{"product_id":"joy-of-a-toy","title":"Joy of a Toy","description":"Personnel includes: Kevin Ayers (vocals); Paul Buckmaster (cello); Paul Minns (oboe); David Bedford (piano); Mike Ratledge (keyboards); Hugh Hopper, Jeff Clyne (bass); Robert Wyatt, Rob Tait (drums); Jean, Mary, Cyrille Ayers, Sean Murphy (background vocals).\u003cbr\u003eAyers left the Soft Machine for a solo career when his basic pop leanings appeared at odds with the intense jazz\/rock of his former colleagues. This album was a cult favourite at the end of the 60s for no reason other than that Ayers was well liked because he was ever so slightly mad. Take a look and listen at the content of this album: 'Song For Insane Times', 'Eleanor's Cake (Which Ate Her)' and 'Stop This Train (Again Doing It)'. Through the haze of quirkiness there is a strong light melodic feel to much of the music, and Ayers did possess a heartbreaker voice that prompted one woman to state, 'he is the sexiest man in the world'.","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42037898838181,"sku":"8718469537334","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/70c447645ae6b7e15d39808623735bd4.jpg?v=1777739668","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/en-de\/products\/joy-of-a-toy","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}