Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Joy Of A Toy Continued
A2	Town Feeling
A3	The Clarietta Rag
A4	Girl On A Swing
A5	Song For Insane Times Backing Band – Soft Machine
B1	Stop This Train (Again Doing It) Drums – Rob Tait
B2	Eleanor's Cake (Which Ate Her)
B3	Lady Rachel
B4	Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong Drums – Rob Tait
B5	All This Crazy Gift Of Time

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – EMI Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – BGO Records
• Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Distributed By – Pinnacle

Credits

• Arranged By, Piano – David Bedford
• Drums – Robert Wyatt (tracks: A1 to A5, B2, B3, B5)
• Engineer – Peter Mew
• Producer – Kevin Ayers, Peter Jenner
• Written-By – Ayers*

Notes

Thanks and praise to:
Robert Wyatt who played all drum tracks, except for B1 and B4, on which Rob Tait "did it" for a couple of tricky figures.
The Soft Machine for the backing on A5 - Mike Ratledge and Hugh Hopper individually.
David Bedford for creative assistance on instrumental, voicings and their arrangement (also for his groovy piano playing).
The Session Men.
Jean and Mary who had to sing in Malay - which is a fair achievement for two Scots girls.
The Engineer: Peter Mew.
Sean Murphy and Ian Knight.
Finally, Peter Jenner, who provided a more than valuable smile and throughout, and Malcolm Jones and Roy Featherstone of EMI who said Yes.

Instruments used:
Electric Bass, String Bass, Cello, Piano, Celeste, Drums, Italian Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electronics, Trombone, Flute,
Piccolo, Tambourine, Organ, Alto Melodica, Spanish Guitar, Hawaiian Guitar, Recorder, Oboe, Mouth Organ, Kazoo.

© 1969 The copyright in these recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
℗ 1989 BGO Records

[LP reissue of album originally released on Harvest (SHVL 763) in December 1969. On the labels the original Harvest catalogue number appears: SHVL 763.

Lyrics to Lady Rachel and Song For Insane Times printed on inside of laminated gatefold sleeve.]

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 017261 000781
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A - Hand Etched): BGOLP 78 A1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A - Hand Etched): BGOLP 78 B1
• Barcode (Runout Side A & B - Hand Etched): MPO

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SHVL 763, 1E 062 ○ 04210	Kevin Ayers	Joy Of A Toy ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Harvest, Harvest	SHVL 763, 1E 062 ○ 04210	UK	1969
MR-SSS 513	Kevin Ayers	Joy Of A Toy ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Vinilisssimo	MR-SSS 513	Spain	2012
SHVL 763	Kevin Ayers	Joy Of A Toy ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Harvest	SHVL 763	France	1970
4M229, 4m229	Kevin Ayers	Joy Of A Toy ‎(LP, Album, RE)	4 Men With Beards, 4 Men With Beards	4M229, 4m229	US	2012
07243-582776-2-3	Kevin Ayers	Joy Of A Toy ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Harvest, EMI	07243-582776-2-3	UK	2003

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