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 Robert WyattTheatre Royal Drury Lane Release Date: 2005 10 11 Label: Hannibal Rating:  |
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:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Introduction by John Peel | Peel | 2:19 |
| 2 | Dedicated to You But You Weren't Listening | Hopper | 1:36 |
| 3 | Memories | Hopper | 3:58 |
| 4 | Sea Song | Wyatt | 9:13 |
| 5 | Last Straw | Wyatt | 4:38 |
| 6 | Little Red Riding Hood Hit the Road | Wyatt | 6:42 |
| 7 | Alife | Wyatt | 4:28 |
| 8 | Alifib | Wyatt | 6:24 |
| 9 | Mind of a Child | Tippetts | 5:26 |
| 10 | Instant Pussy | Wyatt | 4:22 |
| 11 | Signed Curtain | Wyatt | 4:42 |
| 12 | Calyx | Wyatt, Miller | 3:19 |
| 13 | Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road | Wyatt | 6:12 |
| 14 | I'm a Believer | Diamond | 12:41 |
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