6-30-09 Pink Floyd solo albums
CD BARRETT, SYD BARRETT
HARVEST
LP BARRETT, SYD BARRETT
HARVEST
LP BARRETT, SYD LAUGHING pirate
IMPOSSIBLE IMP 1-03 1978? 13 TRKS pirate
LP BARRETT, SYD MADCAP LAUGHS, THE
HARVEST
CD BARRETT, SYD MADCAP LAUGHS, THE (kami sleeve)
TOSHIBA JPN TOCP-65783 1969 13 TRKS ('01 issue) kami sleeve
7" BARRETT, SYD OCTOPUS / GOLDEN HAIR
HARVEST UK HAR 5009 1969 2 TRKS no pic sleeve
CD BARRETT, SYD OPEL
HARVEST UK CDP 791206.2 1988 14 TRK Collection (late 60's/early 70's recordings)
LP BARRETT, SYD OPEL
HARVEST UK SHSP 4126 1988 14 TRK Collection (late 60's/early 70's recordings)
CD5 BARRETT, SYD PEEL SESSIONS, THE
STRANGE FR
CD GILMOUR, DAVID ABOUT FACE
HARVEST
LP GILMOUR, DAVID ABOUT FACE
CBS/SONY JPN 28AP 2826 1984 10 TRKS
7" GILMOUR, DAVID
EMI
CD5 GILMOUR, DAVID
EMI
12" GILMOUR, DAVID BLUE LIGHT
CD GILMOUR, DAVID DAVID GILMOUR
LP GILMOUR, DAVID DAVID GILMOUR
CBS/SONY JPN 25AP 1077 1978 9 TRKS
CD5 GILMOUR, DAVID ON AN
EMI
CD MASON, NICK FICTITIOUS SPORTS
SONY MSP A 37307 1981 8 TRKS Robert Wyatt
LP MASON, NICK FICTITIOUS SPORTS
12" MASON, NICK HOT RIVER / CAN'T GET MY MOTOR TO START
COLUMBIA US AS 964 1981 2 TRKS clear vinyl, promo
12" MASON, NICK / RICK FENN LIE FOR A LIE
HARVEST
CD MASON, NICK / RICK FENN PROFILES
LP MASON, NICK / RICK FENN PROFILES
LP WATERS, ROGER PROS AND CONS OF HITCH HIKING, THE
CBS/SONY JPN 28AP 2875 1984 12 TRKS
7" WATERS, ROGER SUNSET STRIP / MONEY
CD WRIGHT, RICHARD BROKEN
GUARDIAN 853645.2 1996 16 TRKS with Anthony Moore
CD WRIGHT, RICHARD WET DREAM
ONE WAY
I’m a big fan of Pink Floyd solo albums. My collection seems to go from 1969 – 2006. I did a lot of this in real time.
As a teenager, I saw Syd Barrett “The Madcap Laughs” in a hippie record store, and knew I had to have it. This was maybe a year or so after it came out. I guess I waited to see if it would come out in the
There were so many Pink Floyd albums around – I think the debut Dave Gilmour album was a little under the radar. As a result, it was never “over-played” by FM radio – and I can still listen to it in 2009. However, I am a bigger fan of his 2nd album, “About Face” – with it’s Pete Townshend co-writes. And I bought a few modern day singles, being covers of “Arnold Layne”.
I really love the Nick Mason albums. Totally out of left field! Carla Bley, Robert Wyatt – there’s a lot to love on “Fictitious Sports”. And “Profiles” isn’t too shabby either! Rick Fenn is from 10cc, and David Gilmour guests on “Lie For A Lie” – really excellent stuff! Thank goodness there are CD’s of these albums!
Then we get to Mr. Waters…I have a small Roger Waters collection. I see that I forgot to include his album made with Ron Geesin – “Music from ‘The Body’”. And I do have a few Roger Waters on MiniDisc! Don’t get me started on “The Final Cut”!
Last, but certainly not least – keyboard player Rick Wright. I’m listening to “Wet Dreams” (1978) in my car today, and that’s what inspired today’s post. I’m sure I’m not the only person who misses Rick Wright. It always seemed ‘not right’; the way he got ‘slighted’ in the latter days of Pink Floyd. The keyboards were always such an integrated part of Pink Floyd’s sound. At least he got to participate in the one-time re-union at Live 8. R.I.P., Richard Wright.
So, we all agree that Pink Floyd gets a bit over-played – especially by the FM radio. It will be a long while until I ‘have’ to hear “Dark Side Of The Moon” again. But I am enjoying the heck out of Rick Wright’s “Wet Dreams” CD and can’t wait to re-visit his 2nd solo album, “Broken China” – where he works with the brilliant Anthony Moore! (
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It's nearly a year since Rick Wright died, and his loss is still felt deeply here. There are a few obscurities to watch out for; he was the first member of the band to have something out on Vinyl, thats Dec 1964. A Decca pressing too. His daughter married Guy Pratt the son of Mike Pratt,songwriter and actor who played the role of Jeff Randall in Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) the lad's book My Bass and other animals is a good read, and gives some insight into RW. I have an original shop poster for Ummagumma, when it was released in the UK 1969. It was quite a bit of work for the inexperienced Hipgnosis, as they repeated the same paper, glue and scissors exercise performed on the LP cover. Since the poster was large, they had to start with a larger initial print, and use several more iterations to get to the infinitesimal. Rick Wright was sitting in the chair when they started. You can barely see him on the LP cover. A real obscurity, and my prized possesion.
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