Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy Explained

Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lady June
Cover:	LadyJunesLinguisticLeprosy.jpg
Released:	Nov 1974
Genre:	Spoken word, experimental music
Length:	31:29
Label:	Caroline Records Market Square (reissue) See For Miles SEECD350 (reissue)
Producer:	David Vorhaus
Chronology:	Kevin Ayers
Prev Title:	June 1, 1974
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Sweet Deceiver
Next Year:	1975

Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy is an experimental music/spoken word album by poet Lady June (a.k.a. June Campbell Cramer). It features musical contributions by Kevin Ayers and Brian Eno.

Overview

The recording was made for £400 in the living room of Kevin Ayers' Maida Vale home.^[1] The original release was of 5000 copies which quickly sold once followers of Eno and Ayers realized that they contributed to the recording.^[2] The album was later reissued by Market Square Records.

Track listing

Music by Kevin Ayers except "Optimism" by Brian Eno and "Am I?" by Kim Solomon; Lyrics by June Campbell Cramer.

Side 1

1. "Some Day Silly Twenty Three" – 2:25
2. "Reflections" – 1:10
3. "Am I?" – 2:33
4. "Everythingsnothing" – 4:25
5. "Tunion" – 4:16
6. "The Tourist" – 2:22

Side 2

1. "Bars" – 2:46
2. "The Letter" – 4:03
3. "Mangel/Wurzel" – 0:58
4. "To Whom It May Not Concern" – 2:52
5. "Optimism" – 1:34
6. "Touch Downer" – 1:59

Personnel

• Lady June – vocals
• Kevin Ayers – guitar, bass, vocals
• Brian Eno – electronic guitar, bass, imminent, linearment, lunar lollipops, vocals
• Pip Pyle – drums
• Martha – vocals
• David Vorhaus – kaleidophone, mix
• Jakob Klasse – piano
• Kim Solomon – piano on "Am I"

External links

• • Credits on PlanetGong
• Lady June obituary
• Lady June photographs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lady June biography . 29 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071226015003/http://calyx.club.fr/mus/june_lady.html . 26 December 2007 . dead .
2. Album review by Jonh Ingham, NME 18 January 1975