Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs

Tracklist

A1	Terrapin	5:00
A2	No Good Trying	3:26
A3	Love You	2:25
A4	No Man's Land	3:50
A5	Dark Globe	2:10
A6	Here I Go	3:13
B1	Octopus	3:45
B2	Golden Hair	1:56
B3	Long Gone	2:47
B4	She Took A Long Cold Look
B5	Feel
B6	If It's In You
B7	Late Night	3:12

Companies, etc.

• Printed By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
• Published By – Lupus Music Ltd.

Credits

• Composed By – Syd Barrett
• Cover, Design – Hipgnosis
• Engineer – Jeff Jarratt, Mike Sheady*, Pete Mew*, Phil McDonald, Tony Clark
• Lyrics By – James Joyce (tracks: B2)
• Photography By [Cover] – Mick Rock
• Producer – David Gilmour (tracks: A5, B1 to B6), Malcolm Jones (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, B7), Roger Waters (tracks: A5, B1 to B6)

Notes

Specific to this release:

Released in a front laminated gatefold sleeve with the disc housed in the rear opening and the front opening is glued shut with no inner flap.

The backcover states printing date 6911 (November 1969). This was clearly in advance of the 1970 release date.

Labels have the following:

1. Green/yellow Harvest Label with no 'EMI' Logo and 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd.' at 11 o'clock on the outer rim.

2. 'SYD BARRETT' appears higher up the label than on some versions above the 'HARVEST' logo at 9 o'clock.

3. Side 2 label has credits 'Barrett + Joyce'. Some versions have 'Barrett except + Joyce'.

4. On each label side there is a gap between 'Lupus Music Ltd' and 'Produced by...'

On the sleeve tracks B4 to B6 have a combined running time of 7:59.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A stamped runout): SHVL 765 A-2G
• Matrix / Runout (Side B stamped runout): SHVL 765 B-2G
• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SHVL.765A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SHVL.765B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SHVL 765	Syd Barrett	The Madcap Laughs ‎(LP, Album)	Harvest	SHVL 765	UK	1970
MR-SSS 504	Syd Barrett	The Madcap Laughs ‎(LP, Album, RE, Ltd, Red)	Vinilisssimo	MR-SSS 504	Spain	2011
SHVL 765, 1E 062 o 04261	Syd Barrett	The Madcap Laughs ‎(LP, Album, RE, 2nd)	Harvest, Harvest	SHVL 765, 1E 062 o 04261	UK	1973
SHVL 765, 1E 062-04 261	Syd Barrett	The Madcap Laughs ‎(LP, Album, RE, Unofficial)	Harvest , Harvest	SHVL 765, 1E 062-04 261	UK	2013
SHVL 765, 1E 062 o 04261	Syd Barrett	The Madcap Laughs ‎(LP, Album, M/Print, RE, Gat)	Harvest, Harvest	SHVL 765, 1E 062 o 04261	UK	Unknown

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