Release 2011
KEVIN AYERS (1944-2013) :
Started with The Wilde Flowers in the early 60s and as a founder member of SOFT MACHINE, only
on first Polydor 45 and 1st  album, which was only released on Probe in USA at the time.
He went Solo in 1969.

Style:  Progressive; Canterbury ;

see:
Soft Machine ;  Mike Oldfield ;  Patto ; Timebox ;  Boxer ; Gong ;  Roxy Music ; 
Zoot Money ;  Dantalions Chariot ;  Stud ; Police ;  Robert Wyatt ; The Blues Band ; 
Family ;  Tempest ;  Miller-Coxhill ;  Carol Grimes & Delivery ; Lol Coxhill ; Andy Summers ;

Musicians:   ..not complete
1969-1972 :
KEVIN AYERS - guitars, bass, vocals; MIKE RATLEDGE - organ;
ROBERT WYATT - drums, ROB TAIT - drums (only on Stop this train & Oleh..)
HUGH HOPPER - bass; DAVID BEDFORD - keyboards, arrangements;  
LOL COXHILL - sax  MIKE OLDFIELD - bass, guitar  (before he went famous)
MICK FINCHER - drums, perc. ;

1975 - 1979:
KEVIN AYERS - bass, guitar, vocals  OLLIE HALSALL - guitar, slide-guitar, vibraphone ;
FREDDIE SMITH, ROB TOWNSEND - drums (ex-Family, Medicine Head; pre-Blues Band)  
BILLY LIVSEY, ZOOT MONEY - keyboards;  CHARLIE McCRACKEN - bass (ex-Taste, Stud); 
B.J.COLE -  - steel guitar; ROGER SAUNDERS - rhythm guitar; ANTHONY MOORE - guitar ;
GRAHAM PRESCOTT - BARRY de SOUZA - drums;
1980 :
KEVIN AYERS - bass, e-guitar, vocals  OLLIE HALSALL - e-guitar, slide-guitar, vibraphone ;
Liam Genocky, Trevor Murrell - drums, perc.; Mo Foster - bass; Geoff Whitethorn (S1/2) - lead guitar;
Graham Preskett - producer, e-piano, organ, synthy, violin, mandolin, banjo, strings; Roy Jones - congas, perc.;

TRACKS
RAINBOW TAKEAWAY (1978) :
Blaming it all on Love
Ballad of a Salesman who sold himself
A View from the Mountain
Rainbow  Takeaway
Waltz for you
Beware of the Dog II
Strange Song
Goodnight Goodnight
Hat Song

THATs WHAT YOU GET BABE (1980) :
Thats what you get Babe
Where do I go from here   - Geoff Whitethorn - lead guitar;
You never outrun your Heart
Given and taken
Idiots
Super Salesman
Money Money Money
Miss Hanaga
Im so tired
Where do the Stars end