Matching Mole – London, King’s Cross Cinema – 17 June 1972
This incomplete recording of one of Matching Mole’s two appearances at the King’s Cross Cinema, just a short walking distance from the band’s rehearsal space, UNIT, was salvaged from an old cassette which, at times, shows its age, particularly during the extended “Lything and Gracing” at the end. Otherwise it’s a very listenable ambient capture of the performance, which stands out from the other ones available thanks to the inclusion of a probably truncated “Dedicated to Hugh, but you weren’t listening”. There is also a very nice version of the Kevin Ayers-derived “No ‘Alf Measures” with some particularly effective use of the Echoplex on Robert’s wordless singing. Just how much is missing at the start may never be known, but we do have the ending, with the audience showing its appreciation.
The evening was originally supposed to also include Elton Dean’s Just Us and Soft Machine (this would have been the debut of Elton’s replacement Karl Jenkins), but members of these two bands were caught ill and instead the Brotherhood of Breath, Stud, and a pick-up band of Graham Bond and Pete Brown with ex-King Crimson members Mel Collins and Ian Wallace performed in their place. The CBS evening took place as originally intended on July 7th.
Phil Miller – guitar
Dave MacRae – Fender Rhodes
Bill MacCormick – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, mouth
Would love – if possible – to add this show to my collection, cheers!
Write to me mariolinospadino@yahoo.it
Please, could you send me the files ?
Hi Philippe – I couldn’t find them just now, so let me take a better look and I’ll get back to you.
Will a download be available for this? Or can you send me the files? Thanks!
Please send to me.
there is no documentation of the evening of 7 July? at that concert I was present …
Yes, definitely an interesting show… Would it be possible to download it ? Soft Machine did play later at this venue (in july).
Yes, on July 7th, as implied in the last sentence. A download option will be added later.
Aymeric, Kyle says we’re having technical problems with the downloading, but is looking into it.
Francois, Kyle is looking into a technical issue, but meanwhile will send you the files to the email address associated with this message.
Looking forward to getting the download
Hi, no download link received… Till soon, François