The Soft Machine - Volume Two
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Singer: The Soft Machine
Title: Volume Two
Short-info: Label: Polydor ‎– 532 050-6, Universal UMC ‎– 532 050-6
Type: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: UK
Date of released: 2009
Category: Jazz, Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Experimental
MP3 album size .rar: 1630 mb
APE album size .rar: 1442 mb
Digital formats: MP3 FLAC AHX AIFF VOC MP4 VQF AUD ASF

Tracklist

Rivmic Melodies
1 Pataphysical Introduction Pt. I 1:00
2 A Concise British Alphabet Pt. I 0:10
3 Hibou, Anenome And Bear 5:58
4 A Concise British Alphabet Pt. II 0:12
5 Hulloder 0:52
6 Dada Was Here 3:25
7 Thank You Pierrot Lunaire 0:47
8 Have You Ever Bean Green? 1:19
9 Pataphysical Introduction Pt. II 0:50
10 Out Of Tunes 2:30
Esther's Nose Job
11 As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still 2:30
12 Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening 2:30
13 Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging 1:50
14 Pig 2:08
15 Orange Skin Food 1:47
16 A Door Opens And Closes 1:09
17 10:30 Returns To The Bedroom 4:14

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Olympic Studios
  • Remastered At – The Audio Archiving Company
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
  • Copyright (c) – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Geffen Records
  • Made By – EDC, Germany – 52355926

Credits

  • Art Direction, Design [Reissue] – Phil Smee
  • Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Alto Saxophone [Uncredited] – Hugh Hopper
  • Compiled By, Compilation Producer – Mark Powell
  • Coordinator [Project Co-ordinator For Universal] – Joe Black
  • Design [Original Sleeve Design] – Byron Goto, Henry Epstein
  • Engineer [Original Recording, Uncredited] – George Chkiantz
  • Executive-Producer [Uncredited] – Mike Jeffrey*
  • Liner Notes [Reissue] – Mark Powell
  • Organ [Lowry, Hammond], Harpsichord, Piano, Flute [Uncredited] – Mike Ratledge
  • Percussion, Drums, Vocals [Uncredited] – Robert Wyatt
  • Photography By [Original Sleeve] – Eric Goto
  • Remastered By – Paschal Byrne
  • Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited] – Brian Hopper
  • Transferred By – Ben Wiseman
  • Written-By – Hopper* (tracks: 2, 4 to 8, 10, 12, 17), Ratledge* (tracks: 3, 10, 11, 13 to 17), Wyatt* (tracks: 1 to 11, 17)

Notes

Recorded in February / March 1969 at Olympic Sound Studios, London.

24-bit remastering from the original analogue master tapes at The Audio Archiving Company, London.
Additional analogue to digital tape transfers at The Audio Archiving Company, London.

This compilation
Ⓟ 2009 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
© 2009 Polydor Ltd. (UK)

Additional credits:
A Universal Music Company [on tray card]
Made in the EU. [on tray card and CD]
All tracks: ℗ 1969 Geffen Records [inside booklet]

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 600753205068
  • Barcode (Text): 6 00753 20506 8
  • Rights Society: BIEM
  • Rights Society: SABAM
  • Label Code: LC 00309
  • Matrix / Runout: Sony DADC [Universal logo] 5320506 12 A00
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L5522
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K2

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CPLP 4505, CPLP 4505 S, CPLP-4505-S The Soft Machine* Volume Two ‎(LP, Album, Gat) Probe, Probe, Probe CPLP 4505, CPLP 4505 S, CPLP-4505-S US 1969
ORL 8663 The Soft Machine* Volume Two ‎(LP, Album, RE) MCA Coral ORL 8663 Italy Unknown
SPB 1002, 1E 062 ○ 90416 The Soft Machine* Volume Two ‎(LP, Album, Pin) Probe, Probe SPB 1002, 1E 062 ○ 90416 UK 1969
RB 159 The Soft Machine* Vol. 2 ‎(LP, Album, RE) Record Bazaar RB 159 Italy 1978
921 019 Soft Machine Vol 2 ‎(LP, Album, RE) Barclay 921 019 France 1971


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