Kevin Ayers - Joy of Toy – 1969

 Homenagem ao grande artista que faleceu em 18/02/2013.

Kevin Ayers (Kent, 16 de Agosto de 1944 – Montolieu, 18 de fevereiro de 2013) foi um cantor, compositor, baixista e guitarrista inglês, parte da cena Canterbury e influente na música psicodélica. Foi um dos fundadores da banda de jazz-rock Soft Machine no final da década de 1960.

Além da carreira a solo, trabalhou com artistas como Mike Oldfield, Brian Eno, Syd Barrett, John Cale, Robert Wyatt ou Elton John.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ayers.

Side 1

1. “Joy of a Toy Continued” – 2:54
2. “Town Feeling” – 4:54
3. “The Clarietta Rag” – 3:20
4. “Girl on a Swing” – 2:49
5. “Song for Insane Times” – 4:00

Side 2

1. “Stop This Train (Again Doing It)” – 6:05
2. “Eleanor’s Cake (Which Ate Her)” – 2:53
3. “The Lady Rachel” – 5:17
4. “Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong” – 5:35
5. “All This Crazy Gift of Time” – 3:57

Bonus tracks (2003 reissue)

1. “Religious Experience” [take 9] – 4:46 (“Singing a Song in the Morning“)
   • Featuring Syd Barrett[5]
2. “The Lady Rachael” – 6:42 Extended First Mix)
3. “Soon Soon Soon” – 3:23
4. “Religious Experience” [take 103] – 2:50 (“Singing a Song in the Morning”)
5. “The Lady Rachael” – 4:51 (Single Version)
6. “Singing a Song in the Morning” – 2:52 (Single Version)

Personnel

• Kevin Ayers / Guitars, Bass and Vocals
• Robert Wyatt / Drums
• David Bedford / Piano, Mellotron, Arranger
• Mike Ratledge / Organ
• Hugh Hopper / Bass (1 & 5)
• Paul Buckmaster / Cello
• Rob Tait / Drums (6 & 9)
• Paul Minns / Oboe

plus on “Religious Experience” / “Singing a Song in the Morning” :

• Syd Barrett / Guitar (11)[5]
• Richard Sinclair / Bass
• Richard Coughlan / Drums
• David Sinclair / Organ
• The Ladybirds / Backing vocals

Disco sensacional com participação do próprio Soft Machine entre outros,sonoridade entre o folk, psicodelia,jazz com muitas experimentações e orquestrações morre o homem fica a maravilhosa obra que de óbvia não tem nada.

MUSICA&SOM

Song for Insane Times