[Buying the albums sampled on "Picnic".]
More today on the back cover of the LP; I should add, by the way, that I never got this one on CD, for reasons which will become apparent.
At the top left are the LP title and the name of the band, followed by a list of the members other than KA, in alphabetical order by surname. There is a central oblong box with a detailed tracklisting and some credits, to which I shall return. At the top right is a small rectangular abstract colour picture, looking a bit like a postage stamp; and these details: “SHSP 4005 (1e 062 o 04556) stereo”.
Each of the 5 photos is labelled with the first name of the chap there shown. Kevin is to the left of the central box, and David is to the right of it. Along the bottom, below the central box, are Lol, (Rupert), Mick and Mike.
The credits in the central box follow the tracklisting. All text in the box is in small block capitals, but I shall use regular text here to transcribe the credits:
“Acknowledgements… Peter Jenner… Peter Mew… Peter Selwood and Peter Rabbit John Peel… John Walters Richard Williams… Bridget St. John… Robert Wyatt Blackhill Enterprises… Michele Jane… Cyrille… Anna Lisa Rachel… Tom Lipps… Pinky Mike Ratledge… David Allen.
Produced by…Kevin Ayers and Peter Jenner
Engineer…Peter Mew
Front cover…Tom Fu
All titles composed by Kevin Ayers.”
Next time, more about the track listing and indeed the methodology of the tracks.
