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COMMENTS
During
the recording of 'Saucerful...', the one secret the band had been trying
to keep from their public-the fragile state of Syd
Barrett's mental health and his impending breakdown - became uncontainable.It
was originally announced that his school friend and one time fellow
busker David Gilmour would replace
him for live work, with Barrett retaining responsibility for writing,
but only a handful of gigs were performed as a five piece and out Barrett
went. One result of these changes was an album, again produced by Norman
Smith, recorded under great stress by two different line ups. Some tracks
were recorded more than once, first with Barrett and then with Gilmour.
Mystery has always surrounded some of these sessions, and it is thought
that Barrett and Gilmour may be heard together on some tracks- after
all, Gilmour was hired partly for his ability to sound like Barrett,
whom he had taught to play. During the later sessions, Barrett would
sit patiently in the reception area at Abbey Road, waiting to be asked
to play for "his" band.
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