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Syd Barrett

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.

On screen

  • Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
  • Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
  • Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
  • Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation
  • Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation
  • Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation
  • Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
  • Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
  • Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
  • Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
  • Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
  • Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
  • Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd
  • A Technicolor Dream
  • Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
  • The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
  • Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
  • Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes
  • Pink Floyd: Live Anthology
  • Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
  • Pink Floyd London '66-'67
  • Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1
  • The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
  • Pink Floyd: The Story
  • Psychedelia
  • Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968
  • Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
  • It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down!
  • Syd Barrett's First Trip

Behind the camera

  • Syd Barrett: Under Review

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