The Holy Church of Iggy the Inuit

Iggy Rose was one of Syd Barrett's girlfriends in 1969. She is most famous for being the model on the Syd Barrett album: 'The Madcap Laughs'. Nicknamed Iggy the Eskimo, it was rumoured she was part Inuit. One day in 1969, she disappeared out of Syd's life...

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Syd's floorboards were officially 'opened' at The Piper bar, Saint Leonards-on-Sea. Guests: Jenny Spires, Ian Barrett, Rob Chapman, Twink,... Pictures: Beata Kruczkowska.

URL at the Holy Church of Iggy the Eskimo: Badly Painted Planks

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Syd's floorboards 'officially' opened at The Piper, Hastings. Pictures by Philippe Spadaccini and Sean Wallis.

See also: The Case of the Painted Floorboards.

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The Big Bong

Jill Drower, in conversation with Caroline Coon, agrees that women have largely been written out of art history. If history is a playground, she writes, 'The boys occupy the centre saying, “Look at what I’m doing!” while the girls play quietly in the corners’.

Review of Jill Drower's biography The Exploding Galaxy.

URL: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/06/the-big-bong.html

The Big Bong

Review of the Jill Drower biography Exploding Galaxy

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The Mojo Pink Floyd Special from 2025 contained Mark Blake's (slightly updated) Iggy The Eskimo article from 2011.

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Action Figures

A sequel to our Syd's Ghost Band article. Here is a spinoff, written by Simon Matthews about Peter Jenner & Andrew King’s Blackhill emporium. Still showing that the Holy Church of Iggy the Inuit is where the action is. https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/05/action-figures.html

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Syd Barrett letters sold

Two Barrett letters to Jenny Spires have been sold at Propstore Auction.

Lot 279: sold for £6,300 - $8,570 - €7,267. Lot 280: sold for £17,640 - $23,800 - €20,408.

The complete story at: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/04/king-bee-love-letters.html

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Two Syd Barrett letters are up for auction. They belong to the collection of Jenny Spires and were part of a Pink Floyd exhibition, a couple of years ago. The letters are not unknown as they were (partly) published in the 2011 Barrett book, compiled and annotated by Russell Beecher and Will Shutes.

URL: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/04/king-bee-love-letters.html

Pictures taken from Propstore Auction.

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Two Syd Barrett letters are up for auction. They belong to the collection of Jenny Spires and were part of a Pink Floyd exhibition, a couple of years ago. The letters are not unknown as they were (partly) published in the 2011 Barrett book, compiled and annotated by Russell Beecher and Will Shutes.

URL: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/04/king-bee-love-letters.html

Pictures taken from Propstore Auction.

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Two Syd Barrett letters are up for auction. They belong to the collection of Jenny Spires and were part of a Pink Floyd exhibition, a couple of years ago. The letters are not unknown as they were (partly) published in the 2011 Barrett book, compiled and annotated by Russell Beecher and Will Shutes.

URL: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/04/king-bee-love-letters.html

Pictures taken from Propstore Auction.

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King Bee Love Letters

Two Syd Barrett letters are up for auction. They belong to the collection of Jenny Spires and were part of a Pink Floyd exhibition, a couple of years ago. The letters are not unknown as they were (partly) published in the 2011 Barrett book, compiled and annotated by Russell Beecher and Will Shutes. URL: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/04/king-bee-love-letters.html

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Middle Earth Beauty

Not an Eskimo, nor christened Iggy. She used to spend a week with Syd Barrett, a week at Chipstead Street, a week with somebody secret and then start the cycle again. New Iggy picture found: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/04/middle-earth-beauty.html

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Syd’s Ghost Band

Did Syd Barrett, Binky McKenzie, and Jake Milton do the Committee soundtrack on 30 January 1968? Or was it on Rhamadan? Quite the Easter Egg!

An investigation by Simon Matthews and the Holy Church of Iggy the Inuit.

URL: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/04/syds-ghost-band.html

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Syd’s Ghost Band

Jake Milton Interview by Simon Matthews, regarding Syd Barrett's 1968 sessions. Quite the Easter Egg!

URL: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/04/syds-ghost-band.html

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Syd’s Ghost Band

The ghost band that played on the Syd Barrett sessions of 1968. Quite the Easter Egg!

An investigation by Simon Matthews and the Holy Church of Iggy the Inuit. https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/04/syds-ghost-band.html

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Emily Misunderstood: the Sequel

Not a lot is known about ‘Ben Cash’. He is something of a mystery man. Some claim he was a German singer because that’s where his records could be found.

On some muddy places of the Internet it is rumoured that ‘Ben Cash’ (and his goofy band, ‘The Cash-Tons’) recorded 'See Emily Play' in September 1967. But none of these substantiate this with proof. The ‘original’ master could still be someone else.

The full story at: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/02/emily-misunderstood-the-sequel.html

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Emily Misunderstood: the Sequel

A rather weird 1967 EP with the reference EP-79-34 has 4 tracks, including the popular country hit ‘There Goes My Everything’. The EP exists in two formats, one 7-inch and the other the less common 10-inch. Credited to ‘The New Sound’, it has 'See Emily Play' as the first track on its B-side.

The complete story at: https://atagong.com/iggy/archives/2026/02/emily-misunderstood-the-sequel.html