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Soft Machine
Fourth/Fifth

Compil. GB 1999 on Columbia label
Jazz and Rock (Fusion, Jazz-Rock)

"Fourth" recorded: Autumn, 1970 at Olympic Studios, London. ℗ 1971 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. "Fifth" recorded at Advision Studios, London Nov/Dec 1971, Jan/Feb 1972. ℗ 1972 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. Published by Soft Machine Publishing Ltd. except tracks 2, 4 to 7, 10, published by Robbins Music Corp/EMI This compilation ℗ 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. © 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. Original Sound Recording By Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. On backcover tracks 4 to 7 is "Virtuality". On backcover track 12 is "LBO". Clear tray jewel case with 8-page booklet. Total playing time 75:44.

     
Musicians
PortraitSoft Machine , 1966-1968 GB
album by
PortraitElton Dean as, ep, 1945-2006 GB
alto saxophone, saxello, electric piano, written by
PortraitJohn Hays ,
art direction, fourth
PortraitJimmy Hastings fl, as, *1938 GB
bass clarinet, flute, alto flute
PortraitHugh Hopper b, eb, 1945-2009 GB
bass guitar, written by
PortraitMarc Charig cor, *1944 DE
cornet
PortraitRoy Babbington eb, b, *1940 GB
double bass
PortraitJohn Marshall dr, perc, *1941 GB
drums, written by
PortraitPhil Howard dr, AU
drums
PortraitRobert Wyatt voc, dr, *1945 GB
drums
PortraitMike Ratledge org, ep, *1943 GB
electric piano, organ, piano, written by
Campbell MacCallum
photography by, fourth
PortraitAlan Skidmore ts, sax, *1942 GB
tenor saxophone
PortraitNick Evans tb, *1947 GB
trombone
Producers
Bloomsbury Group design, fourth sleeve design
Gary Martin engineer
George Chkiantz engineer
Sean Murphy executive-producer
Soft Machine producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1FourthSoft Machine
2TeethSoft MachineMike Ratledge9:12
3Kings And QueensSoft MachineHugh Hopper5:00
4Fletcher's BlemishSoft MachineElton Dean4:34
5Virtually Part 1Soft MachineHugh Hopper5:17
6Virtually Part 2Soft MachineHugh Hopper7:06
7Virtually Part 3Soft MachineHugh Hopper4:31
8Virtually Part 4Soft MachineHugh Hopper3:20
9FifthSoft Machine
10All WhiteSoft MachineMike Ratledge6:07
11DropSoft MachineMike Ratledge7:42
12M CSoft MachineHugh Hopper4:57
13As IfSoft MachineMike Ratledge8:02
14L B OSoft MachineJohn Marshall1:54
15Pigling BlandSoft MachineMike Ratledge4:24
16BoneSoft MachineElton Dean3:27
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