LP the Soft Machine Soft Machine (re) Tapestry Rec. Tpt 226 Mint/Mint
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LP the Soft Machine Soft Machine (re) Tapestry Rec. Tpt 226 Mint/Mint
The description of this item has been automatically translated. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.LP THE SOFT MACHINE
SOFT MACHINE
Country of release: Liechtenstein, 2007
Original released: 1968
Label: Tapestry
Catalogue number: TPT 226
Barcode: -
Gatefold / Gatefold Sleeve: Yes / Yes
Gimmick cover with "Wheel"
Condition Record: Mint (Unplayed)
Condition cover: MINT
Tracks Side 1:
1. Hope for happiness (4:22)
2. joy of A Toy (2:56)
3. Hope for happiness (Reprise) (1:31)
4. Why am I so short? (2:33)
5. so boot if at all (2:33)
6. A certain child (4:06)
Tracks Side 2:
1. save yourself (2:2)
2. Priscilla (1:05)
3. Lullabye letter (4:26)
4. We did it again (3:40)
5. plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle (1:05)
6 Why are we sleeping? (5:26)
7. box 25/4 lid (0:48)
At YouTube lists:
https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Hy-V_9LT5_g
A truly original, iconic album. Far better than the first caravan album, this one really set the stage for the Canterbury scene that of what to come (well, they both came from the Wilde Flowers, but that band hadn't released any album). The Softs were true innovators. I picked this up at a teenager without having heard any of the music or knowing what it sounded like, just on the basis of hearing that they played with Floyd at the UFO club. Of course, it doesn't sound anything like Floyd, but I really loved it, and then began searching out other soft machine album. Every new album (and I picked them up almost in perfect sequence) which is so different from the previous one. Although you can easily date this to the late 60s, and the sound quality is less than stellar, the music is so full of life, energy, and soul. Wyatt's vocals, even when out of tune, are so emotive and very unique. Ditto for ultra-low vocals Kevin Ayers and Ratledge's distorted rapid organ solos filled up the sound. "Hope for Happiness", the opener, is a classic summer-of-love anthem (so much so that Frank Zappa includes a reference to it in his own brilliant album 'We' re only in it for the money'). The song "A certain child", originally a Wilde flowers tune, is very soulful, and ' Why am I so short? "is of iconic political statement. 'Why are we Sleeping' helped Kevin Ayers forge a music career after he left band the, and he has a number of versions of this restringsd (often under different names) on his own solo album. Each of the songs here seagues into the other set via impromptu improvisation, since they restringsd this very quickly and so basically just played their list in the studio. It flows seamlessly. The result is album that is highly authentic and original, brimming with counter-culture energy and containing the seeds of a world of great music to come. A fantastic document up there with the other great albums of the era (like Sgt. Pepper's, are You Experienced, etc). I give this 9.3 out of 10 on my 10-point scale, which translates to 5 PA stars. (Walken score/progarchives.com)
Michael Ratledge - organ
Robert Wyatt - drums, cello, bass, guitar, lead vocals
Kevin Ayers - lead guitar
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Musikgruppe THE SOFT MACHINE Format Album Plattengröße LP (12 Inch) Herstellungsland und -region Liechtenstein Genre Rock EAN Nicht zutreffend Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min Subgenre Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock Erscheinungsjahr 1968 / 2007
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