How the 1969 Pink Floyd Lineup Handled Syd Barrett’s Awkward Offer to Rejoin

The question makes a common timeline flub — Syd’s last proper sessions with the band were for A Saucerful of Secrets in 1967–68, by which point he was barely functional. The awkward “rejoining” moment actually happened in early 1969, during sessions for Ummagumma. Syd showed up at the studio unannounced,