The Radio One Sessions (Syd Barrett Album)
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''The Radio One Sessions'' is a live album by former
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vocalist and guitarist,
Syd Barrett Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett was their original frontman and primary songwriter, becoming known for his ...
. It is the last Barrett album released in his lifetime before his death in 2006.


Content

It features the complete ''
Peel Session John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly fr ...
'' recordings that Barrett did for ''
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'' (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. For the latter, the
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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. 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

All songs by
Syd Barrett Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett was their original frontman and primary songwriter, becoming known for his ...
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" – 3:09 # "Gigolo Aunt" – 3:42 # "
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" – 2:34 # "Effervescing Elephant" – 1:02 # "Two of a Kind" (
Rick Wright Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician who was a co-founder of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He played keyboards and sang, appearing on almost every Pink Floyd album and performing on a ...
) – 2:35 # "Baby Lemonade" – 2:23 # "Dominoes" – 3:02 # "Love Song" – 1:27


Personnel

*
Syd Barrett Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett was their original frontman and primary songwriter, becoming known for his ...
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, vocals *
David Gilmour David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. P ...
– bass guitar,
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, electric guitar, backing vocals *
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– percussion *Pete Dauncey – producer *John Muir – producer *Barry Plummer – cover photo


See also

*'' The Peel Session''


References

;Footnotes ;Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:Radio One Sessions, The Syd Barrett live albums BBC Radio recordings 2004 live albums 2004 compilation albums