SOFT MACHINE Fourth 1971 UK CBS 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
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SOFT MACHINE Fourth 1971 UK CBS 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
SOFT MACHINEFourth
UK CBS (64280) FIRST PRESSING (February 1971)
THEIR FOURTH ALBUM, MOVING TOWARDS MORE EXPERIMENTAL FREE JAZZ AND THE LAST TO FEATURE ROBERT WYATT ON DRUMS
GREAT COPY WHICH PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
MATRIX: S-64280-A1 / S-64280-B1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED AND EMBOSSED SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE
The Soft Machine's collective skill is hyper-complex and refined, as they are extremely literate in all fields of musical study.
Fourth is the band's free purging of all of that knowledge, woven into noisy, smoky structures of sound.
Their arcane rhythms have a stop-and-go mentality of their own that sounds incredibly fresh even though it is sonically steeped in soft and warm tones.
Obviously there is a lot of skilful playing going on, as the mix of free jazz, straight-ahead jazz, and Gong-like psychedelia coalesces.
Robert Wyatt's drumming is impeccable -- so perfect that it at times becomes an unnoticeable map upon which the band takes their instinctive direction.
Mike Ratledge's keys are warm throughout, maintaining an earthy quality that keeps its eye on the space between the ground and the heavens that the Soft Machine attempt to inhabit.
Elton Dean's saxophone work screams out the most inventive cadence, and since it's hardly rhythmic, it takes front and centre, spitting out a crazy language.
Side 1:
Teeth (9:12)
Kings And Queens (5:00)
Fletcher's Blemish (4:34)
Side 2:
Virtually Part 1 (5:17)
Virtually Part 2 (7:06)
Virtually Part 3 (4:31)
Virtually Part 4 (3:20)
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels with just some careless spidery spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces clean with barely a mark to be seen
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with little to fault.
The (very) occasional low-level background tick noted, but nothing really.
No scratches, clicks or pops and exceptionally clean
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
A really fine example of this delicate, textured, embossed cover.
Slight rub to the surfaces/bottom edge otherwise sharp edges and all text on the spine is clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1228 (GS 8.1 (1228))
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