hey everybody Madcap Laughs was actually released in 1970! typo was left over from a section on syd recording post-floyd through ‘68 (including what would become Madcap) that was left out of the final cut. my bad!!

Even the Beatles were robbing that Syd Barret sound bank.

We remember Roger 'Syd' Barrett here in Cambridge as a local lad who was like a comet in the sky which burnt brilliantly for a short time. His death here was a quiet affair in true English style but I attended one of the tribute concerts. Before the pandemic the drummer of Pink Floyd ,Nick Mason, came and played a set mainly of Syd's stuff in the Corn Exchange, the place where Syd last played in public in 1972.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is one of the truly great records of the rock music era - 1960s til now. It's just an explosion of creativity, utterly unique, and in a very small group of albums that achieved such a level or originality and ceativity.

What made this record stand out at the time was Rick Wright's unique, other-worldly keyboard playing, different from anything that had gone before and a perfect vehicle for Sid's whimsical lyrics, notable on" Scarecrow".

Syd Barret did gift the world with the masterpiece Piper ... He was a Genius.

That “we dumped your tea in the harbor” song/dance just so randomly thrown in that way is just one example of why Abigail is so unique and fun to listen to. What a trip ☺️

Syd Barrett is Britain's best nursery song writer. he was brilliant.i wish he'd written a children's book.

As much as I enjoy all the classic Floyd tunes, Shine On, Echoes etc, I never really go out of my way to listen to them anymore. I always however, go out of my way to listen to Syd tunes, whether from PIper, Madcap. Barrett, or Opel. He was the best songwriter! His tunes are timeless and filled with pure emotions. Long live the Madcap!

THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME (TIME TIME TIME!)

I got into Syd Barret in the 90s Piper especially when the rave and psychedelic scene hit the UK. Another psychedelic band I loved from that time was Gong give them a listen.

Syd Barret: The Pink Floyd David Gilmour: Pink Floyd

David Gilmour saw to it that even after Syd Barrett's exit from the band...Syd got his royalties so he could live. Bless David's good heart. So much skullduggery in business. Gilmour showed the higher power of human morals. As well as being a badass guitarists and singer himself!

Wow Abigail!!! I am getting old and was googling "Bike" to see if my recollection of such a track by Pink Floyd was even genuine, and it led me to this video. I thought I would watch for 20 seconds and move on. What a knowledgeable, thoughtful, entertaining lady you are. Big respect goes to you.

Quote by SYD BARRETT ~ "There's so much around, you don't know what to listen to. All I've got at home is Bo Diddley, some Stones and Beatles stuff, and old Jazz records." Very good choices!

Abby is cute. She reminds me of 70s tv star Pamelyn Ferdin. I like early Pink Floyd also, but I do really dig Meddle, and Wish You were here.

Always loved Piper at the Gates of Dawn ... fun episodeI I got the Relics album quite early ... and that's where I saw her play ... and enjoyed the Apples and the Oranges too ...

How refreshing to see someone young enjoying the music of my youth. I picked this album up NEW as a teenager. Still my favorite Pink Floyd album. Thanks again for all the background on this record. Going to grab it now and take another listen :-)

My favorite Floyd album. I really dig the imperfection of Syd's solo albums. Thanks for featuring this under-appreciated album. Cheers!

I love you honey! I’m so glad you stick up for our Syd like that! Keep smiling and keep educating! Please do a vinyl Monday on the Syd Barrett album “Wouldn’t you miss me” the one with the song “Two of a Kind”. I absolutely adore that song so much! It’s so catchy and effective.

Recently stumbled upon the album while tripping -- and instantly fell in love with it. This is such a radically different work from the pretentious stuff they would continue to put out without Barrett. It's raw, it's funny, and it's incredibly addictive.

I got a little misty eyed at the end there when she was talking about Syd. I love him, too. I got Barrett and The Madcap Laughs as a double album when I was a teen and listened to them practically every day for a very long time. Syd expressed something that I didn't even know was in me, and also seemed to give me permission to be silly and whimsical sometimes. Sure, I love Dostoevsky, but I also love with equal enthusiasm Caroll's Alice books. He was a rare one.

I like your 60s look, it was the best era for music and dressing

Syd barrett is my pookie bear I LOVE HIM SOOO MUCH 😭😭😭

Animals is like Zeppelin’s Presence. It’s the least favorite of new fans, but it’s the one seasoned fans spin most often.

British psychedelia was centered more on childhood reveries, in the U.S. it centered on long instrumental solos, acid rock. For 4 whole discs of British psychedelic music you must hear the "Nuggets II" box set from Rhino. Amazing stuff, mostly by bands you never heard of but many of the band members will be familiar to you.

Quote by ROGER KEITH "SYD" BARRETT (Inspiration for "See Emily Play) ~ "I was sleeping in the woods one night after a gig we'd played somewhere, when I saw this girl appear before me. That girl was Emily."

piper is my favourite album. so surreal and mysterious.

The Koyd! ... i love The Koyd. IMO this Syd album is their best.

Your cute quirky style, intelligent and informative vids, and overall obvious passion for music in your life make this a must watch channel. Thank you!

The Shaggs? Beefheart? Omg. Don Van Vleit gave me 6 of his paintings in 1969 and I lost my mind in 1976 and I left the paintings taped to my wall. Now worth about 100,000 a piece USD. No regrets! Funk the past! We'll always have Trout Mask Replica. Going to check out Shaggs in YT.

Love your videos. I could listen to you all day.

A special album, and I must say I prefer the UK listing.

I love your reviews and taste in music. So refreshing.

My favorite KZfaq channel! I look forward to vinyl Mondays much like I would look forward to a new episode of my favorite television show. Awesome on all levels!

Super insightful! I love this album and I love your video style

My favorite album ever!

I could listen to you talk about vinyl for hours on end. I love your videos so much. Keep on posting!

Quote by SYD BARRETT ~ "Chapter 24 ~ that was from the 'I Ching', there was someone around who was very into that, most of the words came straight off that."

Just recently discovered your channel.Love You and your show!Interesting and informative.Vinyl rules!

An essential album for any serious psychedelic music fan. Great job presenting this. :)

I’ve watched a half dozen of your vinyl Monday reviews so far. Love your presentations. Brilliant work. You are gorgeous, fun, and funny, with a generally right on viewpoint. Keep on keeping on. Cheers.

Very informative and a really entertaining video. Great job, would like to see more Pink Floyd on your channel. Have a great rest of your day.

one of my favourite albums.

Fun interesting video! I like how you shared some details I wasn't familiar with. Thanks for posting. I'm happy to have found your channel.

The mono reissue vinyl from a few years ago sounds amazing. It’s my go to copy now.

Great anecdote: playing Piper at work in a kitchen, a younger hippie girl co-worker who routinely wore Pink Floyd shirts scrunched up her face and said "Gah, what is this Shit?" Which is funny enough, right, but when I said "Pink Floyd!!", without missing beat she goes "OH! I love Pink Floyd!"😂😂😂😂

Love your videos and matching fashions, great scarlet tunic! “I’d give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it!!”

Very well, lady Fews had been reviewing this master piece so devotedly so soberly at the same time , just as you did.. Hats off!

14:29 made me laugh harder than anything else today haha. Thank you for covering this album it’s one of my favorites

Young Abi the professor of rock, what fun stuff. When I listen to this stuff way back when, I just considered it fun background music.

I really love the narrative of this album.

I know it is Abigail That's why we love you you're real!

Groovy boots! 😎

One of my favorite albums of all time, hence, one I have multiple different international pressings of. Syd was just amazing and unique. Syd is actually on three songs on A Saucerful Of Secrets by just has a vocal and writing credit for Jugband Blues. His two solo albums are also a must if you love Piper.

Definitely an underrated album, especially from Pink Floyd fans. I listened to it a few times a day in high school for awhile.

Great watch, thanks for posting..

Nice floyd LP collection! My stepdad has all the first vinyl pressings of the Floyd from Piper until the Wall. He even has Relics and a rare The best of Pink Floyd lp. Great review and my song favorites on there match yours

The thing about comparing Syd's and Roger's work is: we don't know what Syd would have been writing in the 70s. The musical climate was entirely different in the 70s than it was in '67. Roger's work is informed by what happened to Syd, his melodic gifts and even his singing. Syd's "Dark Globe" sounds like Roger on "The Wall". //GREAT THUMBNAIL!!!!

What a great and refreshing review well Done

Quote by SYD BARRETT ~ " 'Lucifer Sam' was another one ~ it didn't mean much to me at the time, but then three or four months later it came to mean a lot."

London 1967, what a great time to be alive! Wish I was there to experience it, but your Vinyl Mondays help bring us to that time with your cool clothes and your "dirty hippy spirit." I am there with you, music should be fun and free spirited, expanding positive vibes. :)

Great record! & Great episode!

Thanks. Another epic show! Funny there a song on that album that reminds me of my father. He was kinda a prankster. Was that song called; I see you. He was a real square, but alot of fun. Both him and my mom were the last of the great adventurers

I love Piper. I wish they had made a couple more albums like that one.

Great video.My first introduction to the album was the comp “ A nice Pair” , given to me by a friend in the late 80s .

Another gem of a video covering a gem of an album, thank you Abigail ! I've just returned from spending a few days in London, including wearing my "Bike" t-shirt, and I can confirm that it's still a small place, with lots of famous 60's landmarks within walking distance of each other. Sadly some are no longer in their original form but the memories remain. For me PF really moved on from Syd's underlying influence after the "Dark Side" tour. The recorded version of DSOTM was very different to the one they toured with prIor to the release of the album. I've never taken sides in the Syd era versus post Syd debate, and I think you've done a great job in keeping that out of your review, whilst giving a really comprehensive overview of the album itself, top job !

It would be great to see some of Syds solo records on here :)

The Lunatic Is On The Grass!

Another exceptional presentation. (Particularly excellent shirt!)

great album and a very passionate informative review, a great watch thank you

Groovy Baby...🎶🍄 "the" Pink Floyd... That's two mondays in a row. You knocked me off my chair. BlockBuster albums. As you said last week, We never would have DSOTM without Syd getting the ball rolling. "Piper" is filled with sound effects too. The songs are so quirky and simplistic, their genius, that's what sells. I finally got a copy of Piper in 2016. I had to research it. Mine seems to be a 1967 but released in 1969 on Tower, stereo, ST 5093, but has a multi colored striped label. Chapter is spelled right. On the cover it's" My" stethoscope, on the label it's "Thy". Also in 2016 I found a double colored vinyl set "Complete BBC Sessions 1967-1968" I'm just now interested in seeing if they merged Barrett era with Gilmour on stage or not. You are starting a new trend of bringing back 60's style clothing to match the albums. When I hear "Lucifer Sam" it feels like a 007 James Bond soundtrack. I really dig those long improv tracks that go on and on, when you're in the groove, just keep going. I'm absolutely sure Syd would have gone on writing songs and The Floyd would have had a different path. I'm grateful for all the albums. I wish the band hadn't imploded like it did. But, I have kept up with all their solo projects too. Keep spinning @ 33 1/3....📀

It’s a masterpiece; their first 2 LPs seem similar in nature to me. They expanded and grew as a band from there. If you can find the song Syd did called “Bob Dylan Blues” it’s great; even if he’s revealing his delusion about who Dylan was/is. It shows his whit and sarcasm, just as his only song on A Saucer of Secrets, “Jugband Blues” does so clearly. He was on another level. Great channel one more thing to look forward to on Mondays!

Quote by ROGER "SYD" BARRETT (Genesis of Apples And Oranges) ~ "It's unlike anything we've done before. It's a new sound. Got a lot of Guitar in it. It's a happy song, and it's got a touch of Christmas. It's about a girl who I saw walking round town in Richmond. The 'apples and oranges' bit is the refrain in the middle."

Chapter 24 hits so home, i understand every thing he is saying--what a song!

Abigail i really enjoy your vinyl record history class. I enjoy learning more about Sid Barrett , from you so much. It's fun that you just roll with it & have a laugh or two. I can see how much you care & love sharing your music with the fans. You would've made Sid proud. Have a wonderful day & keep spinning 😃✌

You've nailed it again Abby. Your fashion sense is straight out of a 1967 London club watching The Pink Floyd as they blazed a trail through the psychedelic scene. Piper is my favourite Floyd album. I, like you, love Syd Barrett and his sense of fun and experimentation is sorely lacking after he left the band. Dark Side is a high point and The Wall and Wish You were Here have their moments but, for my ears, I would rather listen to Syd singing about Gnomes, Bikes and Scarecrows to a psychedelic backing. - WATCHING BUTTERCUPS COME TO LI -I- I -I -I -I - IFE !!!

✨✨I SOOO LOVE THIS ALBUM✨✨ 😀✨✨✨✨✨👍thank you for Covering this album!!✨✨✨

I saw one of those lenses for sale at Clem's Classics in Daytona, Florida. The one he had was under $150.

The album of my life( the british one).

I absolutely love this album. Deep down,probably my favourite Floyd album. This, to me, is one of the best psychedelic albums ever. Even the dissonant freak-out bits are great. Thanks for putting it in the limelight. Re dress: Nick Mason and Richard Wright combo? - but more beautiful 😉 The differences between uk and us releases of all those great 60s albums are really annoying sometimes.

I’m so sorry I hadn’t subscribed earlier. You’re a beast my dude!!!

Cool that you did a review of this record. It’s one of my all time favorites. I’d wondered if you liked this stuff because on the record collection tour videos, I didn’t see any madcap laughs, Barrett, or Opel.

Hey. Great bideo. I love your presenting style. I could just sit for hours with you chatting music. I love 'The' Pink Floyd. I should point out that The Madcap Laughs is 1970 and Barrett was 71. I'm a Beatles student and also in high school, instead of doing homework, I learned how to play all these songs on my guitar. And I was a fan in the first part of the 80s, so before everyone's catalogues were aligned on both sides of the Atlantic, so the US track listings,,,,,,,well as I've been saying since 1987, Dave Dexter Jr ruined my life.

Lucifer Sam was the bond funky song. Scarecrow was the purest English folk track.

I´ve really come to enjoy these shows you put up,such a pleasure just lying on the back and listen! You´ve got an engaging way to tell your stories. Much appreciated. Being a child of the 70s and 80s more so than the 60s, the 60s music scene has never been my cup og Gin( other than the usual suspects and occasional hits). But watching your show makes me wanna have Piper. Bought the Stones album Their Satanic... a few days ago,after watching Ms Devoe present it,and i DO like it more and more especially the jacket on the album ,how ´bout that,old dogs can learn! Just put Piper on my wish/to buy list,so thanks for your excellent efforts and inspiration. We´re in one hell of a heatspell here in Sweden right now so blaming parts of the rant on heatstroke! Thanks for sharing and take care!

I remember Hurricane Smith's hit song from 1972, "Babe What Would You Say."

Piper was the first Pink Floyd album I ever heard and it remains my favorite. I also love Madcap Laughs and Barrett.

I love this album so much. Also Relics has Emily and Arnold Layne.🤪

Awesome blouse. c:

Great to see someone from the younger generation into great music 🎶

That's one of my favorites too.

I would give it to you if could but I bowered it, love this one.

There was no Vinyl Monday that day so, forlornly, he went looking for the gates of dawn. VM so quickly established the importance of cover artwork to the vinyl experience. Holding albums in your hands is enjoyable. Looking at the tracklisting I was thinking how great it would jave been to have Emily there not realizing that it was included for the US release. It feels right. The melody is lovely. In the spirit of 'the death of the author' theory I've always imagined the song to be about Emily Bronte. I'm surprised by how unaquainted with the album I am and the snappy pop of Lucifer Sam takes me by surprise. The organ on Flaming is dreamlike. How good this record is and wouldn't they have developed into a very different band with Syd's influence. Arnold Layne was a catchy singly too. Interstellar is imaginative, distinctive. You're admiration for Syd Barrett shines: it's a warm appraisal for this fine work. I didn't arrange it Emily I'm Sorry by Boygenius has just played on BBC radio 6.

Quote by ROGER KEITH "SYD" BARRETT ~ "I think it's good if a song has more than one meaning. Maybe that kind of song can reach far more people."

I wonder if UK bands released more singles in the USA, so they might end up on Juke Boxes, to help promote the Albums. Probly Juke Boxes at teen center, high schools, college cafeterias, The YMCA teenager centers, restaurant and bars. I always liked those jukebox amplifiers that the band Devo had.

Hats off Abigail. Hats off Syd. I love this album.

My favourite Pink Floyd album

honestly even though I don't like Pink Floyd I seriously admire all the nerdy info you bring to talking about a format that I as well obsess over.

Fantastic to see this and beautifully presented. I LOVE Syd too (lukewarm on most other PF). Subscribed! Wow, no Astronomy Domine, no Bike on the original US issue? !!! Equal best tracks with Lucifer Sam, for me. 😁 You mentioned Beefheart. PLEASE!