Albert Ayler’s casual attitude towards the titles of his tunes was apparent from as early as the release of Spiritual Unity and the confusion over the two different versions of Spirits, neither of which conforms to the tracks called Spirits on other albums. However, the situation became worse following Albert Ayler’s death when various live recordings shuffled their way onto the market. In the items below Dikko Faust tackles the surviving recordings from the 1966 European tour and Sean Wilkie takes on Live at Slug’s Saloon and the La Cave recordings from discs 3 and 4 of the Holy Ghost boxset.

1. A Guide to The 1966 European Tour by Dikko Faust

2. Albert Ayler / Slugs’ Saloon by Sean Wilkie

3. Albert Ayler / La Cave, Cleveland, 16 & 17 April, 1966 by Sean Wilkie

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