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Spirits Rejoice

Sonny’s Time Now

La Cave Live

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Live In Europe 1964-66

Stockholm, Berlin 1966

Lorrach/Paris 1966

Lost Performances 1966

In Greenwich Village

Love Cry

New Grass

Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe

The Last Album

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Nuits De La Fondation Maeght

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discography

When this site first went online in June 2000 I used to monitor the availability of Albert Ayler CDs in a number of internet stores, providing a monthly update to give a rough guide to what was easy to get hold of through the normal channels. However, things change. Obviously everything is now available to download from here and there, but that was never the point of this page. What’s available in the shops is the best indication of Ayler’s current popularity (but, things change, not only are there now no shops, a lot of the original ‘internet stores’ have also disappeared). Back in 2000, CDs were the standard and vinyl reissues and legitimate downloads were a novelty. In February 2008 I dropped the monthly updates and replaced them with this basic list, which ignores ebay and amazon marketplace and the specialist dealers, but which should give a general idea of what is currently in ‘the catalogue’.

 

What’s Available - August 2020

Album

Availability

1. Something Different!!!!
aka The First Recordings Volume 1

Available on CD coupled with Volume 2 under the title Something Different! or on vinyl, on its own or coupled with Volume 2 under the title Recorded in Stockholm, October 25th 1962. It is also included in the The Early Albums Collection.

2. The First Recordings Volume 2

Available on CD coupled with Volume 1 under the title Something Different! or on vinyl, on its own or coupled with Volume 1 under the title Recorded in Stockholm, October 25th 1962.

3. My Name Is Albert Ayler
aka Free Jazz

 Included in the The Early Albums Collection.

4. Spirits
aka Witches & Devils

Available on CD coupled with Ghosts on Spirits To Ghosts: Revisited. It is also included in the The Early Albums Collection.

5. Swing Low Sweet Spiritual
aka Goin’ Home

Swing Low Sweet Spiritual is included in the The Early Albums Collection.

6. Prophecy

Available on vinyl and on CD coupled with Bells on Bells & Prophecy Expanded Edition (ESP) or on Prophecy Revisited (Hat Hut). Also included in the The Early Albums Collection.

7. Albert Smiles With Sunny

Unavailable, however, disc 1 is Prophecy and disc 2 is available on the Bells & Prophecy Expanded Edition (ESP) or on Prophecy Revisited (Hat Hut). Also included in the The Early Albums Collection.

8. Bells & Prophecy Expanded Edition

Available on CD.

9. Spiritual Unity

Available on CD and vinyl. It is also included in the The Early Albums Collection.

10. New York Eye And Ear Control

Available on CD on New York Eye And Ear Control Revisited (Hat Hut). It is also included in the The Early Albums Collection.

11. The Copenhagen Tapes

Available on CD as European Recordings Autumn 1964 Revisited (Hat Hut).

12. Ghosts
aka Vibrations, Mothers and Children

Available on CD coupled with Spirits on Spirits To Ghosts: Revisited. It is also included in the The Early Albums Collection.

13. The Hilversum Session

Available on CD as European Recordings Autumn 1964 Revisited (Hat Hut).

14. European Radio Studio Recordings 1964

Reissued as European Recordings Autumn 1964 Revisited (Hat Hut).

15. Bells

Available on vinyl, or CD coupled with Prophecy on Bells & Prophecy Expanded Edition. Also coupled with Spirits Rejoice on Albert Ayler 1965 Spirits Rejoice & Bells Revisited (Hat Hut).

16. Spirits Rejoice

Available on CD coupled with Bells on Albert Ayler 1965 Spirits Rejoice & Bells Revisited (Hat Hut).

17. Sonny’s Time Now

Unavailable.

18. La Cave Live Cleveland 1966 Revisited

Tracks taken from the Holy Ghost box set and reissued in 2022 on Hat Hut Records (Switzerland) ezz-thetics 2-1123.

19. Live At Slug’s Saloon
aka In Memory of Albert Ayler, Truth Is Marghcing In, Black Revolt, Complete Live At Slug’s Saloon

Available on At Slugs’ Saloon 1966 Revisited (Hat Hut). The 4 track version is also available on CD coupled with Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet’s 1994 album, Fragments Of Music, Life And Death Of Albert Ayler.

20. Stockholm, Berlin 1966

Available on 1966: Berlin, Lörrach, Paris & Stockholm Revisited (Hat Hut).

21. Lorrach/Paris 1966

Available on 1966: Berlin, Lörrach, Paris & Stockholm Revisited (Hat Hut)

22. Lost Performances 1966

Available on Hat Hut Records (Switzerland) ezz-thetics LC 91771

23. In Greenwich Village

Unavailable.

24. The Village Concerts

Unavailable.

25. Live In Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings

Unavailable.

26. Love Cry

Available on CD coupled with The Last Album.

27. New Grass

Available on CD coupled with Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe.

28. Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe

Available on CD coupled with New Grass.

29. The Last Album

Available on CD coupled with Love Cry.

30. Live On The Riviera
aka Albert Ayler Quintet 1970 - Live

Available on CD.

31. Nuits De La Fondation Maeght

All tracks available on the 2022 release: Revelations - The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght recordings (Elemental Music).

32. Holy Ghost box set

Unavailable. 2 CDs comprising the 1966 La Cave concerts were released in 2022 as La Cave Live Cleveland 1966 Revisited (Hat Hut) and the Rotterdam concert from the 1966 European Tour was included in Lost Performances 1966 (Hat Hut).

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