Pink Floyd Syd Barrett Original Handwritten Lyrics to “Jugband Blues".
Offered here is a page of lined paper (20 x 33cm) with three verses (19 lines) and chord structures for Pink Floyd - Jugband Blues, in the hand of Syd Barrett.
"Jugband Blues" is a song released on Pink Floyd's second album, “A Saucerful of Secrets", in 1968. Written by Syd Barrett, it was his sole compositional contribution to the album, as well as his last published for the band. Barrett and Pink Floyd's management wanted the song to be released as a single, but were vetoed by the rest of the band and producer Norman Smith. "Jugband Blues" is directed towards anyone within Barrett's proximity.
Barrett, by the beginning of the recording sessions for “A Saucerful of Secrets", was already shrinking into a delirious state of mind, exacerbated by his feelings of alienation from the rest of the band. The common interpretation of the lyrics is that they reflect his schizophrenia and it has been argued that they could also be read as a criticism of the other band members for forcing him out. King said of the song: "The most alienated, extraordinary lyrics. It's not addressed to the band, it's addressed to the whole world. He was completely cut off." Jenner said "I think every psychiatrist should be made to listen to those songs ["Jugband Blues", "Scream Thy Last Scream" and "Vegetable Man"]. I think they should be part of the curriculum of every medical college along with those Van Gogh paintings like The Crows."
"Jugband Blues" is also one of two songs (the other being "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun") from “A Saucerful of Secrets" that were later included on the compilation album Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd. The song was preceded on the compilation by "Wish You Were Here", with lyrics by Roger Waters written in tribute to Barrett. The band Opal released a cover of the song on the Barrett tribute album Beyond the Wildwood in 1987.
All-in-all, extremely important and valuable.
Provenance: from the collection of Peter Jenner, legendary manager of Pink Floyd and other noted acts of the 1960s-1990s. Accompanied with a signed letter of authenticity from the daughter of Peter and archivist of the Jenner collection since the 1990s. Also a Roger Epperson (REAL) Letter of Authenticity and a Gotta Have Rock and Roll Certificate of Authenticity.
