Candy and a Currant Bun

"Candy and a Currant Bun" was the B-side to Pink Floyd's first single, Arnold Layne^[2]. When performed live in 1967, the song was known as "Let's Roll Another One"^[2] and contained the line "I'm high - Don't try to spoil my fun", but the record company forced Syd Barrett to rewrite it without the controversial drug references.^[3] It features the first released Waters scream, which would reappear in Careful with that Axe, Eugene, Run Like Hell, most notably Another Brick in The Wall Pt. 2 and others.

The Mars Volta cover

The Mars Volta's cover of "Candy and a Currant Bun" was released in some U.S. indie stores as free 5" VinylDisc. It was given away with purchase of the album The Bedlam in Goliath. The VinylDisc is a new format that has a digital side and a vinyl side. One side plays in a CD player, while the other side plays on a turntable. The vinyl side contains the Pink Floyd cover "Candy and a Currant Bun", while the CD side contains the audio track for "Candy and a Currant Bun" as well as the Wax Simulacra video as enhanced content. It also comes with a removable foam spindle insert to switch between CD & vinyl.

The track was a bonus track on the UK and Australasian releases of the album.

References

1. ^ "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn [3-CD Deluxe Edition"]. Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-piper-at-the-gates-of-dawn-3-cd-deluxe-edition-r1184499/review. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus,. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X. 
3. ^ Dodd, Philip; Philip Dodd (2005-03-17). "Chapter 2: Going Underground". Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd (illustrated, revised ed.). Chronicle Books. p. 53. ISBN 0811848248, 9780811848244. http://books.google.com/books?id=idOGghPNM6UC&pg=PA53&dq=%22candy+and+the+currant+bun%22+I%27m+high+-+%22Don%27t+try+to+spoil+my+fun%22. Retrieved 2009-02-12. " 'Candy And A Currant Bun' was originally called 'Let's Roll Another One', including the lyrics 'I'm high, don't try to spoil my fun'. Since this was deemed to be pushing our luck on a tape due to be taking into the still very conservative record industry, a complete alternative set of lyrics had to be cobbled together."