Footnotes

Provenance
From the collection of Peter Jenner.

These lyrics for 'Apples and Oranges' have been in the possession of Peter Jenner since they were written in 1967. Jenner was the first manager for Pink Floyd. He co-founded Blackhill Enterprises with his childhood friend Andrew King in 1966 after discovering the band, leaving his career as a lecturer at the London School of Economics. The pair first saw Pink Floyd at the Marquee Club and although having no prior experience in the music industry, they decided to found their production/management company. This enabled them to become the bands managers as well as set up the first South Bank concert 'Pink Floyd Games For May' in 1967. This lead to further ventures such as the now legendary 'Hyde Park Free Festival' in 1968 which 120,000 people attended and that was held for eight consecutive years.

Following signing up the fledgling Pink Floyd, Jenner and King invested in new musical equipment, clothing and promotion for each member. However it was Syd Barrett that the pair saw as the principle songwriter and creative force in the group. Jenner in particular took Syd under his wing identifying his vulnerability. Syd was the lead singer, song writer and face of a new genre of progressive psychedelic rock. However behind all this, Syd's mental state was beginning to deteriorate, and he was starting to become lost to drugs and the pressures from the industry at the time.

The complete handwritten lyrics in this lot are written in the hand of Syd Barrett. The lyrics are titled and include the chord breakdown for the melody and released version of the song. 'Apples and Oranges' was the last single released by the original Pink Floyd band line-up, (Syd, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright) before the bands first US tour. The song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios on the 26th and 27th October 1967. It was released on the 27th November but failed to make it into the charts, with B-side for the single 'Paint Box' written by Richard Wright.

According to Syd the song was based on a girl in a supermarket, "It's a happy song, and it's got a touch of Christmas. It's about a girl who I saw just walking round town, in Richmond." commented Barrett, when discussing the narrative.

The accompanying letter from Peter Jenner's archivist for Sincere Management (which Blackhill Enterprises evolved into) states on headed paper; The lyrics were obtained for office use at Blackhill Enterprises. The lyrics were in a file marked 'Publishing', which leads me to the conclusion that they were requested...to be used for notifying publishing or for use in a press release.... Images of the lyrics have been seen and acknowledged by a representative for the Syd Barrett Estate.

Literature
Povey, Glenn The Complete Pink Floyd, The Ultimate Reference, Stirling, New Yok, 2016
Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains, V&A Publishing, London, 2017

This lot is sold without copyright, all rights remaining with Syd Barrett Music Ltd.