SOFT MACHINE Volume Two LP PROBE 1969 US orig+foc ROBERT WYATT-HUGH HOPPER
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THE SOFT MACHINE
HUGH HOPPER, ROBERT WYATT, MICHAEL RATLEDGE
A pioneering Canterbury psychedelic group that initially featured Robert Wyatt and Kevin Ayers,
later developing into an experimental jazz-rock unit. Soft Machine were never a commercial
enterprise and indeed still remain unknown even to many listeners who came of age
during the late '60s and early '70s, when the group was at its peak. In their own way,
however, they were one of the more influential bands of their era, and certainly
one of the most influential underground ones. One of the original British psychedelic groups,
they were also instrumental in the birth of both progressive rock and jazz-rock.
They were also the central foundation of the family tree of the "Canterbury Scene"
of British progressive rock acts, a movement that also included Caravan, Gong,
Matching Mole, Hatfield and the North, and National Health, not to mention the distinguished
pop music careers of founding members Robert Wyatt and Kevin Ayers and the jazz
and jazz-rock explorations of saxophonist Elton Dean and bassist Hugh Hopper
"VOLUME TWO"
Produced by The Soft Machine
1969 LP ABC/PROBE RECORDS CPLP 4505 STEREO
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
GATEFOLD COVER
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
This version: on cover "THE SOFT MACHINE VOLUME TWO";
on labels "THE SOFT MACHINE VOLUME II".
On the spine the caption ''Command/Probe'' appears,
on the label it's ''Command/ABC Records/Probe
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: COMMAND/ABC/PROBE - BLACK LABEL with RAINBOW LOGO - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front) CPLP 4505 (spine & inside right panel): CPLP 4505 S
Catalog on labels: CPLP-4505-S-A / CPLP-4505-S-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): CPLP 4505 A 2-LW LW SS LH
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): CPLP 4505 B 2-LW LW SS LH
On labels: Vocal STEREO
Produced by: Soft Machine
Executive Producer: Mike Jeffrey
rim text reads 'Mfg. by Grand Award Record Co., Inc..............Made in USA'
(on Side A only): Rivmic Melodies Time Side I: 17:06
(on Side B only): Esther's Nose Job Time Side II: 16:13 Total Album Time: 33:19
On inside sleeve: © Copyright MCMLXIX Grand Award Record Co., Inc.
On back cover: Mfg. by Grand Award Record Co., Inc.
A Subsidiary of ABC Records, Inc. 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: Rivmic Melodies
PATAPHYSICAL INTRODUCTION-PT I - A CONCISE BRITISH ALPHABET-PT I
HIBOU, ANEMONE AND BEAR - A CONCISE BRITISH ALPHABET-PT II
HULLODER - DADA WAS HERE - THANK YOU PIERROT LUNAIRE
HAVE YOU EVER BEAN GREEN? - PATAPHYSICAL INTRODUCTION-PT II - OUT OF TUNES
Side B: Esther's Nose Job
AS LONG AS HE LIES PERFECTLY STILL
DEDICATED TO YOU BUT YOU WEREN'T LISTENING
FIRE ENGINE PASSING WITH BELLS CLANGING - PIG - ORANGE SKIN FOOD
A DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES - 10:30 RETURNS TO THE BEDROOM
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Musically, Volume Two better conveys the Dada-ist whimsy and powerful avant rock leanings
of the band. Hugh Hopper took over for Ayers on bass, and his fuzz tones and experimental
leanings supplanted Ayers' pop emphasis. The creative nucleus behind this most progressive
of progressive rock albums, however, is Robert Wyatt. He provides the musical arrangements
to Hopper's quirky ideas on the stream-of-consciousness collection of tunes
("Rivmic Melodies") on side one. It's Wyatt who lifts this odd musical jewel to its artistic heights.
He uses his tender voice like a jazz instrument, scatting (in Spanish!) on "Dada Was Here,"
and sounding entirely heartfelt in "Have You Ever Bean Green," a brief tribute to the
Jimi Hendrix Experience, with whom the Softs toured ("Thank you Noel and Mitch, thank you Jim,
for our exposure to the crowd"). Fans of the Canterbury scene will also relish
"As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still," a loving tribute to ex-bandmate Ayers.
This is the one record that effectively assimilates rock, absurdist humor, jazz, and the avant-garde,
and it misses classic status only due to some dissonant instrumentation on side two...(AllMusic)
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