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The Soft Machine (also titled Volume One as a reissue) is the debut album by the British psychedelic rock band Soft Machine, released in 1968. It is the group's only album to feature Kevin Ayers as a member.

The Soft Machine
Studio album by The Soft Machine
Released	December 1968
Recorded	April 1968 at Record Plant Studios, New York City
Genre	Psychedelic rock[1] jazz rock[2] Canterbury Scene
Length	41:30
Label	USA: ABC Probe CPLP 4500 France: Barclay
Producer	Chas Chandler, Tom Wilson
The Soft Machine chronology
The Soft Machine (1968) Volume Two (1969)
Singles from The Soft Machine
"Joy of a Toy" b/w "Why Are We Sleeping?" Released: November 1968

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Overview

Founded in 1966, Soft Machine (one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene) recorded and released this studio album during their 1968 tour of the USA.^{[citation needed]} It was produced by Chas Chandler and Tom Wilson.

The work on this album was one of the essential roots in progressive rock and jazz-fusion.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hope for Happiness"	Kevin Ayers Mike Ratledge Brian Hopper	4:21
2.	"Joy of a Toy"	Ayers Ratledge	2:49
3.	"Hope for Happiness (Reprise)"	Ayers Ratledge B. Hopper	1:38
4.	"Why Am I So Short?"	Ratledge Ayers Hugh Hopper	1:39
5.	"So Boot If At All"	Ayers Ratledge Robert Wyatt	7:25
6.	"A Certain Kind"	H. Hopper	4:11

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Save Yourself"	Wyatt	2:26
8.	"Priscilla"	Ayers Ratledge Wyatt	1:03
9.	"Lullabye Letter"	Ayers	4:32
10.	"We Did It Again"	Ayers	3:46
11.	"Plus Belle qu'une Poubelle"	Ayers	1:03
12.	"Why Are We Sleeping?"	Ayers Ratledge Wyatt	5:30
13.	"Box 25/4 Lid"	Ratledge H. Hopper	0:49

The 2009 Remastered Edition includes "Love Makes Sweet Music" and "Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin'" (bonus tracks), which were-respectively-Side A and Side B of their first single, issued in 1967.

Personnel

Soft Machine

• Mike Ratledge – Lowrey Holiday De Luxe organ, piano (on 13)
• Kevin Ayers – bass, lead vocals (on 10), spoken word (on 12) backing vocals (on 7 and 9), piano (on 5)
• Robert Wyatt – drums, lead vocals

Future Soft Machine personnel

• Hugh Hopper – bass (on 13)

Additional personnel

• The Cake – backing vocals (on 12)

Sales chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1969	Billboard 200	160 [3]
1969	Canada (RPM (magazine))	49 [4]

References

External links

• The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine (1968) album review by John Bush, credits & releases at AllMusic
• The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine (1968) album releases & credits at Discogs
• The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine (1968) album to be listened on Spotify
• The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine (1968) album to be listened on YouTube

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The Soft Machine (при переиздании вышедший под названием Volume One) — дебютный альбом группы Soft Machine — представителя британского психоделического рока и Кентерберийской сцены, который был записан во время турне по США в 1968 году.

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