The Soft Machine*The Soft Machine

Label:

Probe – LP 5341

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , WG Cut, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Experimental

Tracklist

A1 Hope For Happiness
Written-ByM. Ratledge*
4:20
A2 Joy Of A Toy
Written-ByM. Ratledge*
2:49
A3 Hope For Happiness (Reprise)
Written-ByM. Ratledge*
1:37
A4 Why Am I So Short?
Written-ByR. Wyatt*
1:38
A5 So Boot If At All
Written-ByR. Wyatt*
7:22
A6 A Certain Kind
Written-ByH. Hopper*
4:10
B1 Save Yourself
Written-ByR. Wyatt*
2:25
B2 Priscilla
Written-ByR. Wyatt*
1:05
B3 Lullabye Letter
Written-ByK. Ayers*
4:37
B4 We Did It Again
Written-ByK. Ayers*
3:46
B5 Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle
Written-ByK. Ayers*
1:01
B6 Why Are We Sleeping?
Written-ByR. Wyatt*
5:31
B7 Box 25/4 Lid
Written-ByM. Ratledge*
0:47

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanySundazed Music, Inc.
  • Manufactured ByUniversal Music Enterprises
  • Record CompanyUMG Recordings, Inc.
  • Licensed FromGeffen Records
  • Published ByAmm Jay Music Inc.
  • Lacquer Cut AtNashville Record Productions
  • Pressed ByUnited Record Pressing

Credits

  • Design [Cover]Henry Epstein
  • DrumsRobert Wyatt
  • Lacquer Cut ByWG*
  • Lead GuitarKevin Ayres*
  • Liner NotesArnold Shaw
  • OrganMike Ratledge
  • ProducerTom Wilson (2)

Notes

Similar to Wes Garland.

Issued with a single-sided photograph insert.

Runouts are etched.

On the back cover:
Originally issued as Command/Probe LP 4500, December 1968.
Sundazed Music, Inc.
℗ 2010. Manufactured by Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.

On the labels:
℗ 2010. Manufactured by Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
All Tracks: Courtesy of Geffen Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 90771-5341-1 8
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Other (Insert): B0013906-01NS01
  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts):
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched): LP 5341-A B001 3906-01 WG/NRP Ⓤ
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Etched): LP 5341-B B001 3906-01 WG/NRP Ⓤ

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  • Craig_the_Enjenir's avatar
    Super sounding reissue. Never heard it like this before, a real gem.

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