Soft Machine "Volume Two" NM Vinyl LP Probe First Press Sterling Sound Gatefold

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The Soft Machine : Volume Two

Album Description: This is the original gatefold cover with a band photo and credits inside. The vinyl record is in glossy clean near mint to mint condition, no spindle marks. The gatefold cover has slight wear, tiny punch-hole near top right corner. The record labels are black with the rainbow Probe logo. THE RECORD HAS "SS" (FOR STERLING SOUND) HAND-ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL ON BOTH SIDES WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING. The pictures in this listing are of the actual record album you will receive. Check out our store listings for more records from this artist along with a wide variety of vinyl, CD's and more. All reasonable "Best Offers" considered. Combined shipping available worldwide. Only $.50 additional shipping for each record within the USA; only $3.00 additional shipping for each record sent outside the USA. We ship worldwide in secure, padded packaging. Please let us know if you have any questions for a prompt reply. Tracklist and additional album information below.

Tracklist:
1. Pataphysical Introduction - Pt. I
2. A Concise British Alphabet - Pt. I
3. Anemone And Bear Hibou
4. A Concise British Alphabet - Pt. II
5. Hulloder
6. Dada Was Here
7. Thank You Pierrot Lunaire
8. Have You Ever Bean Green?
9. Pataphysical Introduction - 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

The Soft Machine's VOLUME TWO, which was recorded after Kevin Ayers left for a solo career, reintroduces the band in all its eccentric glory. VOLUME TWO is the first Soft Machine album to feature the classic trio lineup of Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper, and Robert Wyatt. It is made up of 17 tracks the range in length from 10 seconds to six minutes which are grouped into two side-long suites, "Rivmic Melodies" and "Esther's Nose Job" (the latter's title is courtesy of Thomas Pynchon). The trio's wide-ranging jazz, folk, and pop explorations lend every track its own unique character, with the pastoral acoustic guitar of Hopper's "Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening" running smack into Ratledge's aptly titled "Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging." Yet somehow, the whole thing works, especially on the remarkable first side, a wild series of seamless improvs that points toward the lengthy compositions of the Soft Machine's classic THIRD, a double-album consisting of four side-long compositions. Soft Machine: Robert Wyatt (vocals, drums); Hugh Hopper (acoustic guitar, alto saxophone, bass); Mike Ratledge (flute, piano, harpsichord, organ). Recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England in February and March, 1969. (web review)

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