WILDE FLOWERS ,THE

Psychedelic rock band from Canterbury, Kent, UK, formed in 1964.The group originally featured lead vocalist Kevin Ayers, lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist Brian Hopper, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Richard Sinclair, bassist Hugh Hopper and drummer Robert Wyatt. They had several line-up changes during their existence, and despite not releasing any material during their brief three-year tenure, the band are the originators of the Canterbury scene : after their breakup in 1969, the group's members went on to form key bands within the scene, Soft Machine, and Caravan.

Tracklist

CD1 

1-1 The Wilde Flowers– Impotence
Music By – Hugh Hopper
Words By – Robert Wyatt
1-2 The Wilde Flowers– Those Words They Say
Written-By – Brian Hopper
1-3 The Wilde Flowers– Memories
Written-By – Hugh Hopper
1-4 The Wilde Flowers– Don't Try To Change Me
Words By – Graham Flight, Robert Wyatt
Words By, Music By – Hugh Hopper
1-5 The Wilde Flowers– Parchman Farm
Written-By – Booker White
1-6 The Wilde Flowers– Almost Grown
Written-By – Chuck Berry
1-7 The Wilde Flowers– She's Gone
Written-By – Kevin Ayers
1-8 The Wilde Flowers– Slow Walkin' Talk
Written-By – Brian Hopper
1-9 The Wilde Flowers– He's Bad For You
Written-By – Robert Wyatt
1-10 The Wilde Flowers– It's What I Feel (A Certain Kind)
Written-By – Hugh Hopper
1-11 The Wilde Flowers– Memories (Instrumental)
Written-By – Hugh Hopper
1-12 The Wilde Flowers– Never Leave Me
Written-By – Hugh Hopper
1-13 The Wilde Flowers– Time After Time
Written-By – Hugh Hopper
1-14 The Wilde Flowers– Just Where I Want
Written-By – Hugh Hopper
1-15 The Wilde Flowers– No Game When You Lose
Written-By – Hugh Hopper
1-16 The Wilde Flowers– Impotence (Alt. Version)
Music By – Hugh Hopper
Words By – Robert Wyatt
1-17 Zobe– Why Do You Care
Written-By – Brian Hopper
1-18 Zobe– The Pie Man Cometh
Written-By – Brian Hopper
1-19 Zobe– Summer Spirit
Written-By – Brian Hopper
1-20 The Wilde Flowers– She Loves To Hurt
Written-By – Hugh Hopper
1-21 The Wilde Flowers– The Big Show
Written-By – Brian Hopper
1-22 The Wilde Flowers– Memories (Alt. Version)
Written-By – Hugh Hopper

CD2
2-1 The Wilde Flowers– The Pieman Cometh
Written-By – Brian Hopper
2-2 The Wilde Flowers– Mummie
Written-By – Brian Hopper, Robert Wyatt
2-3 The Wilde Flowers– That's Alright Mama
Written-By – Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
2-4 The Wilde Flowers– Orientasian
Written-By – Brian Hopper
2-5 The Wilde Flowers– Frenetica
Written-By – Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt
2-6 The Wilde Flowers– 3/4 Blues Thing In F
Written-By – Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt
2-7 The Wilde Flowers– Slow Walkin' Talk
Bass [Uncredited] – Jimi Hendrix
Written-By – Brian Hopper
2-8 The Wilde Flowers– Man In A Deaf Corner
Written-By – Brian Hopper, Hugh Hopper, Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt
2-9 The Wilde Flowers– Summertime
Written-By – George Gershwin
2-10 The Wilde Flowers– Belsize Parked
Written-By – Brian Hopper, Hugh Hopper, Robert Wyatt
2-11 The Wilde Flowers– Where But For Caravan Would I
Written-By – Brian Hopper, Dave Sinclair, Pye Hastings, Richard Coughlan, Richard Sinclair
2-12 The Wilde Flowers– Hope For Happiness
Written-By – Brian Hopper

Musicians
Bass Guitar, Cello – Hugh Hopper (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22, 2-3, 2-8, 2-10)
Drums – Dave Smith (48) (tracks: 1-17 to 1-19), Richard Coughlan (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-13 to 1-15, 2-11)
Guitar, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards, Programmed By [Audio Programming], Backing Vocals – Brian Hopper (tracks: 1-6 to 1-8, 1-10 to 1-21, 2-1 to 2-4, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12)
Organ – David Sinclair (tracks: 2-11)
Piano – Mike Ratledge (tracks: 2-5, 2-6, 2-8, 2-9)
Vocals, Backing Vocals, Voice – Kevin Ayers (tracks: 1-5 to 1-7)
Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Cornet, Piano, Keyboards, Tambourine – Robert Wyatt (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 1-20 to 1-22, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-10, 2-12)
Vocals, Guitar – Richard Sinclair (tracks: 1-5, 1-7 to 1-11, 2-11)
Vocals, Guitar, 12-String Acoustic Guitar – Pye Hastings (tracks: 1-1,1-20, 2-11)
Voice, Bass Guitar – David Lawrence (tracks: 1-17 to 1-18)
Voice, Drums – Graham Flight (tracks: 1-8, 1-9)

Featuring: Kevin Ayers, Richard Coughlan, Graham Flight, Pye Hastings, Brian Hopper, Hugh Hopper, Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Richard Sinclair and Others.

Bass playing track 2-7 credited to "Friend"

CD1 was previously issued as Wilde Flowers - The Wilde Flowers
CD2 contains extra tracks