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Syd was from Cambridge but studied in London so you never know. A web search revealed this, from an Amazon review. It sounds to me as if the clever use of stereo was what appealed to Syd. There is also a Pink Floyd connection via Alan Parsons (see below), who engineered some of their albums.
P. S. Lovell 5.0 out of 5 stars All killer, no filler! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2020 Classic after classic, including the seminal 'QPR the Greatest', and the song that had such an impact on Syd Barrett in 1967, 'Supporters support us'.
What made this concoction so popular at the time was a series of coincidences. The western world was now fully stereoed-up; Mark Lazarus hooked up with an immaculate engineer by the name of Alan Parsons (yes, that one with the project) and last, but not least, the 67 team bothered to write some really fine songs. This was a long way from the half-baked nonsense that had plagued Man Utd or Spurs.
The sound effects are as hackneyed as a 70s stereo demonstration record (that this album effectively replaced in most hi-fi stores at the time), yet the overall flow of the album still satisfies as it merges existential ballads (''Give em the ole one two'', ''Soccer Boppers'') with cynical rockers (''Queens Park Rangers') and arena-impressing freak outs ('''Oh oh oh oh what a luvly game").
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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