| Artist | Soft Machine (4 items by this artist) |
| Title | Volumes One & Two |
| Origin / format |  UK, 1973 • LPx2 Probe GTSP 204 |
| Description | ORIGINAL UK 1973 DOUBLE VINYL ISSUE LP OF TWO SEPARATE ALBUMS ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1968 & 1969 - YELLOW AND BLACK FIRST LABEL SOFT MACHINE's first two studio albums contain some of their best work. They demonstrate a progression from R'n'B psychedelia, increasingly heavily flavored by Mike Ratledge's free jazz improv tempered by modern serious music, towards their own idiosyncratic folk and jazz fusion. The first album is very much in the psychedelic vein. In the instrumental section of "Volume Two" they are found freely blending modern jazz with modern rock sensibilities, with more than a hint of heavy abstract stylings. The spikey folk-style song writing of Kevin Ayers, who left after the first album, blends seamlessly into the second, even without him. 1. Hope for Happiness 2. Joy of a Toy 3. Hope for Happiness (Reprise) 4. Why Am I So Short? 5. So Boot If at All 6. A Certain Kind 7. Save Yourself 8. Priscilla 9. Lullabye Letter 10. We Did It Again 11. Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle 12. Why Are We Sleeping? 13. Box 25/4 Lid 14. Pataphysical Introduction, Pt. 1 15. A Concise British Alphabet, Pt. 1 16. Hibou, Anemone and Bear 17. A Concise British Alphabet, Pt. 2 18. Hulloder 19. Dada Was Here 20. Thank You Pierrot Lunaire 21. Have You Ever Bean Green? 22. Pataphysical Introduction, Pt. 2 23. Out of Tunes 24. As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still 25. Dedicated to You But You Weren't Listening 26. Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging 27. Pig 28. Orange Skin Food 29. A Door Opens and Closes 30. 10:30 Returns to the Bedroom |
| Condition (cover/record) | nm/nm - sm. sticker on label |
| Price in $ [€|£] | $ 56.5Add to bag |
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