View basket “The Best Of Country Joe And The Fish” has been added to your basket. Joy of a Toy Kevin Ayers SKU: MOVLP1257 Barcode: 8718469537334 20.00 £20.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Music On Vinyl Released Date: 26th January 2015 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info As the Soft Machine’s first bassist and original principal songwriter, Kevin Ayers was an overlooked force behind the group’s groundbreaking recordings in 1967 and 1968. This, his solo debut, is so tossed-off and nonchalant that one gets the impression he wanted to take it easy after helping pilot the manic innovations of the Softs. Laissez-faire sloth has always been part of Ayers’ persona, and this record’s intermittent lazy charm helped establish it. That doesn’t get around the fact, however, that this set of early progressive rock does not feature extremely strong material. Ayers’ command of an assortment of instruments is impressive, and his deep bass vocals and playful, almost goofy song-sketches are affecting, but they don’t really stick with the listener. It’s no accident that some of the tracks recall early Soft Machine: Robert Wyatt drums on most of the songs, and “Song for Insane Times” is virtually a bona fide Soft Machine performance, featuring actual backing from the group itself. A likable but slight album that is at its best when Ayers is at his folkiest. ~ Richie Unterberger Artist Kevin Ayers Genre Psychedelia / Garage Label Music On Vinyl Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country Netherlands Track Listings Joy Of A Toy Continued Town Feeling The Clarietta Rag Girl On A Swing Song For Insane Times Stop This Train (Again Doing It) Eleanor's Cake (Which Ate Her) Lady Rachel Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong All This Crazy Gift Of Time Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Kevin Ayers and more from Psychedelia / Garage View Product Quick View Kevin Ayers Joy of a Toy Rock And Pop | 4 Men With Beards | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 10th August 2016 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kevin Ayers Joy of a Toy £29.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: 4 Men With Beards SKU: 4M229LP Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 10th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Creation Singles Collection Psychedelia / Garage | Get Back | 180g, 1LP Released 11th June 2012 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Creation Singles Collection £17.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Get Back SKU: GET0518LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th June 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Love Machine Electronic Music to Blow Your Mind By Psychedelia / Garage | Wah Wah | 1LP Released 16th December 2013 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Love Machine Electronic Music to Blow Your Mind By £22.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Wah Wah SKU: LPS125 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th December 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pink Fairies Neverneverland Psychedelia / Garage | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 15th January 2021 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pink Fairies Neverneverland £23.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2785 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View After Tea Joint House Blues Psychedelia / Garage | Pseudonym | 1LP Released 25th March 2013 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders After Tea Joint House Blues £22.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Pseudonym SKU: VP99033 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th March 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Silver Apples & Makoto Kawabata Mirage Psychedelia / Garage | Important Records | 1LP Released 26th January 2024 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Silver Apples & Makoto Kawabata Mirage £32.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Important Records SKU: IMPREC512 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th January 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bevis Frond, The Son Of Walter Psychedelia / Garage | Fire Records | 2LP Released 6th October 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bevis Frond, The Son Of Walter £20.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Fire Records SKU: FAME450LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 6th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Quicksilver Comin’ Thru Psychedelia / Garage | Edsel | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 25th October 2022 £18.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Quicksilver Comin’ Thru £18.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Edsel SKU: nn252104 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 25th October 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Radio Moscow 3 and 3 Quarters Psychedelia / Garage | Alive | 1LP Released 2nd January 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Radio Moscow 3 and 3 Quarters £18.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Alive SKU: LPALIVE0129 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Three O'Clock, The Sixteen Tambourines Psychedelia / Garage | Yep Roc | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 20th October 2023 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Three O'Clock, The Sixteen Tambourines £24.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Yep Roc SKU: LPYEP2731C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 20th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sunforest Sound of Sunforest Psychedelia / Garage | Tapestry | 180g, 1LP Released 6th October 2011 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sunforest Sound of Sunforest £21.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Tapestry SKU: TPT265 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 6th October 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Psychedelia / Garage Start again
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