Singer: The Soft Machine
Title: The Soft Machine
Label: Probe ‎– CPLP 4500, Probe ‎– CPLP-4500
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold die-cut, uncensored
Country: US
Date of released: Dec 1968
Category: Jazz, Rock
Style: Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Experimental
Size MP3 zip: 1552 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1639 mb
Rating: 4.3✭
Format: MP3 MIDI AA VOC TTA MP2 ADX DMF FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

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

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Amm Jay Music Inc.
• Manufactured By – Grand Award Record Co., Inc.
• Mastered At – Longwear Plating

Credits

• Design [Cover Design] – Byron Goto, Eli Allman, Henry Epstein
• Drums – Robert Wyatt
• Lead Guitar – Kevin Ayres*
• Liner Notes – Arnold Shaw
• Organ – Michael Ratledge*
• Producer – Chas Chandler, Tom Wilson

Notes

1st issue Cover:
Front cover: Circular cut-out in sleeve, revealing rotating 'clockwork image' card insert- through which the band members can be viewed on a further inserted full-color backing sheet.

Inside:
Uncensored image of nude girl (A bikini was used to censor a US version of this album, cat suffix 'X'). Non-gatefold issues also exist.
"...Selections published by Amm Jay Music Inc. - BMI".

"Mfg. by Grand Award Record Co., Inc., a subsidiary of ABC Records Inc. 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019".

Track timings on labels differ to those on inside sleeve.

First cat.nr. on spine and cover, second on label.

On the spine the caption ''Command/Probe'' appears, on the label it's ''Command/ABC Records/Probe.''

On the labels the side indications are ''Side 1 and ''Side 2'' and the cat.nr. is suffixed with ''A'' and ''B''.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout, Etched [Variation 1]): CPLP-4500AS-2LW P17. A12629
• Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout, Etched [Variation 1]): CPLP-4500B-SB-255 A12629-X
• Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout, Etched [Variation 2]): CPLP- 4500 AS - 2LW P17 LW[sideways]
• Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout, Etched [Variation 2]): CPLP- 4500 B SB - 255 LW[sideways]

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
IPP-80899	The Soft Machine*	The Soft Machine ‎(LP, Album)	Probe	IPP-80899	Japan	1971
CPLP 4500, CPLP-4500	The Soft Machine*	The Soft Machine ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Probe, Probe	CPLP 4500, CPLP-4500	Canada	1968
CPLP 4500	The Soft Machine*	The Soft Machine ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Probe	CPLP 4500	Canada	Unknown
UICY-20052	The Soft Machine*	The Soft Machine ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RE, SHM)	Polydor	UICY-20052	Japan	2010
920 082, 0920082, 0920 082	The Soft Machine*	The Soft Machine ‎(LP, Album)	Barclay, Barclay, Barclay	920 082, 0920082, 0920 082	France	1968

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