Ivor Cutler OPO & S/D

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"Dandruff" (Virgin Records, 1974) is a rather good record; the only of his I have at the moment, though I oft heard him via Peel sessions and patronage. Oh, and a bit of "Sitting in a Scotch Sitting Room" was used in the first series of "Blue Jam", rather effectively as I do recall.

― Tom May (Tom May), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 19:05 (eighteen years ago) link

i'm so surprised this thread wasn't resurrected by hstencil since he kept telling me how much he loved cutler just yesterday.

― [that bastard] jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 20:02 (eighteen years ago) link

Something called "An Elpee and Two Epees" just got released. I've ordered it out of curiosity.

I really really want a copy of "Prince Ivor" myself.

― Douglas (Douglas), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 20:11 (eighteen years ago) link

did anyone see the doc? there are torrents of it on uknova (thjats how i saw it). it is realyl good actually. a lot of good archive footage from the 60s and 50s i think. nice to talk to lots of people involved although the McCartney/Connolly talking heads were dead tiresome (sample contributions: Macca: "I think some people should just be allowed to follow their own stream", Connolly, "you know, I think comedians are very miserable"...thanks guys, we'll get back to you)

i havent really listened to anything else except him since seeing it. Good Morning... and Beautiful Cosmos are my favourite songs i think

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link

there is currently an ivor cutler radio show on bbc 7. if you go the website you can listen to it online.

― ladyintheradiator (ladyinradiator), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 23:14 (eighteen years ago) link

one month passes...

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 24 June 2005 19:40 (eighteen years ago) link

oops. does anyone have the lyrics for go and sit upon the grass?

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 24 June 2005 19:41 (eighteen years ago) link

>Something called "An Elpee and Two Epees" just got released. I've ordered it out of curiosity.

seen this in stores, a compilation of his earliest releases from the early 60's. song titles look great: 'gravity begins at home', 'a cowpuncher and a bird', 'get away from the wall'... anyone heard it?

Velvet Donkey is the one with "Grass" and Frith helping out with the music

― milton parker (Jon L), Friday, 24 June 2005 19:53 (eighteen years ago) link

I got my copy. I am heartened by the fact that it's not nearly as good as his Ludo & later stuff, i.e. he didn't really bloom until he was well into his 40s.

"Get Away from the Wall" is a wonderful little song, though.

― Douglas (Douglas), Friday, 24 June 2005 20:58 (eighteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

I just bought Dandruff - by god I love this sort of thing. the track "Life In A Scotch Sitting Room" is absolutely hilarious.

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 17:06 (eighteen years ago) link

In these horrible times I sometimes think that "Beautiful Cosmos" is the loveliest song ever written by anybody.

― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 21 July 2005 07:48 (eighteen years ago) link

i have a 20 minute ambient piece by Charles Uzzel Edwards (http://2350.org/pw10/) where he went round to Ivors for afternoon tea (i think charles mum was a friend/neighbour) and he recorded the conversation and placed it in this swirly ambient backing ..

not great .. but i suspect not heard by many IC fans thats for sure

― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 21 July 2005 07:55 (eighteen years ago) link

There is a Yahoo group for Ivor who have a blinding collection of Mp3's, radio shows, sessions, interviews. Incase anyone's interested.

Does anyone know the state of Ivor's health, I heard a rumour that he's no longer living in his flat but lives in an old folk's home, can anyone confirm this?

― mzui (mzui), Thursday, 21 July 2005 08:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Well, he retired last year. Who knew he'd outlive J.Peel?

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 21 July 2005 08:08 (eighteen years ago) link

marcello OTM

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 21 July 2005 09:42 (eighteen years ago) link

His 3 x Virgin albums "Dandruff", "Velvet Donkey" and "Jammy Smears" should be currently available (as mid-lines), as is the new "An Elpee & Two Epees" CD from Decca/Universal. Sadly, I hear his health is not good these days (as per Mr. Pete Brown, the Cream lyricist). Maybe someone should get on Rough Trade's case to re-issue "Gruts", "Prince Ivor" & "Privilege". Who owns them nowadays, anyway? Mr. Cutler is wonderful, I found him about the time Wyatt's "Rock Bottom" came out, remembered him as Buster Bloodvessel from "Magical Mystery Tour"...genius.

― SoHoLa (SoHoLa), Thursday, 21 July 2005 12:59 (eighteen years ago) link

five months pass...

should i pay $30 for a pretty-ok copy of "privilege"???

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 31 December 2005 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link

You know, I guessed the next time an Ivor thread was to appear here, it would be for 'final' reasons.

Cheered that it's not so.

― mark grout (mark grout), Sunday, 1 January 2006 10:26 (eighteen years ago) link

Privilege is great. A really good collection.

Mentioned upthread but worth repeating - It's a faff but if you can be bothered to join up, this...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ivor-list/

Is a good group with lots of music on it. If Ambrose is still keeping tabs on this thread I'm pretty sure they've got the Prince Ivor "opera" on there.

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Sunday, 1 January 2006 22:26 (eighteen years ago) link

Also I notice in Fopp (for UK readers) they've got a couple of his CDs for a fiver each. Worth every penny.

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Sunday, 1 January 2006 22:27 (eighteen years ago) link

My fav song is "Shoplifters" from Ludo (1967)

― antonio, Monday, 2 January 2006 00:40 (eighteen years ago) link

fifteen years pass...

For those with Freeview or just those with Sky Arts, at 11pm tonight:

Ivor Cutler By KT Tunstall

― Waterloo Subset (Tom D.), Monday, 18 January 2021 20:19 (three years ago) link

I found this just the other day, never seen it before - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RX1fMWkims

― Maresn3st, Monday, 18 January 2021 21:00 (three years ago) link

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