The Soft Machine rare '69 US 1st press LP Volume Two on Probe mint- PROG KILLER

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Band/Record: The Soft Machine - Volume Two

Label/Matrix: US 1969 ABC Probe CPLP 4505-S

Condition Record/Sleeve: Mint-/EX (record immaculate, DREAM audio. Cover clean and unwritten, with corners only tiny "eaten")

Extra Info: Fantastic Album !! Mega rare US 1st pressing on PROBE with original fold-out cover. This album was actually first issued in the US and later in the UK ... Wow ..minty dream audio ... VERY RARE !! 

~~~ The second work of SOFT MACHINE announced in 1969 "Volume Two". Kevin Ayers seceded with David Allen. However, their influences resound richly in this work.Moody jazz and destroyed dadaism.Surrealism language experiment and the humorous blues. Repetition and chaos.They invaded each other and a strange mutant was made up. It is a dreamlike paradise. Each player's individuality was established by this work.

This is the quintessential Canterbury Rock album, slightly edging those laudable works such as Caravan's "In the Land of Grey and Pink" and Hatfield's "Rotter's Club". Though only clocking in at a paltry thirty-three minutes, this album packs a punch, with a dizzying seventeen songs. Released in 1968, Vol. II is slightly less poppy and more complex than its predecessor, and frankly former bassist Kevin Ayers is not missed.

The album shifts effortlessly (and rather quickly) between fun, poppish numbers such as "Hulloder", "If He Lies Perfectly Still" and "Pig" and rather complex Jazz-rock (though not fusion) pieces, such as "Hibou Anemone and Bear" and the free-jazz of "Out of Tunes". The album is divided into two suites; Side A is penned mostly by bassist Hugh Hopper and arranged by Robert Wyatt. Side B is pure Ratledge (the organist). Side B is much more jazz oriented and abstract, which is surprising given Hopper's later work. The poppier Side A is much better, though both are incredible. Wyatt, while grating at times, especially later in his career, is flawless here -- his breathy, slightly high pitched, careless delivery dovetails perfectly with the whimsical music. This album also signals the first time The Soft Machine used a horn section, to great effect. This album is the apex of the Soft Machine's varied and illustrious career, a perfect and mellow blend of Jazz, Psychedelia, Pop and Rock. Not to be missed !!

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