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AYERS Kevin
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born:	16.08.1944	(Herne Bay, GB)
Died:	18.02.2013

Appearances:

1964-65	The Wilde Flowers
1966	Mister Head
1966-68	Soft Machine
1970-71	Whole World
?	Gong
cca 12/72	Decadence
since 1974	Kevin Ayers And The Soporifics

Line-Up:

Kevin Ayers - voc,g
Andy Summers - g
Charlie McCracken - bg
Bill Livesey - kb
Rob Townsend - ds
Bill Evans - voc,fl

Former Members:

David Bedford (kb, 1970-?); Henry Crallan (kb, cca 1973); Mike Ratledge (kb, cca 1973); Jacob Magnusson (kb, 1974-?); Zoot Money (kb, 1974-2/77)

Ollie Halsall (voc,g,kb, 1974-?)

Steve Hillage (g, 1971); Cal Batchelor (g, cca 1973)

Mike Oldfield (bg, 1970-71); Archie Leggett (bg, 1972-74); Rick Wills (bg, 1974-?)

Mick Fincher (ds, 1970-?); Freddie Smith (ds, cca 1973); Eddie Sparrow (ds, 1974-?); Tony Newman (ds, 1974-?)

Lol Coxhill (sax, 1970-?); Didier Malherbe (sax, 1971)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Joy Of A Toy	12/1969	Harvest
2.	Shooting At The Moon & The Whole World	12/1970	Harvest
3.	Whatevershebringswesing	07.01.1972	Harvest
4.	Bananamour	27.04.1973	Harvest
5.	Confessions Of Doctor Dream And Other Stories	24.05.1974	Island
6.	June 1, 1974 & John Cale & Brian Eno & Nico, prod. Richard Williams	28.06.1974	Island
7.	Sweet Deceiver produced by: Kevin Ayers/Ollie Haircut	21.03.1975	Island
8.	Joy Of A Toy / Shooting At The Moon feat. Mike Oldfield & David Bedford	6/1975	Harvest
9.	Odd Ditties	05.03.1976	Harvest
10.	Yes We Have No Maňanas - So Get Your Mananas Today	04.06.1976	Harvest
11.	Rainbow Takeaway	4/1978	Harvest
12.	That's What You Get Babe produced by: Graham Preskett	2/1980	Harvest
13.	Collection	1983
14.	Diamond Jack And The Queen Of Pain	6/1983	Roadrunner
15.	The Kevin Ayers Collection	7/1983	See For Miles
16.	Deja Vu	1984	Blau
17.	As Close As You Think & Ollie Halsall	6/1986	Illuminated
18.	Falling Up	2/1988	Virgin
19.	Banana Productions - The Best Of Kevin Ayers (2LP)	6/1989	Harvest
20.	Still Life With Guitar	2/1992	Permanent
21.	BBC Life In Concert 1972	7/1992	Windsong
22.	Document Series	1992	Connoisseur
23.	Singing The Bruise (BBC Sessions 1970-72)	1996	Band Of Joy
24.	First Show In The Appearance (BBC 1973-76)	1996	Strange Fruit
25.	Garden of Love	09.06.1998	Floating World
26.	Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought of You	05.10.2004	Edsel
27.	Kevin Ayers: The BBC Sessions 1970-1976	06.12.2005	Hux
28.	The Unfairground	03.09.2007	Lomax
29.	Hyde Park Free Concert 1970 & The Whole World	08.01.2008
30.	Songs for Insane Times: Anthology 1969-1980	22.07.2008	EMD
31.	Rainbow Takeaway: That's What You Get Babe	06.10.2011	BGO
32.	Live At The BBC 1970 & 1972	29.01.2013	B13
33.	Howling at the Moon & The Whole World	22.07.2014	Gonzo

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Singing A Song In The Morning / Eleanor's Cake Which Ate Her	2/1970	Harvest
2.	Religious Experience	1970
3.	Butterfly Dance / Puis-Je?	10/1970	Harvest
4.	Strange In Blue Suede Shoes / Stars	4/1971	Harvest
5.	Oh! Wot A Dream / Connie On A Rubber Band	17.11.1972	Harvest
6.	Caribbean Moon / Take Me To Tahiti	4/1973	Harvest
7.	The Up Song / Everybody's Sometimes And Some People's All The Time Blues	10.05.1974	Island
8.	Who's Going To Take Me Home After The Show? Thank You Very Much	28.06.1974	Island
9.	Falling In Love Again / Everyone Knows The Song	20.02.1976	Island
10.	Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes / Fake Mexican Tourist Blues	27.02.1976	Harvest
11.	Caribbean Moon / Take Me To Tahiti	28.05.1976	Harvest
12.	Star / The Owl	22.04.1977	Harvest
13.	Money, Money, Money / Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes	29.02.1980	Harvest
14.	Animals / Don't Fall In Love With Me (ve Španělsku)	1982
15.	My Speedin' Heart / Champagne And Valium	7/1983	Charly
16.	Stepping Out / Only Heaven Knows	5/1986	Illuminated
17.	Baby Come Home / Walk On Water	15.09.2008	Lo Max

Various:

1970-? Kevin Ayers And The Whole Wide World
1973 Kevin Ayers And 747
since 1974 Kevin Ayers And The Soporifics

appeared on the LP:

Steve Miller & Lol Coxhill: The Story So Far ... Oh Really? (18.10.74, Caroline)

appeared on the SP:

Mike Oldfield: Don Alfonso (07.02.75, Virgin)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1970	0	25.04.1970	19		interview
1972	0	05.02.1972	16	Albums	album review
1973	21	26.05.1973	35	Albums	album review
1973	21	26.05.1973	53		interview
1973	35	01.09.1973	44
1974	22	01.06.1974	46	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	44	02.11.1974	4	News
1974	49	07.12.1974	63	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	15	12.04.1975	34	Albums	album review
1975	42	18.10.1975	40	Albums	album review
1976	9	28.02.1976	39	Singles Extra	single review
1976	25	19.06.1976	3	New Singles	single review
1976	25	19.06.1976	21	New Albums	album review
1976	33	14.08.1976	29	New Albums	album review
1980	9	01.03.1980	25	Singles	single review
1980	18	21.06.1980	10	After Dark	interview
1983	26	25.06.1983	28	Albums	album review
1983	35	27.08.1983	23	Albums	album review
1995	51	23.12.1995	31	Live	gig review
1997	16	16.04.1977	4
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	28.04.1973	15	Albums	album review
1973	0	02.06.1973	36	Albums	album review
1973	0	09.06.1973	24	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1974	0	11.05.1974	3	News Desk
1974	0	18.05.1974	23	Albums	album review
1974	0	18.05.1974	40
1974	0	08.06.1974	37	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1974	0	06.07.1974	29
1974	0	31.08.1974	18
1974	0	02.11.1974	3	News Desk
1974	0	30.11.1974	0	NME Guitar Book
1974	0	07.12.1974	14	Thrills
1974	0	14.12.1974	39	On The Town	gig review
1975	0	05.04.1975	22	Platters	album review
1975	0	24.05.1975	26
1976	0	01.05.1976	17	Platters	album review
1976	0	29.05.1976	2	News Desk
1976	0	19.06.1976	15	Platters	album review, single review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	2	31.01.1994	7	Galerie
1997	10		57	Zapomenutí nezapomen	profile