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Land Of Cockayne
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REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES Includes BOOKLET WITH RESTORED ARTWORK, PHOTOS & LINER NOTES
REVIEWS IN "UNCUT”, "MOJO”, "RECORD COLLECTOR” & "CLASSIC ROCK” MAGAZINES
COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES & FANZINES
ESOTERIC RECORDINGS are pleased to announce the remastered release of SOFT MACHINE’s final album, "LAND OF COCKAYNE”. By the time the album was recorded SOFT MACHINE comprised keyboard player and saxophonist KARL JENKINS and drummer JOHN MARSHALL. The duo were joined by musicians such as JACK BRUCE, the returning ALLAN HOLDSWORTH, DICK MORRISSEY and RAY WARLEIGH among others to produce a different, but polished album. This official ESOTERIC CD edition has been re-mastered from the original master tapes and features an essay by Sid Smith.
- Jack Bruce / bass
- Stu Calver / backing vocals
- Alan Holdsworth / lead guitar
- Karl Jenkins / keyboards, synths
- John Marshall / drums, percussion
- Dick Morrissey / tenor sax
- Alan Parker / rhythm guitar
- John Perry / backing vocals
- Tony Rivers / backing vocals
- John Taylor / electric piano
- Ray Warleigh / alto sax, bass flute
| 1. | Over 'n' above (7:24) | | 2. | Lotus groves (4:57) | | 3. | Isle of the blessed (1:56) | | 4. | Panoramania (7:07) | | 5. | Behind the crystal curtain (0:53) | | 6. | Palace of glass (3:22) | | 7. | Hot-biscuit Slim (7:27) | | 8. | (Black) velvet mountain (5:10) | | 9. | Sly monkey (5:00) | | 10. | A lot of what you fancy... (0:35) |
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ECLEC 2208 |
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1981 |
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Alive & Well - Live In Paris - deluxe (2CD)
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2CD remastered edition of the classic 1978 live album Alive
& Well Recorded In Paris by the celebrated Jazz and Rock group Soft
Machine. The album was the band ‘s third for EMI sHarvest label and
featured a line-up of KARL Jenkins (Piano, Electric Keyboards,
Synthesiser), John Marshall (Drums), John Etheridge (Acoustic and
Electric Guitars) and new members Steve Cook (Bass Guitar) and Ric
Sanders (Violin).The final live recordings to be released by the band
during their lifetime, Alive & Well was the product of several
nights of excellent concerts at Le Palace Theatre in Monmartre, Paris in
July 1978. The album was initially released as a single album, although
the discovery of multi-track masters of a concert in the archives has
resulted in this expanded edition with a CD of additional material
recorded in July 1978.Unavailable officially on CD for nearly fifteen
years, this Esoteric Recordings reissue has been re-mastered from the
original master tapes and fully restores the original artwork.
- Steve Cook / bass guitar
- John Etheridge / acoustic & electric guitars
- Karl Jenkins / piano, electric keyboards and syntheziser
- John Marshall / drums, percussion
- Rick Sanders / violin
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| 1. | White kite (3:00) | | 2. | Eos (1:22) | | 3. | Odds bullets and blades pt. 1. (2:18) | | 4. | Odds bullets and blades pt. 2. (2:33) | | 5. | Song of the sunbird (1:24) | | 6. | Puffin (1:18) | | 7. | Huffin (5:12) | | 8. | Number three (2:25) | | 9. | The nodder (7:13) | | 10. | Surrounding silence (4:04) | | 11. | Soft space (8:17) |
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| 1. | K’s Riff | | 2. | The Nodder | | 3. | Two Down | | 4. | The Spraunce | | 5. | Song of Aeolus | | 6. | Sideburn | | 7. | The Tale of Taliesin | | 8. | Organic Matter | | 9. | One Over the Eight | | 10. | Soft Space Part One | | 11. | Soft Space Part Two (disco version) |
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ECLEC 22234 |
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1978 |
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Softs
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Classic 1976 album Softs by the celebrated Jazz and Rock group Soft Machine. The album was the band s second for EMI'S Harvest label and featured a line-up of Mike Ratledge (keyboards), Karl Jenkins (Oboe, Piano, Soprano Sax), John Marshall (Drums), Roy Babbington (Bass) and new member John Etheridge (Guitar), along with saxophonist Alan Wakeman. An accessible collection that followed the band's first album for EMI Harvest, Bundles , Softs featured John Etheridge's considerable guitar playing talents and would also be the final album to feature founder member Mike Ratledge. Unavailable on CD for nearly 15 years, this Esoteric Recordings reissue has been re-mastered from the original tapes and fully restores the original artwork.
- Roy Babbington / bass guitar
- John Etheridge / acoustic & electric guitars
- Karl Jenkins / piano, electric piano, pianette, string, Mini-Moog synthesizers, orchestration
- John Marshall / drums, percussion
- Alan Wakeman / soprano & tenor saxes
+ Mike Ratledge / synthesizer (3,4)
| 1. | Aubade (1:51) | | 2. | The Tale of Taliesien (7:17) | | 3. | Ban-Ban Caliban (9:22) | | 4. | Song of Aeolus (4:31) | | 5. | Out of Season (5:32) | | 6. | Second Bundle (2:37) | | 7. | Kayoo (3:27) | | 8. | The Camden Tandem (2:01) | | 9. | Nexus (0:49) | | 10. | One Over the Eight (5:25) | | 11. | Etika (2:21) |
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ECLEC 2202 |
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1976 |
17.00
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Bundles
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Classic 1975 album Bundles by the celebrated Jazz and Rock group SOFT MACHINE. The album was the band s first for EMI sHarvest label and featured a line-up of Mike Ratledge (keyboards), Karl Jenkins (Oboe, Piano, Soprano Sax), John Marshall (Drums), Roy Babbington (Bass) and new member Allan Holdsworth (Guitar). An accessible collection, Bundles featured Holdsworth's considerable guitar playing talents and opened a new chapter for the band, and attracted much praise upon release. Unavailable on CD for nearly 15 years, this Esoteric Recordings reissue has been re-mastered from the original tapes and fully restores the original artwork.
- Roy Babbington / bass
- Allan Holdsworth / acoustic & electric guitars
- Karl Jenkins / oboe, soprano sax, acoustic & electric pianos
- John Marshall / drums, percussion
- Mike Ratledge / electric piano, organ, synthesizer
+ Ray Warleigh / alto & bass flutes (12)
| 1. | Hazard Profile Part 1 (9:18) | | 2. | Part 2 (2:21) | | 3. | Part 3 (1:05) | | 4. | Part 4 (0:46) | | 5. | Part 5 (5:29) | | 6. | Gone Sailing (0:59) | | 7. | Bundles (3:14) | | 8. | Land Of The Bag Snake (3:35) | | 9. | The Man Who Waved At Trains (1:50) | | 10. | Peff (1:57) | | 11. | Four Gongs Two Drums (4:09) | | 12. | The Floating World (7:12) |
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ECLEC 2196 |
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1975 |
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