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Robert Wyatt
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Release Date: 2005 10 11
Label: Hannibal
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Recorded on September 8, 1974, this set features Robert Wyatt (post-accident) with a slew of mates, including Ivor Cutler! Introduced by John Peel and recorded by the BBC -- only a little over half the concert survives -- this is a wild, freewheeling document featuring Wyatt, Cutler, and Julie Tippetts on vocals; Dave Stewart and Tippetts on keyboards; alternate drummers Nick Mason and Laurie Allan; Hugh Hopper on bass; Fred Frith on guitar, violin, and viola; the late Mongezi Feza on trumpet; the late great Gary Windo on reeds; and guitarist Mike Oldfield. It's quite a lineup and an awesomely inspiring performance. Wyatt is in excellent form here, and the bandmembers, who are a bit ragged in places, are nonetheless tight and full of fire. From "Dedicated to You But You Weren't Listening" and "Memories" to "Alfie," "Instant Pussy," "Mind of a Child," and "Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road," this set is alternately an early tribute recording to Wyatt and a fine get-together of friends from the Canterbury scene. Sonically, the recording is very present, though a bit overloaded in places, but the music more than compensates for this. All Wyatt fans will need this, as it is as close to an essential document of 1970s experimental/prog as one is likely to find. Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Introduction by John PeelPeel2:19
2Dedicated to You But You Weren't ListeningHopper1:36
3MemoriesHopper3:58
4Sea SongWyatt9:13
5Last StrawWyatt4:38
6Little Red Riding Hood Hit the RoadWyatt6:42
7AlifeWyatt4:28
8AlifibWyatt6:24
9Mind of a ChildTippetts5:26
10Instant PussyWyatt4:22
11Signed CurtainWyatt4:42
12CalyxWyatt, Miller3:19
13Little Red Robin Hood Hit the RoadWyatt6:12
14I'm a BelieverDiamond12:41







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