General Article name: Barrett
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Parlophone Label Group (PLG) Number of tracks: 12 Tracklist LP - 1 1. Syd Barrett - Baby Lemonade 2. Syd Barrett - Love Song 3. Syd Barrett - Dominoes 4. Syd Barrett - It Is Obvious 5. Syd Barrett - Rats 6. Syd Barrett - Maisie 7. Syd Barrett - Gigolo Aunt 8. Syd Barrett - Waving My Arms In the Air 9. Syd Barrett - I Never Lied to You 10. Syd Barrett - Wolfpack 11. Syd Barrett - Effervescing Elephant 12. Syd Barrett - Effervescing Elephant   Description Description

On his second solo album, Barrett was joined by Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley and Pink Floyd members Rick Wright (organ) and Dave Gilmour (guitar). Gilmour and Wright acted as producers as well. Instrumentally, the result is a bit fuller and smoother than the first album, although it's since been revealed that Gilmour and Wright embellished these songs as best they could without much involvement from Barrett, who was often unable or unwilling to perfect his performance. The songs, however, are just as fractured as on his debut, if not more so. "Baby Lemonade," "Gigolo Aunt," and the nursery rhyming "Effervescing Elephant" rank among his peppiest and best-loved tunes. Elsewhere, the tone is darker and more meandering. It was regarded as something of a charming but unfocused throwaway at the time of its release, but Barrett's singularly whimsical and unsettling vision holds up well. ~ Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger

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On his second solo album, Barrett was joined by Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley and Pink Floyd members Richard Wright (organ) and Dave Gilmour (guitar). Gilmour and Wright acted as producers as well. Instrumentally, the result is a bit fuller and smoother than the first album, although it's since been revealed that Gilmour and Wright embellished these songs as best they could without much involvement from Barrett, who was often unable or unwilling to perfect his performance. The songs, however, are just as fractured as on his debut, if not more so. "Baby Lemonade," "Gigolo Aunt," and the nursery rhyming "Effervescing Elephant" rank among his peppiest and best-loved tunes. Elsewhere, the tone is darker and more meandering. It was regarded as something of a charming but unfocused throwaway at the time of its release, but Barrett's singularly whimsical and unsettling vision holds up well. [Barrett was released on 180-gram vinyl in 2014.] ~ Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger

Contributors Artist: Syd Barrett Record Label: Rhino Record Label: Parlophone Record Label: Harvest Guest Artist: David Gilmour Guest Artist: Richard Wright