KEVIN AYERS – live + rare (early 1970s)
I’ve plugged Ayers three times before in the past — I just love his ultra-laid-back delivery, and his silly, yet plantive lyrics. Here’s two live sets, plus a batch of BBC radio sessions.
The real revelation for me here was the live versions of “We Did It Again”, an super-long jam that I don’t believe appears on any Ayers studio album (correct me if I’m wrong there, since I want to hear the studio original if it is floating around out there).
Kevin Ayers – BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert, 1972 (ZIP file)
Kevin Ayers – Singing The Bruise: BBC Sessions (ZIP file)
Kevin Ayers – Colours Of The Day (ZIP file)
Hello,
You didn’t find “We dit it again” on a Kevin Ayers studio album because he wrote this song back in his days with Soft Machine. You’ll find the original version on their first album. It’s under 4 minutes long but apparently they performed it at least once in France for 40 minutes !
Damn, someone already beat me to it…but yeah, ‘We Did It Again’ is on the first Soft Machine record…Bongwater also did a pretty neat cover of it on their album ‘Double Bummer’ as well.
Thanks for putting all this up. I really enjoy the full lengths. Listening to these live recordings will be a treat.
http://www.eggcityradio.com/?p=320
Cave did a nice live version of “We Did It Again”, too (better than Bongwater’s, IMO). They’re a rad Chicago band.
Thanks so much for turning me on to Kevin Ayers. I can’t believe I haven’t heard this stuff before. Its like a conspiracy!