The original Soft Machine?

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   Do you know, off the top of your head, what four members comprise the original Soft Machine? Extra credit - why did they become a three piece?

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Gonghobbit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 03 2004 Status: Offline Points: 232	Topic: The original Soft Machine? Posted: February 03 2004 at 14:33
	Do you know, off the top of your head, what four members comprise the original Soft Machine? Extra credit - why did they become a three piece?
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Alexander Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 02 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 237	Posted: February 03 2004 at 18:55
	Original line up 1967: Daevid Allen-Guitars, Vocals Kevin Ayers-Bass, Vocals Mike Ratledge-Organ, keyboards Robert Wyatt-Drums, Vocals I am not sure why Allen left, but Kevin left because Mike & Robert were very interested in jazz & Kevin did not agree with their interest. So Hugh Hopper was recruited to replace him on Bass.(Hugh Hopper was previously their roadie) Edited by Alexander
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Gonghobbit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 03 2004 Status: Offline Points: 232	Posted: February 03 2004 at 19:13
	Nice one Alexander, Daevid Allen was refused entry back into England from France when the Softs went there, '67 I believe, and Daevid went on to form Gong a couple years later. Not much from this period of the band, I had a couple tunes on 'Triple Echo' by Soft Machine by them, but that's on vinyl somewhere.
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Verisimilitude Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 09 2004 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 114	Posted: February 09 2004 at 20:42
	Ahhh, I would like to beg the differ that there were four members in the original Soft Machine... They did happen to have a fifth member by the name of Larry Nolan who played guitar at a few of their early gigs and then left... Whooh, , yeah... I read too much...

kebjourman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 26 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 393	Posted: March 29 2006 at 22:06
	if you wanna hear the 4 member band, get the 'jet propelled photograph' cd

The Wizard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 18 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7341	Posted: March 29 2006 at 22:16
	David left because he went to france but couldn't return because of Visa complications. It was there where he formed Gong.