| Management number | 254351915 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$17.30 | Model Number | 254351915 | ||
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This new vinyl edition of 'Shooting at the Moon' has been remastered from the original tapes and was cut at Abbey Road Studios. It fully restores the original LP artwork. A founder member of Soft Machine, Kevin Ayers embarked on a solo career in 1969, signing to EMI's Harvest label, for whom he would record a series of wonderful and stylistically eclectic albums.'Shooting at the Moon' was issued in October 1970 and featured the band Kevin had formed to promote his previous album, 'Joy of a Toy'. The Whole World featured Mike Oldfield (bass, guitar, vocals), David Bedford (keyboards, guitar), Lol Coxhill (saxophone) and Mick Fincher (drums).Also joining Kevin on the album sessions was Bridget St. John, who sang a duet with Kevin on 'The Oyster & The Flying Fish', and Robert Wyatt who added vocal to 'Colores Para Dolores'. The record also featured Ayers favourites as 'May I?', 'Clarence in Wonderland' and the album's title track.
| Performer | Kevin Ayers & the Whole World |
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| Music genre | Rock |
| Music subgenre | Esoteric Rock |
| Music release type | Album |
| Media format | LP |
| Original release date | October 1970 |
| Edition | Remastered Edition |
| Is collectible | Y |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Track listing | May I?, Rheinhardt & Geraldine / Colores Para Dolores, Lunatics Lament, Pisser Dans Un Violon, The Oyster and the Flying Fish, Underwater, Clarence in Wonderland, Red Green and You Blue, Shooting at the Moon |
| Record label | Esoteric |
| Composer | Kevin Ayers |
| Track name | May I?, The Oyster & The Flying Fish, Colores Para Dolores, Clarence in Wonderland, Shooting at the Moon |
| Music media format | Vinyl Record |
| Is edited | Y |
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