SOFT MACHINE Six 1973 UK CBS 2 LP 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
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SOFT MACHINE Six 1973 UK CBS 2 LP 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
SOFT MACHINESix
UK CBS (68214) FIRST PRESSING (February 1973)
2LP SET (ONE LIVE/ONE STUDIO)
BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING CLEAN SOUND THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
LIVE LP MATRIX:
S 65374 A1, S 68214 A (S 65375 A1, S 68214 C crossed out)
S 65374 B1, S 68214 B (S 65375 B1, S 68214 D crossed out)
STUDIO LP MATRIX:
S 65375 A1, S 68214 C (S 65374 A1, S 68214 A crossed out)
S 65375 B1, S 68214 D (S 65374 B1, S 68214 B crossed out)
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE PRINTED BY “Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England”
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL CBS ADVERTISING COMPANY INNER SLEEVES (ISSUE II)
The Soft Machine were many things to many people, but to most, the real Soft Machine ceased to exist when founder Robert Wyatt left to work on his conspicuously titled Matching Mole project.
This departure is generally credited to the Soft Machine's creative advance away from prog rock and toward jazz fusion.
Three years and three records after Wyatt's departure, this creative motion was in full sail, and the release of Six cemented the band in their distant station beyond the gravity of anything that resembled rock and its spacious, cutting-edge sonics and more symmetrical rhythms.
The jazz era that began on Fourth and continued through the '70s mutates slightly on Six, from the free improvisational structures used frequently on prior releases into a somewhat more constrained fusion design.
This is due largely to new member Karl Jenkins, who makes a mighty impact on the Soft Machine's sound with his sax playing and songwriting -- and who later took creative control over the group, bringing in several guitarists to solidify a fusion sound.
Half live and half studio album, Six will never interest classic-era stalwarts, but Jenkins and drummer John Marshall lead old-timers Mike Ratledge and Hugh Hopper through some nifty fusion exercises that fans of the genre (and obscure '70s music if every kind) will find very enjoyable
LIVE
Side 1:
Fanfare (0:42)
All White (4:43)
Between (2:24)
Riff (4:31)
37½ (6:53)
Side 2:
Gesolreut (6:13)
E.P.V. (2:47)
Lefty (4:50)
Stumble (1:50)
5 From 13 (For Phil Seamen With Love & Thanks) (5:15)
Riff II (0:26)
STUDIO
Side 1:
The Soft Weed Factor (11:17)
Stanley Stamps Gibbon Album (For B.O.) (5:57)
Side 2:
Chloe And The Pirates (9:29)
1983 (7:11)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just one or two light spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
All four surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Outstanding audio delivery with a crystal clear, deep, rich and vibrant sound.
Plays beautifully throughout with no issues of note.
No loud clicks, ticks or pops and exceptionally clean.
A superb original copy and they really don't come much better.
Very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp, clean, sharp and fresh with little wear to speak of.
A really fine example
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
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