Singing the Bruise: BBC Sessions 1970-72 [Import]

Kevin Ayers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 3, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Strange Fruit UK
• ASIN: B000006Z6W
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #689,259 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Why Are We Sleeping

2. You Say You Like My Hat

3. Gemini Chile

4. Lady Rachel

5. Derby Day

6. Interview

7. We Did It Again

8. Oyster And The Flying Fis

9. Butterfly Dance

10. Whatevershebringswesing

11. Falling In Love Again

12. Queen Thing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Relaxed ditties with Kevin, June 28, 2000

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Joel (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Singing the Bruise: BBC Sessions 1970-72 (Audio CD)

Kevin Ayers is wonderful. Hedonistic, charming,and soft-spoken. He sings like he's letting you in on a secret (or playing a joke on you!) His songs are inspiring / witty / weird / melodious.

If you haven't heard him yet, this wouldn't be the worst place to start.

It's a great CD. It captures 4 different sessions with Kevin Ayers, with three different bands backing him: The Soft Machine, The Whole World, and his Banana Follies cohort Archie Leggit.

In this way, it gives a good overview of early 70s Kevin. The second half of the CD (with Archie Leggit) is particularly enlightening. They make one of the most rocking duos you'll ever hear (bass and guitar)! There's a great reading of Falling in Love again that you have to hear!

5.0 out of 5 stars Miiniature Soft Machine mash-up!, February 11, 2010

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Carnack (Damacus, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Singing the Bruise: BBC Sessions 1970-72 (Audio CD)

All good stuff, but those first two track feature 7 member of Soft Machine from 3 different line-ups! Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, Nick Evans and Lyn Dobson...

5.0 out of 5 stars finally, December 18, 2005

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t.tex - See all my reviews

This review is from: Singing the Bruise: BBC Sessions 1970-72 (Audio CD)

after the mediocrity of his later work its refreshing to hear this stuff from his best period.. the whole world! lol coxhil!! see x-ray... most tunes are significantly different from the studio versions .. i thought id never have any additional stuff from this special time..its comparable to the near annual publication of post-humous bukowski.. most of my friends cant figure out why i like this kevin ayers guy, but to a devotee this is gold...