ALBUM GRADE: 9.5
The Madcap Laughs is the debut solo album by the English singer-songwriter Syd Barrett. It was recorded after Barrett had left Pink Floyd in April 1968. The album had a chequered recording history, with work beginning in mid-1968, but the bulk of the sessions taking place between April and July 1969, for which five different producers were credited − including Barrett, Peter Jenner (1968 sessions), Malcolm Jones (early-to-mid-1969 sessions), and fellow Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Roger Waters (mid-1969 sessions). Among the guest musicians are Willie Wilson from Gilmour’s old band Jokers Wild and Robert Wyatt of the band Soft Machine.
SONG GRADES:
1. Terrapin – 10
2. No Good Trying – 9
3. Love You – 9
4. No Man’s Land – 10
5. Dark Globe – 10
6. Here I Go – 9
7. Octopus – 10
8. Golden Hair – 8
9. Long Gone – 8
10. She Took a Long Cold Look – 8
11. Feel – 8
12. If It’s in You – 9
13. Late Night – 10
Produced by Syd Barrett, Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, David Gilmour, and Roger Waters.