Product Description

DAVID GILMOUR featuring DAVID BOWIE & RICHARD WRIGHT Arnold Layne (2006 UK limited edition 3-track CD single featuring alternate live versions of the Syd Barrett-written classic with vocals by David Bowie & Richard Wright taken fromDavids concerts at the Royal Albert Hall plus his own take on Dark Globe presented with a black & gold title sleeve)

Track Listing

1. Arnold Layne - David Bowie, David Gilmour
2. Arnold Layne - David Gilmour, , Richard Wright

Product Details

• Released on: 2007-01-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Single, EP, Limited Edition, Live, Maxi, Import

Album Description
Pink Floyd guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour, with help from David Bowie and Richard Wright, pays tribute the band's founder, Syd Barrett, who passed away in July of 2006 by covering two of Syd's songs. The first is the early Floyd tune, 'Arnold Layne', a song the band recorded before Gilmour joined. The second cover is a solo Barrett track 'Dark Globe', originally from Syd's The Madcap Laughs album (which was produced by Gilmour!). Features two versions of 'Arnold Layne' (with and without introduction) and 'Dark Globe'. EMI. 2006.

Album Details
A Fitting Tribute EP to the Man who Gilmour Replaced in the Pink Floyd Lineup in the Wake of his Passing. Over the Years, Gilmour Made Sure that Barrett was Well Taken Care of Throughout the Rest of his Life. These Recordings Come from Gilmour's Concert Appearances in 2006 at London's Royal Albert Hall. Two Versions of Pink Floyd's First Single "Arnold Layne" Are Presented, One featuring Vocals by David Bowie and the Other by Floyd's Own Richard Wright. The "b-side" is Another Barrett Penned Song, "Dark Globe", Originally from his Solo Album "The Madcap Laughs", Performed Acoustically by Gilmour. "Arnold Layne" is also on the Setlist of the Dvd Presentation "David Gilmour: Live at Royal Albert Hall".