Pink Floyd '65- "Lucy Leave"

[axel]

Sounds interesting. Great title!

 

[beccabear67]

I found a report that Klose left pretty soon after demos were made in late 1965 but unfortunately it didn't name the songs demoed. I definitely need that Syd book (there are so many and have heard most are crap).

 

[depravedskippy66]

A Very Irregular Head, along with Julian Palacios' Lost In The Woods (recently updated, and with a different title if I am not mistaken) are really the only Barrett bios worth reading as they scrupulously avoid the sensationalistic bullshit and take a more humane approach to Syd's story. Random Precision: Recording The Music of Syd Barrett, 1965-1974 is also essential for Barrett fans as it's all about the music in much the way Mark Lewinsohn's similar Beatles tome was.

 

[depravedskippy66]

I found a report that Klose left pretty soon after demos were made in late 1965 but unfortunately it didn't name the songs demoed. I definitely need that Syd book (there are so many and have heard most are crap).

Bob Klose was more into jazz/blues so it is not surprising that he would find himself at odds with the material Barrett was starting to write. Basically a case of addition by subtraction.

 

[Chris Moise]

My guess is late '65. Which would, I suppose, mean that Bob Klose (sp?) is on this track. The guitar certainly sounds Sydish to my ears, but I have seen it reported that Klose played lead on Lucy. I find that a bit hard to believe, as it certainly is a Syd composition. As regards King Bee, perhaps it's Klose???

Great thread guys! I've always thought Lucy Leave was a lost garage classic but I'm such an obsessive Syd fan I wasn't sure if I could really be objective.

The session actually dates from Early-Spring 1965. Close left the band in the Spring and these tracks were recorded not too long before he left. Also, the recent "Barrett" art book contains a letter Syd wrote to his girlfriend right after the session that has a sketch showing how the band were positioned in the studio (possibly Regent Sound?). Wherever it was it was a pro set up.

There are *five* tracks in all and Nick Mason still has the tape. The other 3 songs are "Double O Bo" (a sort of 007 theme/Bo Diddley send up) and two unreleased (and unbooted) Syd Barrett originals titled "Butterfly" and "Remember Me".

BTW, Bob Close has said that is him playing the solo on Lucy Leave with Syd playing rhythm.

 

[Chris Moise]

Bob Klose was more into jazz/blues so it is not surprising that he would find himself at odds with the material Barrett was starting to write. Basically a case of addition by subtraction.

Bob has said the reason he left the band was simply because he elected to stay in school or his parents strongly suggusted he not leave school. According to Bob himself the direction the band was going in wasn't an issue---keep in mind this is Spring/Summer 1965 so they weren't doing things like Interstellar Overdrive yet. That wasn't until the Summer 1966 period.

 

[axel]

Here are two chances to get it on vinyl:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Pink-Floyd-Proje...4272540?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item45fa6e3f1c

http://cgi.ebay.de/PINK-FLOYD-Proje...Dischi_Vinile_33_giri_12_&hash=item2eb4618b39

Happy bidding!

 

[axel]

I did a little bit of research. It seems the above "Projected Sounds" has a decent sound quality. Especially "Lucy Leave", which is the first track on it.
The first one went really cheaply. I didn't even wait til the end of the auction and bought one for twice the price somewhere else. Well, whatever. I'm glad to have this on vinyl.