Formerly with Soft Machine, Kevin Ayers embarked on a solo career in 1969, recording a series of wonderful albums throughout the 1970s. ‘Falling Up’ was his fifth album of the 1980s and followed his collaboration with Mike Oldfield (a former member of Kevin’s band The Whole World) on the album ‘Islands’ in 1987.

Recorded in Madrid, ‘Falling Up’ featured seven songs written by Kevin (some in collaboration with his friend and guitarist Ollie Halsall) and the track ‘Flying Start’ which was written by Mike Oldfield.

Unavailable for many years, this new official Esoteric Recordings edition has been newly remastered and features a booklet with an essay.