Soft MachineThird

Label:

CBS – 66246

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album , Gatefold

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Prog Rock

Tracklist

A Facelift
B.a Slightly All The Time
B.b Noisette.
B.c Slightly All The Time
C The Moon In June
D Out-Bloody-Rageous

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtFairfield Hall
  • Recorded AtMothers Club, Birmingham
  • Engineered AtI.B.C. Studios
  • Published ByRobbins Music Corp. Ltd.
  • Published ByA. Schroeder Music Pub. Co. Ltd.
  • Pressed ByCBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
  • Printed ByE.J. Day Group

Credits

  • Alto Saxophone, SaxelloElton Dean
  • Bass GuitarHugh Hopper
  • Design [Sleeve]John Hays
  • Drums, VocalsRobert Wyatt
  • EngineerBob Woolford (tracks: A)
  • Flute, Bass ClarinetJimmy Hastings
  • Flute, Soprano SaxophoneLyn Dobson
  • Organ, PianoMike Ratledge
  • Photography ByJurgen D. Ensthaler*
  • ProducerSoft Machine
  • TromboneNick Evans
  • ViolinRab Spall
  • Written-ByR. Wyatt* (tracks: C)

Notes

A: Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
B to D: A. Schroeder Music Pub. Co. Ltd.

UK 1st issue variant, with 1970 type inner sleeves.
Gatefold cover printed and made by the E.J. Day Group.

"Facelift" was recorded live at Fairfield Hall Croydon January 4th 1970 and at Mothers Club, Birmingham January 11th 1970.

℗ 1970
Made in England

Track B.b is only mentioned inside the gatefold, neither on the tracklisting on the back cover nor on the label.
'O.40' is stated next to the composer credit.

Side C: 'The Moon in June' on inner cover index, but 'Moon in June' on label. Same difference on all orange labels UK albums.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Other (Cat. no. disc one): S 64079
  • Other (Cat. no. disc two): S 64080
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, variant 1): S-66246-A1 C 13(?)
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, variant 1): S-66246-B1 A 21
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout C, stamped, variant 1): S-66246-C1 A 3(?)
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout D, stamped, variant 1): S-66246-D1 B 11
  • Matrix / Runout (variant 1): 'A', 'B' and 'C' out of the matrix are at 9 o'clock, numbers at 3 o'clock
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, variant 2): S-66246-A1 C 7
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, variant 2): S-66246-B1 A 10
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout C, stamped, variant 2): S-66246-C1 A 7
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout D, stamped, variant 2): S-66246-D1 B 7
  • Matrix / Runout (variant 2): 'A', 'B' and 'C' out of the matrix are at 9 o'clock, numbers at 3 o'clock

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Third (2×LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Gatefold ) CBS 66246 UK 1970
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Third (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing) Columbia CG 30339, G 30339 US 1970
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Third (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) CBS S 66246, 66246 Italy 1970
Third (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) CBS S 66246 Europe 1970

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