merciful-evans Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 This song is from one of those Kevin Ayres albums that escaped me, 'Falling Up'. It looks to be unavailable now except as used. Someone on Amazon is offering one at more than £50. I'm a fan, but I'll keep on looking. Anyway its a good song from a unique artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 39 minutes ago, merciful-evans said: This song is from one of those Kevin Ayres albums that escaped me, 'Falling Up'. It looks to be unavailable now except as used. Someone on Amazon is offering one at more than £50. I'm a fan, but I'll keep on looking. Anyway its a good song from a unique artist. Nice. Wasn't he in Soft Machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Yes he was in the original Soft Machine. There was a brief version of 'We Did It Again' on the debut album. He was a excellent bassist. He had his own band 'Kevin Ayres & the Whole World' that included Lol Coxhill and Mike Oldfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, merciful-evans said: He had his own band 'Kevin Ayers & the Whole World' that included Lol Coxhill and Mike Oldfield. And David Bedford too - I saw them play once at Guildford Civic. He (Ayers) was very pissed. Edited April 3, 2021 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) Good song, I started with Soft Machine at Third and I remember staring at the the inside album cover for hours also wondering about the cheessy guitars... Edited April 3, 2021 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 1 minute ago, mihcmac said: Good song, I started with Soft Machine at Third and I remember staring at the the inside album cover for hours... How many of those guys are high as s-hit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: How many of those guys are high as s-hit? In Europe at that time the main thing was beer and hash, although psychedelic's did come into play. Edited April 3, 2021 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 37 minutes ago, mihcmac said: In Europe at that time the main thing was beer and hash, although psychedelic's did come into play. Last I checked and if I remember correctly hash gets you high, really high. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Last I checked and if I remember correctly hash gets you high, really high. So does Beer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) 55 minutes ago, mihcmac said: So does Beer.... Yeah but it’s different . . . way different. Edited April 3, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I had the "Shooting At The Moon" LP on Harvest at the time. And later "The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories" which had a fantastic line-up of musicians. Quite a guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 25 minutes ago, jdgm said: I had the "Shooting At The Moon" LP on Harvest at the time. And later "The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories" which had a fantastic line-up of musicians. Quite a guy. I have stuff I downloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 I have mostly early albums. About 5 or so. He featured on live BBC radio broadcasts about 69-71. I knew him from Soft Machine, but those radio shows renewed the interest. John Peel as I recall also played a KA song each week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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