RARE PSYCH - RARE FIRST EDITION with rotating die cut cover.  Sleeve G. Vinyl G+/VG-. Selling only because i dont DJ any more.  Vinyl shows signs of wear from normal play, but tested & plays fine, and sounds good. Some minimal surface noise but still honestly sounds great. Both sides show some surface wear with one cleaner than the other.  Some tape mending of cover, but looks good. Cardboard front cover inner artwork die cut rotates as seen (with nude lady in art).  Sold as is pictured.

The Soft Machine* – The Soft Machine

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Label:

Probe – CPLP 4500, Command – CPLP-4500, ABC Records – CPLP-4500

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Uncensored, Die-Cut Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

Nov 1968

Genre:

Jazz, Rock

Style:

Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Experimental A1 Hope For Happiness Written-By – B. Hopper*, K. Ayers*, M. Ratledge* 4:20 A2 Joy Of A Toy Written-By – K. Ayers*, M. Ratledge* 2:49 A3 Hope For Happiness (Reprise) Written-By – B. Hopper*, K. Ayers*, M. Ratledge* 1:37 A4 Why Am I So Short? Written-By – H. Hopper*, K. Ayers*, M. Ratledge* 1:38 A5 So Boot If At All Written-By – K. Ayers*, M. Ratledge*, R. Wyatt* 7:22 A6 A Certain Kind Written-By – H. Hopper* 4:10 B1 Save Yourself Written-By – R. Wyatt* 2:25 B2 Priscilla Written-By – K. Ayers*, M. Ratledge*, R. Wyatt* 1:05 B3 Lullabye Letter Written-By – K. Ayers* 4:37 B4 We Did It Again Written-By – K. Ayers* 3:46 B5 Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle Written-By – K. Ayers* 1:01 B6 Why Are We Sleeping? Written-By – K. Ayers*, M. Ratledge*, R. Wyatt* 5:31 B7 Box 25/4 Lid Written-By – H. Hopper*, M. Ratledge* 0:47

• Manufactured By – Grand Award Record Co., Inc.
• Plated At – Longwear Plating
• Record Company – ABC Records, Inc.
• Published By – Amm Jay Music Inc.

• Bass Guitar [Uncredited] – Kevin Ayers
• Design [Cover Design] – Byron Goto, Eli Allman, Henry Epstein
• Drums – Robert Wyatt
• Lead Guitar – Kevin Ayres*
• Liner Notes – Arnold Shaw
• Mastered By – P17*
• Organ – Michael Ratledge*
• Producer – Chas Chandler, Tom Wilson (2)

First issue sleeve with a circular die-cut in sleeve, revealing rotating 'clockwork' card insert through which the band members be viewed on a full-color backing sheet. Uncensored images of a nude girl on the inside and back of the gatefold and under the clock insert. (An added "bikini bottom" was used to censor these images on the second US version of this album, cat suffix 'X').

Labels: Track timings on labels differ to those on inside sleeve. On the labels the side indications are 'Side 1' and 'Side 2'. First catalog number on spine and cover, second on label.

"Manufactured by" information is taken from label rim-text but there are no known pressing-plant marks on this version of the release. An otherwise identical version exists with 'TƧM' added to the runouts (The Soft Machine) indicating disks pressed at True Sound Manufacturing Corp..
Plated at Longwear Plating.

"Mfg. by Grand Award Record Co., Inc., a subsidiary of ABC Records Inc. 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019".
'Command/Probe' appears on the spine while the labels and front cover show 'Command/ABC Records/Probe.'

"...Selections published by Amm Jay Music Inc. - BMI".

Kevin Ayers is credited with "Lead Guitar", but actually mostly plays Bass Guitar on this release.