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    Posted: August 25 2014 at 12:25
2 pretty closely rated debuts on PA, and seeing as both bands commonly appeared at the UFO club around '67 with material from these albums, thought I'd do a poll. 

Seriously can't decide myself, both are equally amazing Smile


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As an avid Pink Floyd fan, I have to say I'm not fond of their earlier material. From Meddle to The Final Cut is where this band took off IMHO.
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could vote either way

I will go with Pipers  mostly because of Interstellar Overdrive
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Piper, if only for nostalgia value and was the album that got me into Soft Machine in the first place.

Not that SM is anything to sneeze at. The Wyatt/Ayers/Ratledge lineup is one of the my favorite rock trios.
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Piper for being the greatest psychedelic record in all of history, of course.
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Originally posted by digdug digdug wrote:

could vote either way

I will go with Pipers  mostly because of Interstellar Overdrive
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Originally posted by Sumdeus Sumdeus wrote:

Piper for being the greatest psychedelic record in all of history, of course.
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My vote for Interstellar Overdrive.



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Love the Soft Machine like family, but their debut is relatively weak compared to what came later.  The Floyd's debut is fantastic, so I'll go with that.
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Soft Machine. Syd Barrett's work just freaks me out too much.
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The Piper ....

Originally posted by Sumdeus Sumdeus wrote:

Piper for being the greatest psychedelic record in all of history, of course.
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Originally posted by Sumdeus Sumdeus wrote:

Piper for being the greatest psychedelic record in all of history, of course.

Agreed...
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Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Welcome back, man!

thank you! randomly came across the forums again and what do you know, this was the first thread i saw. couldn't resist hehe


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Floyd once more
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Pink Floyd.
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These results are blowing my mind Wacko I knew Piper got some love here, but better than Soft Machine's debut?? Wyatt would be disappointed. 

I can listen through Soft Machine's debut easily, though I can never finish Piper. Interstellar Overdrive is good, though.
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Points: 831 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 25 2014 at 23:28
I think there's a good chance Wyatt would agree, I know Soft Machine were friends with Barrett and Wyatt played on some songs on Barrett's debut solo album.

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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

Love the Soft Machine like family, but their debut is relatively weak compared to what came later.  
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Which ones? I also have Volume 2 and Third and while I think they're not quite as accessible as the first record, I still find them to be solid records and worth investing a couple of spins with them.
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Points: 6632 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 26 2014 at 00:40
Being a huge Floyd fan I never liked their debut too much. Soft Machine it is.
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