Discography Update January 1995

THE WILDE FLOWERS VOICEPRINT VP 123CD (UK)1994

Also available as limited edition (2000) book by Brian Hopper + CD

Notes. Legitimate release of material 1965 - 1969. Total 22 tracks; Ayers appears on #5 'Parchman Farm' (vocal), #6 'Almost Grown' (backing vox), #7 'She's Gone' (vocal and composer). Recorded 16/03/65. These tracks, and their historical importance have been frequently reviewed elsewhere.



COLOURS OF THE DAY 1994 Unknown Label KA-17-94-01 (Italy)

1. Oyster and The Flying Fish 2. Lady Rachel 3. We Did It Again 4. Hat Song 5. Clarence In Wonderland 6. Colores Para Dolores 7. Why Are We Sleeping 8. Garden Of Love 9. Gemini Child 10. Trying Hard To Know 11. Hat Song

Notes. Single bootleg CD from Italy. All tracks are from FM radio broadcasts. (see Tape Section of Discography). Tracks 1 - 7 are the Whole World with Robert Wyatt VPRO ‘Piknik’ session from Drijbergen, Holland 30/06/70. Miscredit Nico in place of Bridget St John on track 1. Track 8 is David Bedford with London Sinfonietta and Whole World from Queen Elizabeth Hall 26/09/70. Tracks 9-11 wrongly credited Halsall/ Sparrow/ Leggett - they appear to come from Alan Freeman’s 14/04/72 ‘Sounds Of The Seventies’ which themselves are rebroadcast Whole World ‘Top Gear’ sessions from 1970. Track 10 possibly not Ayers at all. Quality good.




THE CANTERBURY TAPES OH BOY 2-9031 (Luxembourg)1994

DISC ONE. KEVIN AYERS 1. M16 2. There Goes Johnny 3. Something In Between 4. Irene Good Night. Tracks 5 - 11 are HATFIELD AND THE NORTH 1974. DISC TWO Tracks 1 - 8 are CARAVAN 1971 and 1973. KEVIN AYERS 9. I Believe In You (aka Shooting At The Moon) 10. Gemini Chile (sic) 11. Derby Day 12. The Clown (aka Interview) 13. What About Me (aka The Hat Song) 14. I’m Gonna Cry For You (aka Trying Hard To Know)

Notes. Double bootleg CD shared with Caravan and Hatfields. All Ayers material is FM radio, no musician details on sleeve. Disc One track 3 wrongly titled as ‘Something In Between’. Disc One session is acoustic Ayers/ Halsall/ Villafania session from VARA Dutch radio broadcast 19/05/92, recorded 02/04/92 (See Tape Section in Discography). Disc Two session is full Alan Freeman rebroadcast from 14/04/72 - ie. earlier 1970 ‘Top Gear’ session material. Quality good.

first published in WAWS #7, Feb 95