Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy

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Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy
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Studio album by
ReleasedNov 1974
Genre Spoken word, experimental music
Length31:29
Label Caroline Records
Market Square (reissue)
See For Miles SEECD350 (reissue)
Producer David Vorhaus
Kevin Ayers chronology
June 1, 1974
(1974)
Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy
(1974)
Sweet Deceiver
(1975)
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Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy is an experimental music/spoken word album by poet Lady June (a.k.a. June Campbell Cramer). It features musical contributions by Kevin Ayers and Brian Eno.

Contents

Overview

The recording was made for £400 in the living room of Kevin Ayers' Maida Vale home. [2] The original release was of 5000 copies which quickly sold once followers of Eno and Ayers realized that they contributed to the recording. [3] The album was later reissued by Market Square Records.

Track listing

Music by Kevin Ayers except "Optimism" by Brian Eno and "Am I?" by Kim Solomon; Lyrics by June Campbell Cramer.

Side 1
  1. "Some Day Silly Twenty Three" – 2:25
  2. "Reflections" – 1:10
  3. "Am I?" – 2:33
  4. "Everythingsnothing" – 4:25
  5. "Tunion" – 4:16
  6. "The Tourist" – 2:22
Side 2
  1. "Bars" – 2:46
  2. "The Letter" – 4:03
  3. "Mangel/Wurzel" – 0:58
  4. "To Whom It May Not Concern" – 2:52
  5. "Optimism" – 1:34
  6. "Touch Downer" – 1:59

Personnel

References and sources

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Lady June biography". Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
  3. Album review by Jonh Ingham, NME 18 January 1975

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