Syd Barrett, The Madcap Laughs Album Cover, 1969
© Hipgnosis

Syd Barrett, The Madcap Laughs Album Cover, 1969

Photograph
By Storm Thorgerson
About the image
The front cover of The Madcap Laughs, the debut solo album by Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett. It was taken at his Earls Court flat.

Image courtesy of Syd Barrett. Photography by Hipgnosis. 

"I think he'd painted the floor especially for the occasion. He crouched down by the fire place and I took a 35mm pic quite quickly. Something in his tousled hair and haunted eyes, something in his cat-like position spoke volumes for how he was. 

"At the time of writing this, Syd has just passed away. So to speak volumes I cannot.

"I loved him dearly but couldn't cope." - Storm Thorgerson 

Lambda Release Notes:
In 2008, Storm and SFAE celebrated Pink Floyd's 40th anniversary with an exhibition of signed photographs of images that he had created for the band over the years both as a founding member of the design collective Hipgnosis, and as an independent designer with StormStudios. These photographs were produced as signed, open editions and were only briefly available for sale as they were intended only for the anniversary celebration. Very few of any of these images were produced. 

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