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Alexandra Palace 1967: Syd Barrett Wasn’t Feeling At All Well...

Fred Dellar, MOJO, April 1997

He was seeing things that others only eyed in kaleidoscopes. But he was aware that Roger Waters was dragging him on-stage; dawn was breaking and the light streamed in, temporarily blinding him and further diffusing his vision. Syd beamed knowingly. The whole world was turning psychedelic.

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