Syd Barrett's first solo album, 'The Madcap Laughs', was a long time coming but made the top 40 on its release in January 1970. 'The Madcap Laughs', was recorded in two sessions, both at Abbey Road studios: a few tentative sessions took place between May and June 1968 (produced by Peter Jenner), while the bulk of the album was recorded between April and July 1969. Over the last four decades, Syd Barrett has become the ultimate rock enigma. in 1975, he paid an eerie visit to his former band mates at Abbey Road while they were recording 'Shine on you Crazy Diamond', the centrepiece of the wish you were here album he had inspired. He never entered a studio again. In 2001, he was the subject of a BBC omnibus documentary. He died in July 2006 but his legacy lives on in the music of REM, Robyn Hitchcock, Julian Cope, Spiritualized, Blur and countless other groups.