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Bananamour is the fourth studio album by Kevin Ayers and it featured some of his most accessible recordings, including "Shouting in a Bucket Blues" and his whimsical tribute to Syd Barrett, "Oh! Wot A Dream". After Whatevershebringswesing, Ayers assembled a new band anchored by drummer Eddie Sparrow and bassist Archie Legget and employed a more direct lyricism. The centrepiece of the album is 'Decadence', his withering portrait of Nico; "Watch her out there on display / Dancing in her sleepy way / While all her visions start to play / On the icicles of our decay / And all along the desert shore / She wanders further evermore / The only thing that's left to try / She says to live i have to die." The album marked the end of Ayers' first Harvest Records series.
[edit] Track listing
- "Don't Let It Get You Down (For Rachel)"
- "Shouting in a Bucket Blues" (Ayers)
- "When Your Parents Go to Sleep" (Ayers)
- "Interview" (Ayers)
- "Internotional Anthem" (Ayers)
- "Decadence" (Ayers)
- "Oh! Wot A Dream" (Ayers)
- "Hymn" (Ayers)
- "Beware of the Dog" (Ayers)
[edit] Personnel
- Kevin Ayers / Guitar, Vocals
- Archie Legget / Bass, harmony vocals, lead vocal on track 3
- Eddie Sparrow / Drums
- Steve Hillage / Lead Guitar on track 2
- Mike Ratledge / Organ on track 4
- Robert Wyatt / Harmony Vocal on track 8
- David Bedford / Orchestral Arrangement on track 9
- Howie Casey / Tenor Saxophone
- Dave Caswell / Trumpet
- Tristan Fry / Cymbal
- Lyle Jenkins / Baritone Saxophone
- Ronnie Price / Piano
- Barry St. John /Vocals
- Liza Strike / Vocals
- Doris Troy /Vocals
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