''Jammy Smears'' is a studio album by
Ivor Cutler
Ivor Cutler (born Isadore Cutler, 15 January 1923 – 3 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorde ...
, originally released in 1976. It was the last of the three albums he released on
Virgin Records
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, and as with the previous two he is joined by
Phyllis King
Phyllis April King is a British poet. She appears and reads her material on Ivor Cutler's albums ''Dandruff'', ''Velvet Donkey'' and ''Jammy Smears''. King designed some of the Ivor Cutler album covers, and has published poetry and children's b ...
, who reads six of her own
poem
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in ...
s and
short stories
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.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ivor Cutler except where noted
;Side one
#"Bicarbonate of Chicken" – 0:50
#"Filcombe Cottage, Dorset" – 0:22 (King)
#"Squeeze Bees" – 2:24
#"The Turn" – 0:30
#"Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 2 Ep. II" – 3:54
#"A Linnet" – 0:25 (King)
#"Jumping and Pecking" – 0:44
#"The Other Half" – 0:46
#"Beautiful Cosmos" – 2:10
#"The Path" – 0:40
#"Barabadabada" – 1:02
#"Big Jim" – 3:01
#"In the Chestnut Tree" – 1:29
#"Dust" – 1:02 (King)
#"Rubber Toy" – 2:03
#"Fistyman" – 0:08
;Side two
#"Unexpected Join" – 0:12
#"A Wooden Tree" – 2:13
#"When I Stand on an Open Cart" – 0:38
#"High Is the Wind" – 1:26
#"The Surly Buddy" – 4:16
#"Pearly-Winged Fly" – 0:41 (King)
#"Garden Path at Filcombe" – 0:40
#"Paddington Town" – 1:34
#"Cage of Small Birds" – 0:18 (King)
#"Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 2 Ep. 6" – 3:09
#"Irk" – 0:23
#"Lemon Flower" – 1:02
#"Red Admiral" – 0:47 (King)
#"Everybody Got" – 2:08
#"The Wasted Call" – 4:26 (with King)
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Ivor Cutler albums
1976 albums
Virgin Records albums