Beyond the Wildwood - A Tribute to Syd Barrett is a tribute album

Tribute album

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 consisting of music written by Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

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's original guitarist, vocalist and primary songwriter Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett , born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founding member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic...

. The musicians performing on the album are British

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 and American

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 indie rock

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 artists. The songs featured come from Pink Floyd's singles; the album

Album

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s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

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and A Saucerful of Secrets

A Saucerful of Secrets

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; and Barrett's two solo albums: The Madcap Laughs

The Madcap Laughs

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and Barrett

Barrett (album)

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. Although Barrett's productive recording career had only lasted from 1967 though 1970, his music had a great influence on the development of psychedelic rock

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, alternative rock

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 and indie rock music.

Track listing

All songs written by Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett , born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founding member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic...

, except where noted.

1. "No Good Trying" – The Mock Turtles
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     3:31
2. "Octopus
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   " – Plasticland
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    3:30
3. "Arnold Layne
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   " – SS-20 3:05
4. "Matilda Mother
   Matilda Mother
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   " – Paul Roland 2:55
5. "Long Cold Look" – Fit and Limo 2:18
6. "Long Gone" - The Shamen
   The Shamen
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     3:47
7. "If the Sun Don't Shine (Adaptation of Jugband Blues
   Jugband Blues
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   )" – Opal
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     4:35
8. "Baby Lemonade" – The Ashes in the Morning 3:17
9. "Wolfpack" – The Lobster Quadrille 3:04
10. "Golden Hair" (Barrett/Joyce
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    ) – The Paint Set 1:58
11. "No Man's Land" – Tropicana Fishtank 3:51
12. "Apples And Oranges" – Television Personalities  3:14
13. "Two of a Kind" - The Soup Dragons
    The Soup Dragons
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      2:51
14. "Scream Thy Last Scream" - The Green Telescope 4:40
15. "See Emily Play
    See Emily Play
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    " - The Chemistry Set 3:12
16. "Rats" - What Noise 4:50
17. "Gigolo Aunt" - Death Of Samantha 5:31

Tracks 15 to 17 do not appear on the vinyl release of this album.