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"Candy and a Currant Bun"
Song
A-side"Arnold Layne"

"Candy and a Currant Bun" was the B-side to Pink Floyd's first single, Arnold Layne[2]. When performed live in 1967, the song was known as "Let's Roll Another One"[2] and contained the line "I'm high - Don't try to spoil my fun", but the record company forced Syd Barrett to rewrite it without the controversial drug references.[3] It features the first released Waters scream, which would reappear in Careful with that Axe, Eugene, Run Like Hell and others.[original research?]

"Candy and a Currant Bun"
Song

The Mars Volta cover

The Mars Volta's cover of "Candy and a Currant Bun" was released in some U.S. indie stores as free 5" VinylDisc. It was given away with purchase of the album The Bedlam in Goliath. The VinylDisc is a new format that has a digital side and a vinyl side. One side plays in a CD player, while the other side plays on a turntable. The vinyl side contains the Pink Floyd cover "Candy and a Currant Bun", while the CD side contains the audio track for "Candy and a Currant Bun" as well as the Wax Simulacra video as enhanced content. It also comes with a removable foam spindle insert to switch between CD & vinyl.

The track was a bonus track on the UK and Australasian releases of the album.

References

  1. ^ "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn [3-CD Deluxe Edition]". Allmusic.com.
  2. ^ a b Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus,. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ Mason, Nick (2005-03-17). "Chapter 2: Going Underground". Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd (illustrated, revised ed.). Chronicle Books. p. 53. ISBN 0811848248, 9780811848244. Retrieved 2009-02-12. 'Candy And A Currant Bun' was originally called 'Let's Roll Another One', including the lyrics 'I'm high, don't try to spoil my fun'. Since this was deemed to be pushing our luck on a tape due to be taking into the still very conservative record industry, a complete alternative set of lyrics had to be cobbled together. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |nopp= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |firstn= ignored (help)
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