The Peel Session (Syd Barrett album)

The Peel Sessions
The Peel Sessions
EP by Syd Barrett
Released	25 January 1987
Recorded	24 February 1970
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	12:32
Label	Strange Fruit SFPS043
Producer	John Walters
Syd Barrett chronology
Alternative cover
	Syd Barrett: The Peel Session reissue cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]
Trouser Press	very favourable^[4]

The Peel Session is a collection of recordings by Syd Barrett released on 25 January 1987. This EP contains the five songs he performed for the John Peel Top Gear show, recorded on 24 February 1970^[5] and broadcast shortly after.

Track listing

All songs written by Syd Barrett.

"Terrapin" – 3:02
"Gigolo Aunt" – 3:35
"Baby Lemonade" – 2:37
"Effervescing Elephant" – 0:57
"Two of a Kind" – 2:28

Personnel

Syd Barrett – acoustic guitar, vocals
David Gilmour – bass guitar, electric guitar, organ
Jerry Shirley – percussion

References

Footnotes

Citations

^ Unterberger, Richie. "Peel Sessions - Syd Barrett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 37.
^ Ira Robbins. "Syd Barrett". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 April 2020. The excellent Peel EP dates from February 1970 and contains cogent renditions of "Terrapin," "Gigolo Aunt," "Baby Lemonade," "Effervescing Elephant" and the otherwise unissued "Two of a Kind," performed energetically and reasonably cogently with simple accompaniment by Gilmour and Shirley.
^ Jones, Malcolm (2003). "The Making of The Madcap Laughs" (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

[1] Unterberger, Richie. "Peel Sessions - Syd Barrett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[2] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.

[3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 37.

[4] Ira Robbins. "Syd Barrett". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 April 2020. The excellent Peel EP dates from February 1970 and contains cogent renditions of "Terrapin," "Gigolo Aunt," "Baby Lemonade," "Effervescing Elephant" and the otherwise unissued "Two of a Kind," performed energetically and reasonably cogently with simple accompaniment by Gilmour and Shirley.

[MCLM13-5] Jones, Malcolm (2003). "The Making of The Madcap Laughs" (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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v t e Syd Barrett
Studio albums	The Madcap Laughs (1970) Barrett (1970)
Radio sessions albums	The Peel Session (1987) The Radio One Sessions (2004)
Compilation albums	Syd Barrett (1974) Opel (1988) Octopus: The Best of Syd Barrett (1992) Crazy Diamond (1993) Wouldn't You Miss Me? (2001) An Introduction to Syd Barrett (2010)
Songs and singles	"Baby Lemonade" "Bob Dylan Blues" "Dark Globe" "Here I Go" "Milky Way" "Octopus" "Terrapin"
Related articles	Discography Song list List of songs about or referencing Syd Barrett Pink Floyd Stars Beyond the Wildwood "Singing a Song in the Morning" Max Barrett
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