Soft Machine – Triple Echo

Label:

 Harvest – SHTW 800

Format:
6 x Vinyl , LP, Compilation, White Label, Stereo

Country:

 UK & Europe

Released:

Genre:

 Rock

Style:

 Avantgarde

Tracklist

A1 AI Love Makes Sweet MusicBass – Daevid Allen Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt Guitar – Kevin Ayers Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – Chas Chandler Written-By – Ayers* 2:27
A2 A2 Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin' Bass, Vocals – Kevin Ayers Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt Guitar, Whistle, Backing Vocals – Daevid Allen Piano, Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – Kim Fowley Written-By – Ayers* 2:50
A3 A3 Memories Bass – Kevin Ayers Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt Guitar – Daevid Allen Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – Giorgio Gomelsky Written-By – Hopper* 2:58
A4 A4 She's Gone Bass – Kevin Ayers Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt Guitar – Daevid Allen Piano, Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – Gomelsky*, Joe Boyd Voice [Barely Audible Aphorism] – William Burroughs* Written-By – Ayers 2:29
A5 A5 Why Am I So Short? / So Boot If At All / A Certain Kind Bass, Piano [On 'So Boot If At All'] – Kevin Ayers Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – Chas Chandler, Tom Wilson (2) Written-By [So Boot If At All] – Ayers*, Ratledge* Written-By [Why Am I So Short? / A Certain Kind] – Hopper* Written-By [Why Am I So Short? / So Boot If At All] – Wyatt* 13:13
B1 We Did It Again / Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle / Why Are We Sleeping? Backing Vocals [Why Are We Sleeping?] – Cake* Bass, Vocals – Kevin Ayers Drums, Backing Vocals – Robert Wyatt Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – Chas Chandler, Tom Wilson (2) Written-By – Ayers* Written-By [Why Are We Sleeping?] – Ratledge*, Wyatt* 10:32
B2 A Concise British Alphabet - Part 2 / Hullo Der / Dada Was Here / Thank You Pierrot Lunaire / Have You Ever Been Grean? / Pataphysical Introduction - Part 2 Bass – Hugh Hopper Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt Piano, Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – Soft Machine Saxophone – Brian Hopper Written-By – Wyatt* Written-By [A Concise British Alphabet - Part 2 / Hullo Der / Dada Was Here / Thank You Pierrot Lunaire / Have You Ever Been Grean?] – Hopper* 7:33
B3 As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still Bass – Hugh Hopper Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt Piano, Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – Soft Machine Written-By – Ratledge*, Wyatt* 2:34
B4 Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening Acoustic Guitar – Hugh Hopper Harpsichord – Mike Ratledge Producer – Soft Machine Vocals – Robert Wyatt Written-By – Hopper* 2:33
C1 The Moon In June Bass – Hugh Hopper Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt Piano, Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – John Walters Written-By – Wyatt* 13:00
C2 Esther's Nose Job Alto Saxophone – Elton Dean Bass – Hugh Hopper Cornet – Mark Charig* Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt Organ, Electric Piano – Mike Ratledge Producer – John Walters Soprano Saxophone – Lyn Dobson Trombone – Nick Evans Written-By – Ratledge* 11:57
D1 Mousetrap / Noisette / Backwards / Mousetrap Reprise Alto Saxophone – Elton Dean Bass – Hugh Hopper Cornet – Mark Charig* Drums – Robert Wyatt Organ, Electric Piano – Mike Ratledge Producer – John Walters Soprano Saxophone – Lyn Dobson Trombone – Nick Evans Written-By [Backwards] – Ratledge* Written-By [Mousetrap / Noisette / Mousetrap Reprise] – Hopper* 8:46
D2 Slightly All The Time / Out Bloody Rageous / Eamonn Andrews Alto Saxophone – Elton Dean Bass – Hugh Hopper Drums – Robert Wyatt Organ, Electric Piano – Mike Ratledge Producer – John Walters Written-By – Ratledge* 15:19
E1 Teeth Alto Saxophone – Elton Dean Bass – Hugh Hopper Cornet – Mark Charig* Double Bass – Roy Babbington Drums – Robert Wyatt Electric Piano, Organ – Mike Ratledge Executive-Producer – Sean Murphy Producer – Soft Machine Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore Trombone – Nick Evans Written-By – Ratledge* 9:13
E2 Kings And Queens Bass – Hugh Hopper Cornet – Mark Charig* Drums – Robert Wyatt Electric Piano – Mike Ratledge Executive-Producer – Sean Murphy Flute [Alto] – Jimmy Hastings Producer – Soft Machine Saxello – Elton Dean Trombone – Nick Evans Written-By – Hopper* 5:01
E3 All White Bass – Hugh Hopper Drums – Phil Howard Electric Piano – Mike Ratledge Executive-Producer – Sean Murphy Producer – Soft Machine Saxello – Elton Dean Written-By – Ratledge* 6:05
E4 Bone Bass, Pipe [Whirling Pipe] – Hugh Hopper Executive-Producer – Sean Murphy Organ – Mike Ratledge Percussion – John Marshall Producer – Soft Machine Recorder – Elton Dean Written-By – Dean* 3:28
F1 Stanley Stamps Gibbon Album Bass – Hugh Hopper Drums – John Marshall Executive Producer – Sean Murphy Piano – Karl Jenkins Piano, Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – Soft Machine Written-By – Ratledge* 5:55
F2 Carol Ann Bass – Roy Babbington Electric Piano – Karl Jenkins Executive-Producer – Sean Murphy Producer – Soft Machine Synthesizer – Mike Ratledge Written-By – Jenkins* 3:46
F3 Hazard Profile - Part 1 Bass – Roy Babbington Drums – John Marshall Executive-Producer – Sean Murphy Guitar – Allan Holdsworth Organ – Mike Ratledge Producer – Soft Machine Soprano Saxophone, Electric Piano – Karl Jenkins Written-By – Jenkins* 9:16
F4 The Tale Of Taliesin
Bass – Roy Babbington
Drums – John Marshall
Executive-Producer – Sean Murphy
Guitar – John Etheridge
Piano, Synthesizer – Karl Jenkins
Producer – Soft Machine
Written-By – Jenkins*
7:14

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – EMI – SHTW 800

Credits

  • Bass – Roy Babbington
  • Drums – John Marshall
  • Executive-Producer – Sean Murphy
  • Lacquer Cut By – Nick W*
  • Piano, Synthesizer – Karl Jenkins
  • Producer – Soft Machine
  • Research, Compiled By, Liner Notes – Al Clark

Notes

Comprises six (6) White label albums inside an original Harvest label Triple Echo cardboard box. This was a gift from an A&R man at EMI records, Manchester Sq. London. No booklet
Pressing dates
Side 1 dated 6 July 1977
Side 2 dated 22 June 1977
Side 3 dated 29 June 1977
Side 4 dated 21 June 1977
Side 5 dated 29 June 1977
Side 6 date 29 J une 1977

Release date seems to be listed as 8 August 1977 on all 6 sleeves. Could be test pressings for a second pressing that was never released.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Price Code: OC 153-99 090/1/2

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Triple Echo (3×LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono, Box Set, ) Harvest SHTW 800, OC 153-99 090/1/2 UK 1977
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Triple Echo (2×Cassette, Compilation) Harvest TC2-SHTW 80001, TC2-SHTW 80002, OC 453-99 090-2 UK 1977

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