Kevin Ayers
All This Crazy Gift Of Time - The Recordings 1969-1973 (10CD Box)
LabelCherry RedGenrePsychedelia & Kraut
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A founder member of Soft Machine, Kevin embarked on a solo career in 1969, signing to EMI’s Harvest label and recording the album ‘JOY OF A TOY’ the same year. It is a mark of Kevin’s stature that his recordings during this period would feature contributions from notable musicians such as arranger and keyboard player David Bedford, Robert Wyatt, Syd Barrett, Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill, Steve Hillage, Archie Legget and more.
This boxed set includes all of the surviving BBC sessions and In Concert appearances recorded by Kevin during this period, including a previously unreleased John Peel concert from 1970 and other tracks featuring Soft Machine, Bridget St. John and Gong. Other highlights include the inclusion of a complete set recorded at a Hyde Park Free concert in 1970, newly mixed and restored by Stephen W Tayler, previously unreleased session out-takes and a segment from a 1972 concert and a performance at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in 1973. Rounding off the set is a region free Blu-ray video disc which includes a series of live performances recorded for French television, along with two sessions for The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1972 and 1973 (with three previous unseen alternate performances from 1972) and the ‘Caribbean Moon’ promotional film. The set is completed with a 68-page illustrated book with a new essay.
Compiled with the full approval of Kevin Ayers’ estate and is a supreme tribute to a performer of whom John Peel once said; "Kevin Ayers' talent is so acute you could perform major eye surgery with it". This boxed set celebrates and confirms that talent.
Release notes
Discs held in slots in two Fold outs (One four panel and one six panel) with 68-page booklet held in a slip case. CD1-1 to CD1-10 Originally released as [r=851617]. CD1-12 Originally released as part of [r=1640557]. CD1-14 to CD1-17 BBC Radio 1 “Top Gear” session recorded 10th February 1970, previously issued on [r=2412607] CD1-18 Originally released as the A-side of [r=4579174]. CD2-1, CD2-3 to CD2-7 recordings released as [r=2545341], but entire CD Two's mix is from multi-tracks instead of…
| Joy Of A Toy | |||
| CD1-1 | Joy Of A Toy Continued | ||
| CD1-2 | Town Feeling | ||
| CD1-3 | The Clarietta Rag | ||
| CD1-4 | Girl On A Swing | ||
| CD1-5 | Song For Insane Times | ||
| CD1-6 | Stop The Train (Again Doing It) | ||
| CD1-7 | Eleanor's Cake (Which Ate Her) | ||
| CD1-8 | Lady Rachel | ||
| CD1-9 | Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong | ||
| CD1-10 | All This Crazy Gift Of Time | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| CD1-11 | Religious Experience (Singing A Song In The Morning) | ||
| CD1-12 | Soon Soon Soon | ||
| CD1-13 | Religious Experience (Take 103) | ||
| CD1-14 | Clarence In Wonderland | ||
| CD1-15 | Stop This Train (Again Doing It) | ||
| CD1-16 | Why Are We Sleeping | ||
| CD1-17 | You Say You Like My Hat | ||
| CD1-18 | Singing A Song In The Morning | ||
| Live At Hyde Park | |||
| CD2-1 | Clarence In Wonderland | ||
| CD2-2 | The Lady Rachel | ||
| CD2-3 | Rheinhardt And Geraldine / Colores Para Delores | ||
| CD2-4 | May I? | ||
| CD2-5 | Hat Song | ||
| CD2-6 | We Did It Again | ||
| CD2-7 | Why Are We Sleeping? | ||
| Bonus Track | |||
| CD2-8 | The Garden Of Love | ||
| Shooting At The Moon | |||
| CD3-1 | May I? | ||
| CD3-2 | Rheinhardt And Geraldine / Colores Para Delores | ||
| CD3-3 | Lunatics Lament | ||
| CD3-4 | Pisser Dans Un Violon | ||
| CD3-5 | The Oyster And The Flying Fish | ||
| CD3-6 | Underwater | ||
| CD3-7 | Clarence In Wonderland | ||
| CD3-8 | Red Green And You Blue | ||
| CD3-9 | Shooting At The Moon | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| CD3-10 | Hat | ||
| CD3-11 | Gemini Child | ||
| CD3-12 | Butterfly Dance | ||
| CD3-13 | Puis Je? | ||
| CD3-14 | Jolie Madame | ||
| BBC Sessions May 1970 – November 1971 | |||
| CD4-1 | Love Is | ||
| CD4-2 | We Did It Again | ||
| CD4-3 | Gemini Child | ||
| CD4-4 | Lady Rachel | ||
| CD4-5 | Shooting At The Moon | ||
| CD4-6 | Derby Day | ||
| CD4-7 | The Interview | ||
| CD4-8 | We Did It Again / Murder In The Air | ||
| CD4-9 | Jolie Madame | ||
| CD4-10 | The Spider And The Fly | ||
| CD4-11 | The Oyster And The Flying Fish | ||
| CD4-12 | Clarence In Wonderland | ||
| Whatevershebringswesing | |||
| CD5-1 | There Is Loving / Among Us / There Is Loving | ||
| CD5-2 | Margaret | ||
| CD5-3 | Oh My | ||
| CD5-4 | Song From The Bottom Of A Well | ||
| CD5-5 | Whatevershebringswesing | ||
| CD5-6 | Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes | ||
| CD5-7 | Champagne Cowboy Blues | ||
| CD5-8 | Lullaby | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| CD5-9 | Watching the Sun Go Down | ||
| CD5-10 | Whatevershebringswesing (First version) | ||
| CD5-11 | Stars | ||
| CD5-12 | All This Crazy Gift Of Time (1972 Remake) | ||
| CD5-13 | The Lady Rachel (1972 Remake -Extended Mix) | ||
| CD5-14 | Sad And Lonely Faces | ||
| CD5-15 | (Don’t Sing No More) Sad Songs | ||
| CD5-16 | Fake Mexican Tourist Blues | ||
| BBC Sessions | |||
| CD6-1 | May I? | ||
| CD6-2 | There Is Loving / Among Us / There Is Loving | ||
| CD6-3 | Margaret | ||
| CD6-4 | Whatevershebringswesing | ||
| CD6-5 | Clarence In Wonderland | ||
| CD6-6 | Colores Para Delores | ||
| CD6-7 | Lady Rachel | ||
| CD6-8 | All This Crazy Gift Of Time | ||
| CD6-9 | Why Are We Sleeping? | ||
| CD6-10 | The Oyster And The Flying Fish | ||
| CD6-11 | Butterfly Dance | ||
| CD6-12 | Whatevershebringswesing | ||
| CD6-13 | Falling in Love Again | ||
| CD6-14 | Queen Thing | ||
| BBC Sessions | |||
| Banana Follies | |||
| CD7-1 | Introduction | ||
| CD7-2 | (Don’t Sing No More) Sad Songs | ||
| CD7-3 | Pretty Little Girl | ||
| CD7-4 | Two Pigeons | ||
| CD7-5 | Murder In The Air | ||
| CD7-6 | ‘Orrible Orange | ||
| CD7-7 | Whatevershebringswesing | ||
| CD7-8 | Take Me To Tahiti | ||
| CD7-9 | Oh! Wot A Dream | ||
| CD7-10 | Marlene | ||
| CD7-11 | Ball Bearing Blues | ||
| CD7-12 | Fake Mexican Tourist Blues | ||
| CD7-13 | Interview | ||
| CD7-14 | You Say You Like My Hat | ||
| CD7-15 | Falling In Love Again | ||
| CD7-16 | The End | ||
| - | |||
| CD7-17 | Interview | ||
| CD7-18 | Oh! Wot A Dream | ||
| CD7-19 | Shouting In A Bucket Blues | ||
| Bananamour | |||
| CD8-1 | Don't Let It Get You Down | ||
| CD8-2 | Shouting In A Bucket Blues | ||
| CD8-3 | When Your Parents Go To Sleep | ||
| CD8-4 | Interview | ||
| CD8-5 | Internotional Anthem | ||
| CD8-6 | Decadence | ||
| CD8-7 | Oh! Wot A Dream | ||
| CD8-8 | Hymn | ||
| CD8-9 | Beware Of The Dog | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| CD8-10 | Connie On A Rubber Band | ||
| CD8-11 | Caribbean Moon | ||
| CD8-12 | Take Me To Tahiti | ||
| CD8-13 | Decadence (Early Mix) | ||
| CD8-14 | We Did It Again (Live) | ||
| CD8-15 | Why Are We Sleeping? (Live) | ||
| After The Show | |||
| CD9-1 | Banana Introduction | ||
| CD9-2 | Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes | ||
| CD9-3 | Interview | ||
| CD9-4 | Whatevershebringswesing | ||
| CD9-5 | Oh! Wot A Dream | ||
| CD9-6 | Shouting In A Bucket Blues | ||
| CD9-7 | Caribbean Moon | ||
| CD9-8 | Don’t Let It Get You Down | ||
| CD9-9 | We Did It Again | ||
| CD9-10 | Why Are We Sleeping? | ||
| CD9-11 | After The Show | ||
| Video Vaults 1970-1973 | |||
| BD-1 | Clarence In Wonderland | ||
| BD-2 | Why Are We Sleeping? | ||
| BD-3 | Oh My | ||
| BD-4 | May I? | ||
| BD-5 | Why Are We Sleeping? | ||
| BD-6 | Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes | ||
| BD-7 | Why Are We Sleeping? | ||
| BD-8 | Shouting In A Bucket Blues | ||
| BD-9 | Oh! Wot A Dream | ||
| BD-10 | Caribbean Moon | ||
| Extras | |||
| BD-11 | Oh My (Take 2) | ||
| BD-12 | May I? (Take 2) | ||
| BD-13 | Oh My (Take 4) | ||
- Greyhound
- Accompanied By (CD8-10)
- David Bedford
- Accordion (CD3-12, CD3-13, BD-3, BD-4), Arranged By (CD5-13), Arranged By [Cellos] (CD1-12), Arranged By [Cor Anglais] (CD3-14), Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] (CD8-1 to CD8-9), Electric Piano (CD2-1 to CD2-7), Keyboards (CD4-1 to CD4-8, CD5-1 to CD5-8, CD6-1 to CD6-9, CD7-1 to CD7-16), Organ (CD2-1 to CD2-8, CD3-11 to CD3-13, CD5-10, CD5-12, CD5-13, BD-1, BD-2), Piano (CD1-12, CD1-14 to CD1-17, CD3-12 to CD3-14, CD5-10 to CD5-12, CD5-14, BD-3, BD-4), Producer (CD5-14), Vocals (CD7-1 to CD7-16)
- Elton Dean
- Alto Saxophone (CD1-15, CD1-16)
- Type40 Creative
- Authoring [Blu Ray]
- Barry St. John
- Backing Vocals (CD5-15, CD8-1 to CD8-9, CD9-1 to CD9-11)
- Doris Troy
- Backing Vocals (CD5-15, CD8-1 to CD8-9, CD8-14, CD8-15, CD9-1 to CD9-11)
- Gilli Smyth
- Backing Vocals (CD4-12)
- Liza Strike
- Backing Vocals (CD5-15, CD8-1 to CD8-9, CD8-14, CD8-15, CD9-1 to CD9-11)
- Robert Wyatt
- Backing Vocals (CD1-14 to CD1-17), Drums (CD1-15, CD1-16, CD2-1 to CD2-8), Harmony Vocals (CD5-1 to CD5-8, CD8-8), Piano (CD1-13)
- The Ladybirds
- Backing Vocals (CD1-12, CD1-13, CD1-18, CD3-12, CD5-12, CD5-13, CD6-1 to CD6-9, CD8-10)
- Lyle Jenkins
- Baritone Saxophone (CD8-1 to CD8-9, CD8-14, CD8-15)
- Archie Legget
- Bass (CD8-12), Bass Guitar (CD5-15, CD5-16, CD6-10 to CD8-9, CD8-14, CD8-15 to CD9-11, BD-5 to BD-9), Harmony Vocals (CD8-1 to CD8-9, CD8-12), Lead Vocals (CD8-3), Vocals (CD6-10 to CD7-19, CD9-1 to CD9-11, BD-8, BD-9)
- Hugh Hopper
- Bass (CD1-15, CD1-16)
- Kevin Ayers
- Bass (CD1-12, CD5-1 to CD5-8, CD5-11, CD8-11), Bass Guitar (CD2-8), Electric Guitar (CD2-1 to CD2-7), Guitar (CD1-11 to CD1-18, CD3-11 to CD3-13, CD4-1 to CD5-10, CD5-12, CD5-13, CD5-15 to CD8-9, CD8-11, CD8-12, CD8-14, CD8-15 to CD9-11, BD-1 to BD-13), Harmonica (CD5-9, CD5-10), Piano (CD5-1 to CD5-8), Producer (CD5-1 to CD5-8, CD8-1 to CD8-9), Vocals
- Mike Oldfield
- Bass (CD3-11 to CD3-13, CD4-1 to CD4-8, CD5-1 to CD5-8, CD5-13, BD-1 to BD-4), Bass Guitar (CD2-1 to CD2-7, CD5-10, CD6-1 to CD6-9), Guitar (CD2-8, CD3-12, CD3-13), Lead Guitar (CD5-1 to CD5-8, CD5-10)
- Christian Tritsch
- Bass Guitar (CD4-12)
- Richard Sinclair
- Bass Guitar (CD1-11, CD1-13, CD1-18)
- Johnny Clifford
- Congas (CD7-1 to CD7-16)
- Vicky Powell
- Coordinator [Additional]
- Tristan Fry
- Cymbal [Player] (CD8-1 to CD8-9)
- Phil Lloyd-Smee
- Design, Artwork
- Dave Dufort
- Drums (CD5-1 to CD5-8, CD5-10, CD5-12, CD5-13, CD6-1 to CD6-9, BD-3, BD-4)
- Eddie Sparrow
- Drums (CD8-1 to CD8-9, CD8-11, CD8-12, CD8-14, CD8-15, BD-5 to BD-7), Percussion (CD5-15, CD5-16, CD8-1 to CD8-9, CD8-14, CD8-15)
- Freddie Smith
- Drums (CD7-17 to CD7-19, CD9-1 to CD9-11, BD-8, BD-9)
- Mick Fincher
- Drums (CD3-11 to CD3-13, CD4-1 to CD4-8, BD-1, BD-2), Percussion (CD3-12, CD3-13)
- Pip Pyle
- Drums (CD4-12)
- Richard Coughlan
- Drums (CD1-11, CD1-13, CD1-18)
- Tony Carr
- Drums (CD5-1 to CD5-8, CD5-11, CD5-12), Percussion (CD5-1 to CD5-8)
- Whack Skins
- Drums (CD1-12)
- William Murray
- Drums (CD5-1 to CD5-8), Percussion (CD5-1 to CD5-8)
- Gerry Fields
- Electric Violin (CD5-1 to CD5-8)
- John Kurlander
- Engineer (CD8-1 to CD8-9)
- Phil Dunne
- Engineer (CD5-14)
- Sebastian Bell Ensemble
- Ensemble (CD5-14)
- Andrew King
- Executive-Producer (CD8-1 to CD8-9), Producer (CD5-1 to CD5-8)
- Didier Malherbe
- Flute (CD5-1 to CD5-8), Saxophone (CD4-12 to CD5-8)
- Keith Bachelor
- Flute (CD8-11, CD9-1 to CD9-11)
- Lyn Dobson
- Flute (CD1-15, CD1-16)
- Bridget St. John
- Guitar (CD4-9 to CD4-11), Vocals (CD3-14, CD4-9 to CD4-11)
- Cal Batchelor
- Guitar (CD7-17 to CD7-19, CD9-1 to CD9-11, BD-8, BD-9)
- Gerry FitzGerald
- Guitar (CD9-1 to CD9-11)
- Steve Hillage
- Guitar (CD8-2), Lead Guitar (CD8-14, CD8-15, BD-5 to BD-7)
- Syd Barrett
- Guitar (CD1-11, CD1-13)
- Lol Coxhill
- Guitar [Gibson Maestro] (CD2-8), Percussion (CD2-1 to CD2-8), Saxophone (CD3-11 to CD3-13, CD4-1 to CD4-8, CD6-1 to CD6-9, CD7-1 to CD7-16, BD-1 to BD-4), Slide Whistle (CD2-1 to CD2-8), Soprano Saxophone (CD1-14 to CD1-17, CD2-1 to CD2-8), Tenor Saxophone (CD2-1 to CD2-8), Vocals (CD7-1 to CD7-16)
- Daevid Allen
- Guitar, Backing Vocals (CD4-12)
- Henry Crallan
- Keyboards (CD9-1 to CD9-11, BD-8, BD-9)
- Ben Wiseman
- Mixed By (CD8-14 to CD9-11), Remastered By
- Stephen W. Tayler
- Mixed By (CD2-1 to CD2-7, CD5-9, CD5-12)
- Mark Powell
- Mixed By [Surpervision] (CD9-1 to CD9-11), Research, Compiled By, Coordinator, Producer [For Release]
- The London Sinfonietta
- Orchestra (CD2-8)
- David Sinclair
- Organ (CD1-11, CD1-13, CD1-18)
- Mike Ratledge
- Organ (CD1-15, CD1-16, CD7-17, CD8-4)
- Ronnie Price
- Piano (CD5-15, CD8-1 to CD8-9)
- Harry Smith
- Piccolo Trumpet (CD8-11)
- Roy Smith-Field
- Piccolo Trumpet (CD8-11)
- Jeff Griffin
- Producer (CD4-1, CD4-2, CD4-9 to CD4-11, CD6-1 to CD7-16)
- John Walters
- Producer (CD1-13 to CD1-17, CD4-6, CD4-12 to CD4-8)
- Pete Ritzema
- Producer (CD7-17 to CD7-19)
- Peter Harwood
- Producer (CD4-3 to CD4-5)
- Howie Casie
- Tenor Saxophone (CD8-1 to CD8-9, CD8-14, CD8-15)
- Nick Evans
- Trombone (CD1-15, CD1-16)
- Dave Caswell
- Trumpet (CD8-1 to CD8-9, CD8-14, CD8-15)
- Duncan Brown
- Trumpet (CD5-16)
- Johnny Van Derek
- Violin (CD5-1 to CD5-8, BD-3, BD-4)
- George Wilson
- Voice Actor (CD7-1 to CD7-16)
