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The Soft Machine's VOLUME TWO, which was recorded after Kevin Ayers left for a solo career, reintroduces the band in all its eccentric glory. VOLUME TWO is the first Soft Machine album to feature the classic trio lineup of Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper, and Robert Wyatt. It is made up of 17 tracks the range in length from 10 seconds to six minutes which are grouped into two side-long suites, "Rivmic Melodies" and "Esther's Nose Job" (the latter's title is courtesy of Thomas Pynchon).

The trio's wide-ranging jazz, folk, and pop explorations lend every track its own unique character, with the pastoral acoustic guitar of Hopper's "Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening" running smack into Ratledge's aptly titled "Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging." Yet somehow, the whole thing works, especially on the remarkable first side, a wild series of seamless improvs that points toward the lengthy compositions of the Soft Machine's classic THIRD, a double-album consisting of four side-long compositions.

Originally released in 1969 following the departure of Kevin Ayers, Volume Two is a more experimental and ambitious album that its predecessor. With Robert Wyatt as the driving creative force and the addition of Hugh Hopper (Syd Barrett, Isotope) on bass

Recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England in February and March, 1969.

Soft Machine: Robert Wyatt (vocals, drums); Hugh Hopper (alto, acoustic guitar, bass guitar); Mike Ratledge (flute, piano, harpsichord, Hammond b-3 organ).

Personnel: Brian Hopper (soprano, tenor saxophone).

Soft Machine: Robert Wyatt (vocals, drums); Hugh Hopper (acoustic guitar, alto saxophone, bass); Mike Ratledge (flute, piano, harpsichord, organ).

Additional personnel: Brian Hopper (soprano & tenor saxophones).

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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Art Rock
Label Water Music
Orig Year 1969
All Time Sales Rank   71405  
CD Universe Part number 7386031
Catalog number 196
Discs 1
Release Date May 04, 2007
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Soft Machine; Soft Machine; Filippo Salvadori (Reissue)
Engineer George Chkiantz; George Chkiantz
Personnel Robert Wyatt - vocals, drums
Hugh Hopper - acoustic guitar, alto saxophone, bass
Mike Ratledge - flute, piano, harpsichord, Hammond b-3 organ

Also: Brian Hopper
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Pataphysical Introduction Pt.I
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Concise British Alphabet Pt.I, A
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Hibou, Anemone and Bear
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Concise British Alphabet Pt.II, A
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Hulloder
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Dada Was Here  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Thank You Pierrot Lunaire
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Have You Ever Been Green?
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Pataphysical Introduction Pt.II
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Out of Tunes
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Dedicated to You But Your Weren't Listening
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample13.Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample14.Pig
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample15.Orange Skin Food
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample16.Door Opens and Closes, A
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample17.Returns to the Bedroom

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