Kevin Ayers – “Shooting at the Moon” (3)

[Buying the albums sampled on "Picnic.]

This is a very odd LP, not least because of the frankly pretentious way the tracks are organised.  Strictly speaking, there are only 4 tracks on the album, two on each side, but 3 of these are split into discrete titles, so there are really 10 tracks on the record, 5 on each side.  The tracklisting on the back cover is detailed and in small block capitals, but I set it out here in ordinary text:

“1. May I

David……Piano & accordion

Lol……….saxes

Mike……Bass

Mick………Percussion

Rheinhardt and Geraldine

David…..Piano, organ

Lol…saxes

Kevin……Guitar, vocal

Mike…Bass

Mick…Drums

Colores Para Dolores

As above except Robert Wyatt and the Whole World chorus

2.  Lunatics Lament

Mike…Guitar, Vocal

Lol…saxes

David…Organ

Kevin…Bass, vocal

Mick…Drums

Pisser Dans Un Violon

Kevin…Bass

David…Organ

Lol…Electric Sax

Mike…Guitar

Side Two

1.  The Oyster and the Flying Fish

Bridget St. John Vocal

Kevin…Guitar & Vocal

David …Jangle piano

Underwater

David …Guitar

Lol…Sax

Kevin…Guitar & Bass

Clarence in Wonderland

David….Piano, Marimbaphone

Lol…Zoblophone

Mike…Bass

Mick…Bottles and ashtrays

Kevin…Guitar & vocal

The Whole World Girly Chorus

Red Green and You Blue

Lol….saxes

Mike…Bass

Kevin…Guitar & vocal

Mike…Bass

David…Organ

Mick…Percussion

2.  Shooting at the Moon

Lol…Saxes

David…Piano & organ

Kevin…Guitar & vocal

Mike…Bass & vocal

Mick…Drums”

 

 

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