I’ve (finally) been devouring On Some Faraway Beach: The Life and Times of Brian Eno and working my way through the lesser known nooks and crannies of the man’s mid 70’s output. One of the most pleasing discoveries so far has been Lady June’s Linguistic Leprosy. Recorded in ‘74, released in ‘75, it’s a very psychedelic spoken word-driven LP recorded in Kevin Ayers’ living room with a heavy assist from Eno in all his suitcase synth tweaking /tape manipulating glory. Lady June (1931-1999) was a much beloved UK prog scene fixture (it was her apartment’s 4th story window that Robert Wyatt fell from, rendering him paraplegic in 1973) and her work here is wonderful. She, Ayers and Eno make a great, unlikely team. She’s even graceful enough, in consideration of her company, to go non-verbal for many long spacy stretches. That’s my kind of spoken word LP.