KEVIN AYERS Whatevershebringswesing HARVEST UK 1973 Issue LP EX Soft Machine

	£		35
	$		46

Artist: Kevin Ayers

Title: Whatevershebringswesing

Label/Cat no: Harvest / SHVL 800

Grading (sleeve first): EX- / EX

A UK 1973 VINYL ISSUE LP

NON-TEXTURED SLEEVE

MATRIX A1 / B1 - Stamped Matrix

Original two-tone green Harvest Label with EMI credit

'Lullaby' fade into the the run-off groove

MFD IN GT. BRITAIN Label Credit

Whatevershebringswesing is the third solo album by Kevin Ayers.

In 1971, Kevin Ayers started recording what would become his most acclaimed album, Whatevershebringswesing accompanied by members of his previous backing band The Whole World. Praised by NME, Record Mirror and Rolling Stone, the album realized all the musical aspirations Ayers had harboured since the inception of Soft Machine.

As with most Ayers albums, a collision of disparate styles confronts the listener but in this instance they work to extremely powerful effect. The title track with Mike Oldfield's guitar accompaniment and Robert Wyatt’s wracked harmonies would become a template for Ayers subsequent 70s output.[2]

The album opens with "There Is Loving/Among Us" accompanied by David Bedford’s dramatic orchestral arrangement. There follow the vignettes "Margaret" and "Oh My" where Ayers juxtaposes terse lyrics against measured backing. "Song From A Bottom of a Well" marries an explosive arrangement, again featuring Oldfield, to Ayers’ cryptic lyric "This is a song from the bottom of a well / There are things down here / I've got to try and tell". The title track is notable for Oldfield's extended bass solo at the beginning, while "Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes", a flirtation with Ayers' love of early rock and roll, would become a staple of his live set for years to come, a song he would re-record twice that decade.

Side 1

1. "There is Loving (Ayers)/Among Us (Bedford)/There is Loving (Ayers)" (7:22)
2. "Margaret" (3:20) (Ayers)
3. "Oh My" (2:59) (Ayers)
4. "Song from the Bottom of a Well" (4:37) (Ayers)

Side 2

1. "Whatevershebringswesing" (8:13) (Ayers)
2. "Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes" (3:24) (Ayers)
3. "Champagne Cowboy Blues" (3:56) (Ayers)
4. "Lullabye" (2:14) (Ayers)

The sleeve has a very minor spine crease but is clean with no writing or tears. EX-
The label is clean with no writing or spindle marks
The vinyl is clean with no marks, scratches or discolouration. It plays beautifully. EX


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• Mint: Mint (as new). In perfect condition.
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• EX-: Excellent minus. The record shows some sign of having been played, but has very little lessening in sound quality. On an LP perhaps one or two tracks will have faint crackles or pops.
• VG+: Very good plus.The record has been played regularly. There may be visual marks on the disc that are beginning to sound e.g. crackles on several tracks.
• VG: Very good. The record has been played regularly and is showing signs of wear . There will be visual marks, and surface scratches, thus there will be audible pops and crackles. Or the pressing run may be poor, causing constant hiss.

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• New: New.
• Mint: As new condition. In perfect condition. The sleeve should appear to never had a record in it.
• EX: Practically as new, Clean. No writing, no ringwear, no splits, it has been used, but handled carefully. It may have minor blemishes and wear.
• EX-: As above, BUT possible minor creasing and/or slight edge scuff, very slight ringwear, small writing on back cover i.e. a name in pencil.
• VG+: Can include minor bending, visible ring wear, minor splits, small writing on sleeve. Normal wear and tear, but no damage to the visual beauty of the sleeve.
• VG: Sleeve wear is beginning to detract from cover art. Can include major creasing and/or splits (but not sleeve separation), major staining and ringwear.

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