# Do you own any albums/tapes/CDs of Syd Barrett's solo work? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 16, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-albums-tapes-cds-of-syd-barretts-solo-work/979883 "2023-02-16T12:33:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-albums-tapes-cds-of-syd-barretts-solo-work/979883/21 "2023-02-18T23:04:58Z")
Oh yes, Skip Spence’s legendary solo album “Oar”. Another one of those early “underground” records (in fact, albums by musical prodigies who were caught too early in the claws of drugs and mental illness) that I’ve never got into. Maybe Barrett’s and Spence’s works were the first examples of the sub-genre of freak folk that got semi-popular in the nineties. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-albums-tapes-cds-of-syd-barretts-solo-work/979883/22 "2023-02-19T09:16:22Z")
Well, “Oar” has 4.5 stars out of 5 on AllMusic, on both in house and user ratings. I’ll deffo have to give it a spin, or three. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-albums-tapes-cds-of-syd-barretts-solo-work/979883/23 "2023-02-21T15:00:12Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I think only die-hard Pink Floyd fans are really aware of him. Naah, Completely independent of Floyd, Barrett is one of those musicians who is influential in the indie scene beyond their mainstream popularity (see also: Alex Chilton or Jeff Buckley or the ur-example, the Velvet Underground). I first became aware of him through the _Late Night_ cover by This Mortal Coil. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9S5xonZ0z9M/maxresdefault.jpg "This Mortal Coil - Late Night (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S5xonZ0z9M) Oh, and I guess I should say that I don’t really like post-Barrett Pink Floyd much, so definitely not a die-hard fan there. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-albums-tapes-cds-of-syd-barretts-solo-work/979883/24 "2023-02-21T17:15:18Z")
I also didn’t know about his solo career. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-albums-tapes-cds-of-syd-barretts-solo-work/979883/25 "2023-02-21T17:23:47Z")
Back in the mid 70’s I bought a pirated 8 track of his early solo work at a flea market. I was hoping it would have sounded like the current Pink Floyd, not the pre David Gilmour Floyd. I was wrong. I still remember the label on that tape, pink letters on a black background, "Gitar Master Syd Barrett. The other 8 track I got for my $3 was Uriah Heep. I had never heard of them but became a big fan of their music because of that 8 track tape. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-albums-tapes-cds-of-syd-barretts-solo-work/979883.md?page=1)