Ladies First

This one goes out to all you lovely ladies out there.
Always wanted to say that.

Kevin Coyne - Eastbourne Ladies

Rock City - Lovely Lady

Kevin Ayers - The Lady Rachel
Gene Clark - Lady Of The North
Judee Sill - Lady-O
Townes Van Zandt - Many A Fine Lady

Leon Russell - Delta Lady
Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues

Stan Kenton - My Lady

Throbbing Gristle - Hamburger Lady

Rope & Hoot

"Lone Star sippin' and skinny dippin' and steel guitars and stars, are just as good as Hollywood and them boogie woogie bars..." Hell yeah. Buy yourselves a vest and head out west, why don't you... It's never too late to go cosmic.

Michael Murphey - Cosmic Cowboy (Part One)

Urban cowboy bonus tracks:

Kevin Ayers - Champagne Cowboy Blues
Pere Ubu - Lonesome Cowboy Dave

Feelin' Alright

Kevin Ayers was a big admirer of Syd Barrett, and when he was about to record the catchy Singing A Song In The Morning, a.k.a. Religious Experience, he paid the Floyd eccentric a visit. Ayers invited him to add some of his trademark guitar magic, to which Barrett agreed, and on the 28th of November, 1969 the madcap duly appeared at Abbey Road studios.

Alas, the producers thought Barrett's contribution was too uncommercial for release (nonsense of course) and the song too long (quite right). Subsequently, the take was never officially released until the cd remaster of Ayers' first album away from Soft Machine, Joy Of A Toy, appeared a couple years back. Singing A Song In The Morning was eventually re-recorded and released as a single, with the religious experience bit erased. Take your pick below, ladies and gentlemen.

Kevin Ayers feat. Syd Barrett - Religious Experience (Singing A Song In The Morning)

Kevin Ayers - Singing A Song In The Morning (single version)