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Subject: Re: Re: 60s Psych-Out Curiosity Recall Drop
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 12:43:11 EDT
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> 
> Ahhh yes, early Floyd.  "See Emily Play" was written by Syd Barret, one of
> the founding members of Pink Floyd.  He also released a couple of solo albums,
> one was called (I believe) "Syd Barret and the Madcap Laughs", but I don't
> remember the name of the second one.  Syd left Pink Floyd after their second
> album and spent some time institutionalized, though I read a few years ago
> that he's living outside of those kinds of walls now.

Yes, Syd Barrett is no longer institutionalized, but last I heard
he was living with his mother and was incontinent.  The whole
of his problems was apparently brought on by too many acid trips. 
In fact, I remember one account that said he would stand and strum 
the same chord through a whole concert just before the rest 
of the band kicked him out. It is also rumored that when Floyd
was doing their "Wish You Were Here" album about burning out
in the corporate music world, Barrett showed up looking like
death warmed over trying to offer his services.

Oh yeah, the name of his other album was simply BARRETT.