Derek Shulman Interview (P.1) Syd Barrett & Early Floyd Gigs | dealing with The Mob | Glam Rock

Derek Shulman of Gentle Giant speaks of the early days with Simon Dupree & the Big Sound and his early run-ins with Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett, associating with gangsters and that infamous cover for 'Aquiring the Taste'. This is the first part of the interview 'Giant Steps' buy it here Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4lZNv5i Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/4mARoh9 I was not impressed with Pink Floyd - 'Syd Barrett was not very pleasant' If you like my channel and appreciate the work that goes into my videos, please support my channel. You can - Become a Patron! - Be part of a Classic Rock Community! There is a fine body of work on there now.   / classicrock   Make a one-time donation! Help me to make more videos or buy stuff to annoy my wife with and unbox on my channel: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... Gift me something to unbox from my Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/... Buy me a coffee. All that talk is thirsty work: https://ko-fi.com/classicalbum Join Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.co.uk/music/unlimi... Like the Facebook page: I add stuff on a daily basis:   / 1968rock   Follow me on X https://x.com/bazclassicalbum DISCLAIMER: This video features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. Clips are used with commentary for educational purposes. #gentlegiant #ranking #classicalbum Time Stamps 00:00 - intro 00:35 - Sgt Pepper influence 04:54 - Early Floyd 06:54 - Syd Barrett 09:39 - The Mob 12:23 - T-rex & Bowie 15:09 - Aquiring the Taste