Band manager Peter Jenner and Roger Waters arranged for Barrett to see a psychiatrist (an appointment he failed to attend), while a stay on the Spanish island of Formentera with Sam Hutt, a doctor well established in the underground music scene, led to no visible improvement in Barrett's behaviour. In August 1967, Pink Floyd were forced to cancel their appearance at the prestigious National Jazz and Blues Festival, informing the music press that Barrett was suffering from nervous exhaustion. Many report having seen him on stage with the group during this period, strumming on one chord through an entire concert or not playing at all. In the second half of 1967 and through to early 1968, when Syd Barrett was still part of Pink Floyd, Barrett's behaviour became increasingly erratic and unpredictable.
A remastered version was released in 2010. The album was remastered and reissued in 1993, along with Barrett's other albums, Barrett (1970) and Opel (1988), independently and as part of the Crazy Diamond box set. Re-released in 1974 as part of Syd Barrett (which contained The Madcap Laughs and Barrett). The Madcap Laughs, released in January 1970 on Harvest in the UK, and on Capitol Records in the US, enjoyed minimal commercial success on release, reaching number 40 on the UK's official albums chart, while failing to hit the US charts. Among the guest musicians are Willie Wilson from (Gilmour's old band) Jokers Wild and Robert Wyatt of the band Soft Machine. The album had a chequered recording history, with work beginning in mid-1968, but the bulk of the sessions taking place between April and July 1969, for which five different producers were credited #8722 including Barrett, Peter Jenner (1968 sessions), Malcolm Jones (early-to-mid 1969 sessions), and fellow Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Roger Waters (mid-1969 sessions). It was recorded after Barrett had left Pink Floyd in April 1968. The Madcap Laughs is the debut solo album by British singer-songwriter Syd Barrett. "The Madcap Laughs"-Syd Barrett (Opel & beyond) Some how that makes it timeless.Messageboard For Love Fans - "The Madcap Laughs"-Syd Barrett (Opel & beyond) and the way you kiss will always be a very special thing to me is one the most pathetic yet earnest lyrics ever put to tape. And how Late Night picks up off the gleeful idiocy with simmering symbols and chiming guitars - just as if Barrett packed a sunset into the finale of his album. I also have a great love for If It’s In You - the mistakes, the drunken stutters, the croaks and most of all those blithering rhymes: Henrietta she’s a mean go-getter got-to-write-her-a-letter is written on a post-it note somewhere in my mind.
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Terrapin has looms full of sun warped guitar and Octopus has as many shifting rhythms as hooks - yet the tricks of these songs are made to look effortless by Barrett. I can always hear the opening to Dark Globe in my head, where are you now? Pussywillow that smiled honestly nonsensical yet imbued full of meaning, Barrett’s delivery elevating nonsense to catharsis. Reminds me of skipping school and going to the gardens in the city with nothing to do and no one to see.