View basket “(A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man” has been added to your basket. Softs Soft Machine SKU: CRP111LP Barcode: 5013929411111 21.00 £21.00 Genre: Progressive Label: Cherry Red Released Date: 13th May 2011 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Cherry Red Phonograph is proud to present a fully re-mastered edition of the classic 1976 album Softs, by one of the most influential exponents of the British underground, Soft Machine. This album was the band’s second for the Harvest label (Pink Floyd and later Wire) and featured a new line-up of Karl Jenkins (piano, synthesizers), John Marshall (drums), Roy Babbington (bass), John Etheridge (guitar), and Alan Wakeman (sax). Seven of the album’s eleven tracks were composed by Jenkins, who had taken over keyboard duties from Mike Ratledge (who makes his last appearance here on “Song Of Aeolus” and “Ban-Ban Caliban”), so the band at this stage was largely a vehicle for Jenkins’ own vision. Also, taking Alan Holdsworth’s place on guitar is John Etheridge, whose jaw-dropping speed and prowess made it quite obvious that he was no second fiddle. This is an album of exquisitely executed instrumental jazz fusion that has unfortunately often been overlooked over the years (leaving it un-issued on vinyl for over two decades)! Re-mastered from the original tapes and featuring the original artwork Artist Soft Machine Genre Progressive Label Cherry Red Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1) Aubade 2) The Tale Of Taliesin 3) Ban-Ban Caliban 4) Song Of Aeolus 5) Out Of Season 6) Second Bundle 7) Kayoo 8) The Camden Tandem 9) Nexus 10) One Over The Eight 11) Etika Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Soft Machine View Product Quick View Soft Machine Other Doors Rock And Pop | Tonefloat | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 30th June 2023 £42.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Soft Machine Other Doors £42.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Tonefloat SKU: TFLP205 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 30th June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Soft Machine Wonderland Progressive | Secret Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 25th March 2022 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Soft Machine 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