The Soft Machine

~ Release by The Soft Machine (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Hope for Happiness recording of: Hope for Happiness lyricist and composer: Kevin Ayers, Hugh Hopper (British bassist) and Mike Ratledge		4:21
A2	Joy of a Toy recording of: Joy of a Toy (in 1968-04) writer: Kevin Ayers and Mike Ratledge	4	2:49
A3	Hope for Happiness (reprise) recording of: Hope for Happiness lyricist and composer: Kevin Ayers, Hugh Hopper (British bassist) and Mike Ratledge		1:38
A4	Why Am I So Short?	2	1:39
A5	So Boot If at All		7:25
A6	A Certain Kind recording of: A Certain Kind lyricist and composer: Hugh Hopper (British bassist)	3	4:11
B1	Save Yourself recording of: Save Yourself lyricist and composer: Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene)		2:25
B2	Priscilla		1:05
B3	Lullabye Letter recording of: Lullabye Letter (in 1968-04) lyricist and composer: Kevin Ayers		4:37
B4	We Did It Again recording of: We Did It Again lyricist and composer: Kevin Ayers		3:46
B5	Plus belle qu’une poubelle		1:01
B6	Why Are We Sleeping? recording of: Why Are We Sleeping? (Soft Machine song) lyricist: Kevin Ayers composer: Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge and Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene) publisher: Rough Trade Publishing	3	5:31
B7	Box 25/4 Lid		0:47

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1732459 [info]

Release group

included in:	Volumes One & Two

part of:	Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 182) (order: 182)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/16766 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Soft-machine/The-soft-machine [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/36bd [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-soft-machine/the-soft-machine/ [info] https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/soft-machine/the-soft-machine [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/378651/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3235 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/The_Soft_Machine_-_Volume_One/5178 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000115482 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1988943 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 41:15

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Gatefold Cover
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Big Beat
WIKA 57

Release events

United Kingdom
1987

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