cover of Soft Machine - Fifth

Soft Machine – Fifth

1972, United Kingdom
00:36:29; 33M; 128JS; 199;
  1. All White - 6:06
  2. Drop - 7:43
  3. M.C. - 4:54
  4. As If - 8:23
  5. L B O - 1:31
  6. Pigling Bland - 4:23
  7. Bone - 3:29

Roy Babbington - double bass [1 to 7, 11 to 14]
Marc Charig - cornet [1 to 7]
George Chkiantz - engineer [1 to 7]
Elton Dean - alto saxophone, saxello, electric piano [8 to 14], written-by [3, 14]
Nick Evans - trombone [1 to 7]
Jimmy Hastings - bass clarinet, flute [alto flute] [1 to 7]
John Hays - art direction [1 to 7]
Hugh Hopper - bass guitar, written-by [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10]
Phil Howard - drums [8 to 10]
Campbell MacCallum - photography [1 to 7]
Soft Machine - producer
John Marshall - drums [11 to 14], written-by [12]
Gary Martin - engineer [8 to 14]
Sean Murphy - executive producer
Mike Ratledge - electric piano [8 to 14], organ, piano [1 to 7], written-by [1, 8, 9, 11, 13]
Alan Skidmore - tenor saxophone [1 to 7]
Robert Wyatt - drums [1 to 7]

'Fourth' recorded Autumn 1970. ℗ 1971 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
'Fifth' recorded Nov/Dec 1971, Jan/Feb 1972. ℗ 1972 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
This compilation (Columbia's Rewind series)
℗ 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
© 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
CD release combining 2 Soft Machine albums originally released in 1971 & 1972.

On backcover tracks 4 to 7 is "Virtuality".
On backcover track 12 is "LBO".
Comes in a standard jewel case with an 8-page booklet.
Total playing time 75:44.

Columbia, 493341 2
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