTP server) I also downloaded some Syd Barrett videos from soulseek, including a VH1 documentary on Syd.
theres some rare studio tracks on an anthology bootleg i have. you can find a list with all the tracks online im sure.
STUDIO (Tracks not available on albums, film soundtracks or the "Early Singles" CD): (I'm A) King Bee (a Slim Harpo song; demo 1965) Lucy Leave (Thompson Private Recorders; October/November 1965) I Get Stoned (1966) Lucy Leave In Blue Tights (1966) Piggy Bank (1966) Pink (1966) Flapdoodle Dealing (1966) Snowing (1966) Silas Lang (1966) (I'm A) King Bee (Thompson Private Recorders; 1966) Let's Roll Another One (aka "Candy And A Currant Bun"; Thompson Private Recorders; October 31, 1966) Interstellar Overdrive (Thompson Private Recorders; November, 1966) Stoned Alone (Thompson Private Recorders; November, 1966) One In A Million (1967) Reaction In G (1967) In The Beechwoods (Sound Techniques; 1967) Instrumental (Sound Techniques; 1967) John Latham (Sound Techniques; 1967) No Title (Sound Techniques; 1967) Untitled (Sound Techniques; 1967) Let's Roll Another One (Sound Techniques; January 11, 1967) Interstellar Overdrive (short version; Abbey Road; March 15, 1967) Percy The Rat catcher (aka "Lucifer Sam"; Abbey Road; April 11, 1967) She Was A Millionaire (Abbey Road; April 18, 1967) untitled suite ("Lucifer Sam" cross fades with "Interstellar Overdrive" and into "Bike"; Abbey Road; April 18, 1967) Pow R. Toc H. (BBC 1-Look Of The Week; May 14, 1967) Astronomy Domine (BBC 1-Look Of The Week; May 14, 1967) Sunshine (Abbey Road; June 29, 1967) Scream Your Last Scream (Abbey Road; August 7, 1967[according to Malcolm Jones, who co-produced The Madcap Laughs, this take does not feature Syd on lead vocals]) Vegetable Man (Sound Techniques; October 24, 1967) Scream Your Last Scream (Sound Techniques; October 24, 1967) Untitled (Abbey Road; November 1-2, 1967) Jugband Blues (BBC Studios; December 20, 1967) Let There Be More Light (Abbey Road; January 18, 1968[this is the only recording that features both Dave & Syd]) Rhythm Tracks (Abbey Road; January 18, 1968[may include both Syd & Dave]) The Most Boring Song I've Ever Heard Bar Two (aka "See Saw"; Abbey Road; January 24, 1968) Richard's Rave Up (Abbey Road; February 12, 1968) The Boppin' Sound (Abbey Road; February 12, 1968) Nick's Boogie, 1st & 2nd Movements (Abbey Road; April 10, 1968) Nick's Boogie, 3rd Movement (Abbey Road; April 23, 1968) Nick's Boogie, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Movements (Abbey Road; April 24, 1968) Nick's Boogie (Abbey Road; April 30, 1968; stereo) LIVE(these gems must exist in bootleg form somewhere): Cops And Robbers (1966) Pink Theme (London Free School; October 1966) Let's Roll Another One (October 14, 1966) Flapdoodle Dealing (October 14, 1966) Gimme A Break (Chuck Berry song; October 14, 1966) I Can Tell (Bo Diddly song; October 14, 1966) Lucy Leave (October 14, 1966) Pink (October 14, 1966) Snowing (October 14, 1966) Stoned Alone (October 14, 1966) Reaction In G (July 28-November 13, 1967) One In A Million (September 13, 1967) Scream Your Last Scream (September 13-December 20, 1967) Hendrix/Floyd '67 Tour (November 14-December 5, 1967; David O' List of the Nice substituted for Syd on several occasions) Vegetable Man (December 20, 1967)
SYD BARRETT - BOB DYLAN BLUES This unreleased Syd Barrett solo song has been the Holy Graal of all Barrett worshippers for so long! Its existence has been known for long, and it was said that David Gilmour would "jealously" keep the tape in his vault, refusing any release. A claim that matches the tale from Phil Smee who gathered the impressive unrelased tracks collection for the "Crazy Diamond" box set. Phil Smee explained that he would have loved to iclude the "Bob Dylan Blues" on it and approached David Gimour in 1993, but the latter did not give the tape away. Only the lyrics were known. The song has been recorded on February 27, 1970, when Syd started the studio sessions in the Abbey Road studio for his second solo album, under the supervision of David Gilmour, and Alan Parsons and John Leckie as tape operators. -"Bob Dylan's Blues" might be an uncharacteristically prosaic title from a man better known for his songs about gnomes, octopuses and effervescing elephants. But as this newly unearthed Syd Barrett song -- to be included on a new compilation, Wouldn't You Miss Me (EMI), which is due for release in the U.K. on April 16th -- suggests, Pink Floyd's original "Crazy Diamond" was far from immune to the occasional mortal influence. "Bob Dylan's Blues," a remarkable pastiche unlike anything else in the Barrett canon, has been culled from Gilmour's private collection and is being released with the blessing of Barrett's family. "We knew of the song's existence when we put together [1993's] Crazy Diamond box set," says project co-ordinator Tim Chacksfield, "but we had plenty of other material so there was no pressure for us to find it." The new compilation provided an ideal opportunity to approach Gilmour and request permission to use the song. But why the guitarist took the master tape with him after the February 27, 1970 demo session had been completed remains a mystery. David Parker, author of Random Precision - Recording the Music of Syd Barrett 1965-1974, maintains that Gilmour has always rated the song highly. Chacksfield tends to agree: "The fact that Dave was happy to let it out says a lot." Although R&B, improvised music and nursery rhyme-like folksong clearly influenced Barrett, the Dylan connection is far more obscure. Barrett and Gilmour - at the time mere Cambridge-based teenage beat buffs - did catch the visiting American at an early show in London in 1963, and it's likely that "Bob Dylan's Blues" was written during the following months. Peter Barnes, Pink Floyd's music publisher, maintains, "It's one of Syd's very earliest songs written before he even had a publishing deal." The 1970 recording, with Barrett accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, is a neat take on Dylan's early, talking blues style. While finger-picking with typical, Dylan-like imprecision, Barrett gently lampoons Dylan's activism and instead plays up the singer's infamous nonchalance: "Got the Bob Dylan blues/ And the Bob Dylan shoes/And my clothes and my hair's in a mess/But you know/I just couldn't care less." The chorus is equally even-handed: "Cos I'm a poet/Doncha know it/And the wind, you can blow it/ Cos I'm Mr. Dylan, the King/And I'm free as a bird on the wing." Though he later adopted Dylan's unkempt curly-top hairstyle, this is the first aural evidence of Syd Barrett's early enthusiasm for Dylan and provides an amusing aside to his more brain-teasing material.- PINK FLOYD - CANDY AND A CURRENT BUN / LET'S ROLL ANOTHER ONE "Candy and a Currant Bun" is a wonderful Barrett composition issued as B-side to "Arnold Layne". It was recorded at the same session than "Arnold Layne" along with an early version of "Interstellar Overdrive", at Sound Techniques Studios in Chelsea on January 27th, 1967 and also produced by Joe Boyd. Originally titled "Let's Roll Another One" the lyrics were changed due to the obvious drug inferences. Waters commenting on the BBC's attitude towards the track, recalled "They didn't like that at all. Very under the arm." So whenever you see the "Let's Roll Another One" title mentionned, it is in fact "Candy and a Current Bun" with different lyrics. "Let's roll Another One" was recorded at Thompson Private Recorders on October 31, 1966. The song dates back to the Floyd's Free School repertoire. SYD BARRETT - GOLDEN HAIR This song is on Syd Barrett's first 1969 solo LP, 'The Madcap Laughs'. He set James Joyce's 'Poem V' from Chamber Music to, naturally enough, music. The overall feel is quite striking, playing a sparse, acoustic guitar, Barrett delivers the vocals in his broken, haunted voice, while a low note, sustained on an organ, drones on below the guitar. Occasional metallic shimmers, wrested from a lone cymbal, occasionally ripple through the song. As does all Barrett's music, it makes quite an impression. The Madcap Laughs is put out by EMI Records and the serial number is: CDP 7 46607 2. 'Golden Hair' may also be found on other Syd Barrett CDs and compliations, including Opel and Octopus. PINK FLOYD - HAVE YOU GOT IT YET? A Barrett composition which was probably never recorded. "Have you got it yet" is one of the last pieces of music Syd played with Pink Floyd as a member. Roger Waters recounted it as a last bit of mad genius, Syd playing odd riffs and then at a break yelling out "Have you got it yet" with the others in unified bafflement offer up "No!" and then Syd would continue with unfollowable guitar, using a different riff, confusing the band again but still pretending it is the same riff and complaining that the other were incapable of following it, and then again came the break: "Have you got it yet?" "Noooo!!!" That song might have been good fun to hear. SYD BARRETT - LIVING ALONE "Living Alone" is a totally unreleased track which Syd Barrett recorded during the same studio sessions as "Wolfpack" and "Waving my Arms in the Air" in Abbey Road in February 1970, for his second solo album "Barrett", under the supervision of David Gilmour, and Alan Parsons and John Leckie as tape operators. KEVIN AYERS - OLEH OLEH BANDU BANDONG This is a song from Kevin Ayers, former bass layer of the Soft Machine and long time admirer of Syd Barrett. Syd's voice can be heard at the beginning of the song, which is from the "Joy of a Toy" album. The song was recorded in summer 1969, Abbey Road, and Robert Wyatt plaed the drums, Hugh Hopper was on the bass and Mike Raltedge on organ. The Kevin Ayers song "Oh! Wot a Dream!" from the Bananamour Ayers solo album is about Syd Barrett. At one time in 1970 Kevin wanted Syd as a member of the "Kevin Ayers Whole World" band he set up to play his songs live, rumours mention that Syd did show up for some rehearsal, but he never played live with the band. Mike Oldfield was Kevin's guitar player later.
PINK FLOYD - ONE IN A MILLION / RUSH IN A MILLION / REACTION IN G A track by the early Pink Floyd, featuring Syd on guitar and vocals, which is officially unreleased and can be found only on illegitimate records, generally with poor sound quality, and only as live track as far as I know. The song is sometimes named "Rush in a Million" or "Reaction in G". KEVIN AYERS - SINGING A SONG IN THE MORNING This is a song from Kevin Ayers, former bass player of the Soft Machine and long time admirer of Syd Barrett. Syd played the solo guitar on an unrealeased version of this song. The Kevin Ayers song "Oh! Wot a Dream!" from the Bananamour Ayers solo album is about Syd Barrett. At one time in 1970 Kevin wanted Syd as a member of the "Kevin Ayers Whole World" band he set up to play his songs live, rumours mention that Syd did show up for some rehearsal, but he never played live with the band. Mike Oldfield was Kevin's guitar player later. SYD BARRETT / PINK FLOYD - STANLEY THE SIMPLETON This is a song which suddenly an unexpectedly circulated on the illegal Napster web services. It is a very short 1.13" poor quality recording, The general consensus about it is that this song is a fake, not a real Syd Barrett song. The author of the fake is yet unknown, sadly, because even if it is not a real Barrett song, it is nevertheless an interesting song and I note that many people would love to here more material by the talented faker. Among the clues that the song is a fake: - The title itself is unlikely: Syd would probably not have use the firstname "Stanley" which sounds more american than English. The word "Simpleton" seems also far for Syd's vocabulary field. - Syd's unreleased track listing is well known for years. It is rather impossible that totally a new title appears out of the blue. For example, the unreleased "Bob Dylan Blues" has been published, and its existence has been common knowledge for more than 20 years. PINK FLOYD - SUNSHINE Originally listed as begin recorded on the 9th of April 1967 but there is some disputes concerning the real recording dates. This untitled outtake was probably recorded around the same time "Jugband Blues" and "Vegetable Man" were recorded. On a lot of circulating copies, the title of this outtake is "Sunshine", but it's wrong ("Sunshine" was a working title for something that was later included in "Matilda Mother", and no outtake ever surfaced for this track). But it is most likely "Untitled" -- labeled as such on the studio reel, and never was assigned a title. It has not been confirmed, but by process of elimination PINK FLOYD - VEGETABLE MAN The studio version was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios at the same session than "Jugband Blues" and "Scream thy Last scream" on November 2, 1967. Other sources mention a recording of "Vegetable Man" at Sound Techniques, Octobre 24, 1967. "Vegetable Man" can be understood as a photograph of his state of mind at the time. The Lyrics are almost unbearable for the admirer of Barrett. It has been said that Syd had to come up to the recording studios with ideas for a new single, and since he had no idea to build up any commercial tune, he decided as he was going by foot to the studio that the song would describe his outfit. "Syd", recalls Peter Jenner, the producer, "was around at my house just before he had to go to record and, because a song was needed, he just wrote a description of what he was wearing at the time and threw in a chorus that went "Vegetable man - where are you ?" So the verses are a strangely detached description of his shoes, jacket, pants, supported by a hammering rythmic section, and chords going up the scale in a totally mechanical manner. A break interrupts this mechanical descriptions and an inhuman, high pitched choir addresses the singer: "Vegetable Man where are you?" The song is about the end of the communication between Syd, turned vegetable man, and the band, still part of mankind. There is no issue, there is no place for the vegetable man anywhere. There has never been such a terrible, desperate song. The paradox is that a being now totally absent minded and cut off from his friends could have created a song that tells exactly this, so accurately, in such a straightforward manner. Every musical aspect of the song, it's construction, the three parts, the sounds used, the chord progression, seems totally calculated to make its sense absolutely clear. A nationwide tour of Great Britain followed. Jimi Hendrix, The Move, The Nice and the Floyd on one package, which distanced things out even further. Syd often wouldn't turn up on time, sometimes didn't play at all, sat by himself on the tour coach. The rest of the Floyd socialized with The Nice whose guitarist David O'List played with the band when Barrett was incapable. A live version has been recorded on December 19, 1967. This session took place at the famous "Top Gear" radio show by John Peel at the BBC. It was the last Top gear session to include Syd, withdrawn into drugs and psychosis. THE BEATLES - WHAT'S THE SHAME MARY JANE? (WHAT'S THE NEW MARY JANE) This long officially unrealeased song is rather mythical because it is an alleged musical collaboration between the Beatles and Syd barrett's Pink Floyd. The question of their mutual influence is frequently raised: yes, both bands knew what they were doing. Paul McCartney has been often spotted at Pink Floyd gigs in undergound places in London, and John Lennon often had the opportunity to listen to Pink Floyd recording 'The Piper at the gates of Dawn' in the Abbey Road studios. But Pink Floyd members were of course familiar with the Beatles earlier 'psychedelic' orientation on the 'Revolver' album. The influence was mutual, positive: they did not just copy each other, they grew up together, along with other bands such as the Yardbirds, the Creation, the Who, the Kinks, the Byrds, Love, the Beach boys and so many other groups who made the music so fascinating in the sixties. There are at least four different recordings of the "What's the Shame Mary Jane" Pink Floyd / Beatles tune. One is on a hungarian bootleg Beatles CD called "unsurpassed masters Vol6" with the title "What's The New Mary Jane" and a note saying "from 'Sessions'". It is credited "Lennon-McCartney", as all Beatle tunes were even if only one of the two composed the song, no mention of the Floyd or Barrett is made. The sound is very clean, I hear nothing from Barrett or Paul in it, John sings, at times I have the feeling John tries to emulate Syd's voice. Yoko is obviously on it. The sounds and sound effects are typically Beatles, except at the end, a long end where the Beatles (or just John?) try to emulate Floydish sound effects. There is no guitar, mostly piano, percussions, voices and echoes. The sound effects are from the Beatles assistant Mal Evans. The second is on a bootleg PF CD called "Last screams" it sounds more like a jam session, or a radio session, the title is "What's The Shame, Mary Jane", the sound is very poor but I am quite convinced that Syd is singing. The other option is that Lennon would sing a kind of Syd imitation. Yoko is also yelling stuff in the background and whispering at the end, I think John does the background vocals on the chorus. The sounds, sound effects are totally Floydian. There are Barrett-style guitar chords on the chorus. Credits say: "Recorded at Abbey road studios, London, April 15th 1967, featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney". The third recording that I know of song was released in 1996 on the official 'Beatles Anthology Vol. 3' with the title "What's The New Mary Jane" and it is credited "Lennon-McCartney". Cover notes say "Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 14 August 1968 Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott". This version on "Anthology Vol 3." is labelled Take 4. The fourth seems to be another take similar to the first I mention, except there is also some guitar played by George Harrison. It is labelled Take 2. All Beatles specialist and sources seem to agree that "What's The New Mary Jane" was recorded for the "White Album", but was left out. The consensus is that only John Lennon, George Harrison, Yoko Ono and Mal Evans ever recorded this song. Anyway, musically speaking this song is probably not the best effort of one or the two bands.
Does anyone know whether I'll be able to buy the "Have You Got It Yet" series from anywhere? Because I'll never be able to download it with my internet connection. Thanks guys.
there are two ways to get the 'Have You Got It Yet' series: 1. By post: You join the Laughing Madcaps Yahoo group and ask somebody to post you a copy of the CDs. You either send them twice as many CDs as is needed and money for postage and packaging (known as Blanks & Postage - B&P) or you trade some RoIO/bootlegs that you own already. 2. Get a better connection and download the series in mp3 from an FTP server or a file-sharing program. (you can't buy the cd's)
I have this song... every thing I could find out about it was that only The Beatles recorded, but I could tell Syd was singing...
I'm sure there are tons of cut tracks from "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" my fav is "BIke" thou8h...I'm gonna get me a mouse and call em Gerald!!! lol.
"There is no Dark Side of the moon really matter of fact it's All DArk"...(bum bum...bum..bumm....fade away)
