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- ↑ Jones, Malcolm (2003). The Making of The Madcap Laughs (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. pp. 13–14.
- ↑ Barrett (booklet). Syd Barrett. Harvest, EMI. 2010. p. 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Chapman, Rob (2010). "We Awful, Awful Crawl". Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head (Paperback ed.). London: Faber. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-571-23855-2.
- ↑ Jones, Malcolm (2003). The Making of The Madcap Laughs (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. pp. 11–12.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Wouldn't You Miss Me?: The Best of Syd Barrett - Syd Barrett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ↑ Syd Barrett - An Introduction To Syd Barrett, 2010, retrieved 22 November 2023
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