ARNOLD LAYNE
FACTS/COMMENTS

Comment: About the Cambridge knicker snatcher who stole women's clothing off washing lines.
Info Source: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia by Vernon Fitch

Syd Barrett: 'Arnold Layne' is nothing but a pop record. It wasn't intended to represent anything in particular. It's just us.
Info Source: Pink Floyd - Through the eyes of...by Bruno Macdonald

Nick Mason: We were asked to record six numbers, pick out the best two, then find a record company that would accept them. We recorded the first two, and they were snatched away and we were told 'That's it!' All the record companies wanted the disc, so it was just a case of holding out for the biggest offer. But by the time 'Arnold Layne' was released, we had already progressed and changed our ideas about what a good hit record should be. We tried to stop it being released, but we couldn't. Still, doesn't matter now.
Info Source: Pink Floyd - Through the eyes of...by Bruno Macdonald

Comment: This song was banned by pirate station Radio London due to lyrical content.
Info Source: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia by Vernon Fitch

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