LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

180 g LP"

Not much introduction needed for this magic album. Vinilisssimo proudly presents one of the most important cult albums of the 20th century. "I wanted it to be a whole thing that people would listen to all the way through with everything related and balanced, the tempos and moods off-setting each other, and I hope thats what it sounds like," Syd Barrett, 1971. "Listening to the long-player four decades on, theres no doubt that, for all of its fractured fragility, it does indeed possess a unified quality. In fact, "The Madcap Laughs" is an immersive experience, dragging the listener into a world of tangled emotions and battered sound. Hope and fear, joy and dread, loathing and longing, whimsy and reality - all of these contrasting sentiments and emotions manifest themselves, animating an album that continues to be felt." - Phil Alexander / MOJO. "