Octopus (song)

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“Octopus”
Single by Syd Barrett from the album The Madcap Laughs
B-side	"Golden Hair"
Released	November 14, 1969
Format	7", 45rpm
Recorded	12 and 13 June 1969
Length	3:48
Label	Harvest Records
Writer(s)	Syd Barrett
Producer	Syd Barrett and David Gilmour

Octopus is a song by Syd Barrett, and appeared on his first solo album, The Madcap Laughs. The song is also notable for being his only solo single, with "Golden Hair" as the B-Side, released on November 14, two months before the album.

An early version of the song can also be found on the album Opel under the title "Clowns and Jugglers" which was recorded with the band Soft Machine.

The B-Side of the Octopus single - "Golden Hair" - is an acoustic song set to the words of a James Joyce poem called "Lean Out of the Window " which originally appeared on his book of poems entitled "Chamber Music".

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