Love Makes Sweet Music

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“Love Makes Sweet Music”
Single by Soft Machine
B-side	Feelin’ Reelin’ Squeelin’
Released	February 17, 1967
Format	7" single, 45 rpm
Recorded	January 1967, Advision Studios
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Label	Polydor 56 151 (UK)
Producer	Chas Chandler (A-side) Kim Fowley (B-side)
Soft Machine singles chronology
-- "Love Makes Sweet Music" (1967) "Joy of a Toy" (1968)

"Love Makes Sweet Music" was the first single released by the Psychedelic rock group Soft Machine. It is one of the first British Psychedelic releases, predating Pink Floyd's "Arnold Layne" by a month. The A-Side is more pop orientated, featuring Robert Wyatt on lead vocals. The other side, ‘Feelin’ Reelin Squeelin’ is a disturbing tour de force with Kevin Ayers handling the lead vocal and an elliptical series of strange noises and flute in the solo.

The tracks from the single have been reissued on the Soft Machine compilations Triple Echo and Out-Bloody-Rageous - An Anthology 1967 -1973 (Sony). The original copy naturally commands very high prices when it turns up for auction.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Love Makes Sweet Music" (Kevin Ayers)
2. "Feelin’ Reelin Squeelin’" (Kevin Ayers)

[edit] Personnel

• Kevin Ayers - Bass and Vocals
• Daevid Allen - Guitar
• Robert Wyatt – Drums and Vocals
• Mike Ratledge - Keyboards

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/review/1790 Review by Julian Cope

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