1974 studio album by Lady June
Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy is an experimental music/spoken word album by poet Lady June (a.k.a. June Campbell Cramer). It features musical contributions by Kevin Ayers and Brian Eno.
Overview
The recording was made for £400 in the living room of Kevin Ayers' Maida Vale home.[2] The original release was of 5000 copies which quickly sold once followers of Eno and Ayers realized that they contributed to the recording.[3] The album was later reissued by Market Square Records.
Track listing
Music by Kevin Ayers except "Optimism" by Brian Eno and "Am I?" by Kim Solomon; Lyrics by June Campbell Cramer.
- Side 1
- "Some Day Silly Twenty Three" – 2:25
- "Reflections" – 1:10
- "Am I?" – 2:33
- "Everythingsnothing" – 4:25
- "Tunion" – 4:16
- "The Tourist" – 2:22
- Side 2
- "Bars" – 2:46
- "The Letter" – 4:03
- "Mangel/Wurzel" – 0:58
- "To Whom It May Not Concern" – 2:52
- "Optimism" – 1:34
- "Touch Downer" – 1:59
Personnel
References and sources
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Lady June biography". Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
- ^ Album review by Jonh Ingham, NME 18 January 1975
External links
- Lady June biography at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 June 2008)
- Credits on PlanetGong
- Lady June obituary
- Lady June photographs