Octopus (Syd Barrett song)

"Octopus"
French picture sleeve
Single by Syd Barrett
from the album The Madcap Laughs
B-side"Golden Hair"
Released14 November 1969
Recorded
  • May 1968;[1] 12 & 13 June 1969
  • 20 July 1968 (Opel version)
GenrePsychedelic rock
Length
  • 3:47 (single and Madcap version)
  • 3:27 (Opel version)
LabelHarvest Records
Songwriter(s)Syd Barrett
Producer(s)Syd Barrett and David Gilmour
Syd Barrett singles chronology
"Octopus"
(1969) 		"Wouldn't You Miss Me"
(1988)
The Madcap Laughs track listing
13 tracks
Side one
  1. "Terrapin"
  2. "No Good Trying"
  3. "Love You"
  4. "No Man's Land"
  5. "Dark Globe"
  6. "Here I Go"
Side two
  2. "Octopus"
  3. "Golden Hair"
  4. "Long Gone"
  5. "She Took a Long Cold Look"
  6. "Feel"
  7. "If It's In You"
  8. "Late Night"
An Introduction to Syd Barrett track listing
18 tracks
  1. "Arnold Layne"
  2. "See Emily Play"
  3. "Apples and Oranges"
  4. "Matilda Mother"
  5. "Chapter 24"
  6. "Bike"
  7. "Terrapin"
  8. "Love You"
  9. "Dark Globe"
  10. "Here I Go"
  11. "Octopus"
  12. "She Took a Long Cool Look"
  13. "If It's In You"
  14. "Baby Lemonade"
  15. "Dominoes"
  16. "Gigolo Aunt"
  17. "Effervescing Elephant"
  18. "Bob Dylan Blues"
Official video
"Octopus" (2001 Remaster) on YouTube

"Octopus" (originally recorded as "Clowns and Jugglers" and also known as "The Madcap Laughs")[2] is a song by Syd Barrett, released as his debut solo single in November 1969. In January 1970, it appeared on his first solo album The Madcap Laughs.

  1. ^ Manning, Toby (2006). "Set the Controls". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 70. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
  2. ^ Manning, Toby (2006). "Set the Controls". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 70–71. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.