Kevin Ayers Whatevershebringswesing LP - Soft Machine
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Kevin Ayers Whatevershebringswesing LP - Soft Machine
Original 1st Harvest Issue A1, B1 Matrices, Vinyl EX! "In 1971, Kevin Ayers started recording what would become his most acclaimed album, Whatevershebringswesing accompanied by members of Gong and his previous backing band The Whole World. Praised by NME, Record Mirror and Rolling Stone, the album realised 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.[1]
The album opens with David Bedford’s “There Is Loving Among Us” accompanied by his dramatic string arrangement. This segues into the vignettes “Margaret” and “Oh My” where Ayers juxtaposes terse lyrics against measured backing. “Song From A Bottom of a Well” marries a Stockhausen-esque arrangement 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”. “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 and a song he would re-record twice that decade.
Many critics and fans have cited Whatevershebringswesing as their favourite Ayers album and it remains to this day a best seller in his catalogue."
Original copy of this great album. The vinyl is EX and the matrix numbers are A1 and B1. It's been professionally cleaned and sounds great. The textured gatefold sleeve is VG+, the pictures represent it accurately.
I'm selling another Kevin Ayers LP today.
Like many of the more interesting records I'm selling today this came from the large collection of a busy man now aged 60. Due to the size of his collection many of the LPs were only played once or twice from new. His musical taste was generally towards the avant garde and his collection numbered about 15,000. I will be selling it over the next few years so please add me to your favourites list!
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