Released June 1976 Release date June 1976 Genre Jazz fusion | Length 44:55 | |
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Softs(1976) Alive & Well Recorded in Paris(1978) Similar Bundles, Third, Volume Two, The Soft Machine, Alive & Well: Recorded |
Soft machine softs full album
Softs is the ninth studio album by the Canterbury associated band Soft Machine, released in 1976.
Contents
- Soft machine softs full album
- Soft machine softs 1976
- Overview
- Track listing
- Side one
- Side two
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Soft machine softs 1976
Overview
John Etheridge replaced Allan Holdsworth on guitar shortly after the release of the previous album, Bundles, and Alan Wakeman, cousin of keyboardist Rick Wakeman, took over saxophone duties from Karl Jenkins. Karl would play keyboards exclusively from this point onward. This change was necessitated by the departure of the group's last founding member, Mike Ratledge, who left in March 1976 before the sessions were completed, and can be heard on two tracks, but is not credited as a member of the group. Wakeman and bassist Roy Babbington left the group not long after the album was released, Wakeman having been a member for less than six months.
Track listing
All compositions by Karl Jenkins except where indicated.
Side one
Side two
- "Out of Season" – 5:30
- "Second Bundle" – 2:35
- "Kayoo" (John Marshall) – 3:25
- "The Camden Tandem" (John Etheridge, John Marshall) – 1:50
- "Nexus" – 0:47
- "One Over the Eight" (Karl Jenkins, John Marshall, John Etheridge, Alan Wakeman, Roy Babbington) – 5:26
- "Etika" – 2:21 (John Etheridge)
Personnel
Songs
1Aubade1:52
2The Tale of Taliesin7:18
3Ban-Ban Caliban9:22