The Wilde Flowers

The Wilde Flowers
Origin Canterbury, England
Years active 1964–1967
Labels Voiceprint Records
Associated acts Soft Machine
Kevin Ayers
Caravan
Members
Kevin Ayers (vocals)
Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals)
Hugh Hopper (bass)
Brian Hopper (guitar, saxophone)
Graham Flight (vocals)
Richard Sinclair (guitar, vocals)
Pye Hastings (guitar, vocals)
David Sinclair (keyboards)
Richard Coughlan (drums)
Daevid Allen (bass and lead guitar)

The Wilde Flowers were a popular music group based in the vicinity of Canterbury, England. The group was active between 1964 and 1967 but never released any records during its existence; however it led to the formation of two other groups that became well-known and influential: Soft Machine and Caravan.

Band members included, at various times, Hugh Hopper (bass), Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals), Kevin Ayers (vocals), Graham Flight (vocals), Richard Sinclair (rhythm guitar, vocals), Pye Hastings (guitar, vocals), David Sinclair (keyboards) and Richard Coughlan (drums) and Brian Hopper (lead guitar, alto saxophone, vocals).[1]

A compact disc of previously unreleased recordings by the Wilde Flowers was issued in 1994.[2] It is now available from Voiceprint Records (Blueprint BP123CD)

References

  1. ^ Line-ups at The Canterbury Music Family Tree
  2. ^ Review at Allmusic
Soft Machine
Studio albums
The Soft Machine (1968) • Volume Two (1969) • Third (1970) • Fourth (1971) • Fifth (1972) • Six (1973) • Seven (1973) • Bundles (1975) • Softs (1976) • Land of Cockayne (1981)
Singles
"Love Makes Sweet Music" (1967) • "Joy of a Toy" (1968) • "Soft Space" (1977)
Live albums
Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris (1978) • Live at the Proms 1970 (1988) • BBC Radio 1967-1971 (2003) • BBC Radio 1971-1974 (2003) • Soft Machine and Heavy Friends (2005) • Softstage (2005)
Cuneiform albums
Spaced (1996) • Virtually (1998) • Noisette (2000) • Backwards (2002) • Live in Paris (2004) • Grides (2006) • Middle Earth Masters (2006) • NDR Jazz Workshop (2010)
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