Candy and a Currant Bun

"Candy and a Currant Bun"
Side B of UK single; solid centre variant
Single by Pink Floyd
A-side"Arnold Layne"
Released10 March 1967
Recorded29 January 1967 at
Sound Techniques Studios
(London, United Kingdom)
27 February 1967 at
EMI Studios
(London, United Kingdom)
GenrePsychedelic pop[1]
Length2:38
LabelColumbia (EMI) (UK)
Tower/Capitol (US)
Songwriter(s)Syd Barrett
Producer(s)Joe Boyd

"Candy and a Currant Bun" is the B-side to Pink Floyd's first single, "Arnold Layne".[2] Its lyrical content is about drugs and casual sex.[3]

  1. ^ "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (3-CD Deluxe Edition)". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
  3. ^ Fitch, Vernon (1998-11-01). The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia. Collector's Guide Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-896522-44-9.