John Otway is an English singer-songwriter who has built a cult audience through extensive touring.
Three Week Hero is an album released by rock singer P.J. Proby on April 8,1969,by Liberty Records. The album contains a mixture of dramatic pop,blues,rock,and country style songs. While it did not succeed commercially,it is best remembered today as the first time all four members of Led Zeppelin recorded together in the studio. The album was reissued on CD in 1994.
The Best of the Pink Floyd,also issued as Masters of Rock,is a compilation album of early Pink Floyd music,concentrating on singles and album tracks from 1967 to 1968.
Roger John Barrett,known professionally as Wild Willy Barrett,is an English experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist,best known for his collaborations with John Otway. His musical style has included folk,blues,psychedelia,pop and punk rock and his live performances are punctuated with his dry humour and onstage wit. He is known for virtuoso fiddle playing,ability with a great number of stringed instruments,and playing slide guitar with a whole raw egg. During recent Otway/Barrett performances,he has also introduced the 'wah wah wheelie bin'.
The Madcap Laughs is the debut solo album by the English singer-songwriter Syd Barrett. It was recorded after Barrett had left Pink Floyd in April 1968. The album had a chequered recording history,with work beginning in mid-1968,but the bulk of the sessions taking place between April and July 1969,for which five different producers were credited −including Barrett,Peter Jenner,Malcolm Jones,and fellow Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Roger Waters. Among the guest musicians are Willie Wilson from Gilmour's old band Jokers Wild and several members of Soft Machine.
Peter John "Ollie" Halsall was an English guitarist best known for his role in the Rutles,the bands Timebox,Patto and Boxer,and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of the few players of the vibraphone in rock music. He was known by his childhood nickname 'Olly' or 'Ollie' which was simply a corruption of his surname. The Ollie Halsall Archive was established in 1998,with the aim of documenting and promoting his work.
"Remember the Alamo" is a song written by Texan folk singer and songwriter Jane Bowers. Bowers details the last days of 180 soldiers during the Battle of the Alamo and names several famous figures who fought at the Alamo,including Mexican general Santa Anna and Texans:Jim Bowie,William Barrett Travis and Davy Crockett. It champions the Texans' efforts against Mexico to establish an independent republic.
Chasin' Wild Trains is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes. It was her first full-length album since Checkin' Out the Ghosts (1991) and her first internationally-released studio album since View from the House (1988). Carnes self-released the album in the United States through Sparky Dawg in 2004,before it received an international release through the Dutch label CoraZong on September 16,2005.
Sola Scriptura is a 2007 Christian progressive rock concept album by multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse about the life of the German theologian Martin Luther.
Joy of a Toy is the debut solo album of Kevin Ayers,a founding member of Soft Machine. Its whimsical and singular vision provides hints of how Soft Machine might have progressed had Ayers remained in the band. He is accompanied on the LP by pianist and arranger David Bedford as well as his erstwhile Soft Machine colleagues Robert Wyatt and Mike Ratledge,and his eventual replacement Hugh Hopper,who had previously worked with him in the semi-pro band Wilde Flowers. Among the session musicians are cellist and arranger Paul Buckmaster,jazz bassist Jeff Clyne,oboist Paul Minns and drummer Rob Tait.
Wild Nothing is an American indie rock/dream pop band from Blacksburg,Virginia,formed in late 2009 by Jack Tatum. During live performances,Tatum is joined by additional musicians,currently Nic Hessler (guitar),Jeff Haley (bass),Joshua Sushman and Cameron Allen (drums).
John Otway &Wild Willy Barrett is the 1976 debut album by English folk singer-songwriter duo John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett. Released first on their own Extracked Records,the album is a collection of recordings made between 1971 and 1976.
"All Join Hands" is a song by the British rock band Slade,released in 1984 as the lead single from the band's twelfth studio album Rogues Gallery. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and produced by John Punter. It reached No. 15 in the UK,remaining in the chart for ten weeks.
Deep &Meaningless is the second album by English folk singer-songwriter duo John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett. It was released in 1978. The album included the song "Beware Of The Flowers ",which was voted Britain's seventh most popular song lyric in a 1999 BBC online poll. The song's strong showing—ahead of The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin" and Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust"—was the result of what Otway's website described as a "well orchestrated campaign" by fans.
The Krazy Kong Album is a 1980 album by Wild Willy Barrett and released on his own Red Eye Records. The songs are a collection of recordings made over a decade and are available here for the first time. The album is notable for being the first white reggae album recorded,years before Regatta de Blanc,with the title track as a prime example. 'Kong and the Soup Dragon' is a nod to the Clangers with whistles featured throughout.
Way &Bar is the 1980 album by John Otway &Wild Willy Barrett. Their last on Polydor,it also proved to be the 2nd split of the duo lasting until The Wimp and The Wild. The name Way &Bar is derived from the billboard on the back of the DK 50/80 single being cropped for the front cover. In this case,the words 'Otway &Barrett' wrap around the sleeve and the rest of the text appears on the back cover.
Organic Bondage is the third album by Wild Willy Barrett and only one with Stephen Two-Names. It was released in 1986.
Wild Willy Barrett's Mound of Sound is the fifth solo album by Wild Willy Barrett;released in 1997,it is a collection of newly-written folk songs. The album features contributions from fellow Buckinghamshire guitarist "John Cadman" and "Bad Attitude" a collective made up of Carl Taylor and Stephen Two-Names;Mickey Mouse guy,on his third solo album,Organic Bondage.
All Balls &No Willy is the second solo album by English singer-songwriter John Otway. Released in 1982,Otway was backed by new wave band The Europeans.
Where Did I Go Right? is English singer-songwriter John Otway's first solo album. Released in 1979 it was Otway's first departure from working with Wild Willy Barrett,and his first working with a different backing band. Most of the tracks were salvaged from an aborted attempt to record an album during August and September 1978 at Mountain Studios.
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