- For the album by the band Teddybears, see Soft Machine (Teddybears album).
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| 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 |
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| Producer | Chas Chandler, Tom Wilson | ||||
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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.
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Track listing
Side 1
- "Hope for Happiness" (Kevin Ayers, Brian Hopper, Michael Ratledge) – 4:21
- "Joy of a Toy" (Ayers, Ratledge) – 2:49
- "Hope for Happiness (reprise)" (Ayers, B. Hopper, Ratledge) – 1:38
- "Why Am I So Short?" (Ayers, Hugh Hopper, Ratledge) – 1:39
- "So Boot if At All" (Ayers, Ratlege, Robert Wyatt) – 7:25
- "A Certain Kind" (H. Hopper) – 4:11
Side 2
- "Save Yourself" (Wyatt) – 2:26
- "Priscilla" (Ayers, Ratledge, Wyatt) – 1:03
- "Lullabye Letter" (Ayers) – 4:32
- "We Did It Again" (Ayers) – 3:46
- "Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle" (Ayers) – 1:03
- "Why Are We Sleeping?" (Ayers, Ratledge, Wyatt) – 5:30
- "Box 25/4 Lid" (Ratledge, H. Hopper) – 0:49
Musicians
- Kevin Ayers - bass, vocals (on 10 & 11), backing vocals (on 7 & 9), piano (on 5)
- Robert Wyatt - drums, lead vocals
- Mike Ratledge - keyboards
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- Hugh Hopper - bass (on 13)
- The Cake - backing vocals (on 12)
References
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| 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 |
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| Regular albums | ABC Probe: The Soft Machine (1968) • Volume Two (1969) • Columbia: Third (1970) • Fourth (1971) • Five (1972) • Six (1973) • Seven (1973) • Harvest: Bundles (1975) • Softs (1976) • Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris (1978) • EMI: Land of Cockayne (1981) |
| Singles | "Love Makes Sweet Music" (1967) • "Joy of a Toy" (1968) • "Soft Space" (1978) |
| Radio recordings | 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) |
| Related articles | Canterbury sound • Jazz fusion • The Wilde Flowers |
