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(Sundazed) 13 tracks, colored vinyl, 1968 - Gatefold The first two albums by England's... more

The Soft Machine: The Soft Machine - (LP Colored Vinyl Gatefold)

(Sundazed) 13 tracks, colored vinyl, 1968 - Gatefold

The first two albums by England's legendary Soft Machine, originally released in 1968 and 1969, remain among the most innovative and influential releases of that musically fertile era. These seminal LPs offered a visionary psychedelic-progressive-jazz-rock mix that helped to make the Soft Machine one of Britain's first significant underground bands, as well as a key force in the birth of both progressive rock and jazz-rock. A product of the same fabled Canterbury scene that spawned such beloved cult acts as Caravan and Hatfield and the North, the Soft Machine was the rare art-rock combo whose members possessed the instrumental skills to execute their ambitious musical ideas, as well as a playful sense of humor that balanced the band's complex compositions and adventurous improvisations. By the time they began making albums, the Soft Machine was already a sensation in the budding U.K. rock underground, thanks to their now-legendary performances at such fabled London clubs as the UFO, the Speakeasy and Middle Earth, where they shared stages with the likes of Pink Floyd and Tomorrow.

The Soft Machine, co-produced by Chas Chandler and Tom Wilson, announced the band's arrival on the international scene in fine style. With an unusual three-man lineup comprised of Kevin Ayers on bass and vocals, Robert Wyatt on drums and vocals, and Mike Ratledge on keyboards, the album was recorded in New York, while the band was touring North America with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In contrast to the extended pieces that would later dominate the Soft Machine's repertoire, the album focuses on shorter, more concise songs that nonetheless provide plenty of room for the musicians to demonstrate their varied abilities. This landmark vinyl gem has been out of print for decades, but now it is back in this meticulously packaged Sundazed edition. Mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on pristine high-definition vinyl, this lovingly restored vintage gem sounds as powerful and imaginative as ever.

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  • Interpret: The Soft Machine

  • Album titlle: The Soft Machine - (LP Colored Vinyl Gatefold)

  • Genre Rock'n'Roll

  • Label SUNDAZED

  • Preiscode VLP2
  • Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
  • Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
  • Record Grading Mint (M)
  • Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
  • Artikelart LP

  • EAN: 0090771403216

  • weight in Kg 0.2
Soft Machine - The Soft Machine - (LP Colored Vinyl Gatefold) LP 1
01 Hope for Happiness The Soft Machine
02 Joy of a Toy The Soft Machine
03 Hope for Happiness The Soft Machine
04 Why Am I So Short? The Soft Machine
05 So Boot If at All The Soft Machine
06 A Certain Kind The Soft Machine
07 Save Yourself The Soft Machine
08 Priscilla The Soft Machine
09 Lullabye Letter The Soft Machine
10 We Did It Again The Soft Machine
11 Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle The Soft Machine
12 Why Are We Sleeping? The Soft Machine
13 4 Lid Box 25
Soft Machine entwickelte sich durch verschiedene jazz-orientierte Per-Sonnel. Die Gruppe... more
"The Soft Machine"

Soft Machine entwickelte sich durch verschiedene jazz-orientierte Per-Sonnel. Die Gruppe verdankt ihren Namen William Bur-rohs' Roman dem australischen Gitarristen Daevid Allen, der den Einfluss von Terry Riley und Tonbandschleifen in die kentische Grundausstattung von Kevin Ayers (Bass, Gesang), Mike Ratledge (Keyboards, geboren 1943) und Robert Wyatt (Drums, Gesang) einbrachte.

Sie traten regelmäßig gegenüber dem Pink Floyd in London auf, nahmen 1967 an einigen abortiven Aufnahmen teil und präsentierten ihre Musik (freie Improvisation über eine Rockbasis, plus Gesang) in Frankreich mit großem Erfolg. Allen wurde die Wiedereinreise nach Großbritannien wegen Visa- und Passschwierigkeiten verweigert, und als Trio unternahm die Band 1968 eine anstrengende Amerika-Tournee mit Jimi Hendrix; sie trennten sich, nachdem sie ihre erste LP für Probe in New York geschnitten hatten. Als sich das Album als erfolgreich erwies, formierten sie sich mit Hugh Hopper (geb. 1945, einem sympathischen Sideman aus den Tagen, als sie sich die Wilde Flowers nannten) neu und ersetzten Ayers am Bass. Weitere Alben (auf CBS /Columbia) folgten, mit Wyatts Songs und Ratledge's kantigen Experimenten mit Zeitsignaturen.

Vier Jazz-Hornmänner kamen für eine Frankreich-Tournee hinzu, und der Saxophonist Elton Dean blieb bei ihnen; ihr inzwischen stark vom Jazz geprägter Sound mit weniger Wyatt-Gesang repräsentierte den Rock bei den Londoner Klassik-Proms 1970, und Wyatt ging im September 1971, kurz nach einem Auftritt beim New-port Jazz Festival, zu Matching Mole über. Der Jazz-Geschmack blieb erhalten, mit Phil Howard dann John Marshall am Schlagzeug, Roy Babbington als Ersatz für Hopper und Karl Jenkins (Keyboards, Oboe und Baritonsaxophon) als Ersatz für Dean; auf dem Six-Album reiften Jazz-Riffstrukturen und Rileyesque-Stücke aneinander. In jüngster Zeit hat der Jazzgitarrist und Geiger Alan Holdsworth ihrem brillant gespielten, sorgfältig strukturierten, improvisierten Rock, wie auf ihrem 1975 Harvest Album, ein etwas dringenderes Gefühl verliehen.

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Tracklist
Soft Machine - The Soft Machine - (LP Colored Vinyl Gatefold) LP 1
01 Hope for Happiness
02 Joy of a Toy
03 Hope for Happiness
04 Why Am I So Short?
05 So Boot If at All
06 A Certain Kind
07 Save Yourself
08 Priscilla
09 Lullabye Letter
10 We Did It Again
11 Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle
12 Why Are We Sleeping?
13 4 Lid