Grateful Dead Family Discography: Matilda Mother

Matilda Mother

Composer: Syd Barrett

Matilda Mother was performed by Ratdog between 2003 and 2006.

The song was written by Syd Barrett and originally released in 1967 on the Piper at the Gates of Dawn album. The song originally included verses from Cautionary Tales by Hilaire Belloc but permission was not granted for the use of these lyrics and the song had to be rewritten.

The song sometimes occurs as Mathilda Mother.

Ratdog

Raleigh NC: October 14, 2003
Wilkes-Barre PA: October 21, 2003
Toronto ON: October 29, 2003
Pittsburgh PA: November 7, 2003
Des Moines IA: November 13, 2003
San Francisco CA, March 3, 2004
Philadelphia, PA, July 11, 2006

Pink Floyd & related recordings

no info The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pink Floyd, 1967
no info Masters of Rock, Pink Floyd, 1970
no info A Nice Pair, Pink Floyd, 1973
no info The First XI, Pink Floyd, 1979
no info '97 Vinyl Collection, Pink Floyd, 1997
no info An Introduction To Syd Barrett, Syd Barrett / Pink Floyd, 2010
no info Discovery (Box), Pink Floyd, 2011
no info The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn: 40th Anniversary Edition, Pink Floyd, 2013

Other recordings

no info Danse Macabre, Paul Roland, 1987
no info Beyond The Wildwood: A Tribute To Syd Barrett, Various Artists (Paul Roland), 1987
no info Single (Matilda Mother / My Limbic System), Time Or Dirt, 1995
no info Like Black Holes In The Sky: The Tribute To Syd, Various Artists (Stinking Lizoveta), 2008
no info A Momentary Lapse Of Vinyl, Various Artists (Jack Ellister), 2014
no info Roots Conference, Jack Ellister, 2017
no info Best Of Pink Floyd | Redux, Various Artists (Howling Giant), 2018
no info Unswitchable Hits Vol 2, Sounds Incarcerated, 2022
no info Brief Algorithms, Mercvrial, 2022