 After Barrett left Pink Floyd , Jenner followed suit . He led Barrett into EMI Studios to record some tracks in May that would later be released on Barrett 's first solo album , The Madcap Laughs . However , Jenner said : " I had seriously underestimated the difficulties of working with him " . By the sessions of June and July , most of the tracks were in better shape ; however , shortly after the July sessions , Barrett broke up with girlfriend Lindsay Corner and went on a drive around Britain in his Mini , ending up in psychiatric care in Cambridge . During New Year 1969 , a somewhat recovered Barrett had taken up tenancy in a flat on Egerton Gardens , South Kensington , London , with the Post Modernist artist Duggie Fields . Here , Barrett 's flat was so close to Gilmour 's that Gilmour could look right into Barrett 's kitchen . Deciding to return to music , Barrett contacted EMI and was passed to Malcolm Jones , the then @-@ head of EMI 's new prog rock label , Harvest ( after Norman Smith and Jenner declined to produce Barrett 's record , Jones produced it ) . Barrett wanted to recover the Jenner @-@ produced sessions recordings ; several of the tracks were improved upon . 
