volumes one & two

Ground breaking first two albums from one of the most unusual outfits of the 60s featuring Mike Ratledge’s crashing organ sound and topped with Robert Wyatt’s unique near-falsetto vocals.
Track listing:HOPE FOR HAPPINESS • JOY OF A TOY • HOPE FOR HAPPINESS (reprise) • WHY AM I SO SHORT? • SO BOOT IF AT ALL • A CERTAIN KIND • SAVE YOURSELF • PRISCILLA • LULLABYE LETTER • WE DID IT AGAIN • PLUS BELLE QU’UNE POUBELLE • WHY ARE WE SLEEPING? • BOX 25/4 LID • PATAPHYSICAL INTRODUCTION Pt I • A CONCISE BRITISH ALPHABET Pt I • HIBOU, ANENOME AND BEAR • A CONCISE BRITISH ALPHABET Pt II • HULLODER • DADA WAS HERE • THANK YOU PIERROT LUNAIRE • HAVE YOU EVER BEAN GREEN? • PATAPHYSICAL INTRODUCTION Pt II • OUT OF TUNES • AS LONG AS HE LIES PERFECTLY STILL • DEDICATED TO YOU BUT YOU WEREN’T LISTENING • FIRE ENGINE PASSING WITH BELLS CLANGING • PIG • ORANGE SKIN FOOD • A DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES • 10.30 RETURNS TO THE BEDROOM