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Released
  
Nov 1974

Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy (1974)
  
Sweet Deceiver (1975)

Release date
  
November 1974

Length
  
31:29

Artist
  
Lady June

Producer
  
White Noise

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Genres
  
Rock music, Experimental music, Spoken word

Labels
  
Caroline Records, Market Square Records

Similar
  
Extracts from Music for White, Music for Civic Recovery, Kite Stories, Compact Forest Proposal, Lightness: Music for the Marbl

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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.

Contents

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Overview

The recording was made for £400 in the living room of Kevin Ayers' Maida Vale home. The original release was of 5000 copies which quickly sold once followers of Eno and Ayers realized that they contributed to the recording. The album was later reissued by Market Square Records.

Track listing

Music by Kevin Ayers and Brian Eno; words by June Campbell Cramer.

Side 1
  1. "Some Day Silly Twenty Three" – 2:25
  2. "Reflections" – 1:10
  3. "Am I" – 2:33
  4. "Everythingsnothing" – 4:25
  5. "Tunion" – 4:16
  6. "The Tourist" – 2:22
Side 2
  1. "Bars" – 2:46
  2. "The Letter" – 4:03
  3. "Mangel/Wurzel" – 0:58
  4. "To Whom It May Not Concern" – 2:52
  5. "Optimism" – 1:34
  6. "Touch Downer" – 1:59

Personnel

  • Lady June: Vocals
  • Kevin Ayers: Guitar, bass, Vocals
  • Brian Eno: Electronic Guitar, Bass, Imminent, Linearment, Lunar Lollipops, Vocals
  • Pip Pyle: Drums
  • Martha: Vocals
  • David Vorhaus: Kaleidophon, Mix
  • Jakob Klasse: Piano
  • (Kim Solomon): Piano on "Am I"
  • Songs

    1Some Day Silly Twenty Three2:26
    2Reflections1:10
    3Am I2:34

    References

    Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy Wikipedia