THE SOFT MACHINE Soft Machine LP PROBE 1968 US orig+foc ROBERT WYATT-KEVIN AYERS
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THE SOFT MACHINE
KEVIN AYERS, 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
"THE SOFT MACHINE"
Produced by Chas Chandler and Tom Wilson
1968 LP COMMAND/ABC/PROBE RECORDS CPLP 4500 STEREO
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
GATEFOLD COVER
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
This version: 1. On Front cover: Circular cut-out in sleeve, revealing rotating 'clockwork image'
card insert- through which the band members can be viewed on a further inserted full-color backing sheet.
2. On Inside: Uncensored image of nude girl (A bikini was used to censor a US version
of this album, cat suffix 'X'). Non-gatefold issues also exist.
3. On the spine the caption ''Command/Probe'' appears, on the label it's ''Command/ABC Records/Probe.''
4. On the labels the side indications are ''Side 1 and ''Side 2'' and the cat.nr. is suffixed with ''A'' and ''B''
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: COMMANDABC/PROBE - BLACK LABEL with RAINBOW LOGO - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: CPLP 4500
Catalog on labels: CPLP-4500-A (Side 1) / CPLP-4500-B (Side 2)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): CPLP-4500AS-2LW P17 LW
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): CPLP- 4500 B -SB -255 LW
On labels: STEREO
Above selections published by Amm Jay Music Inc.-BMI
Produced by - Chas Chandler and Tom Wilson
rim text reads 'Mfg. by Grand Award Record Co., Inc..............Made in USA'
(on Side A only): Time Side I: 21:56
(on Side B only): Time Side II: 19:12
On inside sleeve: Notes by Arnold Shaw
Mfg. by Grand Award Record Co., Inc.,
a subsidiary of ABC Records, Inc. 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019
Made in U.S.A.
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: HOPE FOR HAPPINESS - JOY OF A TOY
HOPE FOR HAPPINESS (reprise) - WHY AM I SO SHORT?
SO BOOT IF AT ALL - A CERTAIN KIND
Side B: SAVE YOURSELF - PRISCILLA - LULLABYE LETTER
WE DID IT AGAIN - PLUS BELLE QU' UNE POUBELLE
WHY ARE WE SLEEPING? - BOX 25/4 LID
grading
RECORD EX (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
A wild, freewheeling, and ultimately successful attempt to merge psychedelia with jazz-rock,
Soft Machine's debut ranges between lovingly performed oblique pop songs and deranged ensemble
playing from drummer/vocalist Robert Wyatt, bassist Kevin Ayers and organist Mike Ratledge.
With only one real break (at the end of side one), the songs merge into each other,
not always smoothly, but always with a sense of flair that rescues any potential miscues.
Wyatt takes most of the vocals, and proves himself a surprisingly evocative singer
despite his lack of range. Like Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn,
The Soft Machine was one of the few over-ambitious records of the psychedelic era
that actually delivered on all its incredible promise...(AllMusic)
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