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SOFT MACHINE
Jet-Propelled Photographs

Musicians: Mike Ratledge - Piano and Organ . Daevid Allen - Lead Guitar. Kevin Ayers - Vocals . Robert Wyatt - Vocals and Drums.


Tracks: That's How Much I Need You Now . Save Yourself . I Should've Known . Jet-Propelled Photograph (aka Shooting At The Moon) . When I Don't Want You . Memories . You Don't Remember . She's Gone . I'd Rather Be With You

UK £9.50 . Europe £10.50 . Rest £10.25

 A set of very early Soft Machine demos recorded in April 1967.

SOFT MACHINE
Middle Earth Masters

CD Tracks: Clarence In Wonderland . We Know What You Mean . Bossa Nova Express . Hope For Happiness . Disorganisation . We Did It Again . Why Are We Sleeping? . I Should've Known . That's How Much I Need You Now . I Should've Known . A Certain Kind

Musicians:
Mike Ratledge - Organ.
Kevin Ayers - Guitar, Bass, Vocals.
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals.

UK £13.00 . Europe £14.00 . Rest £13.50

 Recorded live in London between September 1967 and May 1968.

2CD Release
SOFT MACHINE
BBC Radio 1967-1971

Tracks: Disc 1: Clarence in Wonderland . We Know What You Mean . Certain Kind . Hope For Happiness . Strangest Scene (aka Lullaby Letter) . Facelift/Mousetrap/Noisette/ Backwards/Mousetrap Reprise . The Moon In June . Instant Pussy . Slightly All The Time/Out Bloody Rageous/Eamonn Andrews Disc 2: Virtually . Fletcher's Blemish . Neo-Caliban Grides . Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening . Eamonn Andrews/All White . Mousetrap/ Noisette /Backwards/Mousetrap Reprise/ Esther's Nose Job

UK £15.00 . Europe £16.00 . Rest £15.00

 'Here at the BBC' as Robert sings it, are the Softs as they should be remembered: a pioneering, psychedelic group, full of free form anarchy and warmth.

SOFT MACHINE Backwards

Tracks: Facelift . Moon in June . Esther's Nose Job . Facelift . Hibou Anemone and Bear . Moon in June-demo
Musicians: Mark Charig - trumpet . Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello . Lyn Dobson - soprano sax, tenor sax . Nick Evans - bass . Mike Ratledge - electric piano, organ . Robert Wyatt - drums, vocals.

UK £12.75 . Europe £13.75 . Rest £13.25

 Backwards is comprised of recordings from three different and intriguing eras of the band, and includes liner notes written by Canterbury music scholar Aymeric Leroy. Backwards begins with three tracks from May 1970: a recording of the 'classic' quartet made about the time that Soft Machine had finished recording it's acclaimed Third album. The recording is mono, but the sonic quality is superb. The next two tracks are performances from November 1969 featuring the big band septet version. Since the only other available material by this version of the band is 20 of BBC recordings, this is an invaluable addition to the band's recorded legacy. It concludes with Robert Wyatt's original demo of 'Moon in June'.

SOFT MACHINE
Spaced

Musicians: Mike Ratledge - Electric Piano and Organ . Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar. Robert Wyatt - Drums . Brian Hopper - Saxophones


Tracks:
Spaced One . Spaced Two . Spaced Three . Spaced Four . Spaced Five . Spaced Six . Spaced Seven.

UK £13.25 . Europe £14.25 . Rest £13.50

 This music was created by Soft Machine to accompany Peter Dockley's multimedia show at The Roundhouse, London in early 1969.

SOFT MACHINE
Noisette

Musicians: Mike Ratledge - Electric Piano and Organ . Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar . Elton Dean - Alto Sax and Saxello . Robert Wyatt - Drums and Voice . Lyn Dobson - Soprano Sax, Flute and Voice.


Tracks:
Eamonn Andrews . Mousetrap . Noisette . Backwards . Mousetrap (reprise) . Hibou Anemone & Bear . Facelift . Moon In June . 12/8 Theme . Esther's Nose Job . We Did It Again.

UK £12.75 . Europe £13.75 . Rest £13.25

 A recording of the first gig by the quintet version of Soft Machine at the Fairfield Hall in Croyden UK on January 4 1970.

SOFT MACHINE
Breda Reactor

Musicians: Mike Ratledge - Lowery Organ and Electric Piano. Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar. Elton Dean - Alto sax and Saxello. Robert Wyatt - Drums and Voice . Lyn Dobson - Tenor and Soprano Saxes, Flute, Harmonica and Voice.


Tracks:
(Disc 1) Eamonn Andrews. Mousetrap . Noisette . Backwards . Mousetrap (reprise) . Hibou Anemone & Bear.
(Disc 2) Facelift . Moon In June . 12/8 Theme . Drum Link . Esther's Nose Job . Pigling Bland . Cymbalism . Out-Bloody-Rageous (excerpt) . Esther's Nose Job (reprise) . We Did It Again.

UK £16.75 . Europe £17.75 . Rest £16.75

 A 2CD set featuring a concert recorded on 31st January 1970 in Het Turfschip, Breda, The Netherlands. Running time 88 minutes.

SOFT MACHINE
Alive In Paris 1970 DVD

CD Tracks: Facelift. Eamonn Andrews. Backwards/Mousetrap Reprise. Out-Bloody-Rageous. Robert Wyatt (vocal improv). Esther's Nose Job.

Musicians:
Mike Ratledge - Lowrey Organ, Hohner Pianet.
Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar.
Elton Dean - Alto Sax, Saxello.
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals.
Lyn Dobson - Soprano Sax, Flute, Voice, Harmonica.

UK £17.00 . Europe £18.00 . Rest £16.50

 Soft Machine filmed on 2 March 1970 at Theatre de la Musique, Paris, France.
Running time approx 58 minutes.

SOFT MACHINE
Somewhere In Soho

Musicians: Mike Ratledge - Lowery organ and electric piano. Hugh Hopper - bass guitar. Elton Dean - alto sax and saxello. Robert Wyatt - drums and voice.


Tracks: (Disc 1) Slightly All The Time. Out-Bloody-Rageous. Eamonn Andrews. Mousetrap. Noisette. Backwards. Mousetrap (reprise). Hibou Anemone & Bear. (Disc 2) Facelift. Moon In June. Esther's Nose Job. Pigling Bland. Cymbalism. Esther's Nose Job (reprise).

UK £16.75 . Europe £17.75 . Rest £16.75

 This is a 2 CD set recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club between 20 & 25 April 1970.

SOFT MACHINE
Live 1970

Tracks: Facelift . Moon In June . Out-Bloody-Rageous . Facelift . Pig . Orange Skin Food . A Door Opens and Closes . 10.30 Returns To The Bedroom

Musicians:
Mike Ratledge - Electric Piano, Organ.
Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar.
Elton Dean - Alto Sax, Saxello, Electric Piano (except Tracks 1 & 2).
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals.
Lyn Dobson - Saxes (Tracks 1 & 2 only)

UK £13.25 . Europe £14.25 . Rest £13.50

 Excerpts from two live gigs somewhere in Europe in 1970.

SOFT MACHINE
Grides

CD Tracks: Facelift. Virtually . Out-Bloody-Rageous. Neo-Caliban Grides. Teeth. Slightly All The Time. Eamonn Andrews. Esther's Nose Job. Noisette.

Musicians:
Mike Ratledge - Electric Piano, Organ.
Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar.
Elton Dean - Alto Sax, Saxello, Electric Piano. Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals.

UK £18.50 . Europe £19.50 . Rest £18.25

 A double disc set.. The CD is a previously unreleased live recording from October 1970 in Amsterdam. The DVD is a 20 minute set recorded in 1971.

SOFT MACHINE
Live At Henie Onstad Art Centre 1971

Musicians:
Mike Ratledge - Lowrey Organ, Electric Piano.
Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar.
Elton Dean - Alto Sax, Saxello, Electric Piano.
Robert Wyatt - Drums.

UK £21.00 . Europe £22.00 . Rest £19.50

 A two CD set of two extended improvisations recorded in Oslo Norway on February 28 1971. A third CD in the set contains background on Mark Boyle's light projections used at the time.

SOFT MACHINE
Virtually

CD Tracks: Facelift . Virtually . Slightly All The Time . Fletcher's Blemish . Neo-Caliban Grides . Out-Bloody-Rageous . Eamonn Andrews . All White . Kings And Queens . Teeth . Pigling Bland

Musicians:
Mike Ratledge - Organ, Electric Piano.
Hugh Hopper - Bass.
Elton Dean - Alto Sax, Saxello, Electric Piano.
Robert Wyatt - Drums.

UK £12.50 . Europe £13.50 . Rest £13.00

 A concert for recorded by Radio Bremen on March 23 1971 at the Gondel Filmkunsttheater, Bremen in Germany.

SOFT MACHINE
& Heavy Friends
BBC In Concert 1971

Tracks:
John Peel Introduction . Blind Badger .
Neo-Caliban Grides . Out Bloody Outrageous .
Eamonn Andrews . All White . Kings And Queens . Teeth . Pigling Bland . 10.30 Returns To The Bedroom . Slightly All The Time . Noisette
Musicians:
Elton Dean . Hugh Hopper . Mike Ratledge . Robert Wyatt . Roy Babbington . Mark Charig
Phil Howard . Paul Nieman . Ronnie Scott .
Neville Whitehead

UK £13.25 . Europe £14.25 . Rest £13.50

 A concert for BBC radio recorded on 11 March 1971 at the Paris Theatre in London and broadcast on 21 March 1971.

SOFT MACHINE
Drop

CD Tracks: Neo Caliban Grides . All White . Slightly All The Time . M.C. . Out-Bloody-Rageous . As If . Dark Swing . Intropigling . Pigling Bland

Musicians:
Mike Ratledge - Lowrey Organ, Electric Piano.
Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar.
Elton Dean - Alto Sax, Saxello, Electric Piano.
Phil Howard - Drums.

UK £12.50 . Europe £13.50 . Rest £13.00

 Recorded live during the German tour in the autumn of 1971.

2CD Release
SOFT MACHINE
BBC Radio 1971-1974

Tracks: Disc 1: As If . Drop . Welcome To Frillsville . Fanfare . All White . MC . Drop . Stanley Stamp's Gibbon Album . Hazard Profile (part 1)
Disc 2: Sinepost . Down The Road . North Point . The Man Who Waved At Trains . Hazard Profile (part 1-4)

UK £15.00 . Europe £16.00 . Rest £15.00

 This second volume of Soft Machine's collected BBC radio sessions provides striking evidence of the pace at which the band was changing during this period, both in terms of musical evolution and in its personnel. With only one musician, keyboardist Mike Ratledge present throughout.

SOFT MACHINE
Live In Paris
May 2nd 1972

Musicians: Elton Dean - Alto Sax, Saxello, Electric Piano. Hugh Hopper - Bass. John Marshall - Drums.
Mike Ratledge - Electric Piano, Organ.


Tracks: (Disc 1) Plain Tiffs. All White. Slightly All The Time. Drop. M.C. Out-Bloody-Rageous.
(Disc 2) Facelift. And Sevens. As If. LBO. Pigling Bland. At Sixes.

UK £15.75 . Europe £16.75 . Rest £15.75

 This is a 2 CD set recorded live at a single concert at the Paris Olympia on 2 May 1972.

SOFT MACHINE
Softstage
BBC In Concert 1972

Tracks:
Fanfare . All White . Slightly All The Time . MC . Drop . Stumble . One Across . As If . Riff . Gesolreut
Musicians:
Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar.
Karl Jenkins - Woodwinds, Keyboards
John Marshall - Drums
Mike Ratledge - Organ, Piano.

UK £13.25 . Europe £14.25 . Rest £13.50

 A concert for BBC radio recorded on 20 July 1972 at the Paris Theatre in London and broadcast on September 2 1972.

SOFT MACHINE
NDR Jazz Workshop

CD Tracks: Fanfare . All White . Link 1/Link 2 . 37½ . Link 3 . Riff . Down The Road . Link 3a . Stanley Stamp's Gibbon Album . Chloe and the Pirates . Gesolreut . E.P.V. . Link 4 . Stumble . One Across . Riff II

Musicians:
Mike Ratledge - Organ, Electric Piano.
Roy Babbington - Bass.
Karl Jenkins - Oboe, Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax, Recorder, Electric Piano, Piano.
John Marshall - Drums.

UK £20.00 . Europe £21.00 . Rest £18.50

 Recorded live in Hamburg, Germany on May 17 1973.
This is a 2 disc set - an audio CD plus the same concert on DVD (NTSC). The DVD has an additional 25+ minutes of audio bonus material.

SOFT MACHINE
Floating World Live

CD Tracks: The Floating World . Bundles . Land Of The Bag Snake . Ealing Comedy . The Man Who Waved At Trains . Peff . North Point . Hazard Profile (Part One) . J.S.M. . Riff III . Song Of Aeolus . Endgame . Penny Hitch (Coda)

Musicians:
Mike Ratledge - Lowrey Organ, Electric Piano.
Karl Jenkins - Oboe, Soprano Sax, Piano.
Allan Holdsworth - Electric Guitar, Violin.
Roy Babbington - Bass Guitar.
John Marshall - Drums, Percussion.

UK £12.50 . Europe £13.50 . Rest £13.00

 The first release of a live performance by the Bundles lineup with Allan Holdsworth. Recorded live on January 29 1975 in Bremen by Radio Bremen and re-mastered from the original master tape.

SOFT MACHINE
Alive & Well

CD Tracks: White Kite . Eos . Odd Bullets and Blades pt I . Odd Bullets and Blades pt II . Song Of The Sunbird . Puffin' . Huffin' . Number Three . The Nodder . Surrounding Silence . Soft Space . K's Riff . The Nodder . Two Down . The Spraunce . Song Of Aeolus . Sideburn . The Tale Of Taliesin . Organic Matter/One Over The Eight . Soft Space Part One . Soft Space Part Two

Musicians:
John Etheridge - Acoustic & Electric Guitars.
Karl Jenkins - Electric Piano, Piano, Synthesisers.
John Marshall - Drums, Percussion.
Rick Sanders - Violin.
Steve Cook - Bass Guitar.

UK £13.00 . Europe £14.00 . Rest £13.50

 2 CD set. Disc 1 is a remastered version of the album released as Harvest HAR 40835 in April 1978.
Disc 2 contains previously unreleased material from the same series of concerts in Paris in July 1977, plus both sides of the single!

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