The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine Collection

Singer: The Soft Machine
Title: The Soft Machine Collection
Label: ABC Records ‎– ABCD 602
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue All Media, Compilation
Country: UK
Date of released: 1973
Category: Jazz, Rock
Style: Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Experimental
Size MP3 zip: 1626 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1442 mb
Rating: 4.5✭
Format: MP3 VOX DXD MP1 VOC MIDI FLAC VQF FLAC

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Tracklist Hide Credits

The Soft Machine - Vol. One
A1	Hope For Happiness Written-By – B. Hopper, K. Ayers, M. Ratledge*	4:20
A2	Joy Of A Toy Written-By – K. Ayers, M. Ratledge	2:49
A3	Hope For Happiness (Reprise) Written-By – B. Hopper, K. Ayers, M. Ratledge*	1:37
A4	Why Am I So Short? Written-By – H. Hopper, K. Ayers, M. Ratledge*	1:38
A5	So Boot If At All Written-By – K. Ayers, M. Ratledge, R. Wyatt*	7:22
A6	A Certain Kind Written-By – H. Hopper*	4:10
B1	Save Yourself Written-By – R. Wyatt*	2:25
B2	Priscilla Written-By – K. Ayers, M. Ratledge, R. Wyatt*	1:05
B3	Lullabye Letter Written-By – K. Ayers*	4:37
B4	We Did It Again Written-By – K. Ayers*	3:46
B5	Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle Written-By – K. Ayers*	1:01
B6	Why Are We Sleeping? Written-By – K. Ayers, M. Ratledge, R. Wyatt*	5:31
B7	Box 25/4 Lid Written-By – H. Hopper, M. Ratledge	0:47
The Soft Machine - Vol. Two
C1	Pataphysical Introduction - Part 1 Written-By – Wyatt*	1:00
C2	A Concise British Alphabet - Part 1 Arranged By – WyattWritten-By – Hopper	0:10
C3	Hibou Anemone And Bear Written-By – Hopper, Wyatt	5:58
C4	A Concise British Alphabet - Part 2 Arranged By – WyattWritten-By – Hopper	0:12
C5	Hullo Der Arranged By – WyattWritten-By – Hopper	0:52
C6	Dada Was Here Arranged By – WyattWritten-By – Hopper	3:25
C7	Thank You Pierrot Lunaire Arranged By – WyattWritten-By – Hopper	0:47
C8	Have You Ever Bean Grean? Arranged By – WyattWritten-By – Hopper	1:23
C9	Pataphysical Introduction - Part 2 Written-By – Wyatt*	0:50
C10	Out Of Tunes Written-By – Hopper, Ratledge, Wyatt*	2:30
D1	As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still Written-By – Ratledge, Wyatt	2:30
D2	Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening Written-By – Hopper*	2:30
D3	Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging Written-By – Ratledge*	1:50
D4	Pig Written-By – Ratledge*	2:08
D5	Orange Skin Food Written-By – Ratledge*	1:52
D6	A Door Opens And Closes Written-By – Ratledge*	1:09
D7	10.30 Returns To The Bedroom Written-By – Hopper, Ratledge, Wyatt*	4:14

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
Marketed By – Anchor Records Ltd.
Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse International Ltd.
Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse International Ltd.

Credits

Engineer – George Chkhantz* (tracks: C1 to D7)
Executive-Producer – Mike Jeffrey* (tracks: C1 to D7)
Liner Notes – John Halsall*
Performer [Volume One] – Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt
Producer – Chas Chandler (tracks: A1 to B7), Soft Machine (tracks: C1 to D7), Tom Wilson (tracks: A1 to B7)
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Brian Hopper (tracks: C1 to D7)

Notes

Vinyl one: ℗ 1968 ABC Records Inc.
Vinyl two: ℗ 1969 ABC Records Inc.
Made in U.K.
Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod and Lofthouse International Ltd.

No track durations on release.
Writers for first record given as of inside gatefold (no initials given on center labels).
Writers for second record given as of center labels (arrangement not specified inside gatefold).
Track D3 reads "Fire Engine Passing With Bells Ringing" on center label.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side, stamped): ABCD 602·A1
Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side, stamped): ABCD·602·B1
Matrix / Runout (Runout C-side, stamped): ABCD·602·C1
Matrix / Runout (Runout D-side, stamped): ABCD·602·D1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AN99-0414	Soft Machine	Volume 1 & Volume 2 ‎(CD, Comp, RE, Unofficial)	ArsNova	AN99-0414	Russia	1999
CDWIKD 920	The Soft Machine*	Volumes One And Two ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Big Beat Records	CDWIKD 920	UK	1989
460 113	Soft Machine	1 & 2 (Architects Of Space Time) ‎(Cass, Comp, RE)	Atlantic	460 113	France	1977
CDWIKD 920	The Soft Machine*	Volumes One And Two ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Big Beat Records	CDWIKD 920	UK	1989
MSIF 3612	The Soft Machine*	Volumes One And Two ‎(CD, Comp)	MSI	MSIF 3612	Japan	Unknown