Joy of a Toy es el álbum debut en solitario de Kevin Ayers.
Lista de canciones Compuestas por Kevin Ayers
"Joy of a Toy Continued" – 2:54 "Town Feeling" – 4:54 "The Clarietta Rag" – 3:20 "Girl on a Swing" – 2:49 "Song for Insane Times" – 4:00 "Stop This Train (Again Doing It)" – 6:05 "Eleanor's Cake (Which Ate Her)" – 2:53 "The Lady Rachel" – 5:17 "Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong" – 5:35 "All This Crazy Gift of Time" – 3:57
Pistas adicionales (2003) "Religious Experience" [take 9] – 4:46 ("Singing a Song in the Morning") "The Lady Rachel" – 6:42 (extended first mix) "Soon Soon Soon" – 3:23 "Religious Experience" [take 103] – 2:50 ("Singing a Song in the Morning") Featuring Syd Barrett "The Lady Rachael" – 4:51 (Single Version) "Singing a Song in the Morning" – 2:52 (Single Version)
Personal Kevin Ayers / Guitarra, Bajo y voz Robert Wyatt / Batería David Bedford / Piano, Mellotron, Arranger Mike Ratledge / Órgano Hugh Hopper / Bajo (1 & 5) Paul Buckmaster / Chelo Rob Tait / Drums (6 & 9) Paul Minns / Oboe
plus on "Religious Experience" / "Singing a Song in the Morning": Syd Barrett / Guitar (14) Richard Sinclair / Bass Richard Coughlan / Drums David Sinclair / Organ The Ladybirds / Backing vocals
Shortly after Barrett's death, Ayers told Mojo magazine that when Barrett arrived at the studio: "....he was out-of-it....wasn't able to tune his guitar or find the chords". A third guitar is present on this track [take 103], most noticeably at 0:54-1:03, 1:37-1:42 and 2:34-2:51.
Referencias
Kevin Ayers by Richard Williams (Melody Maker 25 Apr 1970) Joy of a Toy liner notes by Mark Powell (EMI 2003) Joy of a Toy liner notes by Martin Wakeling (Harvest Sept 2006)
Enlaces externos Joy of a Toy - Best Albums of All Time por Peter Paphides
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