June 1, 1974

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"The highlights of a concert organized by genial eccentric Kevin Ayers (ex-Soft Machine, but he got out when the getting was good), this offers one side of Ayers's genially eccentric songs and one of Eno singing Eno songs at full volume (note demonic cackle) and John Cale singing an Elvis Presley song at full volume (note lupine howl). And also, oh well, Nico singing 'The End.' But if there's gotta be art-rock, Lord, let it be like this." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kevin Ayers, except as noted

June 1, 1974
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Live album by
various
Released28 June 1974
Recorded1 June 1974
Venue Rainbow Theatre, London, England
Genre Art rock [1]
Length45:54
Label Island
Producer Richard Williams
Kevin Ayers chronology
The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories
(1974)
June 1, 1974
(1974)
Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy
(1974)
John Cale chronology
Paris 1919
(1973)
June 1, 1974
(1974)
Fear
(1974)
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Driving Me Backwards"Brian Eno6:07
2."Baby's on Fire"Eno3:52
3."Heartbreak Hotel" Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley 5:19
4."The End" John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison 9:14
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."May I?"5:30
2."Shouting in a Bucket Blues"5:07
3."Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes"3:27
4."Everybody's Sometime and Some People's All the Time Blues"4:35
5."Two Goes into Four"2:28

Personnel

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