SO MANY RECORDS, SO LITTLE TIME » Syd Barrett http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com THIS BLOG IS ABOUT 7" RECORDS ONLY. YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY. EVERY SONG IS CONVERTED TO MP3 FROM MY PERSONAL 45 COLLECTION, AND THERE'S NOT ONE THAT I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND YOU SEEKING OUT. ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WHO DON'T WANT THEIR MUSIC HEARD HERE JUST LET ME KNOW, AND DOWN IT WILL COME. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE. Sat, 09 Nov 2024 21:32:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Kevin Ayers http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com/?p=11654 http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com/?p=11654#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:01:45 +0000 SO MANY RECORDS, SO LITTLE TIME http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com/?p=11654

Listen: Oh! Wot A Dream / Kevin Ayers
Oh!

You know you’re in England by switching on BBC Radio 1 midday to find this playing. Happened to me. Arriving in the UK, a wide eyed kid finally making it to this fantasy land only previously having dreamed existed, I felt like once and for all, I’d found my natural habitat.

Now such privileged music accessibility is a click away, but in ’73, things were way different.

Never did figure out where that quacking sound helping make up the beat originated from. Might be my first question for Kevin Ayers if ever we meet.

‘Oh! Wot A Dream’ is yet another stellar track from his flawless BANANAMOUR album, a gem worth digging hard and paying highly for.

Kevin Ayers has stated in interviews that ‘Oh! Wot A Dream’ was about his friend, colleague and Harvest label mate Syd Barrett.

“You are the most extraordinary person / You write the most peculiar kind of tunes / I met you floating as I was boating / One Afternoon”.

Pretty much covers it.

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