Article successfully added.

The Soft Machine The Soft Machine Vol.2 (LP Colored Vinyl)

The Soft Machine Vol.2 (LP Colored Vinyl)
Listen to sample now:
 
0:00
0:00
Please inform me as soon as the product is available again.
Please enter the digits and letters in the following text field.

$31.53 *

* incl. VAT / plus shipping costsDepending on the country of delivery, the VAT at checkout may vary.

Item is temporarily out of stock.
Approx. delivery time: up to 3 weeks. (as far as available at the supplier - can be faster, but sometimes unfortunately not)

  • SLP5342C
  • 0.2
(Sundazed) 17 tracks 1969 - Gatefold/Klappcover, colored vinyl The first two albums by... more

The Soft Machine: The Soft Machine Vol.2 (LP Colored Vinyl)

(Sundazed) 17 tracks 1969 - Gatefold/Klappcover, colored vinyl

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 aptly titled Volume Two introduced a retooled Soft Machine lineup, with Wyatt and Ratledge joined by bassist Hugh Hopper, an old Canterbury friend who had guested on the first album. The sophomore disc finds the threesome moving towards a more explicitly jazz-influenced sound, with an increased emphasis on instrumental material.

The album is bookended by a pair of extended compositions, "Rivmic Melodies" and "Esther's Nose Job," which are broken up into shorter individual tracks bearing whimsically arbitrary titles. That approach was suggested to the band by Frank Zappa, whose Mothers of Invention album Absolutely Free was reportedly an influence on Volume Two. 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.

Article properties: The Soft Machine: The Soft Machine Vol.2 (LP Colored Vinyl)

  • Interpret: The Soft Machine

  • Album titlle: The Soft Machine Vol.2 (LP Colored Vinyl)

  • 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: 0090771407214

  • weight in Kg 0.2
Soft Machine - The Soft Machine Vol.2 (LP Colored Vinyl) LP 1
01 Pt I Pataphysical Introduction
02 Pt I A Concise British Alphabet
03 Hibou, Anemone and Bear The Soft Machine
04 Pt II A Concise British Alphabet
05 Hulloder The Soft Machine
06 Dada Was Here The Soft Machine
07 Thank You Pierrot Lunaire The Soft Machine
08 Have You Ever Bean Green? The Soft Machine
09 Pt II Pataphysical Introduction
10 Out of Tunes The Soft Machine
11 As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still The Soft Machine
12 Dedicated to You But You Weren't Listening The Soft Machine
13 Fire Engine Passing with Bells Clanging The Soft Machine
14 Pig The Soft Machine
15 Orange Skin Food The Soft Machine
16 A Door Opens and Closes The Soft Machine
17 10:30 Returns to the Bedroom The Soft Machine
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.

Review 0
Read, write and discuss reviews... more
Customer evaluation for "The Soft Machine Vol.2 (LP Colored Vinyl)"
Write an evaluation
Evaluations will be activated after verification.

The fields marked with * are required.

Weitere Artikel von The Soft Machine
Man In A Deaf Corner - Anthology 1963-70 (CD)
The Soft Machine: Man In A Deaf Corner - Anthology 1963-70 (CD) Art-Nr.: CDCMDD897

only 1x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$21.00 *
5 (CD)
The Soft Machine: 5 (CD) Art-Nr.: CD622720

only 2x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$35.04 *
Strict Tempo Dancing - Waltz & Tango (7inch, 45rpm, EP, PS)
Max Greger's Dance Orchester: Strict Tempo Dancing - Waltz & Tango (7inch,... Art-Nr.: 21620HIFI

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$11.64
Strict Tempo Dancing- Slow Foxtrot (7inch, 45rpm, EP, PS) Max Greger's Dance Orchester: Strict Tempo Dancing- Slow Foxtrot (7inch,... Art-Nr.: 21621HIFI

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$11.64
Strict Tempo Dancing - Rumba (7inch, 45rpm, EP, PS)
Max Greger's Dance Orchester: Strict Tempo Dancing - Rumba (7inch, 45rpm, EP,... Art-Nr.: 21622HIFI

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$11.64
Strict Tempo Dancing - Jive & Madison (7inch, 45rpm, EP, PS)
Max Greger's Dance Orch.: Strict Tempo Dancing - Jive & Madison (7inch,... Art-Nr.: 21623HIFI

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$11.64
David's Song - Txiki (7inch, 45rpm, PS)
Kelly Family: David's Song - Txiki (7inch, 45rpm, PS) Art-Nr.: 4555516

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$29.25
Live In London (CD)
Mavis Staples: Live In London (CD) Art-Nr.: CDANTI87652

Item has to be restocked

$21.00
Echoes Of Buddy Holly (CD)
Various: Echoes Of Buddy Holly (CD) Art-Nr.: CDC710

Item has to be restocked

$18.66
Big Mouth USA - The Unissued Paramount Album (LP, 180g vinyl)
Jim Ford: Big Mouth USA - The Unissued Paramount Album... Art-Nr.: BAF18004

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$58.44
Tracklist
Soft Machine - The Soft Machine Vol.2 (LP Colored Vinyl) LP 1
01 Pt I
02 Pt I
03 Hibou, Anemone and Bear
04 Pt II
05 Hulloder
06 Dada Was Here
07 Thank You Pierrot Lunaire
08 Have You Ever Bean Green?
09 Pt II
10 Out of Tunes
11 As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still
12 Dedicated to You But You Weren't Listening
13 Fire Engine Passing with Bells Clanging
14 Pig
15 Orange Skin Food
16 A Door Opens and Closes
17 10:30 Returns to the Bedroom