The Soft Machine (album)

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The Soft Machine
The Soft Machine cover
Studio album by The Soft Machine
Released Dec 1968
Recorded Record Plant Studios, New York City, April 1968
Genre Psychedelic rock, jazz fusion
Length 41.30
Label USA: ABC Probe CPLP 4500
France: Barclay
Producer Chas Chandler, Tom Wilson
Professional reviews
The Soft Machine chronology
The Soft Machine
(1968)		 Volume Two
(1969)
Singles from The Soft Machine
  1. "Joy of a Toy" b/w "Why Are We Sleeping?"
    Released: November 1968

The Soft Machine, as reissue also titled "Volume One", is the debut album by the British psychedelic rock band Soft Machine, one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene. The band, founded in 1966, recorded and released this studio album during their 1968 tour of the USA. It was produced by Chas Chandler and Tom Wilson.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side 1

  1. "Hope for Happiness" (Brian Hopper, arr. Wyatt/Ratledge/Ayers) – 4:21
  2. "Joy of a Toy" (Ayers/Ratledge) – 2:49
  3. "Hope for Happiness (reprise)" (Brian Hopper, arr. Wyatt/Ratledge/Ayers) – 1:38
  4. "Why Am I So Short?" (Hugh Hopper, Robert Wyatt) – 1:39
  5. "So Boot if At All" (Ratlege/Ayers/Wyatt) – 7:25
  6. "A Certain Kind" (Hugh Hopper) – 4:11

[edit] Side 2

  1. "Save Yourself" (Wyatt) – 2:26
  2. "Priscilla" (Ayers/Ratledge/Wyatt) – 1:03
  3. "Lullabye Letter" (Ayers) – 4:32
  4. "We Did It Again" (Ayers) – 3:46
  5. "Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle" (Ayers) – 1:03
  6. "Why Are We Sleeping?" (Ayers/Ratledge/Wyatt) – 5:30
  7. "Box 25/4 Lid" (Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper) – 0:49

[edit] Musicians

  • Robert Wyatt - drums, lead vocals
  • Mike Ratledge - Lowrey Holiday De Luxe organ, plus piano (on 13)
  • Kevin Ayers - bass, lead vocals (on 10 & 11), backing vocals (on 7 & 9), piano (on 5)

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[edit] References

v • d • e
Soft Machine
Kevin Ayers • Elton Dean • Hugh Hopper • Mike Ratledge • Robert Wyatt
Daevid Allen • Roy Babbington • John Etheridge • Karl Jenkins • John Marshall
Steve Cook • Marc Charig • Lyn Dobson • Nick Evans • Jimmy Hastings • Allan Holdsworth
Brian Hopper • Ric Sanders • Alan Skidmore • Rab Spall • Andy Summers • Alan Wakeman
Studio Albums
The Soft Machine (1968) • Volume Two (1969) • Third (1970) • Fourth (1971) • Five (1972) • Six (1973) • Seven (1973) • Bundles (1975) • Softs (1976) • Land of Cockayne (1981)
Singles
"Love Makes Sweet Music" (1967) • "Joy of a Toy" (1968)
Live Albums
Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris (1978) • Live at the Proms 1970 (1988) • BBC Radio 1967-1971 (2003) • BBC Radio 1971-1974 (2003) • Soft Machine and Heavy Friends (2005) • Softstage (2005)
Cuneiform albums
Spaced (1996) • Virtually (1998) • Noisette (2000) • Backwards (2002) • Live in Paris (2004) • Grides (2006) • Middle Earth Masters (2006)
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