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     The Boys, 1968 Hello and Merry Late Crimble to one and all! As a little thanks for all of you giving this silly blog a read, I decided to post a couple of bonus albums from the various bands that make up this timeline! Also, as I realize how unfitting some of the Spaced tracks sounded with Kings and Queens, I decided to re-do the tracklist a bit, using two tracks from Elton Dean's solo album from 1971: Elton Dean! One of the albums I'll post here is what his album would be like in the timeline! Thank you and may your 2021 be above average! Elton Dean (Just Us)                            Front Cover                                                                    Back Cover Side A: Ooglenovastrome (15:08) (Elton Dean) [1]   Something Passed Me By  (5:37) (Dean) [1] Side B: . Banking On Bishopsgate (20:01) (Dean) [1] Parts: The Last (5:53) (Dean) [1] Top position in US charts: N/A Top position in UK chats:  N/A Track sources: [1] - Elton Dean - Elton Dean (Just Us), 1971

Robert Wyatt, 2017​ After the success of Soft Machine and Friends’ Hyde Park concert, Robert Wyatt continued his solo career, going on to work with the likes of Brian Eno, Henry Cow, Roxy Music, Clara Bley, among others. He also became more politically active, joining the Communist Party of Great Britain in the 80s. The same decade, he would release his first full-length album in 6 years, Born Again Cretin on the Rough Trade label . Born Again Cretin                                           Front Cover                                                                           Back Cover Side A Opium War (Robert Wyatt) (7:14) [1] Heathens Have No Souls (Wyatt) (7:12) [1] L'albero Degli Zoccoli (Wyatt) (8:28) [1] Side B Holy War (3:35) (Wyatt) [1] Revolution Without "R" (Wyatt)  (3:24) [1] Billie's Bounce (Charlie Parker)  (1:30) [1] Born Again Cretin (Wyatt)  (2:35) [1] Prove Sparse (Wyatt)   (10:10) [1] Released: August 7th, 1981 Track sources: [1] - Radio Exper

  Soft Machine, Jule Tippetts, Nick Mason, and Mongezi Feza, 1975​ The sun rises on the morning of March 28th, 1975. Already at Hyde Park were Robert Wyatt, Nick Mason, Hugh Hopper, some members of Gong (including Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth), a group of hired staff, Master of Ceremonies John Peel, and the first act of the concert: Tanglewood Tails. “We originally wanted Drury Lane, but we couldn’t really afford it with all the other acts performing.” Robert Wyatt, 1991​ By 10:00 AM, a crowd had already formed at the venue. The crowd’s mood was one of excitement and anticipation. Journalist Mick Farren described the crowd as “A gathering of the UK underground world, everyone from Steve Peregrin Took to Arthur Brown, all to presence the concert.” At exactly 12:29 PM, the park would give applause as John Peel entered the stage, with a microphone in hand. “Right then, good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. When the musicians come on stage, you’ll be surprised and probably impressed to see

  Robert Wyatt and Nick Mason, 1974​ By the time Robert Wyatt’s accident had occurred and Soft Machine broke up, he had already composed most of the songs that would later appear on his second solo album. He continued to work on the songs at the hospital. Six months later, he was back at work in the recording studio. “I was just relieved that I could do something from a wheelchair. If anything, being a paraplegic helped me with the music because being in hospital left me free to dream, and to really think through the music.” Robert Wyatt, 1991​ Rock Bottom saw the enlistment of musicians including Ivor Cutler, Hugh Hopper, Richard Sinclair, Laurie Allan, Mike Oldfield, and Fred Firth. Producing the album was Pink Floyd drummer, Nick Mason. The record was unlike anything Wyatt had done up to that point, being a very emotional and personal work with intense and often harrowing music, and dense and personal lyrics. It was released on July 26th, 1974 on the Virgin label, to great critical