Kevin Ayers – Joy of a Toy album art
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
on Apr 12th, 2021. Artwork published in
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Released in November 1969, Joy of a Toy is the first solo album by Kevin Ayers. On the LP he is accompanied by his Soft Machine colleagues Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge, and Hugh Hopper. The album is named after a Soft Machine track of the same title.
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The track list and credits on the back cover are set in Univers Condensed.
3 Comments on “Kevin Ayers – Joy of a Toy album art”
But who did the album artwork, and what was that artworks original source?
The boy with the drum and top hat, and the toad playing the tuba in particular.
I don’t know – it’s not credited. I’d assume the art was clipped from some Victorian source.
Artwork is very “Early Genesis” style!