Cat No:
MOVLP1257
Release Date: 20 February 2003
Label: Music On Vinyl
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8718469537334
Genres: Rock
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Description
As the Soft Machine's first bassist and original principal songwriter, Kevin Ayers was an overlooked force behind the group's groundbreaking recordings in 1967 and 1968. Joy Of A Toy is his debut solo album, its whimsical and unique vision is a clear indication of how Soft Machine might have progressed under Ayers' tenure. On the he is accompanied by his Soft Machine colleagues Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge and Hugh Hopper.
After a Soft Machine tour of the USA with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Ayers had decided to retire from the music business. Hendrix however, presented Ayers with an acoustic Gibson J-200 guitar on the promise that he continue his songwriting. Ayers repaired to a small London flat where he composed and arranged Joy Of A Toy features many of Ayers' most enduring songs from "The Lady Rachel" to "Girl on a Swing".
It was on this album that Ayers developed his sonorous vocal delivery, an avant-garde song construction and an affection for bizarre instrumentation that would have a deep influence far into the 1970s and indeed the present day.
180 gram audiophile vinyl
Gatefold sleeve
Also available: Soft Machine - Third -
Tracklisting
- 1. Joy Of A Toy Continued
- 2. Town Feeling
- 3. The Clarietta Rag
- 4. Girl On A Swing
- 5. Song For Insane Times
- 6. Stop This Train Again Doing It
- 7. Eleanor's Cake Which Ate Her
- 8. The Lady Rachel
- 9. Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong
- 10. All This Crazy Gift Of Time
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