Joy of a Toy (song)
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"Joy of a Toy" was the first USA single released by the Psychedelic rock
group Soft Machine
. It was issued to promote the band’s debut album The Soft Machine
. The single features edited versions of both songs, in addition to featuring the only known mono-mixes from their debut. Kevin Ayers
would employ the song's title for his debut solo album, Joy of a Toy
, a year later, even though it does not feature. According to Rob Chapman, the title of the a-side
was taken from the name of anotherwise unrelated composition by Ornette Coleman.
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
group Soft Machine
Soft Machine
Soft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre...
. It was issued to promote the band’s debut album The Soft Machine
The Soft Machine (album)
The Soft Machine, as reissue also titled "Volume One", is the debut album by the British psychedelic rock band Soft Machine, one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene....
. The single features edited versions of both songs, in addition to featuring the only known mono-mixes from their debut. Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement...
would employ the song's title for his debut solo album, Joy of a Toy
Joy of a Toy
Joy of a Toy is the debut solo album of Kevin Ayers, a founding member of Soft Machine. Its whimsical and unique vision is a clear indication of how Soft Machine might have progressed under Ayers' tenure...
, a year later, even though it does not feature. According to Rob Chapman, the title of the a-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
was taken from the name of anotherwise unrelated composition by Ornette Coleman.
Personnel
- Kevin AyersKevin AyersKevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement...
- Bass and Vocals - Robert WyattRobert WyattRobert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
– Drums and Vocals - Mike RatledgeMike RatledgeMichael Roland "Mike" Ratledge is a British musician. Ratledge was part of the Canterbury scene and a long-time member of Soft Machine.-Biography and career:...
- Keyboards