Dark Globe
"Dark Globe" | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Song by Syd Barrett from the album The Madcap Laughs | |||||||||||||||||||||
Published | Lupus Music Ltd | ||||||||||||||||||||
Released | 3 January 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Recorded |
12 June 1969 26 July 1969 (Opel version) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Folk | ||||||||||||||||||||
Length |
2:02 3:00 (Opel version) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Label |
Harvest (UK) Capitol (US) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Syd Barrett | ||||||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | David Gilmour, Roger Waters | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Madcap Laughs track listing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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"Wouldn't You Miss Me" | |
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Song by Syd Barrett from the album Opel | |
Published | Lupus Music Ltd |
Released | 1988 |
Recorded | 26 July 1969 |
Genre | Folk |
Length | 3:00 |
Label |
Harvest (UK) Capitol (US) |
Writer(s) | Syd Barrett |
Producer(s) | David Gilmour, Roger Waters |
"Dark Globe" (also known as "Wouldn't You Miss Me")[1] is a song by Syd Barrett, released on his first solo album The Madcap Laughs.
Recording
A session was held on 12 June 1969,[2][3] with producers David Gilmour and Roger Waters,[4] at which Barrett recorded "Dark Globe", among others.[2][3][5] Despite both Gilmour and Waters considering the song finished, a third attempt was done towards the end of the session.[3] The version recorded at the start of the session was released on the finished album.[6] On 26 July,[7] "Dark Globe" was recorded again.[1] This take was titled "Wouldn't You Miss Me" on the recording sheet.[1] The track, along with two others, was mixed on 6 August.[8]
Covers
"Dark Globe" | ||||
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Single by David Gilmour | ||||
A-side | "Arnold Layne" | |||
Released | 26 December 2006 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Writer(s) | Syd Barrett | |||
Producer(s) | David Gilmour | |||
David Gilmour singles chronology | ||||
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This song has been covered by R.E.M. while touring to support Document and Green, first released by them in 1989 on the single "Orange Crush", and re-released in 1993 on the British "collector's edition" of the single for "Everybody Hurts",[9] and also as one of four cover versions within the rare Automatic Box. In an interview for the DVD The Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story, Roger Waters recalls visiting backstage with R.E.M. and being amused when a previously rude Michael Stipe performed "Dark Globe" by himself during the encore.[10][11] R.E.M.'s rendition was released as a B-side to the original on a marbled brown 7" for Record Store Day on 18 April 2015.[12]
The song has also been covered by Placebo. It has been played live by Gene Ween, Soundgarden and Chris Cornell.[10]
The song was revived in live performance by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, during some of his concerts in July 2006, as a tribute to Barrett shortly after he died.[13] A version was released on a live single entitled "Arnold Layne" later that year.[14]
References
- 1 2 3 Jones, Malcolm (2003). "The Making of The Madcap Laughs" (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 12.
- 1 2 Jones, Malcolm (2003). "The Making of The Madcap Laughs" (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 16.
- 1 2 3 Jones, Malcolm (2003). "The Making of The Madcap Laughs" (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 11.
- ↑ Parker, David (2001). Random Precision: Recording the Music of Syd Barrett, 1965–1974. Cherry Red Books. p. iv.
- ↑ Manning, Toby (2006). The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 71. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
- ↑ Jones, Malcolm (2003). "The Making of The Madcap Laughs" (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. pp. 11–12.
- ↑ Jones, Malcolm (2003). "The Making of The Madcap Laughs" (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. pp. 16–17.
- ↑ Jones, Malcolm (2003). "The Making of The Madcap Laughs" (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 17.
- ↑ Manning, Toby (2006). "Pink Floyd tributes". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 288. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
- 1 2 Palacios, Julian (2010). "Home". Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd: Dark Globe (Rev. ed.). London: Plexus. p. 419. ISBN 0859654311.
- ↑ "An article by Mark Paytress on Syd Record Collector Magazine". Sydbarrett.net. 22 April 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ ""Dark Globe" 7" Record Store Day Release". Warner Bros. Records. 17 March 2015.
- ↑ "'Dark Globe' video | The Blog". Davidgilmourblog.com. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "More 'Arnold Layne' | The Blog". Davidgilmourblog.com. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2013.