Episode 1

Dedicated to the memory of Kevin Ayers (1944—2013)

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1. Kevin Ayers — "Joy of a Toy (continued)" (from Joy of a Toy, 1969)

2. Soft Machine — "Box 25/4 Lid" (from The Soft Machine, 1968)

3. John Coltrane — "Equinox" (from Coltrane's Sound, 1964)

4. Frank Zappa — "Blessed Relief" (from The Grand Wazoo, 1972)

5. Matching Mole — "No 'alf Measures" (released on Robert Wyatt's Flotsam &Jetsam, 1994, recorded 1972-03-06)

6. Mulatu Astatke — "Yèkèrmo Sèw" (from Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits compilation, 1972)

7. Can — "Moonshake" (from Future Days, 1973)

8. Jon Hassel and Brian Eno — "Ba-Benzélé" (from Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics, 1980)

9. múm — "I Can't Feel My Hand, It's Alright, Sleep Still" (from Finally We Are No One, 2002)

10. Arlet — "Jesús Mi Amigo" (Seth's Found Sound Remix) (from Arlet EP, 2013)

11. Holly Herdnon — "Fade" (from Movement, 2012)

12. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci — "Kevin Ayers" (from Tatay, 1994)

13. Kevin Ayers and the Whole World — "Song For Insane Times" (from Joy of a Toy, 1969)

14. Kevin Ayers — "Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes" (from Whatevershebringswesing, 1971)

15. Kevin Ayers — "Decadence" (from Bananamour, 1973)

16. Kevin Ayers and the Whole World — "Rheinhardt and Geraldine (Colores Para Dolores)" (from Shooting at the Moon, 1970)

17. Kevin Ayers — "Puis Je?" (B-side of "Butterfly Dance" single, 1970)

18. Kevin Ayers — "Everybody's Sometime and Some People's All the Time Blues" (live in Newcastle, 2003-11-06)

19. Kevin Ayers — "Oh! Wot a Dream" (from Bananamour, 1973)

20. Kevin Ayers and the Whole World — "The Oyster and the Flying Fish" (from Shooting at the Moon, 1970)

21. Kevin Ayers — "The Lady Rachel (extended orchestral mix)" (recorded Februrary 1972, released on Odd Ditties, 1976)

22. Kevin Ayers — "Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong" (from Joy of a Toy, 1969)

23. Kevin Ayers — "Walk on Water" (from The Unfairground, 2007)

24. Kevin Ayers — "Two Goes Into Four" (from The Confessions of Dr. Dream, 1974)

25. Kevin Ayers (with the Wizards of Twiddly) — "Am I Really Marcel?" (from Turn the Lights Down, 2000)

26. Kevin Ayers — "Toujours La Voyage" (from Sweet Deceiver, 1975)

27. Syd Arthur — "Night-Shaped Light" (from On An On, 2012)

28. The Battleship, Ethel — [unknown title] (live in Canada, c.2008)

29. Caravan — "Nine Feet Underground" [excerpt] (recorded live at Metropolis Studios, London, 2010-12-04)

30. Pharaoh Sanders — "Astral Travelling" (from Thembi, 1971)

31. Art Bears — "Maze" (from Hopes and Fears, 1978)

32. Circulus — "Within You Is The Sun" (from Thought Becomes Reality, 2009)

33. Moondog — "Fujiyama 1" (from Elpmas, 1991)

34. Pablo Casals — "El Cant Del Ocells (The Song of the Birds)" (date of recording unknown)

35. Allen Ginsberg — "Father Death Blues" (from BBC Face to Face interview, 1995)

36. Soft Machine — "Why Are We Sleeping?" (from The Soft Machine, 1968)

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