Syd Barrett
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and painter. Best known as a founder of the band Pink Floyd, Barrett was the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter in its early years and is credited with naming the band. Barrett was excluded from Pink Floyd in April 1968 after David Gilmour took over as their new guitarist, and was briefly hospitalized amid speculation of mental illness.
Known for
- Omnibus (1967)
- Omnibus (1967)
- Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (2017)
- Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review) (2007)
- Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)
- Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd (2023)
- Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012)
- Syd Barrett: Up Close and Personal (2007)
- Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation (2016)
- Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2 (2014)
- Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation (2016)
- The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (2003)
- Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd (2010)
- Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation (2016)
- Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983 (2007)
- It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down! (1967)
- The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? (2007)
- Pink Floyd London '66-'67 (2005)
- Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour (2011)
- Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1 (2004)