Syd Barrett is such an established cult figure, even in the States, that it's hard to affix the "UK Only" tag to one of his posts. This was the first single ever released by Pink Floyd (then known as The Pink Floyd) in 1967; it was an immediate UK hit, later bested in the UK charts by See Emily Play. I would argue, however, that Arnold Layne is the superior record. Like Waterloo Sunset, it is a character sketch; unlike Ray Davies classic, this song offers a semi-complete narrative: Arnold ste...