Product Review

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1974 solo album from the former Soft Machine member. Ayers' solo material reflected a folksier, lazier, and gentler turn than Soft Machine. He was often compared to Syd Barrett and is never less than enjoyable and original, veering from sing-a-long ditties and pleasant, frothy Folk ballads to dissonant improvisation. This reissue of the Confessions of Dr Dream features seven bonus tracks: four taken from a July 1974 John Peel session, plus non-LP singles and b-sides. EMI. 2009.