The Beatles & Syd Barrett?

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I was searching WinMX for some obscure Syd Barrett stuff when I stumbled across a track labeled "Syd Barrett with The Beatles - What a Shame Mary Jane." Some have the date April 15, 1967.

The song itself is avant-guarde: weird tempo changes, banging on xylophone (?) & piano, feedback (guitar I guess), & weird vocals (yelling, spacey stuff, scream, laughing). It does sound like Syd singing "lead."

So does anyone know anything about this? Is this really Syd Barrett and the Beatles?

― aaron m, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"What's the New Mary Jane" is a Beatles track that was slated for inclusion on the White Album but pulled at the last minute. It's generally agreed that Syd had nothing to do with it.

― Possum Slimm, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

see here.

― KLH, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the Beatles were recording Sgt Peppers in Abbey Road studio 1 while the Pink Floyd were recording Piper At The Gates Of Dawn in studio 2. I like to think of them sharing cups of tea in the canteen and swapping ideas.

― DV, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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