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Banana Productions: The Best Of Kevin Ayers

~ Kevin Ayers
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  • Audio CD (4 Sep 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Harvest/EMI
  • ASIN: B00004UDT1
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 75,837 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Butterfly Dance 3:46£0.69
Listen  2. Girl On A Swing 2:51£0.69
Listen  3. Soon Soon Soon 3:09£0.69
Listen  4. Sweet Deceiver 2:50£0.69
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Listen  6. The Confessions Of Doctor Dream: Irreversible Neural Damage 5:56£0.69
Listen  7. Gemini Child 3:17£0.69
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Listen  9. Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes 3:25£0.69
Listen10. There Is Loving/Among Us/There Is Loving (Medley) 7:22£0.69
Listen11. The Clarietta Rag 3:21£0.69
Listen12. Rheinhardt And Geraldine/Colores Para Dolores 5:39£0.69
Listen13. Stars 3:34£0.69
Listen14. Hat Song 1:16£0.69
Listen15. Singing A Song In The Morning 2:54£0.69
Listen16. Ballad Of A Salesman Who Sold Himself 4:31£0.69
Listen17. Clarence In Wonderland 2:09£0.69
Listen18. Diminished But Not Finished 4:26£0.69
Listen19. Song From The Bottom Of A Well 4:36£0.69

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Drawing largely from Kevin Ayers's early-to-mid-1970s heyday, this BEST OF collection finds the gleefully quirky U.K. performer indulging fully in his fascinating brand of psychedelic/prog-tinged pop. Occasionally aided by some of his former Soft Machine bandmates, Ayers offers up everything from frenetic rock (the jittery "Butterfly Dance") to lively, vaudeville-inspired numbers (the demented singalong "Clarence inWonderland"). As an introduction to Ayers's strange sonic world, this 19-track compilation is tough to top.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Big Shining Star!, 2 Nov 2006
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"This album is for anyone with an open mind about what music's for and how it can make you go 'Yes' on a cold morning in November! It also helps if you have a sense of humor and fun. This CD is a great introduction to the world of Kevin Ayers, packed with inventive and melodic moments and free from cacophonous wig-outs. There are a couple of less succcessful tracks and some of it is a bit dated, but so what, there are some great tunes too, often brilliantly played. it certainly doesn't deserve the verdict given by the Steve Hillage fan below. [Actually I believe Steve Hillage played on some Kevin Ayers tracks, so he at least must have quite liked the chap's stuff.] I would normally have given this CD four stars [because it doesn't have one of my favourite Ayers tracks, May I? on it] but I'll give it an extra one to redress the balance. For those who are unfamiliar with Kevin Ayers, his music is a bit like a mellower version of Syd Barrett, but with more instrumentation. In other words very good indeed!
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant - buy it, 10 Sep 2000
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I need say no more than the above, other then the sure bredth of Ayres musical talent is captured on this brilliant starter to get the musical taste buds going.
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20 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dis-combobobulated Delights!, 15 Dec 2002
Gloriously idiosyncratic and a synaesthetic's dream, The Best of Kevin Ayers does exactly what it says on the tin. A mobius strip of colour twists through the album ("Caribbean Moon! Yellow-Yellow!"); Colores Para Dolores is a prism through which melodic light shines both ways; 'tis beguilingly backwards-y! The acoustic avocado sounds of inspired quirkiness converse happily with Ayers' merry mercurial poetry. Xok! I am sure that the Oyster and the Flying Fish would approve of this original menu. Discover the Other, dear reader; I wonder(land) what you will dream of tonight?
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I ordered this album as it was one of the recommendations when I bought Steve Hillage's 'Live Herald'.

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