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Points: 7341 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2006 at 11:04
The first two of course! Third is pretty dull except for Moon in June, and the rest have nothing to do with the original sound of The Soft Machine. I'm a huge fan of those two ablums. I really need Jet Propelled Photographs still.
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Points: 12818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2006 at 19:17
Originally posted by The Wizard The Wizard wrote:

. I really need Jet Propelled Photographs still.


But it is demos done in a rush and closer to Wilde Flowers than Soft Machine or Volume 2. It was probably only issued when (former Yardbirds manager) Giorgio Gomelsky the demos' producer and copyright-holder  realised Soft Machine might make it big about 3 or 4 years after the recordings - Gomelsky had the reputation of a conman, and he also conned the public by issuing the demos across one side each of two separate LPs entitled Rock Generation...... and then there must be 10 variants since so beware. I have Rock Generation Volume 8 (on the original French Byg Records) and later got the whole session on the LP reissue Soft Machine At The Beginning (Charley/Oxford Records with apparent loving liner notes by Gomelsky himself...). Only later did the session get called Jet Propelled Photographs - presumably to avoid  Gomelsky's copyright - and that would have been the 3 rd or 4th variant on LP.

As I said, it is worth sampling Daevid Allen truly loving re-recording of the tunes from the Gomelsky session, about 3 years ago working as University Of Errors, called Jet Propelled Photographs.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2006 at 19:29
I have the original two singles by The Soft Machine on my Anthology CD and they're very quirky indeed, due to Daevid Allen's influence.

I actually really like their later stuff as well, because I'm a huge fan of jazz/fusion.  I don't have Bundles or Softs, but I do have the second BBC album and one other live recording.

I have the new Soft Machine CD/DVD on order and that will hopefully arrive soon!
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Points: 7341 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2006 at 19:33
Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

Originally posted by The Wizard The Wizard wrote:

. I really need Jet Propelled Photographs still.


But it is demos done in a rush and closer to Wilde Flowers than Soft Machine or Volume 2. It was probably only issued when (former Yardbirds manager) Giorgio Gomelsky the demos' producer and copyright-holder  realised Soft Machine might make it big about 3 or 4 years after the recordings - Gomelsky had the reputation of a conman, and he also conned the public by issuing the demos across one side each of two separate LPs entitled Rock Generation...... and then there must be 10 variants since so beware. I have Rock Generation Volume 8 (on the original French Byg Records) and later got the whole session on the LP reissue Soft Machine At The Beginning (Charley/Oxford Records with apparent loving liner notes by Gomelsky himself...). Only later did the session get called Jet Propelled Photographs - presumably to avoid  Gomelsky's copyright - and that would have been the 3 rd or 4th variant on LP.

As I said, it is worth sampling Daevid Allen truly loving re-recording of the tunes from the Gomelsky session, about 3 years ago working as University Of Errors, called Jet Propelled Photographs.
I have heard of the University of Errors album. I really want to get JPP though, I'm a big enough fan to find them worthwile I think.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2006 at 19:34
A big enough fan that you don't particularly care for their career after Wyatt departed? Wink
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Points: 393 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2006 at 23:07

i think One and Third are my favourites

 

Two's very good too

so's Fourth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
and Fifth
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