vendredi 29 octobre 1971

Soft Machine
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Gong / Kevin Ayers

Eglise Saint Etienne, Lille, France

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Gong (avec David Allen)
Kevin Ayers (avec Gong)
Soft Machine (sans Wyatt)


J'étais au troisième rang à gauche devant l'autel.
Impressionnant! à la sortie du concert la fumée cachait le plafond de l'église,
l'odeur de la fumée et l'amoncellement de prie-Dieu au fond de l'église.




Affiche récupérée au LaM de Villeneuve-d'Ascq par Luc Mowat et postée sur FB le 6 janvier 2019.

Témoignage de Raymond : Quel document fantastique !!!
J'y étais aussi avec, je crois, Fernand et Gros. Je n'ai jamais vu un bordel pareil dans une église !!! Ca fumait à mort et pas que du tabac, Des mecs debout sur l'harmonium, des casques de moto sur les statues de la vierge, quant aux confessionnaux...



Historique

Kevin Ayers + Gong Kevin Ayers + Gong Soft Machine
Ayers joins Gong as semi-permanent member Wyatt leaves Soft Machine and is replaced by Phil Howard
Dieulefit 1971-08-00
Gap 1971-08-00
1971-09-10 Rotterdam
1971-09-11 Paris
Paris (Fete de l Huma) x 1971-09-12 x Paris (Fete de l Huma)
Bruxelles 1971-09-18
Séloncourt 1971-09-19
1971-09-20 Liège , Conservatoire
1971-09-24 Venice , Casino Lido
1971-10-10 Frankfurt , Kongreßhalle
1971-10-11 Heidelberg
1971-10-13 Düsseldorf , Rheinhalle
1971-10-14 Stuttgart
London, City University 1971-10-15
1971-10-17 Donaueschingen
1971-10-21 Dijon , Théâtre
1971-10-22 Nancy
Coventry, Lanchester Poly 1971-10-23
London, Roundhouse 1971-10-24 Le Creusot , Maison des Arts et Loisirs
1971-10-26 Paris
Lille , Cathédrale St.Etienne x 1971-10-29 x Lille , Cathédrale St.Etienne
Yerres 1971-10-30
1971-11-03 London, Phoenix Jazz Club
Aberdeen, University Union 1971-11-04
Edinburgh, Student Center 1971-11-05
Dundee, University - New Dines 1971-11-06
Stirling, University 1971-11-07 West Berlin
London, BBC Studios 1971-11-09
Hammersmith 1971-11-11 Walthamstow, North London Poly
London, Thames Polytechnic 1971-11-12 Loughton, College
1971-11-13 Canterbury, St. Thomas Hall
1971-11-15 London, BBC Playhouse Theatre
Battersea 1971-11-16 London, BBC Maida Vale Studios
Leeds, Polytechnic 1971-11-19 Stirling, University
1971-11-20 Edinburgh, University
1971-11-22 London, Advision studios
1971-11-25 Newcastle, City Hall
1971-11-26 Manchester, Free Trade Hall
1971-11-27 Liverpool, Stadium
1971-11-29 London, Royal Albert Hall
1971-11-30 Sheffield, City Hall
1971-12-01 Leeds, Town Hall
1971-12-02 Portsmouth, Guildhall
Paris , Espace Pierre Cardin 1971-12-03
1971-12-06 Birmingham, Town Hall
Strasbourg 1971-12-09 Bristol, Colston Hall
Mulhouse 1971-12-10 London, Country Club
Colombes , Maison des Jeunes 1971-12-11
Paris , Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture de Paris 1971-12-12
Grenoble , Maison de la Culture 1971-12-14
1971-12-19 London, Rainbow Theatre
Chelles 1971-12-20
Bruxelles , Théâtre 140 1971-12-28
Bruxelles , Théâtre 140 1972-01-01
Verviers 1972-01-04
Hannut , Collège Ste-Croix 1972-01-05
Liège , Théâtre du Trocadéro 1972-01-07
Louvain , Université - Salle Alma 2 1972-01-17
Louvain , Université - Salle Alma 2 1972-01-19
Ayers leaves Hopper and Mike Ratledge decide to replace Phil Howard with John Marshall

Liens/Links

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Gong


Enregistrements Gong : ici

Discographie / Discography

Gong


Banana Moon

1971
Banana Moon

Camembert Electrique

1971
Camembert Electrique

Continental Circus

1971
Continental Circus

Allées O Venues

Gong

1971

1+[Pop 2 TV filming broadcast Jan 09]1971-01-05 Taverne de l Olympia, Paris, France
2+[Lorraine Pop Festival] [+ Soft Machine, Pete Brown & Piblokto, Art Ensemble Of Chicago...]1971-01-16 Palais des Expositions, Nancy, France
3+[+ Alice] (performing on a raft - a publicity stunt organised by BYG records)1971-01-17 Midem, Cannes, France
41971-01-22 MJC, Chelles, France
5+[+ Musica Elettronica Viva, Crium Delirium]1971-01-27 Musée d Art Moderne, Paris, France
61971-01-30 Le Piblokto, Dourges, France
7+[+ Kevin Ayers & The Whole World]1971-01-31 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
20+[Joinville, Jussieu etc.]1971-02 Paris, France
8+[+ Komintern, Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes]1971-02-06 Montrouge, France
9+[Daevid Allen & Friends - Gilli Smyth, Elton Dean, Gerry Fields, Archie Legget & Robert Wyatt] [+ Soft Machine, Kevin Ayers & The Whole World, Elton Dean Quartet, Symbiosis, Ivor Cutler, Ralph McTell]1971-02-07 Roundhouse, London, England
101971-02-20 Centre Culturel Gérard Philipe, Champagny Sur Marne, France
111971-02-26 Théâtre des Amandiers, Nanterre, France
221971-03 L Alcazar, Paris, France
21+[10 rue Viarmes) (a Friday night series]1971-03 Les Halles, Paris, France
121971-03-14 Gibus Club, Paris, France
13+[+ Komintern, Red Noise, Dharma, Barney Wilen]1971-03-20 Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
14+[22-23]1971-03-22 Gibus Club, Paris, France
7531971-04-14 Gibus Club, Paris, France
7541971-04-22 Gibus Club, Paris, France
231971-05 Festival of Fools, Amsterdam, Netherlands
151971-05-22 Gentilly, France
161971-05-26 Strasbourg, France
7561971-06-03 Printemps Haussmann, Paris, France
171971-06-06 MJC, Fresnes, France
181971-06-12 Salle des Fêtes St.Marcel, Châlons Sur Saône, France
19AfficheA+[+ Bronco, Terry Reid, Mouse Proof, David Bowie, Traffic, Pink Floyd]1971-06-22 Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, England
24+[concert with Constantin Simonovitch and his classical symphony orchestra who perform Varèse s complete works]1971-07 Château, Verderonne, France
251971-07 Cirque Bonjour, Avignon, France
261971-07 Cirque Bonjour, Perpignan, France
430+avec Kevin Ayers1971-08 Dieulefit, France
281971-08 circus, Gap, France
271971-08 Hotel, Cannes, France
440+avec Kevin Ayers1971-09-12 Parc Des Sports De La Courneuve, Paris, France
450+avec Kevin Ayers1971-09-18 Parc Josaphat, Brussels, Belgium
460+avec Kevin Ayers1971-09-19 Salle Omnisports, Seloncourt, France
470+avec Kevin Ayers1971-10-15 City University, London, England
480+avec Kevin Ayers1971-10-23 Lanchester Poly, Coventry, England
490+avec Kevin Ayers1971-10-24 Roundhouse, London, England
500XticketT+avec Kevin Ayers1971-10-29 L Eglise St Etienne, Lille, France
510+avec Kevin Ayers1971-10-30 Yerres, France
520+avec Kevin Ayers1971-11-04 University, Aberdeen, Scotland
530+avec Kevin Ayers1971-11-05 Student Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
540+avec Kevin Ayers1971-11-06 University New Dines, Dundee, Scotland
550+avec Kevin Ayers1971-11-07 University, Stirling, Scotland
560+avec Kevin Ayers1971-11-09 BBC Studios, London, England
570+avec Kevin Ayers1971-11-11 Town Hall, Hammersmith, England
580+avec Kevin Ayers1971-11-12 Thames Polytechnic, London, England
590+avec Kevin Ayers1971-11-16 Arts Centre, Battersea, England
610+avec Kevin Ayers1971-11-19 Rainbow Theatre, London, England
620+avec Kevin Ayers1971-12-03 Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris, France
630+avec Kevin Ayers1971-12-09 Strasbourg, France
640+avec Kevin Ayers1971-12-10 Mulhouse, France
650+avec Kevin Ayers1971-12-11 Maison Des Jeunes, Colombes, France
660+avec Kevin Ayers1971-12-12 Ecole Speciale D Architecture De Paris, Paris, France
670+avec Kevin Ayers1971-12-14 Maison De La Culture, Grenoble, France
680+avec Kevin Ayers1971-12-20 Centre Municipal De Culture Populaire, Chelles, France
690+avec Kevin Ayers1971-12-28 Théâtre 140, Brussels, Belgium

1972

700+avec Kevin Ayers1972-01-01 Théâtre 140, Brussels, Belgium
710+avec Kevin Ayers1972-01-04 Maison Des Jeunes, Verviers, Belgium
720+avec Kevin Ayers1972-01-05 College Ste Croix, Hannut, Belgium
730+avec Kevin Ayers1972-01-07 Théâtre Du Trocadero, Liège, Belgium
740+avec Kevin Ayers1972-01-17 Université - Salle Alma 2, Louvain, Belgium
750+avec Kevin Ayers1972-01-19 Université - Salle Alma 2, Louvain, Belgium
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Kevin Ayers

Enregistrements Kevin Ayers ici (1972-12-16 Kevin Ayers et Decadence, MJC Marx Dormoy, Lille, France)

Discographie / Discography

Kevin Ayers


Joy of a Toy

1969
Joy of a Toy

Shooting at the Moon

1971
Shooting at the Moon

Whatevershebringswesing

1972
Whatevershebringswesing
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Discographie / Discography

Soft Machine


Third

1971
Third

Fourth

1971
Fourth

Fith

1972
Fith

Mes Matérialisés

Soft Machine, TheFourthColumbiaPC 30754LP
Soft Machine, TheThirdColumbia471407 2, COL 471407 2CD
1973Soft Machine, TheSixColumbiaKG 322602xLP
1977Soft Machine, TheAt The BeginningCharly Records2933 212LP
1989Soft Machine, TheVolumes One And TwoBig Beat RecordsCDWIKD 920CD
2006Soft Machine, TheShooting At The MoonBrookBROOK 1037CD
2011Soft Machine, TheThirdSony MusicMOVLP1832xLP
2012Soft Machine, TheRecorded For John Peel s Top Gear ShowB 13B171 LPLP

Line Up

Elton Dean : Alto Saxophone, Saxello, Electric Piano
Hugh Hooper : Bass
Phil Howard : Drums
Mike Ratledge : Organ, Electric Piano

Allées O Venues

Soft Machine

32+[e]Dada Insanity vol.1 Allen era (64-67) 01
33+[e]Dada Insanity vol.2 Ayers s lullaby (67) 01
31+[e]Dada Insanity Vol.4 Before New Era (68-69) 01
21+[e]BBC Radio 1967 1971 BBC, London, England01
22+[e]Sweet Music - Live An Rare 1966-1969 01

1967

34+[calyx]1967-09-22Dada Insanity vol.1 Allen era (64-67) Vitus Studio, Bussum, Netherlands01
35+[calyx]1967-10-03Dada Insanity vol.1 Allen era (64-67) ORTF Studios, Paris, France01
36+[calyx](1967-10-08)1967-10-09Dada Insanity vol.1 Allen era (64-67) ORTF Studios, Paris, France01
37+[calyx]1967-11-17Dada Insanity vol.1 Allen era (64-67) Palais Des Sports, Paris, France01
39+[calyx]1967-12-10Dada Insanity vol.2 Ayers s lullaby (67) Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands01
38+[e]+Jimi Hendrix Experience1967-12-15Dada Insanity vol.1 Allen era (64-67) BBC, London, England01

1968

10+[calyx]1968-08-11Dada Insanity Vol.3 Coliseum Ballroom, Davenport, NY, US01
11AfficheA+[calyx]1968-08-16Dada Insanity Vol.3 Conquer America (68) Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, US01
12+[calyx]1968-09-13Dada Insanity Vol.3 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, US01

1969

16+[calyx]Facelift / Mousetrap / Backwards / Mousetrap Reprise / Moon In June (broadcast Jun 21)1969-06-10The Peel Sessions 69, 70, 71 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England01
40+[calyx]1969-06-25Dada, Psych & Bear vol.9 Le Bataclan, Paris, France01
41+[calyx](H&B.Hopper publishing demos)1969-08-06Dada, Psych & Bear vol.9 Regent Sounds Studios, London, England01
9+[calyx]1969-10-05 Lyceum, London, England01
1+[calyx]1969-10-28 Festival D Amougies, Amougies, Belgium01
17+[calyx]Instant Pussy [R.Wyatt solo], Mousetrap / Noisette / Backwards / Mousetrap Reprise / drumlink / Esther s Nose job (broadcast Nov 29)1969-11-10The Peel Sessions 69, 70, 71 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England01

1970

23+[calyx]1970-01-04Noisette Fairfield Hall, Croydon, England01
7+[calyx]1970-01-17 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands01
15+[calyx]1970-04-25Somewhere in soho Ronnie Scott s Club, London, EnglandB01
18+[calyx]Slightly All The Time / Out-Bloody-Rageous / Eamonn Andrews (broadcast May 16)1970-05-04The Peel Sessions 69, 70, 71 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England01
14+[calyx]1970-08-13Live at the proms Royal Albert Hall, London, England01
2+[calyx]1970-10-24 De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands01
30+[calyx]1970-10-25Grides Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands01
19+[calyx]Virtually / Fletcher s Blemish (broadcast Jan 02)1970-12-15The Peel Sessions 69, 70, 71 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England01

1971

3+[calyx]1971-02-07 Roundhouse, London, England01
13+[calyx](Oslo, Hovikødden Arts Centre)1971-02-28 Henie Onstad Art Centre, Hovikodden, Norway01
4+[calyx]1971-03-21 Het Turfschip, Breda, Netherlands01 / 02
20+[calyx]Grides / Dedicated To You But You Weren t Listening [R.Wyatt solo] / Eamonn Andrews / All White (broadcast Jun 26)1971-06-01The Peel Sessions 69, 70, 71 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England01
370+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-09-10 Ahoy Sportpaleis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
380+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-09-11 Parc Des Sports De La Courneuve, Paris, France
390+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-09-12 Parc Des Sports De La Courneuve, Paris, France
24+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-09-20 Conservatoire, Liège, Belgium
400+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-09-24 Casino Lido, Venezia, Italy
410+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-10-10 Kongresshalle, Frankfurt, Germany
420+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-10-11 Heidelberg, Germany
430+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-10-13 Rheinhalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
440+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-10-14 Stuttgart, Germany
450+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-10-17 Donaueschinger Musiktage Festival, Donaueschingen, Germany
460+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-10-21 Théâtre, Dijon, France
470+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-10-22 Nancy, France
480+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-10-24 Maison Des Arts Et Loisirs, Le Creusot, France
490+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-10-26 TNP, Paris, France
500XticketT+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-10-29 L Eglise St Etienne, Lille, France
510+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-03 Phoenix Jazz Club, London, England
520+[calyx](Phil Howard)(Berliner Jazztage 71)1971-11-07 Philharmoniehalle, Berlin, Germany01
530+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-11 Walthamstow, England
540+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-12 College, Loughton, England
550+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-13 St Thomas Hall, Canterbury, England
560+[calyx](Phil Howard),Drop / As If / Welcome to Frillsville(broadcast Nov 24)1971-11-15The Peel Sessions 69, 70, 71 BBC Playhouse Theatre, London, England01
570+[calyx](Phil Howard),From A Work In Progress, As If / Pigling Bland (broadcast Dec 20) Neo-Caliban Grides / All White / Slightly All The Time (broadcast Jan 10)1971-11-16The Peel Sessions 69, 70, 71 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England01
580+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-19 University, Stirling, Scotland
590+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-20 University, Edinburgh, Scotland
600+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-22 Advision Studios, London, England
610+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-25 Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England
620+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-26 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England
630+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-27 Stadium, Liverpool, England
640+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-29 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
650+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-11-30 City Hall, Sheffield, England
660+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-12-01 Town Hall, Leeds, England
670+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-12-02 Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, England
680+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-12-06 Town Hall, Birmingham, England
700+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-12-09 Colston Hall, Bristol, England
25+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-12-10 Country Club, London, England
26+[calyx](Phil Howard)1971-12-19 Rainbow Theatre, London, England

1972

29+[calyx]1972-05-02 L Olympia, Paris, France01
5+[calyx]1972-07-07 Kings Cross Cinema, London, England01

1974

27+[calyx]1974-03-19 My Father S Place, Roslyn, NY, US01

1976

8ticketT+[calyx]1976-12-13 Palais Des Sports, Paris, France01

2006

996M+28 octobre 1945 (Nottingham, Royaume-Uni) / 8 février 2006 (Londres, Royaume-Uni)2006-02-08Mort de Elton Dean London, England61

2009

999M+29 avril 1945 (Whitstable, England) / 7 juin 2009 (Kent, England)2009-06-07Mort de Hugh Hopper Kent, England64

2013

997M+16 août 1944 (Herne Bay, England) / 18 février 2013 (Montolieu, France)2013-02-18Mort de Kevin Ayers Montolieu, France69

2015

998M+13 January 1938 (Melbourne, Australia) / 13 March 2015 (Australia)2015-03-13Mort de David Allen Australia77

Enregistrements

(31/1) Soft Machine, , Dada Insanity Vol.4 Before New Era

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Soft Machine

Dada Insanity Vol.4 - Before New Era (1968-1969)

01 Jam # 1 3:55
02 Jam # 2 5:37
03 Jam # 3 6:02
04 Everything's Gonna Be Alright 2:24
05 The Clown 3:21
06 River Deep, Mountain High 7:26
07 Moon In June 20:37
08 Slow Walkin' Talk 2:59
09 Joy Of A Toy 2:39
10 Why Are We Sleeping 3:25
11 Lullabye Letter 1:51
12 Hope For Happiness 2:44
13 Save Yourself 1:27
14 Esther's Nose Job 9:32


(32/1) Soft Machine, , Dada Insanity vol.1 Allen era (64-67)

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Soft Machine

Dada Insanity Vol.1 - Allen Era (1964-67)

1. Captain Shaw & Dr. Gilbert (Daevid Allen, 1964)
2. Home Recordings (Unknown, probably recorded between 1962-66) #
3. Contusions (Mister Head, Demo rec. Circa Summer 1966)
4. Another Lover Has Gone (Mister Head, Demo rec. Circa Summer 1966)
5. Fred The Fish (Dec. 66 or Jan. 67, aborted a-side)
6. Love Makes Sweet Music (Jan/Feb.67, rough mix)
7. Feelin’ Reelin’ Squeelin’ (Jan/Feb.67, rough mix)
8. Love Makes Sweet Music (from radio airing, feb.67)
9. Radio Interview (Prob. Febr-march 67) #
10. Love Makes Sweet Music (from Radio Caroline, aired on feb.67) #
11. Studio Jam # 1(unknown group, unknown session prob. Feat. SM members, possibly fake, early 67)
12. Studio Jam # 2 (probably feat. Jimi Hendrix, possibly fake, March-April 67)
13. I Should’ve Known – Rehearsal – I Should’ve Known (from Italian TV, rec. In Spekeasy and at home, May-June 1967)
14. Poem For Hoppy (UFO Club, 2 June 1967)
15. She’s Gone # 1 (June 1967, Aborted A-side of the single)
16. I Should’ve Known (June 1967, Aborted B-side of the single)
17. She’s Gone # 2 (June 1967, Aborted A-side with different lyrics)
18. We Know What You Mean (Holland TV, rec. 22-09-1967)
19. I Should’ve Known (Holland TV, rec.22-09-1967)
20. Medley: Clarence In Wonderland – We Did It Again – We Know What You Mean (French TV, 3-10-1967) #
21. Hope For Happiness (French TV, 9-10-1967)
22. Improvisation (French TV, 9-10-1967)
23. Clarence In Wonderland – We Know What You Mean (Live At Palais Des Sports, 17-18.11.1967, French TV) #
24. Day Tripper (Jimi Hendrix Experience feat. Robert Wyatt, BBC 15-12-1967)
# - Unbooted


(33/1) Soft Machine, , Dada Insanity vol.2 Ayers s lullaby (67)

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Soft Machine

Dada Insanity Vol.2 - Ayers's Lullaby

1. A Certain Kind
2. Save Yourself – Lullabye Letter
3. Hope For Happiness

4. Clarence In Wonderland
5. We Know What You Mean
6. A Certain Kind
7. Hope For Happiness
8. Strangest Scene (aka Lullabye Letter)

9. We Did It Again
10. Why We Are Sleeping

11. We Did It Again (Francois Bayle feat. Robert Wyatt sessions for "The Acoustical Experience" tape, dec.1967)
12. Jimi Hendrix Interview (Clark University, 15-03-1968 with Soft Machine plays on tape)

(Tracks 1-3 recorded in Autumn 1967 for the French TV, location unknown)
(Tracks 4-8 recorded for the BBC on 10-12-1967)
(Tracks 9-10 recorded on Concertgebouw, Amsterdam on 10-12-1967)

(21/1) Soft Machine, , BBC Radio 1967 1971, BBC, London, England

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Soft Machine

BBC Radio 1967 - 1971

01 Clarence In Wonderland 2:57
02 We Know What You Mean 3:11
03 Certain Kind 3:38
04 Hope For Happiness 4:37
05 Strangest Scene (Aka Lullaby Letter) 4:55
06 Facelift / Mousetrap / Noisette / Backwards / Mousetrap Reprise 11:54
07 The Moon In June 13:02
08 Instant Pussy 3:19
09 Slightly All The Time / Out Bloody Rageous / Eamonn Andrews 19:12
10 Virtually 9:58
11 Fletcher's Blemish 12:11
12 Neo-Caliban Grides 7:34
13 Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening 2:46
14 Eamonn Andrews / All White 7:11
15 Mousetrap / Noisette / Backwards / Mousetrap Reprise / Esther's Nose Job 21:11

(22/1) Soft Machine, , Sweet Music - Live An Rare 1966-1969

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Soft Machine - Sweet Music - Live An Rare 1966-1969

3 CD set containing rare Soft Machine material right from the very beginning to the "Third" period. Includes rare singles, demos, outtakes, related material by ex band members and very rare live material.

The studio stuff all sounds pretty much perfect. The 1969 live stuff is in very good / excellent quality, while the 1967/1968 live stuff probably only merits a "fair" sound rating but is worth hearing simply because it is so incredibly rare (particularly the complete performance from the Merriweather Post Pavilion in August 1968 which was on the tour when they were support for the Jimi Hendrix Experience). The collaboration between Wyatt and Hendrix, "Slow Walkin' Talk", is also a highlight, partly because it's a great song and partly because it's interesting to hear Hendrix play bass. Also features a brilliant 20 minute demo of "Moon In June" and all known live recordings of the short-lived septet line up which collapsed because of the logistical problems involved in getting so many people and their instruments around in a panel van. :-)

Highly recommended to anyone who is a fan of early Soft Machine, particularly the "Jet Propelled Photographs" collection and the "Soft Machine", "Volume 2" and "Third" albums.

Disc 1
1. Contusions (Demo, July 1966)
2. Another Lover Has Gone (Demo, July 1966)
3. Fred The Fish (CBS Studios, London, December 1966)
4. Love Makes Sweet Music (Mono Single A-Side, 1967)
5. Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin' (Mono Single B-Side, 1967)
6. She's Gone (Olympic Studios, London, June 1967)
7. I Should've Known (Olympic Studios, London, June 1967)
8. Soon Soon Soon (Dutch TV Appearance, September 22, 1967)
9. I Should've Known (Dutch TV Appearance, September 22, 1967)
10. I Should've Known (French TV Appearance, June 8, 1967)
11. A Certain Kind (Middle Earth Club, London, September, 1967)
12. Save Yourself (Middle Earth Club, London, September, 1967)
13. Lullaby Letter (Middle Earth Club, London, September, 1967) (not Lullaby Letter but Clarence In Wonderland instead)
14. Soft Machine Jam (Unknown Venue, 1968)

Disc 2
1. Joy Of A Toy (Mono Single A-Side, 1968)
2. Why Are We Sleeping? (Mono Single B-Side, 1968)
3. Why Are We Sleeping? (Bananamoon (Daevid Allen's Post Soft Machine Band, 1968))
4. Lullaby Letter (OOP Version Of Album Track, 1968)
5. Hope For Happiness (OOP Version Of Album Track, 1968)
6. Save Yourself (OOP Version Of Album Track, 1968)
7. My Mother's Gone To India (Bananamoon (Daevid Allen's Post Soft Machine Band, 1968))
8. Slow Walkin' Talk (Collaboration between Robert Wyatt and Jimi Hendrix, TTG Studios, Hollywood, California, USA
October 1968)
9. Joy Of A Toy (Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA, August 16,1968)
10. Hope For Happiness (Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA, August 16,1968)
11. Hope For Happiness (Reprise) (Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA, August 16,1968)
12. Clarence In Wonderland (Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA, August 16,1968)
13. You Don't Remember (Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA, August 16,1968)
14. Esther's Nose Job > 10:30 Returns To The Bedroom (Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA, August 16,1968)

Disc 3
1. Moon In June (Demo, TTG Studios, Hollywood, California, USA
October 1968)
2. Hibou, Anemone & Bear (CBS Studios, London, March 1969)
3. Moon In June (9th National Jazz & Blues Festival, Plumpton Racecourse, Lewes, Sussex, UK, August 8, 1969)
4. Pigling Bland > Facelift > Hibou, Anemone & Bear (Paris, France, October 1969)
5. Hibou, Anemone & Bear (Paris, France, October 1969)
6. Moon In June (Actuel Festival, Amougies, Belgium, October 28, 1969)
7. Eamonn Andrews (Actuel Festival, Amougies, Belgium, October 28, 1969)
8. Hibou, Anemone & Bear (French Radio Session, Paris, France, November 1969)

Personnel:
Disc 1, Tracks 1-3:
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals
Kevin Ayers - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Larry Nolan - Lead Guitar
Daevid Allen - Bass Guitar, Vocals

Disc 1, Tracks 4-7, 10:
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals
Kevin Ayers - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Mike Ratledge - Organ
Daevid Allen - Lead Guitar, Vocals

Disc 1, Tracks 8-9, 11-14; Disc 2, Tracks 1-2, 4-6, 9-14:
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals
Kevin Ayers - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Mike Ratledge - Organ

Disc 2, Tracks 3, 7:
Daevid Allen - Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals
Patrick Fontaine - Bass Guitar
Marc Blanc - Drums
Gili Smyth - Backing Vocals

Disc 2, Track 8:
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Organ, Vocals
Jimi Hendrix - Bass Guitar

Disc 3, Track 1:
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Organ, Piano, Electric Piano, Vocals
Mike Ratledge - Organ
Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar

Disc 3, Tracks 2-3:
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals
Mike Ratledge - Organ
Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar
Brian Hopper - Saxophone

Disc 3, Tracks 4-8:
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals
Mike Ratledge - Organ
Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar
Elton Dean - Saxophone
Lyn Dobson - Flute
Nick Evans & Marc Charig - Horns


http://frgk.blogspot.fr/2011/04/soft-machine-sweet-music-live-rare-1966.html


(10/1) Soft Machine, 1968-08-11, Dada Insanity Vol.3, Coliseum Ballroom, Davenport, NY, US

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508006001f508006001g
Soft Machine - Dada Insanity Vol.3 - Conquer America (1968)

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American Tour

Davenport, IA (USA), Coliseum Ballroom [supporting Jimi Hendrix], 11-08-1968 (Raw Source, not from "Turns On Vol.2)

1. Lullabye Letter
2. We Did It Again
3. Why We Are Sleeping
4. Joy Of A Toy
5. Hope For Happiness
6. Clarence In Wonderland
7. You Don’t Remember # 1
8. You Don’t Remember # 2
9. You Don’t Remember # 3
10. Esther’s Nose Job

Columbia, MD (USA), Merriweather Post Pavilion [supporting Jimi Hendrix], 16-08-1968

11. Joy Of A Toy
12. Hope For Happiness # 1
13. Hope For Happiness # 2
14. Clarence In Wonderland
15. You Don’t Remember
16. Esther’s Nose Job


Hollywood, CA (USA), Hollywood Bowl [supporting Jimi Hendrix], 13-09-1968 #

17. You Don’t Remember #
18. Improvisation #
19. Drum Solo #
20. Esther’s Nose Job #

# - Unbooted

Here presented last ever recording with Kevin Ayers. Unfortunately, all recordings from this concert was from audience recording. But...it's just f$ckin' great! Mike Ratledge's killer organ solos, Wyatt's crazy drum solos and mystic Ayers vocal. True psychedelia.

I know, many people (fans of the group) search for more concerts from this famous tour. Now his day! Last 15 minutes of "Hollywood Bowl" recorded and existed 40 years in private hands. Now this is here. This concert was last ever concert with Kevin Ayers and last ever 15 minutes of his playing with group.

Enjoy

Update October 2012 : flac files renamed and tagged, checksum files created for upload on TThe Trader's Den and Dimeadozen trackers. (Spaceshifter)

(16/1) Soft Machine, 1969-06-10, The Peel Sessions 69, 70, 71, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England

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The Soft Machine

The Peel Sessions

1969-06-10
1969-11-10
1970-05-04
1970-12-15
1971-11-15

1.01 Moon In June 13:05 (1969-06-10)
1.02 Esther's Nose Job 11:58 (1969-11-10)
1.03 Mousetrap / Noisette / Backwards / Mousetrap Reprise 8:47 (1969-11-10)
1.04 Slightly All The Time / Out-Bloody-Rageous / Eamonn Andrews 15:20 (1970-05-04)

2.01 Facelift 11:55 (1969-06-10)
2.02 Virtually 9:55 (1970-12-15)
2.03 Neo Caliban Grides 7:32 (1971-11-16)
2.04 Drop 6:57 (1971-11-15)
2.05 As If 7:47 (1971-11-15)
2.06 Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening 2:44

Recorded at the BBC 1969, 1970, 1971


(40/1) Soft Machine, 1969-06-25, Dada, Psych & Bear vol.9, Le Bataclan, Paris, France

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Soft Machine

Dada, Psych & Bear

Volume 9

25-06-1969 to 6-08-1969

Most of this cd contains full Paris show in Bataclan, quality is rough, but still listenable. Just listen Mike Ratledge's playing! It's Amazing.
Audio from their appearance on French TV show "Tous En Scene" also included, i take it from INA master file and quality is great.
Last 4 tracks comes from session for publishing demos in Regent Sound studio.
Purpose of this is unknown. Line-up for this tracks - on all tracks:
Brian Hopper - guitar
Hugh Hopper - bass
Robert Wyatt - drums, vocals

plus:
Brian Hopper - soprano sax
Pye Hastings - guitar , vocals
Mike Ratledge - flute , organ & piano
Hugh Hopper - acoustic guitar

25-06-1969, Paris (France), Bataclan [also: Martin Circus, Triangle, We-Free, Ghilain...]

1. Drum Intro
2. Moon In June (intro)
3. Facelift
4. Moon In June (proper)
5. Clarence In Wonderland
6. Mousetrap
7. Noisette
8. Backwards
9. Mousetrap reprise
10.Hibou Anemone and Bear
11.Improv
12.Esther's Nosejob

13. Esther's Nose Job (Late June or July 1969, French TV programme "Tous En Scene")
14. Impotence (6-08-1969, London, Regent Sounds Studios [H&B.Hopper publishing demos])
15. The Big Show (6-08-1969, London, Regent Sounds Studios [H&B.Hopper publishing demos])
16. She Loves Too Hurt (6-08-1969, London, Regent Sounds Studios [H&B.Hopper publishing demos])
17. Memories (6-08-1969, London, Regent Sounds Studios [H&B.Hopper publishing demos])


(41/1) Soft Machine, 1969-08-06, Dada, Psych & Bear vol.9, Regent Sounds Studios, London, England

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Soft Machine

Dada, Psych & Bear

Volume 9

25-06-1969 to 6-08-1969

Most of this cd contains full Paris show in Bataclan, quality is rough, but still listenable. Just listen Mike Ratledge's playing! It's Amazing.
Audio from their appearance on French TV show "Tous En Scene" also included, i take it from INA master file and quality is great.
Last 4 tracks comes from session for publishing demos in Regent Sound studio.
Purpose of this is unknown. Line-up for this tracks - on all tracks:
Brian Hopper - guitar
Hugh Hopper - bass
Robert Wyatt - drums, vocals

plus:
Brian Hopper - soprano sax
Pye Hastings - guitar , vocals
Mike Ratledge - flute , organ & piano
Hugh Hopper - acoustic guitar

25-06-1969, Paris (France), Bataclan [also: Martin Circus, Triangle, We-Free, Ghilain...]

1. Drum Intro
2. Moon In June (intro)
3. Facelift
4. Moon In June (proper)
5. Clarence In Wonderland
6. Mousetrap
7. Noisette
8. Backwards
9. Mousetrap reprise
10.Hibou Anemone and Bear
11.Improv
12.Esther's Nosejob

13. Esther's Nose Job (Late June or July 1969, French TV programme "Tous En Scene")
14. Impotence (6-08-1969, London, Regent Sounds Studios [H&B.Hopper publishing demos])
15. The Big Show (6-08-1969, London, Regent Sounds Studios [H&B.Hopper publishing demos])
16. She Loves Too Hurt (6-08-1969, London, Regent Sounds Studios [H&B.Hopper publishing demos])
17. Memories (6-08-1969, London, Regent Sounds Studios [H&B.Hopper publishing demos])


(9/1) Soft Machine, 1969-10-05, Lyceum, London, England

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TEN YEARS AFTER
Amougies Actual Festival '69

Actual Festival, Amougies, Belgium
October 24, 1969
Remastered by PR

1. Introduction
2. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
3. Hobbit
4. I Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes
5. Help Me
6. Spoonful

Alvin Lee - guitar, vocals
Leo Lyons - bass
Chick Churchill - organ
Rick Lee - drums

http://lix.in/-65eff1
http://lix.in/-677692

1969-10-24 - Actual Festival, Amougies


http://rapidshare.com/files/329960283/ayt12.part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/329962327/ayt12.part2.rar.html

(1/1) Soft Machine, 1969-10-28, Festival D Amougies, Amougies, Belgium

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Amougies (Day 5) - 28 Oct 1969 - Soft Machine - aud - expurgated

Many thanks to the taper JJB and original poster urich21 for their work in providing these wonderful recordings to us.

Many thanks to everyone at dimeadozen for their work in providing this wonderful service to us.

And finally, thanks are due to all the other rabid, maniac, hard-core music fanatics out there - recording, copying, mastering, trading, sharing and giving.

Tracks 1, 3 & 6 = flac-->wav-->cdwav(removed never released soundtrack material)-->wavs-->flac
Tracks 2, 4 & 5 = unedited - same as original banned torrent.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPILE A COMPLETE VERSION OF THE SOFT MACHINE AMOUGIES SET:
1. Download this torrent
2. Obtain a copy of the never released soundtrack to the unauthorized film of the festival from somewhere else.
3. Take track one of the never released soundtrack (total time: 9:45,) split the track at the 3:11 mark and save the first half of the track as file name 01b_Moon_In_June.
4. Take track nine of the never released soundtrack (total time: 3:09,) split the track at the 0:43 mark and save the first half of the track as file name 03b_Eamonn_Andrews.
5. Take track fourteen of the never released soundtrack (total time: 1:23) and change the file name to 06b_Hibou_Anemone_And_Bear.

ORIGINAL INFO FILE BELOW:
---------- ---------- ---------- ---

FESTIVAL ACTUEL, AMOUGIES (Belgium)
Day Five - October 28, 1969

SOFT MACHINE

source: audience recording

Well, this is the end, I'm afraid... The last in our Amougies series, and a personal favourite.

This is the only recording in circulation of a complete concert by the shortlived septet line-up of Soft Machine. Amougies wasn't quite their debut (they played a warm-up gig in Liverpool a few days before) but this is certainly where most people heard them for the first time. Although a major change in the band's instrumentation, the addition of a brass section didn't actually alter their basic set all that much, the only composition written especially for this line-up being "Pigling Bland", the new coda to "Esther's Nosejob". Everything else (including the rare coda to "Facelift" which shows up on the September trio gig from Amsterdam) had been played by the trio (and quartet with Brian Hopper). Similarly, the fact that Robert Wyatt doesn't sing much was not so much a consequence of the enlarged line-up than one of its causes - apart from Hopper and Ratledge's new compositions being all-instrumental, Wyatt just couldn't cope with his dual role very well. Actually, the Amougies concert has some of his best live singing, particularly the "New York" sequence of "Moon In June". This was in part due to the band's recent acquisition of an Echoplex echo chamber. But most of "Moon In June", alas, is played instrumentally... but it is played very well, particularly by Ratledge who makes expert use of fuzz and wah-wah. All in all, this is a precious document of an exceptional line-up, a welcome complement to what little is available commercially (on "BBC Radio 1967-71" and "Backwards").

Apparently, the first half of this set was broadcast on radio at the time, on either the Belgian RTBF or Luxemburg's RTL, and is in circulation in bootleg form. The sound is arguably better than the recording here, but I opted to leave this version as it is as it offers a slightly different sonic perspective on the performance. I think the broadcast version has been seeded here already anyway. Perhaps a repeat would be a good idea.

Just before we go on (...to the next part of our song...), the usual warning about the sound quality - the tape recorder used was way below modern standards and the sound is nowhere near "professional" quality. This reservation aside, however, this is simply an unbelievable document of a legendary festival, and so our hearfelt thanks to the taper, JJB, for recording this at the time, and for allowing me to seed it here.

1. Moon In June (14:51)
2. Facelift (10:24)
3. Eamonn Andrews (8:05)
4. Mousetrap / Noisette / Backwards / Mousetrap Reprise / drumlink (9:50)
5. Esther's Nosejob (incl. Pigling Bland) (15:15)
6. Hibou, Anemone And Bear (6:21)

Robert Wyatt - Drums & Vocals
Mike Ratledge - Lowrey Organ & Hohner Pianet
Hugh Hopper - Bass
Elton Dean - Alto Sax
Lyn Dobson - Soprano Sax
Marc Charig - Cornet
Nick Evans - Trombone


(23/1) Soft Machine, 1970-01-04, Noisette, Fairfield Hall, Croydon, England

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508023001f508023001b
Soft Machine

Noisette


1 Eamonn Andrews 2:15
2 Mousetrap 5:24
3 Noisette 0:37
4 Backwards 4:48
5 Mousetrap (Reprise) 0:26
6 Hibou, Anemone And Bear 8:50
7 Moon In June 6:55
8 12/8 Theme 11:25
9 Esther's Nose Job 14:30
10 We Did It Again 7:15


Alto Saxophone, Saxello – Elton Dean
Bass – Hugh Hopper
Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Electric Piano, Organ – Mike Ratledge
Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Vocals – Lyn Dobson


Recorded January 4th, 1970 at Fairfield Hall, Croydon, England.


(7/1) Soft Machine, 1970-01-17, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Soft Machine
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17 January 1970

This show is a part of a compilation I downloaded some years ago on Dimeadozen (2007 I guess). The rest of the compilation was the March 1970 Paris Show (now available on an official DVD) and the session for the BBC Sounds of the Seventies from September 1970 that I will post soon.
I don't have a lot of information about it... All I know is that it comes from a FM radio broadcast and that it seems to be from a low generation tape. The sound is almost perfect altough it seems that it has been processed. Anyway, it's the best source I found for this date.

Setlist
01 - Moon In June (0:47)
02 - 12/8 Theme (10:44)
03 - Esther's Nose Job (17:27)

Line Up
Elton Dean - alto sax
Lyn Dobson - soprano sax
Hugh Hopper - bass
Mike Ratledge - organ
Robert Wyatt - drums, vocals

Lineage
Radio Broadcast (VPRO) > low generation tape > ? > flac

Originally uploaded Dec 2, 2006 by Bluecadence.
Re-seed by propylaen in July 2012.

Enjoy!



(15/1) Soft Machine, 1970-04-25, Somewhere in soho, Ronnie Scott s Club, London, England

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508015001f


(14/1) Soft Machine, 1970-08-13, Live at the proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, England

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508014001f508014001b


(2/1) Soft Machine, 1970-10-24, De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Soft Machine
De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland
24 October 1970

~~ speed corrected a.o. edits ~~

Original propylaen upload
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=405869

- pitch corrected (-110 ... -90cts)
- clicks removed
- overlap in Esther's Nose Job (around start of fuzz bass solo) removed

Trade CDR > EAC > WAV > FLAC (L8) >
Soundforge 10: speed corrected a.o. edits, re-tracking > flac TLH lvl8 w/SBA (206 MB)

1. Teeth [8:09]
2. Slightly All the Time [12:40]
3. Kings And Queens [5:32]
4. Esther's Nose Job (incl. Pigling Bland) [11:10]

Total time (after speed correction) 37.30 min

(original version totalling 35.21 min)

Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello
Hugh Hopper - bass
Mike Ratledge - keyboards
Robert Wyatt - drums

Great sound! Might be from a SBD or FM source

Originally uploaded to Dime by propylaen in May 2012. Thanks for sharing this gem.
Pitch corrected version uploaded to Dime by flambay in February 2014.

Enjoy!


(30/1) Soft Machine, 1970-10-25, Grides, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Soft Machine

Grides
October 25, 1970 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

First Set
CD-1 Facelift 6:59
CD-2 Virtually 15:34
CD-3 Out-Bloody-Rageous 8:12
CD-4 Neo-Caliban Grides 10:12
Second Set
CD-5 Teeth 8:03
CD-6 Slightly All The Time 10:34
CD-7 Eamonn Andrews 1:36
CD-8 Esther's Nose Job 11:22
Encore
CD-9 Slightly All The Time / Noisette 6:43


Alto Saxophone, Saxello, Electric Piano – Elton Dean
Bass – Hugh Hopper
Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Electric Piano, Organ – Mike Ratledge

Elton Dean (tracks: CD-4)
Hugh Hopper (tracks: CD-1, CD-2, CD-9)
Mike Ratledge (tracks: CD-3, CD-5 to CD-9, DVD-2)

(3/1) Soft Machine, 1971-02-07, Roundhouse, London, England

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(TomP) Remaster

Soft Machine
7-Feb-1971
Roundhouse, Camden

AUD > Reel ? > ?? > CDR in trade > EAC > Nero > FlacFrontend (level 6)

Nero spectrum analyser shows frequencies beyond 20khz, so it isn't lossy and
probably has come from a reel recording.

Changes Made (Nero 7):
---------- ---------- ----
Cross-mixed all tracks (60:40)
- Fixed balance offset
- Significantly improved the venue 'boxey' sound
- Eliminated the very high low frequency noise
- Instruments are clearer and better defined in the stereo field
Reduced right channel by 8% to centre stereo image
Applied Noise Print NR on low setting so music quality is not affected
- Some noise remains but it is much better
Equalisation, +2dB (mid) +6dB (Treble)
Re-Tracked to match 'urich21's Set List
- Had to leave some tracks combined to prevent big glitches (d.c. offset?) between tracks
Edited out the very brief cut-off applause fragment between tr09 and tr10
Fixed more than 100 small glitches / thumps, a few remain that I just couldn't locate

Quality: A+ performance, B+ recording quality
---------- -------

Got this CD by trade as a single track, but thanks to 'urich 21 now have the set list.
The sound was thin and 'boxey' and there was very high noise, but I managed to fix most of the problems (details above).

The end result is an excellent performance and much improved quality especially considering the vintage. I'd never heard the freer version just prior to Wyatt's leaving, but I have to say IMHO they were developing into a wonderful free band and it is such a shame that with such a promising future ahead, they decided to back off into fusion, so...

...Grab it as there is precious little of this great era available - Enjoy !!

Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello & electric piano
Mike Ratledge - Hohner pianet, organ & electric piano
Hugh Hopper - bass
Robert Wyatt - drums & vocals

Set List - courtesy of 'urich21' thanks !!
---------- --
05.39 IMPROV
05.07 FACELIFT
07.34 VIRTUALLY
08.27 SLIGHTLY ALL THE TIME
14.24 NEO-CALIBAN GRIDES > OUT-BLOODY-RAGEOUS
02.31 Robert Wyatt solo
01.35 EAMONN ANDREWS
12.40 ALL WHITE > KINGS AND QUEENS > TEETH
04.55 PIGLING BLAND
07.54 SLIGHTLY 9/4 SECTION > NOISETTE


(13/1) Soft Machine, 1971-02-28, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Hovikodden, Norway

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Soft Machine

1971-02-23
Live at Henie Onstad Art Centre
Henie Onstad Art Centre,Hovikodden,Norway

1 First Conntinuous set
2 Second Conntinuous set & Encore

(4/1) Soft Machine, 1971-03-21, Het Turfschip, Breda, Netherlands

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Soft Machine 1971-03 Het Turfschip, Breda Netherlands sbd (T-818).

Soundboard >
unknown >
Reel to Reel 7 1/2 ips >
Playback Deck: Akai GX-747 >
Nikko 32 Band EQ >
Akai DR16 Digital Hard Disk Recorder >
HHB CDR-800 Compact Disc Recorder >
CDR > WAV >CD Wave Editor > FLAC

Here comes a rare enough Soft Machine concert from the famous T taper. In deference to his preference, I choosed not to retrack the files... unfortunately, most of them are badly indexed.
I tried to provide a correct setlist (not too hard as it is the usual march 1971 set) and timings.
The performance is exactly what you can expect from this era : perfect (and not redondant from the others recordings of this month). A pity that this line-up didn't last a little bit longer...
I hope it will be a very good complement to Tom Phillip's series of remaster... This one is a soundboard

01 - (disc 1 track 1) Facelift 9:00
02 - (disc 1 track 1) Virtually 8:59 (start at 9:00 till 0:32 on track 2)
03 - (disc 1 track 2) Slightly All The Time 9:33 (start at 0:32 on track 2)
04 - (disc 1 track 3) Fletcher's Blemish 3:17
05 - (disc 2 track 1) Neo Caliban Grides 9:25
06 - (disc 2 track 1) Out Bloody Rageous 12:05 (start at 9:25)
07 - (disc 2 track 1) Vocal improvisation 4:39 (start at 21:30)
07 - (disc 2 track 2) Eamonn Andrews 1:22
08 - (disc 2 track 2) All White 3:43 (start at 1:22)
09 - (disc 2 track 2) Kings And Queens 4:38 (start at 5:05)
10 - (disc 2 track 3) Teeth 8:37 (till 7:00 on tack 4)
11 - (disc 2 track 4) Pigling Bland 4:18 (start at 7:00 till 0:50 on track 5)
12 - (disc 2 track 6) Noisette 8:34

(4/2) Soft Machine, 1971-03-21, Het Turfschip, Breda, Netherlands

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(TomP) Remaster

Soft Machine
---------- -----
1971-03-15
Het Turfschip
Breda, Netherlands
(T-818).

Source: Dime post by Patabubu - many thanks for the post and encouragement to remaster !!
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=172097

Thanks also to T-remasterer who did a decent job on this one.

Soundboard >
unknown >
Reel to Reel 7 1/2 ips >
Playback Deck: Akai GX-747 >
Nikko 32 Band EQ >
Akai DR16 Digital Hard Disk Recorder >
HHB CDR-800 Compact Disc Recorder >
CDR > WAV >CD Wave Editor > FLAC
---------- ------

Changes Made (Nero 7):
Remastered & Retracked to match set list/date kindly supplied by our expert urich21

(Full details below)

Quality: Must be worth an A+
---------- ---------- ---------- -

By popular demand from Dimers, who have recently been critical of the T-series although this one does not have the disturbing (high or low) frequencies of others. I've retracked the post by Patabubu (to the details from urich21) and done quite a lot of remastering (details below).

I had thought I'd finished, but then I found an excellent noise print that not only allowed good reduction of noise, hum and the annoying clicking on the left channel, but also IMHO significantly improved the stereo image (the echoplexes are now audible) and the harsh sound (mentioned in OP comments) in high level parts is much improved.

It is a super performance and probably the best quality of the recent early 1971 posts - again making one sad that this great music was apparently hated by 3/4 of this band and the cause of their split just a few months later.

Hope you like it...Enjoy!!

Disk 1 (30:51)
---------- -------
d1tr01 Facelift (9:00)
d1tr02 Virtually (8:59)
d1tr03 Slightly All The Time (9:21)
d1tr04 Fletcher's Blemish (3:30)

Disk 2 (63:04)
---------- -------
d2tr01 Neo Caliban Grides (9:24)
d2tr02 Out Bloody Rageous (12:06)
d2tr03 Vocal improvisation (4:08)
d2tr04 Eamonn Andrews (1:22)
d2tr05 All White (3:41)
d2tr06 Kings And Queens (4:39)
d2tr07 Teeth (10:35)
d2tr08 Pigling Bland (4:45)
d2tr09 Applause (2:16)
d2tr10 Robert Wyatt excuse for no encore (1:24)
d2tr11 (Encore?) Slightly (9/4) > Noisette (8:34) *

* Moved from before applause / excuse sections as urich21 says this was usually done as an encore

Original Notes >>>>

Here comes a rare enough Soft Machine concert from the famous T taper. In deference to his preference, I choosed not to retrack the files... unfortunately, most of them are badly indexed.

I tried to provide a correct setlist (not too hard as it is the usual march 1971 set) and timings. The performance is exactly what you can expect from this era : perfect (and not redundant from the others recordings of this month). A pity that this line-up didn't last a little bit longer...

I hope it will be a very good complement to Tom Phillip's series of remaster...
This one is a soundboard
---------- -----
Change details >>>

Cross-mixed channels (96:4 ratio)
- Improved instrument clarity and dynamics, especially drums
- Improved stereo image
- A little more incidental noise reduction

Phase correction, 0.15msec disk1, 0.10msec disk2
- Moved instruments from extreme L / R towards the the middle stereo 'hole'
- Separated intruments more in the mix
- Instruments clearer
- A little incidental noise reduction

Noise print NR, at low setting so music quality is not affected
- Noise improved significantly
- Annoying clicking and hum much improved
- Stereo soundfield improved, can now hear echoplexes in the background

Sorted the balance offset from near the end of d2tr03 to after the beginning of d2tr05
Centred stereo image by 3-6% reduction of right channel
Fixed volume variations of around 1-2dB within tracks
Fixed glitches at 0.03 d2tr03, 0.04 d2tr08
Sorted volume variation at beginning of d2tr01
Increased volume of all disk2 tracks by +2dB
Improved the tape fluctuation at the end of d2tr10
Mid +1dB EQ to better balance higher levels at frequency extremes


(520/1) Soft Machine, 1971-11-07, Philharmoniehalle, Berlin, Germany

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soft machine

berlin jazz festival,november 1971

01 neo caliban grides
02 all white
03 slightly all the time
04 drop
05 MC
06 out bloody rageous
07 As if

(29/1) Soft Machine, 1972-05-02, L Olympia, Paris, France

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508029001f
Soft Machine
"Live In France"


A two cd set issued by One Way Records, an American label based in New York State, which has no details of venue or date although it appears to be 1972.
It is a good quality recording but is in mono only ( dont let that put you off, its a great performance )



Tracktitles

CD 1:
01. Plain Tiffs (3:32)
02. All White (6:23)
03. Slightly All The time (13:09)
04. Drop (7:43)
05. M.C. (2:59)
06. Out-Bloody-Rageous (13:25)

CD 2:
01. Facelift (17:53)
02. And Sevens (8:55)
03. As If (8:30)
04. LBO (6:08)
05. Pigling Bland (6:05)
06. At Sixes (11:00)


Line Up

Elton Dean - saxello, alto sax, rhodes piano
Hugh Hopper - bass
John Marshall - drums
Mike Ratledge - electric piano, organ

(5/1) Soft Machine, 1972-07-07, Kings Cross Cinema, London, England

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Soft Machine – Fusion Steams Ahead

Kings Cross Cinema
London, England

7th July 1972

"This Soft Machine gig is significant in that it was the band's first following the departure of Elton Dean and is Karl Jenkins debut live performance with Soft Machine (13) according to Graham Bennett's Soft Machine Family Tree in his biography of the band 'Out-Bloody-Rageous'. Originally scheduled for 17 June this gig was postponed until 7 July due to John Marshall's illness." -- from brainodrain's info.txt in his original DIME upload

~~ speed corrected & tracked version of brainodrain original ~~

Originally uploaded to DIME by brainodrain on March 24, 2007.
Re-seed by propylaen on July 9, 2012
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=411984

Speed corrected (between -70cts and -30cts)
and re-tracked along individual track titles
for this new DIME upload.

Lineage:
Cassette > Grundig Reel to Reel > Cassette > PC Soundcard > Audition (NR and EQ applied in Audition) >
Audacity > FLAC Frontend Level 6 (previous DIME upload) >
Soundforge 10: speed correction, volume level & phase offset adjustments, tracking >
flac TLH lvl8 w/SBA (211 MB)

The sound quality is not untypical for an audience recording from the period,
but NR and EQ have improved it considerably (by the original uploader).
No further NR or EQing carried out for this re-post.

The line-up for the night at the Kings Cross Cinema was:

Mike Ratledge – Lowery Organ, Piano
Hugh Hopper – Bass
John Marshall – Drums
Karl Jenkins – Saxes, Piano, Oboe

Setlist:

01 Fanfare [0:39]
02 All White [3:51]
03 Slightly All The Time [9:40]
04 M.C. [3:47]
05 Drop [4:52]
06 Stumble [8:24]
07 LBO (drum solo) [3:58]
08 As If [6:41]
09 Between [2:13]
10 Riff [5:32]

Total time (after speed correction) 49.37 min

(Pre-speed corrected version totalled about 48 min)

Originally uploaded to DIME by brainodrain on March 24, 2007. Thanks so much for sharing this gem.
Thanks to propylaen for re-seeding this show in 2012.
Thanks to pbuzby for posting setlist info in propylaen's reseed thread.

Enjoy !!

-- flambay

www.dimeadozen.org - February 2014

mp3 samples in comments section



(27/1) Soft Machine, 1974-03-19, My Father S Place, Roslyn, NY, US

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Soft Machine

1974-03-19
Roslyn, NY - My Father's Place
(75m)

Mike Ratledge
Karl Jenkins
John Marshall
Roy Babbington
Allan Holdsworth

1) Hazard Profile Pt. 1 (8:11)
2) Hazard Profile Pt. 2 > Hazard Profile Pt. 3 > Hazard Profile Pt. 4 > Hazard Profile Pt. 5 (9:56)
3) The Floating World > joint (synth / drums duo) (10:31)
4) joint (part 2) > The Man Who Waved At Trains > Ealing Comedy (bass solo) > Bundles >
Land Of The Bag Snake > drum solo > jam > drum solo > jam (reprise) (36:39)
Encore:
5) encore jam (10:40) *

* Fades in on drums intro. Fades out on applause as music from P.A. is starting.

Source: Cassette Audience Master > 2nd Gen Cassette > M-Audio Transit > Cool Edit > CD Wave Editor > Flac.
[Soft Machine ROSLYN ny usa MARCH 19,1974] Flac set shared as torrent on Dime by kinebee.


(8/1) Soft Machine, 1976-12-13, Palais Des Sports, Paris, France

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Soft Machine

Palais des Sports, Paris, France
December 13, 1976

1,The Floating World > Bundles > Land Of The Bag Snake
2,Out Of Season > Ban Ban Caliban
3,Aubade > The Tale Of Taliesin
4,Violin Solo > Jam
5,Drum Solo > Hazard Profile Part 1
6,Hazard Profile Part 2
7,Song Of Aeolus > Bass Solo > Jam

Steve Cook (b)
John Etheridge (g)
Karl Jenkins (sax,kbd)
John Marshall (ds)
Ric Sanders (violin)


ON TV

merci a hardprog pour le partage de son titanesque travail : Rock on TV *

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