Volume Two

Tracklist

1. A1Pataphysical Introduction Pt. 11:00
2. A2A Concise British Alphabet Pt. 10:10
3. A3Hibou, Anenome and Bear5:58
4. A4A Concise British Alphabet Pt. 20:12
5. A5Hulloder0:52
6. A6Dada Was Here3:25
7. A7Thank You Pierrot Lunaire0:47
8. A8Have You Ever Bean Grean?1:23
9. A9Pataphysical Introduction Pt. 20:50
10. A10Out of Tunes2:30
11. B1As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still2:30
12. B2Dedicated to You but You Weren't Listening2:30
13. B3Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging1:50
14. B4Pig2:07
15. B5Orange Skin Food1:52
16. B6A Door Opens and Closes1:09
17. B710:30 Returns to the Bedroom4:14

Running time 33:19

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

Volume Two is the second album by The Soft Machine, released in September 1969, through Probe Records. It was recorded from February to March, 1969, at Olympic Studios, based in London, and produced by the band themselves. The album combined humour, dada, psychedelia, progressive rock, and jazz rock together. Upon its release, the album peaked at number 2 on the Dutch Album Top 100, and was positively received by music critics. In 2000, it was voted number 715 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.

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Who made it

Production

• Soft Machineproducer · on 1 track

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The record

• First released
  Apr 1969
• Labels
  Probe SPB 1002
  ABC Records CPLP 4505 S
  Big Beat WIKA 58
  One Way Records MCAD-22065
• Kind
  Album
• Formats
  Vinyl 4 editions, CD 4 editions
• Editions
  8 releases in 4 countries
• Running time
  33:19

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Books

• Contemporary MusiciansContemporary MusiciansLeigh Ann Deremer · 2001About Soft Machine
• Wrong movementsWrong movementsMichael King, Michael King · 1994About Soft Machine
• Still with the musicStill with the musicKarl Jenkins · 2015About Soft Machine
• SOFT MACHINE: OUT-BLOODY-RAGEOUSSOFT MACHINE: OUT-BLOODY-RAGEOUSGRAHAM BENNETT · 2005About Soft Machine

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