debut solo album english singer songwriter recorded left april album recording history work beginning bulk sessions taking place april july different producers credited including sessions early sessions fellow members sessions guest musicians old band band released january harvest enjoyed minimal commercial success release reaching number official albums chart failing hit charts released contained album remastered reissued albums independently crazy diamond box set newly remastered version released background second half early behaviour increasingly erratic unpredictable report having seen stage group period chord entire concert playing august forced cancel appearance prestigious informing music press suffering nervous exhaustion band manager bassist arranged psychiatrist appointment failed attend stay spanish island doctor established underground music scene led visible improvement behaviour dates september followed band tour united_states point condition grew steadily worse san_francisco performance slowly guitar audience enjoy antics unaware rest band october transferred tapes takes vegetable man minute backing track called title hoped finish eventually christmas guitarist old friend cambridge asked members join second guitarist initially replace cover unpredictable behaviour prevented performing shows sang played guitar stage deciding join playing guitar singing waters fellow band members keyboardist drummer soon grew weary stage antics january waters driving london agreed according person asked shall pick said let bother written written songs debut album gates dawn band singles point original plan group non touring member similar arrangement soon proved april group officially announced longer member leaving floyd said suppose matter little things recording sessions left april band management followed suit led named abbey road northwest london record solo material later appear thought like finish tracks transferred previous october hand plans tentative sessions failed properly record vocals tracks golden hair late night later retitled octopus parts recording resumed june july progress continued tracks especially swan lee new improved version taped point wouldn commit recording track sic tape properly claims got singer state sessions gone smoothly admitting seriously difficulties working shortly july dates abruptly stopped recording breaking girlfriend going drive britain mini ended psychiatric care cambridge start somewhat recovered decided return musical career produced recordings contacted emi passed head emi new rock label harvest producer time declined work album jones agreed role sessions jones little difficulty boss emi recordings allow record company april young executive took project began working newer material reworking recordings jones later explain rationale emi letting record decided strength new material plan accordingly worked album day meeting flat unsure production technique jones asked hear previous year tapes played swan lee late night parts golden hair swan lee vocals jones saw potential song late night vocals jones remarked certain charm golden hair great performed songs guitar jones attempted sessions newly written love jones produced sessions commenced april emi studio day dedicated going tapes improved track worked swan lee received vocal overdubs new guitar track ideas considered jones felt results superior previous versions following day hours recorded vocal guitar tracks recently recorded songs starting old ones new producer agreement best new recordings time complete takes song taped multiple false starts song attempted love featured faster tempo officially released love recorded good trying similarly completed takes great form happy jones recalled lunch break day talked improving songs sessions particularly golden hair late night backing track point returning studio worked requiring single added slide guitar vocals late night following session took place april studio abbey road jones arrived find brought friends support musicians drummer drummer occasion playing bass problem new set songs recorded played live studio released versions number false starts commentaries track fellow musicians worked man land played song times allow wilson pick segments rehearsal went check band sounded test equipment control room tests band recorded takes master man land bass recorded later date playing wasn easy according jones case following playing seeing playing note said gave impression knew didn music sort recorded song written minutes required overdubs session man land lasted hours asked new songs following week session april replied weird idea want try musicians required mentioned interested tracks morning 23rd arrived studio cassette player recorded sounds told jones ready track producer described sound quality terrible opinion confirmed player hooked track machine instead decided source sounds emi large sound effects library selection process took hour point jones started lose faith later changed mind abandoned idea session april cancelled jones ill agreed session dedicated transferring previously recorded track recordings studio newer track machine overdubs later sessions jones suggestion despite warnings producer received studio went carry mixing decided nearly tracks recorded point needed man land point considered placing album jones calls best haunting songs session tracks album overdubbed members band soft machine songs love dropping good trying members added overdubs wished add bass drums said musicians ask key simply reply yeah funny time played guitar sessions founder debut joy toy performance religious experience released album reissued day session adding backwards guitar good trying lead man land time jones involvement came end sessions started taking interest getting album told going afternoon drive instead followed trip asked help album end abandoned production responsibilities sessions book making laughs jones states dave came said wanted roger remaining parts album process completing album got involved july helped finish album day sprint according biographer little time recalled interview difficult got frustrated feeling look fucking career mate don finger guy trouble close friend years session new producers waters june remade octopus overdubbed version recorded golden hair recorded long gone dark globe following day session dedicated octopus final session month temporary halt waters mixed dismay floyd tour netherlands end july 26th managed record took long cold look feel version long gone attempt dark globe medley took feel allow musicians record overdubs insisting sounded fine months intermittent recording album finally deemed complete final recording sessions album completed waters mixed tracks produced jones tracks matter days tracks mixed august long gone took feel octopus following day tracks golden hair dark globe mixed hours track order october release reception aftermath octopus released single november followed january album released harvest issued sold copies months reached number fairly reviewed music critics release said trying like trying punish admitted don think stand statement waters optimistic declaring genius initial sales reaction deemed sufficient emi second solo album shocked waters produced songs felt angry like dirty public unnecessary later said album liked came released far long wanted thing people listen way related balanced moods hope sounds like bid increase sales jones wrote letter music magazine alternate writing great album nice surprised drop dead don think stand statement june gave solo performance performance held backed audience including abruptly took guitar fourth number walked stage played elephant octopus start performance including octopus vocals performance cover artwork album cover painted floor bedroom orange purple nude woman appearing record sleeve acquaintance known photographer says arrived photo session lady friend weeks naked kitchen met march girlfriend moved took evening stayed flat left states couple weeks later didn know previously pink floyd heard play songs later appear album called catchy october interviewed revealing album designed original sleeve featured musician credits barring producer credit later issues contain musician credits original release track listed took long cold look track titled took long cool look similar vein introduction harvest heritage series breakthrough commercial success dark moon laughs released september record double album record second solo album cover double album designed reissued independently crazy diamond box set april remastered version released release introduction laid new bass track songs octopus took long cold look track listing songs written golden hair music based poem track taken album booklet original release reissue japanese reissue personnel acoustic electric guitar vocals production bass guitar string acoustic guitar drums octopus production drums track bass guitar track 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