Syd Barrett & Record Player, 1969

$1500 In stock

This photograph captures Syd Barrett with a record player in his apartment at Wetherby Mansions, London, 1969. Taken by renowned music photographer Mick Rock, the image offers a candid glimpse into the private world of the Pink Floyd founder during a pivotal era.

Artist: Mick Rock — celebrated for his intimate portraits of rock icons in the 1960s and 1970s
Subject: Syd Barrett, co-founder of Pink Floyd, photographed in his London home
Year: 1969 — at the height of Barrett's creative but reclusive period
Available in multiple sizes: 11x14, 16x20, 20x24, 24x30, and 30x40 inches
Part of the Morrison Hotel Gallery collection of iconic music photography

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 13 reviews)

Jason V. ★★★★★ Aug 14, 2026

The way Syd’s looking at that record player, you can almost hear the needle drop — Mick Rock really captured a quiet, private moment here. The print quality brings out the faded light of that London flat beautifully.

Emma A. ★★★★★ Aug 13, 2026

The grain on this Mick Rock print feels properly analog, like you're flipping through an old music magazine. Syd's half-slumped pose with the record player is so unguarded it's almost uncomfortable, in the best way. Frame it somewhere you can stare at it when you need a reminder that genius was just

Henry ★★★★★ Aug 12, 2026

The apartment setting at Wetherby Mansions really comes through in the print, you can almost feel the late-60s London haze around Syd and the record player. Mick Rock’s eye for candid moments is spot on here, it’s got that unfiltered, behind-the-scenes energy I wanted for my music room wall.