Sweet Deceiver
Odd Ditties
Yes We Have no Mananas, so get Your Mananas Today
Rainbow Takeaway
That's what You Get, Babe
Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain
Deia... Vu
As Close as You Think
Falling Up
Still Life with Guitar
BBC Live in Concert
Singing the Bruise
Too Old to Die Young.
Grazie a chi vorrà/potrà rispondere
> Oltre a due parole sul contenuto se foste anche cosģ gentili da segnalarmi
> l'eventuale reperibilitą....
Per il contenuto non so dirti (tranne che per "Still Life With Guitar",
acquistato a suo tempo e rivenduto dopo poco).
Quanto alla reperibilitą, il catalogo Harvest sta per essere ristampato
dalla Emi con bonus track.
Gli ultimi tre della lista sono reperibili, magari su ordinazione.
Occhio che delle registrazioni BBC esistono diverse versioni: quella uscita
nel 1992 per Windsong era molto buona.
--
Niccolņ
Questi i dettagli:
> Sweet Deceiver
Kevin AYERS - Sweet Deceiver, 1975 (Island) [CD]
Kevin Ayers (voc/g/b)
with: Ollie Halsall (g/b) - Jacob Magnusson (o) - Freddie Smith (d)
guests: Elton John (p) - John Altman (cl) - Fuzzy Samuels (b) - Chilli
Charles (d)
Rec: 1975 - Loc: The Manor, Oxfordshire - Pr: Kevin Ayers & Ollie Halsall
Tracks: 1. Observations [KA] - 2. Guru Banana [KA] - 3. City Waltz [KA] - 4.
Toujours Le Voyage [KA] - 5. Sweet Deceiver [KA] - 6. Diminished But Not
Finished [KA] - 7. Circular Letter [KA] - 8. Once Upon A Dream [KA] - 9.
Farewell Again [KA]
> Odd Ditties
Kevin AYERS - Odd Ditties, 1976 (Harvest)
[Compilation album of B-sides & outtakes, mai ristampata in CD]
Kevin Ayers (voc/g/b)
with: David Bedford (kb [1/3-9]) - Robert Wyatt (d [1]) - David Sinclair (o
[2]) - Richard Sinclair (b [2]) - Richard Coughlan (d [2]) - Lol Coxhill (s
[3-5]) - Mike Oldfield (b/g [3-6/8]) - Mick Fincher (d [3-5]) - Dave Dufort
(d [6/8]) - Tony Carr (d [7]) - Bridget St.John (bv [8]) - Archie Leggett (b
[11-13]) - Eddie Sparrow (d [11-14]) - Duncan Brown ([11]) - Doris Troy (bv
[12]) - Liza Strike (bv [12]) - Keith Bachelor ([14]) - Harry Smith ([14]) -
Roy Smith-Field ([14]
Rec: 1969-73 - Loc: various - Pr: Kevin Ayers [1/3-14], Peter Jenner [1-6],
Andrew King [7-14], Malcolm Jones [2]
Tracks: 1. Soon Soon Soon (9/69) - 2. Singing A Song In The Morning (6/70) -
3. Gemini Child (6/70) - 4. Puis-Je? (11/70) - 5. Butterfly Dance (11/70) -
6. Stars (11/70) - 7. Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes (11/70) - 8. Jolie Madame
(11/70) - 9. Lady Rachel (2/72) - 10. Connie On A Rubber Band (9/72) - 11.
Fake Mexican Tourist Blues (9/72) - 12. Don't Sing No More Sad Songs
(9/72) - 13. Take Me To Tahiti (9/72) - 14. Carribean Moon (3/73)
> Yes We Have no Mananas, so get Your Mananas Today
Kevin AYERS - Yes We Have No Mananas, So Get Your Mananas Today, 1976
(Harvest/ABC) [CD: BGO]
Kevin Ayers (voc/g [1-4/6-10])
with: Ollie Halsall (g [1-4/6-7/10]) - Roger Saunders (g [1-5/7/10]) - B.J.
Cole (steel g [3/5]) - Andy Roberts (g [8]) - Billy Livsey (kb [1-5/7/10]) -
Zoot Money (kb [6]) - Nick Rowley (p [9]/kb [8]) - Charlie McCracken (b
[1-5/7/10]) - Rick Wills (b [6]) - Mickey Feat (b [8]) - Rob Townsend (d
[1-5/7/10]) - Tony Newman (d [6]) - Roger Pope (d [8]) - Pip Williams (arr
[5]) - David Bedford (arr [10])
Rec: 1976 - Loc: unk - Pr: Muff Winwood
Tracks: 1. Star [KA] (4:21) - 2. Mr Cool [KA] (3:01) - 3. The Owl [KA]
(3:15) - 4. Love's Gonna Turn You [KA] (4:53) - 5. Falling In Love Again
[Connelly/Hollander] (2:37) - 6. Help Me [KA] (2:40) - 7. Ballad Of Mr Snake
[KA] (2:07) - 8. Everyone Knows The Song [KA] (2:35) - 9. Yes I Do [KA]
(3:14) - 10. Blue [KA] (6:26)
> Rainbow Takeaway
Kevin AYERS - Rainbow Takeaway, 1978 (Harvest) [CD: BGO'93]
Kevin Ayers (voc/acg [1/5/9])
with: Ollie Halsall (elg [2-6/8]) - Anthony Moore (kb) - Graham Preskett
(kb/vln [7]) - Billy Livsey (kb) - Charlie McCracken (b [1-8]) - Rob
Townsend (d) - Barry De Souza (d) - brass section [4] - unknown (s [6])
Rec: 1978 - Loc: Workshop Studio - Pr: Kevin Ayers & Anthony Moore
Tracks: 1. Blaming It All On Love [KA] (3:00) - 2. Ballad Of A Salesman Who
Sold Himself [KA] (4:30) - 3. A View From The Mountain [KA] (6:15) - 4.
Rainbow Takeaway [KA] (3:50) - 5. Waltz For You [KA] (5:22) - 6. Beware Of
The Dog [KA] (5:59) - 7. Strange Song [KA] (2:41) - 8. Goodnight Goodnight
[KA] (3:06) - 9. Hat Song [KA] (1:18)
> That's what You Get, Babe
Kevin AYERS - That's What You Get, Babe, 1980 (Harvest) [CD: BGO'93]
Kevin Ayers (voc/g [7])
with: Ollie Halsall (g [2-3/5-6/8-10]/b [7]) - Graham Preskett (vln
[4/6-8]/kb [1-10]/elg [1/4]/acg [7/9-10]/bj [7]/mnd [7-8]/b [8]) - Mo Foster
(b [1-6/9-10]) - Liam Genockey (d [1-7/9-10]) - Roy Jones (pc [1/6/8]) -
Trevor Murrell (pc [3/10]/d [8]) - Clare Torry (bv) - Neil Lancaster (bv)
Rec: 1980 - Loc: Vineyard Studios - Eng: Simaen Skolfield - Pr: Graham
Preskett
Tracks: 1. That's What You Get [KA] (3:16) - 2. Where Do I Go From Here?
[KA] (2:39) - 3. You Never Run Your Heart [KA] (3:06) - 4. Given & Taken
[KA] (2:54) - 5. Idiots [KA] (3:07) - 6. Super Salesman [KA] (5:03) - 7.
Money Money Money [KA] (3:12) - 8. Miss Hanaga [KA] (3:18) - 9. I'm So Tired
[KA] (2:36) - 10. Where Do The Stars End [KA] (3:04)
> Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain
Kevin AYERS - Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain, 1983 (Charly, mai
ristampato in CD)
Kevin Ayers (voc/g)
with: Ollie Halsall (g/voc) - Carlos Garcia Vaso (g/kb) - Joaquin Montoya
(kb) - Manola Aguilar (b) - Javier de Juan (d) - Zarna Gregmar (voc)
Rec: 1983 - Loc: Spain - Pr: Julian Ruiz
Tracks: 1. Madame Butterfly [KA] - 2. Lay Lady Lay [B.Dylan] - 3. Who's
Still Crazy [KA] - 4. You Keep Me Hanging On [J.J.Cale] - 5. You Are A Big
Girl [KA] - 6. Steppin' Out [KA/O.Halsall] - 7. My Speeding Heart [KA] - 8.
Give A Little Bit [KA] - 9. Champagne & Vallium [KA]
> Deia... Vu
Kevin AYERS - Deia... Vu, 1984 (Blau) [CD'99]
Kevin Ayers (voc/g)
with: Joan Bibiloni (g) - Daniel Lagarde (b) - Quique Villafania (d) - Jorge
Pardo (s) - Linda Novit (voc)
guests: Ollie Halsall (g [5]) - Zanna Gregmar (voc/kb) - Miguel Figuerola (d
[7])
Rec: Dec 1980 - Loc: Maller Studios, Palma de Mallorca (Spain) - Pr: Kevin
Ayers & Joan Bibiloni
Tracks: 1. Champagne And Valium [KA] - 2. Thank God For A Sense Of Humour
[KA] - 3. Take It Easy [KA] - 4. Stop Playing With My Heart (You Are A Big
Girl) [KA] - 5. My Speeding Heart [KA] - 6. Lay Lady Lady [B.Dylan] - 7.
Stop Playing With My Heart II [KA] - 8. Be Aware Of The Dog [KA]
> As Close as You Think
Kevin AYERS - As Close As You Think, 1986 (Illumination, mai ristampato in
CD)
Kevin Ayers (voc/g)
with: Ollie Halsall (g/kb/b/voc [7]) - Poli Palmer (d) - Pat Crumly (s/fl)
Rec: 1986 - Loc: Boz Burrell's Studio, London - Pr: Ollie Halsall
Tracks: 1. Steppin' Out [KA/OH] - 2. Fool After Midnight [KA/OH/Gregmar] -
3. Wish I Could Fall [KA] - 4. Only Heaven Knows [KA] - 5. Too Old To Die
Young [KA] - 6. The Howlin' Man [KA/OH] - 7. Never My Baby [KA] - 8. Budget
Tours (Part One) [KA/OH] - 9. Budget Tours (Part Two) [KA/OH]
> Falling Up
Kevin AYERS - Falling Up, 1988 (Virgin) [CD]
Kevin Ayers
with: Ollie Halsall (g) - Marcelo C. Fuentes (b) - Nete (d) - Tony Vazquez
(d) - Pablo Salinas (p) - Luis Dulzaides (pc) - Miguel Herrero (g) - Javier
Paxarino (s) - El Reverendo (o)
Rec: May-Jun 1987 - Loc: Trak Studios, Madrid (Spain) - Pr: Colin Fairley
Tracks: 1. Saturday Night (In Deya) [KA/OH] (4:02) - 2. Flying Start
[M.Oldfield] (3:38) - 3. The Best We Have [KA/OH] (3:29) - 4. Another
Rolling Stone [KA/M.Siau] (5:17) - 5. Do You Believe [KA] (5:54) - 6. That's
What We Did [KA/OH] (3:44) - 7. Night Flighters [KA/OH] (4:58) - 8. Am I
Really Marcel? [KA] (5:59)
> Still Life with Guitar
Kevin AYERS - Still Life with Guitar, 1992 (Permanent) [CD]
Kevin Ayers (voc/g)
with: Ollie Halsall (g/kb) - Mike Oldfield (g) - Kevin Armstrong (g) - Mark
Nevin (g) - Graham Henderson (p/o) - Anthony Moore (kb) - B.J. Cole (steel
g) - Danny Thompson (cb) - Simon Edwards (b) - Roy Dodds (d) - Steve Monti
(d) - Simon Clarke (o) - Gavin Harrison (d) - Ben Darlow (bv) - Stuart Bruce
(kb/bv) - Rich Lee (b)
Rec: 1991 - Loc: Chipping Norton, The Church, Townhouse, Marcus Studios,
Strongroom, Nomis & Real World Studios - Pr: Kevin Ayers & Dave Vatch
Tracks: 1. Feeling This Way [KA] - 2. Something Inbetween [KA/M.Nevin] - 3.
Thank You Very Much [KA] - 4. There Goes Johnny [KA] - 5. Ghost Train
[KA/OH] - 6. I Don't Depend On You [KA] - 7. When Your Parents Go To Sleep
[KA] - 8. M16 [KA] - 9. Don't Blame Them [KA] - 10. Irene Goodnight
[trad.arr.KA]
> BBC Live in Concert
Kevin AYERS - BBC Live In Concert, 1992 (Windsong) [CD]
Kevin Ayers (voc/b/g)
with: Mike Oldfield (g/b) - Lol Coxhill (s/fl) - David Bedford (kb/cond) -
Dave Dufort (d)
& 12-piece orchestra - Barry St.John (bv) - Doris Troy (bv) - Lisa Strike
(bv)
Rec: Jan 1972 - Loc: Paris Theatre, London
Tracks: Lady Rachel - May I? - Clarence In Wonderland -
Whatevershebringswesing - There Is Loving - Margaret - Colores Para
Dolores - Crazy Gift Of Time - Why Are We Sleeping
> Singing the Bruise
Kevin AYERS - Singing The Bruise (The BBC Sessions, 1970-72), 1996 (Band Of
Joy'96/Strange Fruit'98) [CD]
Kevin Ayers (voc/g)
with [1-2]: Mike Ratledge (o) - Hugh Hopper (b) - Robert Wyatt (d/bv) -
Elton Dean (as) - Lol Coxhill (ss) - Lyn Dobson (fl) - Nick Evans (tb) -
David Bedford (p)
with The Whole World [3-7]: David Bedford (p) - Mike Oldfield (b) - Lol
Coxhill (s) - Mick Fincher (d)
with Archibald [8-12]: Archie Leggett (b/voc)
Rec: 10 Feb 1970 [1-2], 20 May 1970 [3-4], 9 Jun 1970 [5-7], 17 May 1972
[8-12] - Loc: London - Pr: John Walters [1-2/5-7], Peter Harwood [3-4] &
Jeff Griffin [8-12]
Tracks: 1. Why Are We Sleeping? [KA] (8:54) - 2. The Hat Song [KA] (3:15) -
3. Gemini Chile [KA] (3:15) - 4. Lady Rachel [KA] (6:21) - 5. Derby Day [KA]
(3:08) - 6. Interview [KA] (1:00) - 7. We Did it Again [KA] (11:40) - 8. The
Oyster & the Flying Fish [KA] (3:02) - 9. Butterfly Dance [KA] (3:38) - 10.
Whatevershebringswesing [KA] (7:46) - 11. Falling in Love Again
[Connelly/Hollander] (3:30) - 12. Queen Thing [KA] (0:54)
> Too Old to Die Young.
Kevin AYERS - Too Old To Die Young, 1998 (Hux Records) [2CD]
Kevin Ayers (voc/g/b)
with [CD1]: David Bedford (kb) - Lol Coxhill (ss) - Mike Oldfield (b/g) -
Dave Dufort (d)
[CD2]: Ollie Halsall (g [1-5]) - Andy Summers (g [6-11]) - Bill Evans (fl
[6-11]) - Zoot Money (kb) - Rick Wills (b [1-5]) - Charlie McCracken (b
[6-11]) - Tony Newman (d [1-5]) - Rob Townsend (d [6-11])
Rec: 6 Jan 1972 [CD1], 27 Mar 1975 [CD2 tr.1-5], 30 Sep 1976 [CD2 tr.6-11] -
Loc: BBC Studios, London - Pr: Jeff Griffin
Tracks: [CD1] 1. Lady Rachel (6:29) - 2. May I (4:08) - 3. Clarence in
Wonderland (5:04) - 4. Whatevershebringswesing (6:41) - 5. There is Loving
(6:54) - 6. Margaret (3:34) - 7. Colores Para Dolores (6:33) - 8. Crazy Gift
of Time (4:43) - 9. Why Are We Sleeping? (12:01) // [CD2]: 1. Didn't Feel
Lonely (4:44) - 2. Observations (4:50) - 3. Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes
(4:23) - 4. Interview (5:43) - 5. Farewell Again (4:06) - 6. Shouting in a
Bucket Blues (4:40) - 7. If You Want To Be A Star (4:34) - 8. Love's Gonna
Turn You Around (4:50) - 9. Mr.Cool (3:44) - 10. Ballad of Mr.Snake (2:28) -
11. Blue (6:23)
Ci sono poi questi CD di inediti, pubblicati nella seconda metà degli anni
Novanta:
Kevin AYERS - First Show In The Appearance Business (The BBC Sessions,
1973-76), 1996 (Band Of Joy'96/Strange Fruit'98) [CD]
Kevin Ayers (voc/b/g)
with: Ollie Halsall (g [4-7]) - Andy Summers (g [8-11]) - Mike Ratledge (o
[1]) - John 'Rabbit' Bundrick (kb [4-7]) - Zoot Money (kb [8-11]) - Archie
Legget (b [1-7]) - Charlie McCracken (b [8-11]) - Eddie Sparrow (d [1-3]) -
Freddie Smith (d [4-7]) - Rob Townsend (d [8-11])
Rec: 11 Apr 1973 [1-3], 9 Jul 1974 [4-7], 13 Jul 1976 [8-11] - Loc: BBC
Studios, London - Pr: Pete Ritzema [1-7] / Jeff Griffin [8-11]
Tracks: 1. Interview (5:20) - 2. O Wot a Dream (2:44) - 3. Shouting in a
Bucket Blues (3:46) - 4. Another Whimsical Song (0:25) - 5. Lady Rachel
(3:53) - 6. Stop This Train (6:11) - 7. Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought of
You (4:37) - 8. Mr Cool (3:02) - 9. Love's Gonna Turn You Round (4:45) - 10.
Star (4:40) - 11. Ballad of Mr Snake (2:23)
Kevin AYERS & ARCHIBALD - Banana Follies, 1998 (Hux Records) [CD]
Kevin Ayers (g/voc)
with: Archie Leggett (b/voc) - Lol Coxhill (ss/voc) - David Bedford
(p/o/voc) - Johnny Clifford (congas) - George Wilson (actor)
Rec: 20 Sep 1972 - Loc: BBC Studios, London - Pr: Jeff Griffin
Tracks: 1. Introduction (0:47) - 2. (Don't Sing No More) Sad Songs (3:28) -
3. Pretty Little Girl [LC/DB] (3:38) - 4. Two Little Pigeons [LC/DB]
(2:20) - 5. Murder In The Air [W.J.Stone] (5:30) - 6. 'Orrible Orange
(4:04) - 7. Whatevershebringswesing (5:54) - 8. Take Me To Tahiti (3:28) -
9. O Wot A Dream (3:13) - 10. Ball Bearing Blues (0:47) - 11. Fake Mexican
Tourist Blues (5:38) - 12. Interview (5:43) - 13. You Say You Like My Hat
(1:16) - 14. Falling In Love Again [Connelly/Hollander] (4:05) - 15. The End
(1:52)
Kevin AYERS, Mike OLDFIELD, Robert WYATT - Garden of Love, 1997 (Voiceprint)
[CD]
Kevin Ayers (voc/g) - Mike Oldfield (g/b) - Robert Wyatt (d/pc) - David
Bedford (o/elp/swanee whistle/bird warblers) - Lol Coxhill (ss/ts) -
Sebastian Bell (fl) - Anthony Pay (cl) - Antonia Cook (horn) - Peter Reeve
(tpt) - Daryl Runswick (cb) - David Atherton (cond) - 6 beautiful girls
(dancing/turning pages)
Rec: Sep 1970 - Loc: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Tracks: Garden of Love
Kevin AYERS & The WIZARDS OF TWIDDLY - Turn The Lights Down, 2000 (Market
Square Music) [CD]
Kevin Ayers (g/voc)
The Wizards Of Twiddly: Carl Bowry (g/bv) - Andy Delamere (b/bv) - Andy
Frizell (b/bv) - Simon James (fl/ts/kb/bv) - Martin Smith (tpt/hn/bv)
Rec: 10 Mar 1995 - Loc: Waterman's Arts Centre, Brentford
Tracks: There Goes Johnny - See You Later - Didn't Feel Lonely - When Your
Parents Go To Sleep - Lady Rachel - Super Salesman - Am I Really Marcel? -
Everybody's Sometime... Blues - Beware Of The Dog - Mr Snake - May I? - Why
Are We Sleeping? - Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes
Quest'ultimo è effettivamente il lavoro più recente di Ayers.
--
Niccolò
> Sweet Deceiver
Disco ingiustamente stroncato (visti i collaboratori nn canterburyani quali
ad esempio Elton John)...nn è un capolavoro ma è estremamente gradevole
> Yes We Have no Mananas, so get Your Mananas Today
piuttosto incolore...
> Rainbow Takeaway
idem.,..
> That's what You Get, Babe
gradevole, ma nulla di più
> Falling Up
sui livelli di That's You get...
> Singing the Bruise
ottima testimonianza live con la presenza di alcuni compagni storici quali
Wyatt...ù
ti consiglio anche il Live Postumo Banana Folies
ciao
Vince