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ALBUM · 1968

The Soft Machine

by Soft Machine · Dec 1968 · Probe · 13 tracks · 41:08

  • psychedelic rock
  • canterbury scene
  • experimental
  • jazz

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Tracklist

  1. 1Hope for Happiness4:20
  2. 2Joy of a Toy2:49
  3. 3Hope for Happiness (reprise)1:37
  4. 4Why Am I So Short?1:38
  5. 5So Boot If at All7:22
  6. 6A Certain Kind4:10
  7. 7Save Yourself2:25
  8. 8Priscilla1:05
  9. 9Lullabye Letter4:37
  10. 10We Did It Again3:46
  11. 11Plus belle qu’une poubelle1:01
  12. 12Why Are We Sleeping?5:31
  13. 13Box 25/4 Lid0:47

Running time 41:08

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

The Soft Machine is the debut album by the British psychedelic rock band Soft Machine, released in December 1968, through ABC Records and Probe Records in the United States and Barclay in France. The album, a psychedelic rock and jazz rock record, was recorded in April 1968 at Record Plant Studios, based in New York City, and was produced by Chas Chandler of The Animals and Tom Wilson.

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The record

  • First released
    Dec 1968
  • Labels
    Probe CPLP 4500
    Big Beat WIKA 57
    One Way Records MCAD-22064
    Runt LLC
  • Kind
    Album
  • Formats
    CD 6 editions, Vinyl 3 editions, Digital
  • Editions
    11 releases in 4 countries
  • Running time
    41:08

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