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Syd Barrett's visit and Rick Wright's See Emily Play keyboard refrain

Re this quote under the "Syd Barrett's visit" section:

Barrett's appearance may have influenced the final version of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"; a subtle refrain performed by Wright from "See Emily Play" is audible towards the end

Listen to the track "Shine On you Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-6 - Live At Wembley 1974 (2011 Mix)" on Spotify (and possibly elsewhere), and you can plainly hear Rick Wright playing the verse melody from 'See Emily Play' at the end of the song. It is louder and goes on for longer than the "subtle refrain" from the released album, in fact. And this is from the the year before Barrett's studio visit.

Confusion regarding Syd Barrett's visits

The article currently states "On 5 June 1975, on the eve of Pink Floyd's second US tour that year, Gilmour married his first wife, Ginger." This is incorrect as Gilmour's marriage took place on 7 July 1975:

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=255643531:7214&d=bmd_1727345375

From extensive research detailed in the following article it appears that Barrett visited on 5 June 1975 (which was indeed on the eve of the band's US tour but was not the day of Gilmour's wedding), and again on 7 July 1975.

https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2017/05/shady-diamond.html 2.101.10.150 (talk) 09:13, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]