Syd's Vault.

cwta eugene · Post by **cwta eugene** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:12 pm

Do you think we might finally get to see what lies inside Syd's Vault? I would love to see the official release of stuff like:

1.The unreleased Pink Floyd recordings (Butterfly, OOBO, Vedgetable Man ,etc.)
2.Impromtu Boogie Band Jam recording.
3.Madcap Laughs and Barrett Outtakes (like "She Was A Millionaire").
4. Unfinished '74 solo project songs. (I NEED to hear these!!!)

PLEASE!!!

Perhaps put it all into a double album.

I'd also like to hear Roger's "Walk With Me Sydney."

Is it too much to ask for? I mean, I have, afterall, supported Syd's gardening/ painting/ DIY lifestyle for the past twenty years!!

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:22 pm

Perhaps we should petition EMI!!

dgsyd1 · Post by **dgsyd1** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:30 pm

Pretty much everything worthwhile has already come out from Syd's solo albums, and several of the recordings you mentioned are not really in a state suitable for release (Millionare, the 1974 sessions). It would be nice to hear proper remastered versions of tracks like Scream Thy Last Scream, Beechwoods, and Vegetable Man though.

cwta eugene · Post by **cwta eugene** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:35 pm

Keith Wrote:

Perhaps we should petition EMI!!

YES!! I don't really care what kind of manner the recordings are in.

dgsyd1 · Post by **dgsyd1** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:49 pm

cwta eugene wrote:
YES!! I don't really care what kind of manner the recordings are in.

Trouble is EMI, the other members of Pink Floyd, and Syd's Family probably do, and FWIW i'd like to hear some of this stuff too.

my breakfast. · Post by **my breakfast.** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:17 pm

Surely listening to Syd playing in various states of mental breakdown will not be good! The 1974 recordings and the Boogie Band recording will both not serve to further the legacy of Mr. Barrett.

Chris Moise · Post by **Chris Moise** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:54 pm

I'm not that interested in the '74 stuff but there is lots of '67 material that I am dying to hear. Here's a quick wish list. Keep in mind that EMI woulld love to release this stuff. The problem is Waters, Mason, Wright and Syd's estate have to sign off on it..

- early mix of Matilda Mother that pre-dates all of the edit pieces used on the LP version. This will have Syd vocals and alt instrumentation that doesn't appear on the LP version.

- the full version of the French EP mix of Interstellar.

- a pro quality version of Beechwoods

- the Vegetable Man instrumental alt take that Phil Smee (Crazy Diamond box compiler) said has lots of "sound effects whizzing around"

- John Latham

- the complete, unedited 5 minute version of the instrumental booted as "Sunshine"

- Jugband Blues alt takes

- the 12/67 Top Gear session from BBC producer Bernie Andrews tapes.

Chris Moise · Post by **Chris Moise** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:55 pm

dgsyd1 wrote:Pretty much everything worthwhile has already come out from Syd's solo albums, and several of the recordings you mentioned are not really in a state suitable for release (Millionare, the 1974 sessions). It would be nice to hear proper remastered versions of tracks like Scream Thy Last Scream, Beechwoods, and Vegetable Man though.

I'd love to hear the rest of the Dylan's Blues tape that Gilmour has. IIRC Gilmour also has alternate versions of Long Gone and Dark Globe that are no longer at EMI.

zag · Post by **zag** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:26 am

I?d like to add also

- Live at Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm 10.09.67

and the Stars tapes (gigs and rehearsals)

scotsport · Post by **scotsport** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:59 pm

I'd like to hear the following:

Interstellar Overdrive as heard on the Canadian radio Interview, very unlikely that'll surface seeing as no-one seems to know when it was broadcast/recorded or who the interviewer was!

Interstellar Overdrive that was supposedly played on Look of the Week (I've read that it was, con anyone confirm?) - we've all seen/heard the intro to POW R TOC H and Astronime Domine and part of the interview.

Yes, I'm obsessed with the song Interstellar Overdrive!

Atom Heart Sun · Post by **Atom Heart Sun** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:46 am

I'd like to hear the stuff from sometime in the 70's that Syd apparently gave away to someone on tape and which was then lost.
I can't remember where I heard that from, maybe that book, Crazy Diamond, or maybe I dreamt it

theman4455245 · Post by **theman4455245** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:20 pm

I'd love to see those kinds of things too. Although, hasn't a lot of it been bootlegged.
-I know the early demos and unreleased singles
-The Beechwoods
That's all.

Tenniru · Post by **Tenniru** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:30 pm

Am I the only one here who finds the 1974 sessions entirely satisfactory? They're not particularly bad; they're just a group of catchy guitar riffs being pushed out from the mind of a man whose lyrical skill was fried away by Mandrax and LSD but still had the instinctive cognitive ability to "have it" as a guitarist. It was the first and only piece by the Roger Keith Barrett who recently died of diabetes, as opposed to the Syd who perished in 1972 when he abandoned Stars.

Alongside what still exists in the EMI vaults, it'd be amazing if a musician with time on his/her hands would try taking the abandoned ideas Syd/Roger left in 1974 and late 1970 (don't forget, Let's Split appears to only have half of the lyrics intact). Maybe even write words for Beechwoods. It'd be heart-warming to say the least to see Syd's works brought to their full potential by someone who likes and understands his music. Heck, the people working with the NPF tribute project could pull it off.

Salmonberry Compendia · Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:05 pm

Nice idea, but I'd rather hear them intact and unfinished rather than have someone mess with them.

That kindof reminds me of something that happened around 10 years ago where some hip hop group wanted to do something involving Hendrix, so the Hendrix estate gave them access to over a thousand hours of rare recordings and the piece of crap they eventually produced just sampled it and cut it to ribbons. I could cry just thinking about it.

Tenniru · Post by **Tenniru** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 12:02 am

Oh, the originals should be released as well, but it'd be great to see some Syd-respecting artists (the NPF Project guys, not some random weirdos) try their hand at polishing it all up. Adding arrangements beyond "one guitar chord!", replacing whistling solos with instruments, and writing lyrics for what isn't entirely done; but keep the lyrics that do exist, the melody, and structure.