The Soft Machine*The Soft Machine

Label:

Probe – LP 4500

Format:

CD , Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered , Paper Sleeve, SHM-CD

Country:

Japan

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Experimental

Tracklist

1 Hope For Happiness
Written-ByM. Ratledge*
4:22
2 Joy Of A Toy
Written-ByM. Ratledge*
2:56
3 Hope For Happiness (Reprise)
Written-ByM. Ratledge*
1:31
4 Why Am I So Short?
Written-ByM. Ratledge*
2:33
5 So Boot If At All
Written-ByR. Wyatt*
2:33
6 A Certain Kind
Written-ByH. Hopper*
4:08
7 Save Yourself
Written-ByR. Wyatt*
2:26
8 Priscilla
Written-ByR. Wyatt*
1:05
9 Lullabye Letter
Written-ByK. Ayers*
4:26
10 We Did It Again
Written-ByK. Ayers*
3:40
11 Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle
Written-ByK. Ayers*
1:05
12 Why Are We Sleeping?
Written-ByR. Wyatt*
5:26
13 Box 25/4 Lid
Written-ByM. Ratledge*
0:48
Bonus Tracks
14 Love Makes Sweet Music 2:27
15 Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin' 2:50

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Polydor Ltd. (UK)
  • Copyright ©Geffen Records
  • Record CompanyUSM Japan
  • Record CompanyUniversal Music
  • Marketed ByUniversal Music LLC
  • Distributed ByUniversal Music LLC
  • Remastered AtThe Audio Archiving Company

Credits

  • Coordinator [Artwork Coordinator]Noriko Yamamoto
  • Design [Original LP Sleeve]Henry Epstein
  • Drums, VocalsRobert Wyatt
  • GuitarKevin Ayres*
  • OrganMike Ratledge
  • Producer [Original LP]Tom Wilson (2) (tracks: 1 to 13)
  • Product ManagerMinoru Harada
  • Research [Artwork Research]Junichi Yamada

Notes

© 1968 Geffen Records
℗ 2009 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese.
Papersleeve is a replica of original 1968 album Probe LP 4500 The Soft Machine.
Audio is adapted from the 2009 Polydor remastered issue 532 050-5 The Soft Machine.
[24-bit remastering from the original analogue master tapes at The Audio Archiving Company, London]

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 4988005771797
  • Matrix / Runout: UICY-20052 2W [3X Universal Logo]
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L244
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 4011
  • Rights Society: JASRAC

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
The Soft Machine (LP, Album, Stereo, Uncensored, Die-Cut Gatefold) ABC Records LP 4500, LP-4500 US 1968
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The Soft Machine (LP, Album, Monarch, Gatefold Die-cut, Uncensored) Probe LP 4500, LP-4500-S US 1968
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The Soft Machine (LP, Album, Stereo) Probe LP 4500 X US 1968
The Soft Machine (LP, Album, Gatefold) Probe LP 4500 X US 1968
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The Soft Machine (LP, Album, Stereo, Flipback Cover) Barclay 920 082, 0 920 082, 0920 082 1968

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