The Ollie Halsall Archive - Ayers on a G String [Archive]

Rainbow Theatre, London 1.6.74
Best bits released as June 1st 1974 album. Remainder poor quality

Hyde Park, London 1974
Poor sound - not worth listing

Nottingham University 11.74
May I
Shouting in a Bucket Blues
Lady Rachel
etc

Hurricanes, New York 24.4.80
Banana Intro
Didn't Feel Lonely
May I
Shouting in a Bucket Blues
Stop This Train
Everybody's Sometimes
Supersalesman
Why Are We Sleeping
Idiots
That's What You Get Babe
Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes
Animals
Ballad of Mr Snake
Beware of The Dog
See You Later
Falling in Love Again

One of the rare live shows with Ollie playing a Gibson Melody Maker [Les Paul Junior] with an extraordinary 'violin' tone.

Trax, New York 9.5.80
Didn't Feel Lonely
May I
Shouting in a Bucket Blues
Stop This Train
Everybody's Sometimes
Supersalesman
Why Are We Sleeping
Idiots
That's What You Get Babe
Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes
Animals
Ballad of Mr Snake
Falling in Love Again
See You Later
Take Me to Tahiti
The Hat Song

The other rare show! Not as good sound as Hurricanes. Only known live versions of Take Me to Tahiti and The Hat Song

Hurrah's Club, New York, May 1980
Photo: TF

It was the Gibson Melody Maker [Les Paul Junior] guitar , pictured here, that was responsible for the extraordinary 'violin' tone[previously assumed to be a Fender Stratocaster] present on the New York recordings.

New York, New York

Venlo 6.4.82

German Radio broadcast 11/3/82. Very good quality 'audience' recording. This show has been issued as abootleg CD Sweet Dreamer - so DON'T buy it! - listen online to better quality versions here

Barcelona 1986
Poor sound - not worth listing

Deià, Parke Municipal 30.8.86
to be documented

Rotterdam 1.3.88
Didn't Feel Lonely

The only track of note from this concert. A quite staggering funk version with an incredibly inventive solo building to a wonderful `chickin pickin' climax. Remainder not worth listing

Leiden, Holland ?.3.88

A rare complete Am I Really Marcel together with and the only known version of Cocaine Blues. Elsewhere, Ollie throws the Superstition riff into Didn't Feel Lonely.

Recording courtesy of Joerg Reinicke

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"Playing with someone like Ollie makes the whole tedious process of going out on the road worthwhile" Kevin Ayers 1974 Kevin Ayers Band vocal guitar Ollie Halsall guitar vocal Claudia Puyo keys guitar vocal Marcello Fuentes bass Quique Villafania drums 1992 tour © Roy Wood Ollie & Claudia Claudia Puyó's website © Ian Carpenter	Rainbow Theatre, London 1.6.74 Best bits released as June 1st 1974 album. Remainder poor quality Hyde Park, London 1974 Poor sound - not worth listing Nottingham University 11.74 May I Shouting in a Bucket Blues Lady Rachel etc Hurricanes, New York 24.4.80 Banana Intro Didn't Feel Lonely May I Shouting in a Bucket Blues Stop This Train Everybody's Sometimes Supersalesman Why Are We Sleeping Idiots That's What You Get Babe Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes Animals Ballad of Mr Snake Beware of The Dog See You Later Falling in Love Again One of the rare live shows with Ollie playing a Gibson Melody Maker [Les Paul Junior] with an extraordinary 'violin' tone. Trax, New York 9.5.80 Didn't Feel Lonely May I Shouting in a Bucket Blues Stop This Train Everybody's Sometimes Supersalesman Why Are We Sleeping Idiots That's What You Get Babe Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes Animals Ballad of Mr Snake Falling in Love Again See You Later Take Me to Tahiti The Hat Song The other rare show! Not as good sound as Hurricanes. Only known live versions of Take Me to Tahiti and The Hat Song Hurrah's Club, New York, May 1980 Photo: TF It was the Gibson Melody Maker [Les Paul Junior] guitar , pictured here, that was responsible for the extraordinary 'violin' tone[previously assumed to be a Fender Stratocaster] present on the New York recordings. New York, New York Venlo 6.4.82 German Radio broadcast 11/3/82. Very good quality 'audience' recording. This show has been issued as abootleg CD Sweet Dreamer - so DON'T buy it! - listen online to better quality versions here Barcelona 1986 Poor sound - not worth listing Deià, Parke Municipal 30.8.86 to be documented Rotterdam 1.3.88 Didn't Feel Lonely The only track of note from this concert. A quite staggering funk version with an incredibly inventive solo building to a wonderful `chickin pickin' climax. Remainder not worth listing Leiden, Holland ?.3.88 A rare complete Am I Really Marcel together with and the only known version of Cocaine Blues. Elsewhere, Ollie throws the Superstition riff into Didn't Feel Lonely. Recording courtesy of Joerg Reinicke	Amsterdam 3.88 Poor sound - not worth listing Aachen 3.3.88 May I Shouting in a Bucket Blues Didn't Feel Lonely Saturday Night Another Rolling Stone Everybody's Sometime Supersalesman Animals Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes Am I Really Marcel? Tilburg 6.3.88 [Poor sound - not worth listing] Zeche Bochum 8.3.88 [Poor sound - not worth listing] Munich 10.3.88 May I Shouting in a Bucket Blues Didn't Feel Lonely Steppin' Out Saturday Night Another Rolling Stone Everybody's Sometime [Supersalesman] Animals Stop This Train Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes Am I Really Marcel Hamburg 16.3.88 To be documented Kyoto 19.12.88 To be documented Fukuoka 23.12.88 To be documented Tokyo 21.12.88 May I Shouting in a Bucket Blues Steppin' Out Everybody's Sometimes Champagne & Valium Supersalesman Decadence Animals Why Are We Sleeping Stop This Train Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes Am I Really Marcel Don't Fall in Love With Me Stop This Train Poor sound for most of the recording, but one track [Champagne & Valium] that contains what must rank as one of Ollie's finest ever solos! Tokyo show is Included in the bootleg CD Spanish Troubadour London, Queen Elizabeth Hall 28.3.88 Poor sound - not worth listing Amsterdam, Paradiso 3.4.92 May I Supersalesman Irene Goodnight (yes, really!) Paris 4.92 Poor sound - not worth listing Still LIVE With Guitar Rennes 9.4.92 Feeling This Way Shouting in a Bucket Blues Animals May I There Goes Johnny Everybody's Sometime . . . Supersalesman Ghost Train M16 I Don't Depend on You The obvious companion to the album Still LIFE With Guitar. These live versions are DAT straight off the sound desk (wonder how that could have happened!). Especially notable for the very best 'May I' solo of all - acknowledged by Kevin as The Ollie Halsall Experience! Bordeaux 4.92 Poor sound - not worth listing Strasbourg 14.4.92 Poor sound - not worth listing Dortmund 21.4.92 Poor sound - not worth listing Bonn, Jazz Galerie 22.4.92 Feeling This Way Shouting in a Bucket Blues Animals May I Thank You Very Much There Goes Johnny Everybody's Sometime . . . Supersalesman Ghost Train I Don't Depend on You Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes Why Are We Sleeping Stop This Train Again, basically the whole show but particularly Don't Depend on You. I'm not ashamed to admit to the odd tear during the final notes of the solo on this now exquisitely ironic piece. Not as good a sound as Rennes but my favourite concert overall. By the way, how many of you geetar players have managed to master the deceptively simple riff in Here Comes Johnny. London, Shaw Theatre 28.4.92 Poor sound - not worth listing London, Shaw Theatre 30.4.92 Poor sound - not worth listing The Elderly Brothers! Richard Skinner Show (GLR) 30.4.92 I Don't Depend on You May I Rare acoustic duo session by Kevin and Ollie For more information about Kevin Ayers, please visit: Kevin Ayers' official site Why Are We Sleeping Facelift magazine archive
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