Kevin Ayers and the Whole World
Release Date: 17 November 2023
Label: FM Concerts
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5056083212019
Description
One of the leading lights of the Canterbury scene, Kevin Ayers shaped British psychedelia as part of The Soft Machine in the late 60s - a brief but fruitful period which alone would have secured his place in music history. As a solo artist, however, he developed the era's sounds further, edging into prog rock with his first two albums, Joy of a Toy and Shooting at the Moon, and even giving Mike Oldfield an early career boost, hiring the future Tubular Bells creator to play bass in his backing band, The Whole World. It's with that outfit, which also featured free improv saxophonist Lol Coxhill, that Ayers took to the stage for this radio broadcast performance in the summer of 1970. Delivering a set that leans heavily on songs from those two solo albums ('The Lady Rachel', 'The Oyster And The Flying Fish', 'Clarence in Wonderland') and also reaches back for material written during his tenure with The Soft Machine ('We Did It Again'), Ayers provides a master class in British experimental music at the turn of the decade. An interview with the man himself shines a light on his creative process.
Tracklisting
Genesis
Olivia Newton-John
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
The Carpenters
Sade
Supertramp
Paul McCartney and Wings
Kevin Ayers and the Whole World
Stiff Little Fingers
The Warner E Hodges Band
REO Speedwagon
Phillip Parfitt
Damon Fowler
GEL
Kid Bookie
Humanist
