The Radio One Sessions is a live album by former Pink Floyd vocalist and guitarist, Syd Barrett. It is the last Barrett album released in his lifetime before his death in 2006.
| The Radio One Sessions | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 29 March 2004 (UK) 11 May 2004 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 24 February 1970 & 16 February 1971 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 20:01 | |||
| Label | Strange Fruit | |||
| Producer | Pete Dauncey & John Muir | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| BBC | favourable[2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[3] |
Content edit
It features the complete Peel Session recordings that Barrett did for Top Gear (presented by Peel) on 24 February 1970, plus three unreleased songs recorded for a Bob Harris "Sounds of the Seventies" show on 16 February 1971.[1][2][3][5] For the latter, the BBC no longer held the master tape, however, the source tape used for this album was an off-air bootleg recording of the show made during its original broadcast.[1][3][6] Because a several generation old tape was used, the quality of these tracks is very poor, but in recent years, a lower generation copy, featuring Harris' introductions, has circulated among fans and has improved sound quality.
Track listing edit
All songs by Syd Barrett (with the possible exception of "Two of a Kind").[nb 1]
- "Terrapin" – 3:09
- "Gigolo Aunt" – 3:42
- "Baby Lemonade" – 2:34
- "Effervescing Elephant" – 1:02
- "Two of a Kind" (Rick Wright) – 2:35
- "Baby Lemonade" – 2:23
- "Dominoes" – 3:02
- "Love Song" – 1:27
Personnel edit
- Syd Barrett – acoustic guitar, vocals
- David Gilmour – bass guitar, organ, electric guitar, backing vocals
- Jerry Shirley – percussion
- Pete Dauncey – producer
- John Muir – producer
- Barry Plummer – cover photo
See also edit
References edit
- Footnotes
- ^ "Two of a Kind" was credited to Richard Wright on the original Peel Session release, but to Barrett on later releases, including The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me?.[7] Wright reportedly wrote the song but Barrett insisted it was his own composition[8] (and wanted to include it on The Madcap Laughs).[9] When asked about the matter in a 1996 interview, Wright's reply was enigmatic: "Can't answer, I am looking into this."[10]
- Citations
- ^ a b c Thompson, Dave. "The Radio One Sessions - Syd Barrett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Music - Review of Syd Barrett - The Radio One Sessions". BBC. 20 November 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "Syd Barrett: Radio One Sessions | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Chapman, Rob (2010). Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head (Paperback ed.). London: Faber. pp. 268–269. ISBN 978-0-571-23855-2.
- ^ "Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - Syd Barrett - The Radio One Sessions". Brain Damage. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Wouldn't You Miss Me?: The Best of Syd Barrett - Syd Barrett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Manning, Toby (2006). The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 234. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
- ^ Watkinson, Mike; Pete Anderson. Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett & the Dawn of Pink Floyd. p. 92.
- ^ "All The Wright Answers from Pink Floyd's Keyboardist 1996". pinkfloyd-co. Archived from the original on 14 February 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2013.