Whatevershebringswesing
by Kevin Ayers

Whatevershebringswesing by Kevin Ayers
Year: 1972
Release date: 1972-01-00
Overall rank: 6,431st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 61 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (96th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (994th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,431st)

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Kevin Ayers bestography

Whatevershebringswesing is ranked 2nd best out of 24 albums by Kevin Ayers on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Kevin Ayers is Joy Of A Toy which is ranked number 4164 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 350.

Kevin Ayers album bestography « Higher ranked (4,164th)
Joy Of A Toy
This album (6,431st)
Whatevershebringswesing
Lower ranked (16,875th) »
The Unfairground

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Whatevershebringswesing rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,431st | 1970s rank: 994th | 1972 rank: 96th

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 61 votes)
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From 03/01/2018 09:19 | #209827 | TOP COMMENT
Every copy I've seen says 1972 - only Wikipedia seems to have it as 1971. This is the best KA album by a distance in my view - with just the right amount experimentation and whimsy, spread across a range of hugely diverse but outstanding tracks. The title track is pure joy.
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From 06/17/2016 11:11 | #168963 | TOP COMMENT
Another lovely album from Kevin Ayers. Whatever, is another quirky LP, completely unique and underrated. Some lovely moments here, stranger in blue suede shoes, champagne cowboy blues, and, Margaret. There is a little bit of indulgence in some places, but it's still a record of pure genius.
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From 02/21/2013 10:12 | #65718
This was released in January 1972.
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From 05/06/2012 07:22 | #41611
Isn't it 1972?
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