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Title: The Madcap Laughs / Barrett (Harvest Records 1st issue)
Record Company: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: SABB-11314
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2 / side 3 / side 4)
1) SABB 1-11314 F1 / KP SABB-2-11314 F1#1 / SABB 3-11314 F1 #2 / SABB 4-11314 F1#1 / (all four written) (first number on each side is incorrectly written, scratched out, and replaced with correct number)
2) SABB 1-11314-F2 KP / SABB-2-11314 F2 KP / SABB-3-11314-F2 / SABB-4-11314-F2 (all four written) [>- MBC] (first number on each side is incorrectly written, scratched out, and replaced with correct number)
Release Date: July 20, 1974
Release Information: Original issue. Double album release of The Madcap Laughs and Barrett.
Description: Gatefold cover.
Cover: Picture of Syd Barrett and a plum, an orange and a matchbox. Catalog number in upper left corner, and Harvest logo in lower right corner.
Cover Sticker: Issued with a green sticker that says "Double Album from SYD BARRETT Original member of PINK FLOYD printed in U.S.A. SABB-11314."
Label: Yellow-green Harvest label.
Text around bottom edge of label starts at 8 o'clock and says:
Title: The Madcap Laughs / Barrett (Harvest Records 2nd issue)
Record Company: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: SABB-11314
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2 / side 3 / side 4)
1) SABB-1-11314-F2 / SABB-2-11314-F2 / SABB-3-11314-F2 / SABB-4-11314-F2 / (all four written) (first number on side 2 and 4 is incorrectly written, scratched out, and replaced with correct number)
2) 1-11314- F-3- 1 / 2-11314 -F-3- 1 /3-11314- F-3- 1 / 4-11314 -F-3- 1 (all four written) [*] (first number on each side is incorrectly written, scratched out, and replaced with correct number) (Mastered by Capitol is stamped on all four sides)
3) SABB-1-11314-G6 / SABB-2-11314-F2 KP / SABB-3-11314-F2 #2 / SABB-4-11314 G-6 wD (all four written) (first number on side 2 was incorrectly written, scratched out, and replaced with correct number)
Release Date: 1975
Release Information: Second issue with different text on label.
Description: Gatefold cover.
Cover: Picture of Syd Barrett and a plum, an orange and a matchbox. Catalog number in upper left corner, and Harvest logo in lower right corner.
Label: Yellow-green Harvest label.
Text around bottom edge of label starts at 10 o'clock and says:
Title: The Madcap Laughs / Barrett (Capitol Records 3rd issue promo)
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: SABB-11314
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2 / side 3 / side 4)
1) SABB-1-11314 G6 / SABB-2-11314-F2 KP / SABB-3-11314-F2#2 / SABB-4-11314 G-6 WD (all four written) [MBC]
Release Date: July 1983
Release Information: Third issue promo on Capitol Records with a gold promo stamp in the top right corner of the front cover.
Description: Gatefold cover.
Cover: Picture of Syd Barrett and a plum, an orange and a matchbox.
Cover Stamp: Gold promo stamp in upper right corner of the front cover that says:
Title: The Madcap Laughs / Barrett (Capitol Records 3rd issue)
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: SABB-11314
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2 / side 3 / side 4)
1) SABB-1-11314 G-8 1-1 / SABB-2-11314 G-7 1-1 / SABB-3-11314 G-9 1-1 / SABB-4-11314 G-10 1-1 (all four written)
Release Date: July 1983
Release Information: Third issue on Capitol Records. The catalog number and Harvest Records logo no longer appear on the front cover.
Description: Gatefold cover.
Cover: Picture of Syd Barrett and a plum, an orange and a matchbox.
Cover Sticker: Originally issued with a green sticker on the shrink wrap that says "Double Album from SYD BARRETT Original member of PINK FLOYD printed in U.S.A. SABB-11314."
Label: Black Capitol label with rainbow ring.
Text around the top edge of label starts at 10 o'clock and says:
Title: The Madcap Laughs / Barrett (Capitol Records 4th issue)
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: SABB-11314
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2 / side 3 / side 4)
1) SABB-1-11314 G-8 1-1 / SABB-2-11314 G-7 1-1 / SABB-3-11314 G-9 1-1 / SABB-4-11314 G-10 1-1 (all four written)
Release Date: 1988
Release Information: Fourth issue on Capitol Records. Double album release of The Madcap Laughs and Barrett.
Description: Gatefold cover.
Cover: Title with picture of Syd Barrett and a plum, an orange and a matchbox.
Label: Purple Capitol label with Capitol logo at the top.
Text around bottom edge of label starts at 10 o'clock and says:
Title: Opel
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: C1-91206
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) C1-1-91206 G-2 1-1 / C1-2-91206 G-1 1-1 (both written)
2) C1-1-91206 G-2 SPAR 1-2 B-34118-G-2 23669 / C1-2-91206 G-1 SPAR 2-2 B-34066-G-1 23669-X (both written) [SRC MBC]
Release Date: April 18, 1989
Description: Non-gatefold cover.
Cover: Syd Barrett.
Inner Sleeve: Story of the recording session by Brian Hogg, picture of Syd, studio recording logs, and song credits.
Inserts: A black and white promo photo of Syd from 1969, and a biography sheet.
Label: Purple Capitol label.
Text around bottom edge of label starts at 10 o'clock and says:
