Syd Barrett's Masterpiece,THE classic Psychedelic Album!
Walter Five | 13th Floor Elevator, Enron Hubbard Bldg. Houston T | 08/14/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This probably the 2nd most amazing and original psychedelic album ever released. The FIRST most amazing and original psychedelic album is the much better monoaural mix of the same album, as mixed by the band, and released only in Great Britain, in 1967, and briefly re-released on CD as a European Import only, back in 1997. But, since you probably can't find that one, please do make do with this one, which is also blessed with *all* the original artwork, which has never seen the light of day before as a CD reissue. This version of the LP *is* the original stereo mix by Fred (Hurricane) Smith, who you may remember as George Martin's assistant producer on Beatles LP's like "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver", digitally remastered. Yes, it costs a bit more than the domestic release of the same CD, BUT it is an authentic miniature of the original stereo release. In fact, my only criticism, and the only thing that keeps me from giving a wholehearted five-star endorsement, is that they didn't include the several very different monoaural recording versions on the original mono mix of the LP, you see, three or four cuts really *are* significantly different, and could have easily been tacked on the end of the disc as bonus tracks!"