Syd Barrett – Barrett

180 Gram vinyl. Born in Cambridge in 1946, Roger Keith ‘Syd’ Barrett was the primary songwriter, guitarist and original lead vocalist in (the first incarnation of) Pink Floyd. He formed the band in the mid-1960s with drummer Nick Mason, bassist Roger Waters and keyboard-player Richard Wright. With their groundbreaking, semi-improvised sets at the legendary UFO club in London’s Tottenham Court Road, they became the prime movers of british psychedelia. Syd Barrett left Pink Floyd in April 1968. ‘Barrett’ was his second solo album released in november 1970, and contains tracks such as ‘Baby Lemonade’ and ‘Gigolo Aunt’ that provided the names for two groups in the 80s and 90s. The album was produced by David Gilmour and Richard Wright, featured Gilmour on bass guitar, Wright on keyboard and Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley.