Name: The Madcap Laughs
Brand: Rhino (Label)
SKU: 53510499
Price: 56.35 SGD
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The Madcap Laughs

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Album: The Madcap Laughs
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Terrapin	More Info...	0:05
2)	No Good Trying	More Info...	0:03
3)	Love You	More Info...	0:02
4)	No Man's Land	More Info...	0:03
5)	Dark Globe	More Info...	0:02
6)	Here I Go	More Info...	0:03
7)	Octopus	More Info...	0:03
8)	Golden Hair	More Info...	0:02
9)	Long Gone	More Info...	0:03
10)	She Took a Long Cold Look	More Info...	0:02
11)	Feel	More Info...	0:02
12)	If It's in You	More Info...	0:02
13)	Late Night	More Info...	0:03
14)	Octopus (Takes 1 & 2)	More Info...	0:03
15)	It's No Good Trying (Take 5)	More Info...	0:06
16)	Love You (Take 1)	More Info...	0:02
17)	Love You (Take 3)	More Info...	0:02
18)	She Took a Long Cold Look at Me (Take 4)	More Info...	0:02
19)	Golden Hair (Take 5)	More Info...	0:02

Album: The Madcap Laughs
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Terrapin	More Info...	0:05
2)	No Good Trying	More Info...	0:03
3)	Love You	More Info...	0:02
4)	No Man's Land	More Info...	0:03
5)	Dark Globe	More Info...	0:02
6)	Here I Go	More Info...	0:03
7)	Octopus	More Info...	0:03
8)	Golden Hair	More Info...	0:02
9)	Long Gone	More Info...	0:03
10)	She Took a Long Cold Look	More Info...	0:02
11)	Feel	More Info...	0:02
12)	If It's in You	More Info...	0:02
13)	Late Night	More Info...	0:03
14)	Octopus (Takes 1 & 2)	More Info...	0:03
15)	It's No Good Trying (Take 5)	More Info...	0:06
16)	Love You (Take 1)	More Info...	0:02
17)	Love You (Take 3)	More Info...	0:02
18)	She Took a Long Cold Look at Me (Take 4)	More Info...	0:02
19)	Golden Hair (Take 5)	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

When Syd Barrett departed Pink Floyd for a solo career after (minimally) contributing to A SAUCER FULL OF SECRETS in 1969, expectations naturally ran high. Aside from being Floyd's primary songwriter, singer, and guitarist, Barrett had already developed the reputation for being a twisted child prodigy. Taking a turn away from Floyd's complex layered psychedelia, Barrett's solo debut, MADCAP LAUGHS, revealed the singer/songwriter to be a somewhat gentle, reflective poet. Although MADCAP is not as lyrically obscure as most of Barrett's work with Floyd, the album nonetheless proves that Barrett could mutate a simple love song ("Love You," "She Took a Long Cold Look") past the realm of the expected into something chilling.
The plaintive voice-cracking wail of "Won't you miss me / won't you miss me at all?" in "Dark Globe" could just as easily have been directed at a departing lover or the fanbase that Syd was separating himself from at the time through chemical abuse and reclusive behavior. The most compelling song lyrics on MADCAP, however, were not even written by Barrett, but by fellow spiritual expatriate James Joyce. The unlikely collaboration "Golden Hair" is among the most haunting songs ever committed to vinyl. MADCAP is a rich distillation of the triumph of creativity over self-destruction.

Professional Reviews

Q (5/97, p.134) - "...THE MADCAP LAUGHS remains a breath of fresh air--basic and quite beautifully bonkers."