Ear of Beholder
Lol Coxhill
LP Rel Date: 2017-01-27
8592735005556
Radiation Deluxe Series present a reissue of Lol Coxhill's Ear Of Beholder, originally released in 1971. Ear Of Beholder is one of the most beguiling and adventurous records of the 1970s, which is saying a lot as that is a musical decade marked by groundbreaking creativity. Originally released on John Peel's Dandelion label, Lol Coxhill's sprawling double album debut is an avant-garde jazz masterstroke that features Robert Wyatt and much of the Whole World group, Kevin Ayers's backing band at the time (of which Lol was a member). Ranging from straight-up feedback to re-workings of standards, outdoor recordings to spoken word, improvisation to vaudeville, Ear Of Beholder covers more ground in two LPs than most artists do in a lifetime. Difficult, adventurous listening from one of British jazz's most brilliant innovators. 180 gram vinyl; Comes in a gatefold sleeve.
Tracklist:
- Introduction
- Hungerford
- Deviation Dance
- Two Little Pigeons
- Don Alfonso
- Open Piccadilly
- Feedback
- Vorblifa ?Exit
- Insensatez 1
- 4A. a Conversation with Children 1
- 4B. Mango Walk 1
- Jamaican Rumba 1
- Piccadilly with Goofs 1
- Rasa - Moods 1
- A Collective Improvisation 1
- I Am the Walrus 1
- The Rhythmic Hooter 1
- Loverman 1
- Zoological Fun 2
- Little Triple One Shot 2
- That's Why Darkies Were Born 2
- A Series of Superbly Played Mellotron Codas