Oct 19, 2017
Syd Barrett’s solo album The Madcap Laughs came out on January 3 1970. Five years ago its mysterious, naked cover star phoned me up out of the blue to tell me her story. If there is one image of Syd Barrett that never ceases to fascinate it’s the back cover of his debut album, The Madcap Laughs. The reason: the mysterious naked woman perched on a stool with her head thrown back and face obscured by swathes of long dark hair. Syd’s companion was known only as “Iggy The Eskimo”. But as Barrett fans have been wondering since 1970 – who was Iggy and where did she go? [to be continued...] #sydbarrett #pinkfloyd #rock #rocknroll #old #photo #singer #davidglimour #rogerwaters
