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Kayak - Royal Bed Bouncer (& bonus tracks*) (1975)

Although it retains progressive trappings, this album marks the beginning of Kayak's move into up-tempo pop. The songs still reflect Scherpenzeel's quirkiness, whether in the sci-fi Noah's Ark of "Chance for a Lifetime" or the bizarre job description in the title track. If you can ignore the forced zaniness of the backing vocals, the latter song boasts a wonderfully frantic piano solo over Koopman's walloping drum track. The soaring "Bury the World" is drenched in heavily reverbed electric piano and features a gorgeous and unexpected oboe solo in the middle of the song. But the undeniable highlight of the album is "Said No Word." Shifting effortlessly from an odd-time bounce over roller-rink organ to a series of clangorous breaks by massed bass guitars, it then lurches into a final monster groove that is worth the price of admission alone.
This 1994 reissue adds nine bonus tracks: "Alibi," "Mountain too Rough," "Woe and Alas," "Mouldy Wood," "Lovely Luna," "Forever Is a Lonely Thought," "Still Try to Write a Book," "Give It a Name," and "Bulldozer."] ~ Paul Collins, All Music Guide

1 Royal Bed Bouncer (4:00)
2 Life of Gold (3:25)
3 (You're So) Bizarre (3:48)
4 Bury the World (4:21)
5 Chance for a Lifetime (LP Version) (4:14)
6 If This Is Your Welcome (4:55)
7 Moments of Joy (3:59)
8 Patricia Anglaia (2:14)
9 Said No Word (5:15)
10 My Heart Never Changed (2:32)

11 Alibi (*) (3:39)
12 Mountain Too Rough (*) (3:56)
13 Woe and Alas (*) (3:00)
14 Mouldy Wood (*) (5:14)
15 Lovely Luna (*) (8:19)
16 Forever Is a Lonely Thought (*) (5:26)
17 Still Try to Write a Book (*) (2:01)
18 Give It a Name (*) (2:43)
19 Bulldozer (*)(Demo Version) (2:21)


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