Soft Machine‘s ‘classic quartet’ captured on its final European tour on two consecutive nights on February 27 and 28, 1971.
Subtly remastered, the result is, in the words of the late Michael King (who released the Sunday concert on his Reel Recordings label in 2009), “Demonstrably the finest recording of the classic Soft Machine quartet ever committed to tape.”
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Tracklist:
CD1 – February 27, 1971 [1st set]
Facelift
Virtually
Slightly All the Time
Fletcher’s Blemish
CD2 – February 27, 1971 [2nd set]
Neo-Caliban Grides
Out-Bloody-Rageous
Vocal Improvisation
Eamonn Andrews
All White
Kings and Queens
Teeth
Pigling Bland
CD3 – February 28, 1971 [1st set]
Facelift
Virtually
Slightly All the Time
Fletcher’s Blemish
CD4 – February 28, 1971 [2nd set]
Neo-Caliban Grides
Out-Bloody-Rageous
Vocal Improvisation
Eamonn Andrews
All White
Kings and Queens
Teeth
Pigling Bland
Slightly All the Time [encore]
Lineup:
Elton Dean / Alto Sax, Saxello, Hohner Pianet
Hugh Hopper / Bass
Mike Ratledge / Hohner Pianet, Lowrey Holiday Deluxe Organ, Fender Rhodes
Robert Wyatt / Drums, Vocals
