''An Introduction to Syd Barrett'' is a 'best of' compilation featuring the work of

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 ...

spanning the period 1967–1970, including both material written during his time with

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics an ...

and his post-band solo career.

Release

The album was released in the UK and Europe on 4 October 2010, with different release dates for the rest of the world. The album features a series of new remasters and remixes, all overseen by Pink Floyd's

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 ...

. The cover art, featuring various images relating to songs contained within the album, was designed and created by long-term Pink Floyd conceptual artist

Storm Thorgerson Storm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 April 2013) was an English graphic designer and music video director. He is best known for closely working with the group Pink Floyd through most of their career, and also created album or other ar ...

. The album reached 104 in the UK charts. An extra track for CD and iTunes buyers is the previously unreleased 20-minute-long instrumental "Rhamadan", available with a link to download it.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by

. All tracks are 2010-digitally-remastered, except where noted. * Tracks 1–6 are performed with

. * Tracks 1–4 were later released as part of the Pink Floyd box set, ''

The Early Years 1965–1972 ''The Early Years 1965–1972'' is a box set that details the early work of the English rock band Pink Floyd released on 11 November 2016. It was released by Pink Floyd Records with distribution held by Warner Music for the UK and Europe and So ...

''. * Track 19 was later released as an additional bonus track on ''The Madcap Laughs'' 2015 Japanese reissue.

References

External links

An announcement of compilation, from David Gilmour's official blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Introduction to Syd Barrett 2010 compilation albums Syd Barrett albums Harvest Records compilation albums EMI Records compilation albums Capitol Records compilation albums Albums produced by Joe Boyd Albums produced by Peter Jenner Albums produced by Roger Waters Albums produced by David Gilmour Albums produced by Richard Wright (musician) Pink Floyd compilation albums Albums with cover art by Storm Thorgerson Compilation albums published posthumously