other titles...
- 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)
- The Lady Rachel
- Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong
- All This Crazy Gift of Time
Kevin Ayers
JOY OF A TOY (2023 reissue)
esoteric
An original member of Soft Machine, Kevin Ayers embarked on a solo career, following a US tour with the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1968.
He was one of the first signings to EMI’s Progressive imprint Harvest and recorded his debut album in the Summer of 1969 at Abbey Road studios. ‘Joy Of A Toy’ is a classic of psychedelic and progressive rock, featuring contributions from his former Soft Machine band mates, David Bedford and such wonderful songs as ‘The Lady Rachel’, ‘Stop This Train (Again Doing It)’, ‘Girl on a Swing’ and ‘All This Crazy Gift of Time’.