The Madcap Laughs (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Bla)
Harvest , Harvest
SHVL 765, 1E 062 o 04261
UK
2013
Credits
Composed By – Syd Barrett
Design [Original], Photography By – Hipgnosis
Engineer – Jeff Jarratt, Mike Sheady, Pete Mew, Phil McDonald, Tony Clark
Producer – David Gilmour (tracks: 5, 7 to 12), Malcolm Jones (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 13), Roger Waters (tracks: 5, 7 to 12)
Composed By – Syd Barrett
Engineer – Jeff Jarratt, Mike Sheady, Pete Mew, Phil McDonald, Tony Clark
Lyrics By – James Joyce (tracks: B2), Syd Barrett (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B7)
Photography By [Cover] – Mick Rock
Producer – David Gilmour (tracks: A5, B1 to B6), Malcolm Jones (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, B7), Roger Waters (tracks: A5, B1 to B6)
Composed By – Syd Barrett
Engineer – Jeff Jarratt, Mike Sheady, Pete Mew, Phil McDonald, Tony Clark
Lyrics By – James Joyce (tracks: B2), Syd Barrett (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B7)
Producer – David Gilmour (tracks: A5, B1 to B6), Malcolm Jones (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, B7), Roger Waters (tracks: A5, B1 to B6)
Notes
UK first pressing.
Specific to this release and not found on subsequent releases are:
Released in a front laminated gatefold sleeve with the disc housed in the rear opening and the front opening is glued shut with no inner flap.
The backcover states printing date 6911 (November 1969). This was clearly in advance of the 1970 release date.
White straight corner cut inner sleeve with: Variation 1: 'PATENT APPLIED FOR' and 'MADE IN ENGLAND'. Variation 2: 'PATENT No. 1,125,555' and 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN'.
Only first pressing labels have all of the following:
1. Green/yellow Harvest Label with no 'EMI' Logo and 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd.' at 11 o'clock on the outer rim.
2. 'SYD BARRETT' appears just above the 'HARVEST' logo at 9 o'clock. Later pressings move this higher up the label.
3. Side 2 label has credits 'Barrett except + Joyce'. Later pressings have 'Barrett + Joyce'.
4. On each label side there is no gap between 'Lupus Music Ltd' and 'Produced by...' Later labels have a gap.
On the sleeve tracks B4 to B6 have a combined running time of 7:59.Different from other U.S. versions with the same catalog number:
Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs is manufactured by Capitol Jax Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs and Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs are BMG Direct club versions Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs is similar to this release but has a different barcode number Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs is similar to this release but does not have 'MASTERED BY EMI MFG.' in the matrix areauk gatefold sleeve B.I.EM. On label, made in france by pathe marconi
Barcodes
Barcode: 0 7777-46607-2 3
Matrix / Runout: 077774660723 MASTERED BY EMI MFG.
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L044
Mould SID Code: IFPI 6100
Matrix / Runout (Side A stamped): SHVL 765 A 21
Matrix / Runout (Side B stamped): SHVL 765 B 21
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout stamped): SHVL 765 A-2G
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout stamped): SHVL 765 B-2G