The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me?

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The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me? is a single disc compilation album, released in 2001. Comprising highlights from Syd Barrett's two 1970 albums The Madcap Laughs and Barrett, and the 1988 out-takes collection Opel, the album was issued to service casual Barrett fans who presumably would only require one disc of his music.

As a bonus to dedicated Barrett followers, The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me? includes "Two Of A Kind", from Barrett's John Peel radio show performance in February 1970, and, courtesy of David Gilmour's personal collection, Barrett's previously-unreleased "Bob Dylan Blues", an original recorded a few days after "Two of a Kind", that before this release was a very rare and sought-after song.

Track listing

All songs by Syd Barrett, except where noted.

1. "Octopus" -3:48
2. "Late Night" -3:14
3. "Terrapin" -5:03
4. "Swan Lee (Silas Lang)" -3:14
5. "Wolfpack" -3:45
6. "Golden Hair" (Barrett/Joyce) -2:00
7. "Here I Go" -3:11
8. "Long Gone" -2:49
9. "No Good Trying" -3:25
10. "Opel" -6:26
11. "Baby Lemonade" -4:10
12. "Gigolo Aunt" -5:45
13. "Dominoes" -4:06
14. "Wouldn't You Miss Me (Dark Globe)" -3:01
15. "Wined and Dined" -2:56
16. "Effervescing Elephant" -1:55
17. "Waving My Arms in the Air" -2:07
18. "I Never Lied to You" -1:49
19. "Love Song" -3:02
20. "Two of a Kind" (Possibly written by Richard Wright) -2:35
21. "Bob Dylan Blues" -3:14
22. "Golden Hair (Instrumental)" -1:50

Production

• Syd Barrett - Producer
• Tim Chacksfield - Project Coordinator
• Gareth Cousins - Mixing
• David Gilmour - Producer
• Peter Jenner - Producer
• Malcolm Jones - Producer, Overdub Producer
• Peter Mew - Transfers, Remastering
• Mark Paytress - Liner Notes
• Nigel Reeve - Project Coordinator
• Phil Smee - Package Design