Quattro album ufficiali - i primi, tra i più amati della produzione da titolare - e due concerti integrali, la quasi totalità delle registrazioni radiofoniche e televisive dell'epoca più un bel fascicolo informativo con immagini inedite e testi commemorativi: All This Crazy Gift Of Time, box antologico di Cherry Red Records con tutto (o quasi) il Kevin Ayers nel periodo tra il 1969 e il 1973.
A founder member of Soft Machine, Kevin embarked on a solo career in 1969, signing to EMI’s Harvest label and recording the album Joy Of A Toy the same year. It is a mark of Kevin’s stature that his recordings during this period would feature contributions from notable musicians such as arranger and keyboard player David Bedford, Robert Wyatt, Syd Barrett, Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill, Steve Hillage, Archie Legget and many more. This boxed set includes all of the surviving 'BBC Sessions' and 'In Concert' appearances recorded by Kevin during this period, including a previously unreleased John Peel concert from 1970 and other tracks, featuring Soft Machine, Bridget St John and Gong. Other highlights include the inclusion of a complete set recorded at a Hyde Park Free concert in 1970, previously unreleased session outtakes and a segment from a 1972 concert and a performance at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in 1973. Rounding off the set is a BluRay disc which includes a series of live performances recorded for French television, along with two sessions for 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' in 1972 and 1973, with previous unseen alternate performances from 1972, and the 'Caribbean Moon' promotional film. The set is completed with a 68 page illustrated book with a new essay.
https://www.cherryred.co.uk/kevin-ayers-all-this-crazy-gift-of-time