June 1, 1974

June 1, 1974
Live album by Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Eno and Nico
Released	June 28, 1974
Recorded	June 1, 1974
Genre	Avant-garde, rock and roll
Length	45:54
Label	Island
Producer	Richard Williams
Kevin Ayers chronology
The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories (1974) June 1, 1974 (1974) Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy (1974)
John Cale chronology
Paris 1919 (1973) June 1, 1974 (1974) Fear (1974)
Brian Eno chronology
Here Come the Warm Jets (1974) June 1, 1974 (1974) Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (1974)
Nico chronology
The End... (1974) June 1, 1974 (1974) Drama of Exile (1981)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	B+
Spin

June 1, 1974 is a live album of songs performed at the Rainbow Theatre in London on the titular date. The album is officially attributed to Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno and Nico, although other well-known musicians, including Mike Oldfield and Robert Wyatt, also contributed to the concert. It is also informally known as the ACNE album, i.e. "Ayers, Cale, Nico, Eno". The cover photograph was taken by Mick Rock in the foyer of the Rainbow Theatre shortly before the concert began. The bemused stare between John Cale (right) and Kevin Ayers (left) is explained by the fact that Cale had caught Ayers sleeping with his wife the night before the show.

Other songs that were performed but did not make the LP include Kevin Ayers' "I've Got A Hard-On For You Baby" (with Cale on backing vocals), John Cale's "Buffalo Ballet" and "Gun", and Nico's "Janitor of Lunacy" and her rendition of "Deutschland Über Alles".

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Driving Me Backwards" (Brian Eno)	6:07
2.	"Baby's on Fire" (Eno)	3:52
3.	"Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley)	5:19
4.	"The End" (John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison)	9:14

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"May I?" (Kevin Ayers)	5:30
2.	"Shouting in a Bucket Blues" (Ayers)	5:07
3.	"Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes" (Ayers)	3:27
4.	"Everybody's Sometime and Some People's All the Time Blues" (Ayers)	4:35
5.	"Two Goes into Four" (Ayers)	2:28

Personnel

• Kevin Ayers – vocals (B1-5), guitar (B1-5), bass guitar (A1-2)
• Brian Eno – vocals (A1-2), synthesizer (A1-4, B5)
• John Cale – vocals (A3), piano (A2), viola (A1, B5)
• Nico – vocals (A4), harmonium (A4)
• Mike Oldfield – lead guitar (B4), acoustic guitar (B5)
• Ollie Halsall – piano (A1), guitar (A2-3, B4), lead guitar (B1-3), acoustic guitar (B5)
• John "Rabbit" Bundrick – organ (A1-3 & B1-5), organ, piano, electric piano (B1-3)
• Robert Wyatt – percussion (A1-3 B1-3 + 5)
• Doreen Chanter – backing vocals (A3)
• Archie Leggatt – bass guitar (A1-3 B1-3 + 5)
• Eddie Sparrow – drums (A2&3 B1-3), bass drum (A1), tympani (B5)
• Liza Strike – backing vocals (A3)
• Irene Chanter – backing vocals (A3)
• John Wood – engineer
• Phil Ault – assistant engineer
• Ray Doyle – assistant engineer

Notes

• Weisbard, Eric; Craig Marks (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0679755748.