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Rare Pink Floyd recording discovered in Sweden

Rare tape recording of 1967 Pink Floyd concert in Stockholm discovered.

More than 40 years later, a very old recording of a 1967 Pink Floyd concert in Stockholm, Sweden, has been discovered, reports Rolling Stone.

This recording is particularly noteworthy because it includes the band’s original line-up with the troubled Syd Barrett as the main songwriter, before David Gilmour stepped in to replace him.

The recording also includes a sound check that the group had done earlier in the day on September 10, 1967 for the concert in the Swedish capital.

Ironically, one of the members of what would become one of the most popular rock bands in history can be heard telling the crowd: "No one will like what we play."

In May, the audio recording of the concert will be broadcast at the Golden Circle in Stockholm, but it is unclear when the recording will be available to the general public.

Barrett provided major musical and stylistic direction for the progressive rock band’s early work, although he left in 1968 amidst speculations of mental illness exacerbated by heavy drug use. After suffering from diabetes for several years, Barrett died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Cambridge in 2006 at the age of 60.