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PRE-ORDER: V/A "Syd Barrett: Clowns & Jugglers" 2xCD

PRE-ORDER: V/A "Syd Barrett: Clowns & Jugglers" 2xCD

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THIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around OCTOBER 9th, 2026. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order for those items.  

A celebration of the music of Syd Barrett featuring exclusive tracks from the likes of Kula Shaker, Soft Machine, Voyage 35, Robyn Hitchcock (featuring John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame), Henge and Tom Bowness to but name a few. Without Syd Barrett, there would have been no Pink Floyd. Their music never dates; it feels timeless. They were utterly unique, and people remain as fascinated by their origins today as when they first heard them. They sounded unlike anyone else when they started in the 60's. They were not simply imitating Black American music, as so many British bands were then doing; this was something entirely new and exciting. As Nick Kent once observed, Pink Floyd seemed to arrive fully formed from the very beginning, and much of that was due to Syd's startling talent as both a songwriter and a musician experimenting with new sounds using what was, by today's standards, primitive equipment. Alongside The Beatles, Syd Barrett pushed the boundaries of instrumental innovation. While The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band down the hall at Abbey Road Studios, Pink Floyd were working on The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Through avant-garde experiments with backwards guitar techniques and multi-track recording, Syd explored far beyond the limits of conventional popular music. Syd developed his own equally unconventional approach, playing slide guitar with a Zippo lighter and wiring his instrument through two Binson Echorec units, using sound like a painter uses colour. Clowns and Jugglers is an official release, whilst it could be called a "Tribute album", the project co-ordinators are at lengths to say it is more a "celebration" than a tribute. Featuring many exclusive tracks from the likes of Kula Shaker, Soft Machine, Voyage 35, Robyn Hitchcock (featuring John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame), Henge and Tom Bowness to but name a few. That coupled with the last ever live performance of Pink Floyd themselves, all very fitting that they should end their live career where it started, not to mention a certain Mr David Bowie making an appearance - this Celebration of both Syd and his music is a must not only for Floyd fans - which there are alot, but music lovers in general.

Track List:
    
- Disc 1 -
1 Arnold Layne (Live at the Barbican) Pink Floyd / Rick Wright Vocal 4:40
2 Astronomy Domine (Live at the Roundhouse) Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets 4:12
3 See Emily Play Martha Wainwright 2:42
4 Love You Mystery Jets 3:07
5 Chapter 24 (Live in São Paulo) Violeta de Outono 4:28
6 No Good Trying/Interstellar Overdrive Kula Shaker 8:25
7 Apples & Oranges Voyage 35 3:29
8 Octopus Diana Silveira X the Psychedelic Circus 7:00
9 Lucifer Sam Rosalie Cunningham 3:15
10 Golden Hair Tim Bowness 1:49
11 Effervescing Elephant Jim Sclavunos 1:08
12 Rhamadan Soft Machine 20:39
13 Scream Thy Last Scream Men on the Border 3:51
14 Bike PÜNK Barrett 2:14
- Disc 2 -
1 Matilda Mother Rhadika Ft. Norman Blake & Future Pilot Aka 3:07
2 Gigolo Aunt (Live at Acheron) Robyn Hitchcock 4:35
3 Baby Lemonade Love with Johnny Echols 2:42
4 Terrapin Henge 3:55
5 Two of a Kind Dave Harris & Zeus B Held 2:25
6 Long Gone Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats 3:27
7 Late Night Theo Travis / Richko Vocal 4:52
8 Love Song la Forma Delle Nuvole 3:27
9 Golden Hair Jennifer Gentle 3:05
10 Scarecrow PÜNK Barrett 2:51
11 Here I Go Martin Stephenson 3:29
12 Apples & Oranges Men on the Border 4:05
13 Dominoes Mary Stuart and Tre 2:19
14 Opel Stone Anthem 6:00
15 No Man's Land David Devant and His Spirit Wife ?
16 Maisie Warmduscher ?
17 Candy and a Currant Bun Crystal Teardrop 2:41
18 Wined & Dined Dream Machine ?
19 Arnold Layne (Live at the Albert Hall) David Gilmour / David Bowie Vocal 4:03

Without Syd Barrett, there would have been no Pink Floyd. Their music never dates; it feels timeless. They were utterly unique, and people remain as fascinated by their origins today as when they first heard them. They sounded unlike anyone else when they started in the 60's. They were not simply imitating Black American music, as so many British bands were then doing; this was something entirely new and exciting. As Nick Kent once observed, Pink Floyd seemed to arrive fully formed from the very beginning, and much of that was due to Syd's startling talent as both a songwriter and a musician experimenting with new sounds using what was, by today's standards, primitive equipment. Alongside The Beatles, Syd Barrett pushed the boundaries of instrumental innovation. While The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band down the hall at Abbey Road Studios, Pink Floyd were working on The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Through avant-garde experiments with backwards guitar techniques and multi-track recording, Syd explored far beyond the limits of conventional popular music. Syd developed his own equally unconventional approach, playing slide guitar with a Zippo lighter and wiring his instrument through two Binson Echorec units, using sound like a painter uses colour. Clowns and Jugglers is an official release, whilst it could be called a "Tribute album", the project co-ordinators are at lengths to say it is more a "celebration" than a tribute. Featuring many exclusive tracks from the likes of Kula Shaker, Soft Machine, Voyage 35, Robyn Hitchcock (featuring John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame), Henge and Tom Bowness to but name a few. That coupled with the last ever live performance of Pink Floyd themselves, all very fitting that they should end their live career where it started, not to mention a certain Mr David Bowie making an appearance - this Celebration of both Syd and his music is a must not only for Floyd fans - which there are alot, but music lovers in general.street date 10/9/2026

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