Syd Barrett
A Very Irregular Head
Published on 1. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-0-571-23854-5 (ISBN)
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Syd Barrett was the lead guitarist, vocalist, and principle songwriter in the original line up of Pink Floyd. During his brief time with the band (1966-68), he was the driving force behind the unit. After he left the band he made just two further solo albums which were both released in 1970, before withdrawing from public view to lead a quiet, and occasionally troubled life in Cambridge, the town of his birth. Rob Chapman's book will be the first authoritative and exhaustively researched biography of Syd Barrett that fully celebrates his life and legacy as a musician, lyricist and artist, and which highlights the influence that he continues to have over contemporary bands and music fans alike.
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03/2011
Faber & Faber
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Rob Chapman contributed to early issues of the Syd Barrett fanzine, Terrapin. He has also written for Uncut, Mojo, the Guardian and the Times. He is the author of two books, a history of offshore pirate radio, Selling the Sixties, and an alternative history of the record sleeve, The Vinyl Junkyard.