well. At the 2000 show, Atkin announced that the music conglomerate BMG, which had acquired the RCA catalogue and rights, had finally released the master recordings for the final four of his albums. They were subsequently re-released on CD in the same fashion as the first two, whose rights had been owned by a different company. Atkin then recorded The Lakeside Sessions — a double CD of new recordings of some of the Atkin/James songs which never made it onto vinyl the first time round. The CD Winter Spring is made up entirely of new material co-written with James. His next CD, Midnight Voices made with Simon Wallace, consisted of reworkings of 15 songs originally written and released in the 1970s. The title is in part a tribute to the "virtual and actual group of friends and aficionados" i.e. Steve Birkill and the other members of the Midnight Voices discussion group. In 2002, the electronic music outfit Lemon Jelly used a guitar sample from "The Pearl Driller" (from Driving Through Mythical America album) as part of the "Nice Weather For Ducks". The Colours Of The Night a thirteen track album, released on 6 July 2015 on the Hillside Music label, is said to "mark the final chapter in a songwriting partnership with Australian broadcaster and poet Clive James that has endured for almost fifty years". Atkin resides with his American wife in Bristol where he performs as the piano/keyboard player in Bristol-based band, The Shrinks. On 7 January 2016, Atkin was crossing the road in Bristol when he was hit in the face by a bus, suffering multiple injuries and subsequently losing the sight of one eye. He is now recovering at home and remains optimistic. The "Midnight Voices" mailing list has now been replaced by an online discussion forum with multiple subject areas. Discography As a performer Solo albums Beware of the Beautiful Stranger – Fontana (1970), RCA (1973) Driving Through Mythical America Philips (1971), RCA (1973) A King at Nightfall – RCA (1973) The Road of Silk – RCA (1974) Secret Drinker – RCA (1974) Live Libel – RCA (1975) The Lakeside Sessions, Volume 1: History & Geography – CD, Hillside Music (2001) The Lakeside Sessions, Volume 2: A Dream of Fair Women – CD, Hillside Music (2001) The Lakeside Sessions – Double CD, Hillside Music (2002) Winter Spring – CD, 10 new songs, Hillside Music (2003) Midnight