Released in May 1974, this was Ayers first album for Island records after four albums for Harvest. He only stayed at Island for one more album before returning to Harvest for another three and then, well, the eighties came. Thought of as one of his most accessible records (they all sound accessible to me) and […]
As I just listened to the first 5 Soft Machine albums in a row, I thought I would share this incredible footage from October 1967, broadcast in August 1968 on the Guy Beart Show. Dig those freaky French dancers! Robert Wyatt on drums and vocals, Mike Ratledge on keyboards and Kevin Ayers on bass. […]
The picture is of Kevin Ayers and Mike Oldfield about to go on stage in Hyde Park. Kevin Ayers And the Whole World: In this incarnation, Lol Coxhill, David Bedford, Mick Fincher and Mike Oldfield. Sadly Ayers, Coxhill and Bedford have passed away. Little is known about the whereabouts of Mick Fincher. Mike Oldfield lives […]
The Canterbury scene spawned Soft Machine, Gong (and itinerant Australian Daevid Allen), Hatfield And The North, Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt, Egg, National Health and Caravan. Some members of these bands had been in The Wilde Flowers and that band evolved into the Caravan we know and love. In fact who was in what band may have […]
The passing of Kevin Ayers was particularly sad as we had his album, The Unfairground, the first in 15 years in 2007 and there was hope that he would do some live dates and even continue to make more albums. Ayers disappeared from public view after the death of his long time guitar player Ollie […]