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"BABY LEMONADE" (Syd Barrett)

In the sad town,
Cold iron hands clap,
The party of clowns outside,
Rain falls in grey, far away,
Please, please, Baby Lemonade.

In the evening, sun going down,
When the earth streams in, in the morning,
Send a cage through the post,
Make your name like a ghost,
Please, please, Baby Lemonade.

I'm screaming, I met you this way,
You're nice to me like ice,
In the clock they sent through a washing machine,
Come around, make it soon, so alone.....
Please, please, Baby Lemonade.

In the sad town,
Cold iron hands clap,
The party of clowns outside,
Rain falls in gray far away,
Please, please, Baby Lemonade.

In the evening sun going down,
When the earth streams in, in the morning,
Send a cage through the post,
Make your name like a ghost,
Please, please, Baby Lemonade.
    "Syd Barrett: The Peel Session". RARE FIRST AND ONLY UK PRESSING, RELEASED SEPTEMBER, 1988.
  RARE UK LIMITED EDITION 12" MINI LP/ EP, RECORDED AND MIXED IN TRUE STEREO, PLAYS AT 45 R.P.M.
  Recorded24th February, 1970, At The BBC For John Peel's 'Top Gear' Radio Programme.
THE COVER IS ALSO EMBOSSED / TEXTURED LIKE AN ARTIST'S CANVAS, THE BACK HAS THIS PRINTED:
 
  'Special Metallic Finish Limited Edition Cover'
 

 BBC 'STRANGE FRUIT RECORDS' LABEL: SFPSO43.

MAITRIX:  * SFPS O43  A - 1 *  /   *SFPS O43  B - 1 *
There are two further mastering logo's hand written on either side, they are unknown to me and can be see in a compiled picture
with all the items in the run-out grooves;

'MT' & 'MB'


  ORIGINAL 1988 INNER SLEEVE, UNAGED AND UNUSED WITH ONLY A LIGHT RECORD IMPRESSION,
THE FRONT BOTTOM RIM HAS  "Made In Great Britain" AND THE ACTUAL DATE THE SLEEVE WAS MADE:
 
'9/88 = September, 1988.

THE SLEEVE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

1988 LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL METALLIC FINISH COVER, ONCE AGAIN UNUSED, A LIGHT RECORD IMPRESSION
AND A FEW ASSOCIATED TINY EDGE LINES AND LIGHT RIPPLES.  THE COPPER BROWN METALLIC COLOUR IS NOT
RUBBED AND MOST CERTAINLY NOT WITH THE VERY COMMON RING WEAR, THAT INCLUDESTHE EMBOSSED OR
TEXTURED FRONT AND BACK. THE COVER WAS STORED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER COVER AND THAT PREVENTED
 ANY RUBBING TO THE EASILY SCUFFED TOP SURFACE ON THE METTALIC FRONT AND THE SILVER & BLACK BACK.
WITH AN UNPLAYED RECORD INSIDE THE GRADING HAS TO BE NEAR MINT CONDITION.


THE LABEL CENTRES ACT TO GRADE THE RECORD, NO WAY HAS THIS EVER BEEN ON A SPINDLE BECAUSE OF THE
TEXTURED LABELS.  ANY FEATHER LIGHT  HANDLING TRACES AT THE CBS PRESSING PLANT WHERE THE RECORD
WAS PRESSED, ARE NEAR INVISIBLE, WELL, INVISIBLE! 
WITH THE RARITY OF THESE LIMITED EDITIONS, I RELUCTANTLY DECIDED AGAINST HEARING THE RECORD AND
OFFER THIS AS STILL UNPLAYED AFTER 29 YEARS. THE RECORD IS IN UNPLAYED MINT CONDITION.
  SIDE 1
   "Terrapin"
"Gigolo Aunt"

SIDE 2
"Baby Lemonade"
"Effervescing Elephant"
"Two Of A Kind"


Syd Barrett - acoustic guitar & vocals
David Gilmour - bass, electric guitar, organ & backing vocals
Jerry Shirley - drums & percussion


All songs written by Syd Barrett.
RecordedLive, 24th February, 1970, At The BBC For John Peel's 'Top Gear' Radio Programme.
Produced By John Walters.
    Apart from the record being in such an ultimate condition, I am not inclined to describe a Syd Barrett album, well technically an
EP, being a 12" record with five excusive tracks, I prefer to call this a 'Mini LP' even if it does play at 45 RPM.   Syd's music
is personally much too close to turn a listening experience of such an intensity, into text. It's difficult enough explaining the
  immense impact at the age of 13 to 14 during 1966 and 1967, watching Pink Floyd performing live when they were still unknown,
"Arnold Layne" was not written or released yet. I waited impatiently for the first record and was so besotted with "Arnold Layne,"
I even found and bought a demo in a picture sleeve in March, '67, I kept that unplayed and wore out the standard single.  Some kind
of instinct at work then I suppose, having so recently bought my first ever picture sleeve single of "Strawberry Fields Forever", I was
  very taken with the demo's picture sleeve.   That was also kept in immaculate condition and sits framed on my wall just above my
head as I type, hopefully that alone will give some insight into why I would be reluctant to describe and disect this sensational live
  radio set.  His solo studio recordings are incredible enough, but performing live has the great mpact of a musical genius sitting
   right on the edge of sanity, but functioning superbly.   Not forgetting there was Dave Gilmour performing with Syd, playing bass,
   electric guitar, organ and even singing backing vocals, another musician I saw regularly live with Humble Pie in this era, Jerry
Shirley provided the percussion.  With Dave playing live with Syd, you had the musician who replaced him in Pink Floyd, it could
  have been Roger, but either way, the sound is definitely 1966 -1970 Pink Floyd.  On the subject of sound, the BBC recordings in
1970 were now in Stereo and easily the equal of any recording studio, released their own 'Strange Fruit' record label, the 1987
mastering of the original tape was sheer perfection.   No wonder this record revives memories of seeing Pink Floyd in London's
UFO Club and The Roundhouse, we saw Pink Floyd live mostly at the Roundhouse though where we spent so much time during the
  most exciting period for music and art I have known.  No stage or seats there, you just wandered down to the position bands were
  playing, it was indeed a round building where trains used to turn around, you sat on the floor, right in front of the artists if
  you chose, we always did!  It was really cheap to get in, but there only a few feet away was the young Pink Floyd, their amazing
  psychedelic light show was something unheard of then, positioned right in front of the band, the flickering coloured lights fell
  onto Syd Barrett and perfectly suited his persona.   An experience I have never forgotten, a mesmerising figure who sang and
  played lead guitar and sang most of the lead vocals, the music coming from them all was unlike anything previously heard, the
  psychedelic lights enhanced the music like a strobe light throbbing and pulsating with Roger's bass sound.  Considering how much
exposure there was to innovative new music, nothing I had ever seen before or ever since compares to Pink Floyd in late 1966 to
1967 with Syd, they were just awesome!   However dramatic and huge Pink Floyd's stage shows became during the 1970's decade
and beyond, that close proximity to Syd, stoned out his head and performing with the same intensity heard on his "Barrett" LP, the
early psychedelic performances with Syd figure among my fondest memories and one of my biggest influences.

Yesterday I was listing "Ummagumma" and in my description I started discussing the influence of Syd on the band in 1969 even
  withouthim, knowing I had this to list and describe I held back for today.  The only live Syd Barrett radio session in existence on
  a Limited Edition rare record, is a better suited time to dig deeper into the background to the genius of Syd and the evolution
of one of the world's greatest bands of all time.
  "ISN'T IT GOOD TO BE LOST IN THE WOOD?"
    Syd was highly intelligent, the son of a prosperous pathologist living in the famous university city of Cambridge, his real name
was Roger Barrett and his parents approved of and encouraged his musical talent from a young child.  'Roger' was influenced by
  blues and jazz, his chosen stage name was taken from a local jazz double bass player, Sid Barrett, altering the spelling to "Syd"
  due to the surnames being spelt the same.  If not, Pink Floyd would have had two 'Rogers' in the band, Syd's best friend at school
  was Roger Waters, the two would of course change the course of psychedelic music and Syd's massive influence would continue
  for Pink Floyd until the 'Division Bell' rang for the final time, even if Roger Waters was an established  solo artist by then.
  
  For most people not living near London, Syd Barrett's staggering musical genius burst to into life in 1967 with Pink Floyd's first
two singles and one of the greatest LP's ever recorded, "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn".  I might be completely biased here but
it stands as one of the most unique debut albums, with only the same year's "Are You Experienced" able to share such accolades.
The heavy use of mind expanding drugs were as much a part of Syd's psychedelic state of mind as the incredible music he created,
back in1968 he appeared to have burned out those creative juices on just a few singles, one album and a small contribution to the
"Saucerful Of Secrets" LP.  Pink Floyd tried their best to keep him involved after the necessary replacement of Dave Gilmour, but
Syd could no longer function as an active musician, either on stage or in a recording studio.  Even letting him stay at home and just
use his gift of songwriting failed, Syd Barrett  seemed to to be heading down the same road so many others from the late 60's had
taken, never to use the talent he was born with again, an absolute tragedy at the time. Then wonder of wonders, the music press
  reported Syd had been retained by EMI on their recently formed progressive label "Harvest".  Syd was back writing and recording
  as a solo artist and what relief to read that in December,1969, "Octopus" was being released as a single,followed in January,1970
by a first solo album, the aptly named "A Madcap Laughs" was released. The title came from the amazing lyrics on "Octopus" and it
was an fantastic album with all of Barrett's apparently lost genius, back with absolutely  stunning new material.  He had the able
assistance from his Pink Floyd friends solidly behind the album, Roger Waters and Dave Gilmour produced "A Madcap Laughs" and
  played on the album sessions,"Octopus" totally failed to sell and so did "A Madcap Laughs," although I suppose a brief No.40 was
  a better achievement than the majority of Harvest artists even came close to.  That same year Syd was back in Abbey Road with the
  helping hands of Dave Gilmour & Richard Wright this time and that Barrett genius was burning as brightly as ever, only now, for
  the final time,"Barrett" was a major album.  Somehow Syd pulled back from the edge of beyond and recorded two astonishing LP's
  and they were mostly performed with acoustic instruments, for original vinyl that meant horrific noise from the few copies bought,
  in 1970,  the sales for "Barrett" were so poor it never entered the UK charts, an extremely rare first pressing in any condition.
  I am thrilled to offer this unplayed record with ultimate and perfect sound quality, I fully intended writing about the sessions
  and how first takes of some songs were directly placed onto the album, the later takes appeared on compilations! The info can be
   found on websites and books, I have given a very personalised slant on this musical genius, but true greatness is not measured in
  the memories of those lucky enough to have seem him performing live with Pink Floyd, but how his music has mesmerised every
  successive generation, that 'crazy diamond' had indeed, 'shone on.'
  {Roy}
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