Artist	Song
Pink Floyd	See Emily Play
from An Introduction to Syd Barrett (2010)
Pink Floyd	Astronomy Domine
from The Piper At the Gates of Dawn (Remastered) (2011)
Syd Barrett	Effervescing Elephant
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Pink Floyd	Arnold Layne
from An Introduction to Syd Barrett (2010)
Syd Barrett	Octopus
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	Gigolo Aunt
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	Terrapin
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	Baby Lemonade
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	Dark Globe
from The Madcap Laughs (2003)
Syd Barrett	Wolfpack
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Pink Floyd	Lucifer Sam
from The Piper At the Gates of Dawn (Remastered) (2011)
Syd Barrett	Wouldn't You Miss Me (Dark Globe)
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Pink Floyd	Bike
from An Introduction to Syd Barrett (2010)
Syd Barrett	Dominoes
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Pink Floyd	Scarecrow
from The Piper At the Gates of Dawn (Remastered) (2011)
Pink Floyd	Jugband Blues
from A Saucerful of Secrets (Remastered) (2011)
Syd Barrett	Golden Hair
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	Long Gone
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	It Is Obvious
from Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	Wined and Dined
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	Late Night
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	I Never Lied to You
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Pink Floyd	Chapter 24
from An Introduction to Syd Barrett (2010)
Syd Barrett	Swan Lee (Silas Lang)
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Pink Floyd	The Gnome
from The Piper At the Gates of Dawn (Remastered) (2011)
Syd Barrett	Opel
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	Bob Dylan Blues
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	Here I Go
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Syd Barrett	No Good Trying
from Wouldn't You Miss Me? - The Best of Syd Barrett (2003)
Pink Floyd	Matilda Mother (Alternative Version) [2010 Mix]
from An Introduction to Syd Barrett (2010)

Comment:

They say that those who burn twice as bright burn half as long, and Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett fit that description perfectly. His recording career was limited to four albums — two with Pink Floyd and two solo platters — plus a few loosely collected odds and ends. But the shadow he cast over Pink Floyd has remained for more than 40 years, and two of the band’s best songs, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and “Wish You Were Here,” both acknowledge Barrett’s contributions years after he departed. Sadly, bad chemistry, both from without and within, made it impossible for Barrett to work . . . and to work with. He retreated to his mother’s home in 1970, becoming a virtual recluse. Here, we offer a taste of his talent with absurd, whimsical, tripped-out early Floyd cuts (“See Emily Play,” “Bike”) and solo standouts, including 1969 single “Octopus.”

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