Triple Echo

Artist: Soft Machine

Label: Harvest, EMI

Catalog#: SHTW 800, OC 153-99 090/1/2

Format: Vinyl, Box Set

Country: United Kingdom

Released: 1977-03

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

Credits

Compiled By - Al Clark

Notes

Released in a box with closing flaps on two sides.
Every disc is housed in a separate printed inner sleeve.
Compilation of the first 10 years of the group.
Track A1 recorded January 1967 at Advision; released as a single 17/2/67. ℗ 1967 Polydor Records Ltd.
Track A2 recorded January 1967 at CBS; released as 'B' side of 'Love Makes Sweet Music' 17/2/67. ℗ 1967 Polydor Records Inc.
Track A3 recorded April 1967 at De Lane Lea; one of numerous demos recorded at this time. Subsequently turned up five years later on 'Rock Generation Vol.8' (French LP). ℗ 1977 Soft Machine Music Ltd.
Track A4 recorded June 1967 at Sound Techniques. Intended as a single but never released. Demo version, appears on same LP as 'Memories'. ℗ 1977 Soft Machine Music Ltd.
Tracks A5 & B1 recorded April 1968 at The Record Plant, New York; released December 1968 on LP 'The Soft Machine' (Probe CPLP 4500). ℗ 1968 ABC Records Lt./Soft Machine Music Ltd.
Tracks B2, B3 & B4 recorded February 1969 at Olympic; released April 1969 on LP 'Volume Two' (Probe SPB 1002). ℗ 1969 ABC Records Ltd./Soft Machine Music Ltd.
Track C1 recorded June 10th 1969 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 4; transmitted 21/6/69 on programme 'Top Gear'. An entirely different version to the one which appeared a year later on the LP 'Third'. Much of the lyric was written especially for this recording. ℗ 1977 Soft Machine Music Ltd.
Track C2 recorded November 10th 1969 at BBC Playhouse Theatre; transmitted 29/11/69 on programme 'Top Gear'. This and the four tracks in D1 are the only recordings made by the ambitious but short-lived seven-piece line-up. ℗ 1977 Soft Machine Music Ltd.
Track D1 recorded November 10th 1969 at BBC Playhouse Theatre; tranmitted 29/11/69 on programme 'Top Gear'. Different versions of 'Noisette' and 'Backwards' - which concludes 'Slightly All The Time' - can be found on the LP 'Third', 'Mousetrap' has never appeared before on record. ℗ 1977 Soft Machine Music Ltd.
Track D2 recorded May 4th 1970 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 4; transmitted 16/5/70 on programme 'Top Gear'. Highly extended versions of 'Slightly All The Time' and 'Out Bloody Rageous' can be found on the LP 'Third'. 'Eamonn Andrews' can't be found anywhere else. Release date of 'Third' (CBS 66246): 6/6/70. ℗ 1977 Soft Machine Music Ltd.
Tracks E1 & E2 recorded November 1970 at Olympic; released 28/2/71 on LP 'Fourth' (CBS 64280). ℗ 1971 CBS Records Ltd.
Track E3 recorded November 1971 & track E4 recorded February 1972 at Advision; released 23/6/72 on LP 'Fifth' (CBS 64806). ℗ 1972 CBS Records Ltd.
Track F1 recorded November 1972 at CBS; released 2/2/73 on LP 'Six' (CBS 68214). ℗ 1973 CBS Records Ltd.
Track F2 recorded July 1973 at CBS; released 5/10/73 on LP 'Seven' (CBS 65799). ℗ 1973 CBS Records Ltd.
Track F3 recorded July 1974 at CBS; released 4/4/75 on LP 'Bundles' (Harvest SHSP 4044). ℗ 1975 Soft Machine Music Ltd.
Track F4 recorded March 1976 at Abbey Road; released 25/6/76 on LP 'Softs' (Harvest SHSP 4056). ℗ 1976 Soft Machine Music Ltd.
Tracks A1 to A4, C1 to D2 are recorded mono only.
Made and printed in Great Britain

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