Syd Barrett: Confusion and Mr Barrett
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 31 January 1970
SYD BARRETT is a happy, creative if somewhat confused young man, who gave the Pink Floyd hits and headaches when still in the group of his own creation, and after many months of slightly mysterious obscurity has returned with an extraordinary solo album of odd, eccentric songs.
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