Last week, we told you about the Syd Barrett 80th Celebration Concert taking place this October at the Cambridge Corn Exchange in London. Tickets are on sale now, and you can purchase them through the venue website if you haven’t already: cornex.co.uk
Alongside the concert, it was also announced that Clowns and Jugglers: The Songs of Syd Barrett, a celebration album available on 2CD and double vinyl, is set for release on October 9 and is now available to pre-order in various formats.
Featuring exclusive covers by Kula Shaker, Soft Machine, Voyage 35, Robyn Hitchcock, Henge, Tim Bowness, and Rosalie Cunningham, plus recordings by Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets, David Gilmour with David Bowie, Pink Floyd and more.
Artwork created by Mark Wilkinson, renowned for his work with Marillion, Iron Maiden and more.
Tracklisting:
Side 1
1) Arnold Layne – Pink Floyd
2) Astronomy Domine – Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets
3) See Emily Play – All About Eve
4) Love You – Mystery Jets
5) Chapter 24 – Violeta de Outono
6) Two Of A Kind – Dave Harris & Zeus B Held
Side 2
1) No Good Trying/Interstellar Overdrive – Kula Shaker
2) Apples & Oranges – Voyage 35
3) Gigolo Aunt – Robyn Hitchcock ft. John Paul Jones
4) Lucifer Sam – Rosalie Cunningham
5) Golden Hair – Tim Bowness
6) Effervescing Elephant – Jim Sclavunos
Side 3
1) Rhamadan (edit) – Soft Machine
2) Long Gone – Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats
3) Matilda Mother – Radhika ft. Norman Blake & Future Pilot AKA
4) Scream Thy Last Scream – Men On The Border
5) Bike – Pünk Barrett
Side 4
1) Octopus (edit) – Diana Silveira x The Psychedelic Circus
2) Baby Lemonade – Love with Johnny Echols
3) Terrapin – Henge
4) Late Night – Theo Travis / RichKo vocal
5) Arnold Layne – David Gilmour / David Bowie vocal
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