''Nurses Song with Elephants'' is the debut solo album of
David Bedford
David Vickerman Bedford (4 August 1937 – 1 October 2011) was an English composer and musician. He wrote and played both popular and classical music. He was the brother of the conductor Steuart Bedford, the grandson of the composer, painter ...
. It was released in 1972 by
Dandelion Records
Dandelion Records was a British record label started on 18 July 1969 by the British DJ John Peel.
History
The label was started as a way to get the music Peel liked onto record. Peel was responsible for "artistic direction" and the commercial ...
. It features
Mike Oldfield
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documen ...
,
Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers (16 August 1944 – 18 February 2013) was an English singer-songwriter who was active in the English psychedelic music movement. Ayers was a founding member of the psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was closely assoc ...
and composer
Gilbert Biberian
Gilbert Biberian (born 19 February 1944, died 27 January 2023) was a British guitarist and composer.
Born in Istanbul, Turkey of Greek-Armenian heritage. Biberian's ethnic roots was integral to his compositions. He studied at Trinity College of ...
.
Track listing
All tracks composed by David Bedford.
#"It's Easier Than It Looks"
#"Nurses Song with Elephants" (words by
William Blake
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...
)
#"Some Bright Stars for Queens College"
#"Trona"
#"Sad and Lonely Faces" (words by
Kenneth Patchen
Kenneth Patchen (December 13, 1911January 8, 1972) was an American poet and novelist. He experimented with different forms of writing and incorporated painting, drawing, and jazz music into his works, which have been compared with those of Will ...
)
Personnel
*
David Bedford
David Vickerman Bedford (4 August 1937 – 1 October 2011) was an English composer and musician. He wrote and played both popular and classical music. He was the brother of the conductor Steuart Bedford, the grandson of the composer, painter ...
– recorder, melodica, piano
*
Mike Oldfield
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documen ...
– bass guitar on "Nurses Song with Elephants"
*The Omega Players – guitar on "Nurses Song with Elephants"
*
Gilbert Biberian
Gilbert Biberian (born 19 February 1944, died 27 January 2023) was a British guitarist and composer.
Born in Istanbul, Turkey of Greek-Armenian heritage. Biberian's ethnic roots was integral to his compositions. He studied at Trinity College of ...
– conductor ("Nurses Song with Elephants")
*The Queens College Girls Choir – vocals on "Some Bright Stars for Queens College"
*Sebastian Bell Ensemble ("Trona")
*
Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers (16 August 1944 – 18 February 2013) was an English singer-songwriter who was active in the English psychedelic music movement. Ayers was a founding member of the psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was closely assoc ...
– vocals on "Sad and Lonely Faces"
References
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1972 debut albums
Dandelion Records albums