soft machine

 

Soft Machine, or The Soft Machine Legacy as they were called, performed on Zappanale 17 on 2006/07/15 in Bad Doberan, Germany.

The band consisted of

  • John Etheridge
  • John Marshall
  • Theo Travis
  • Hugh Hopper

The picture on the right was taken by Bazbo.

 

The Soft Machine Legacy live at Zappanale

discography

1 the soft machine: the soft machine
(1968, lp, ??, ??)

2 the soft machine: volume 2
(1969, lp, ??, ??)

3 soft machine: third
(1970, 2lp, ??, ??)

4 soft machine: fourth
(1971, lp, ??, ??)

5 soft machine: fifth
(1972, lp, ??, ??)

6 soft machine: six
(1973, 2lp, ??, ??)

7 soft machine: seven
(1973, lp, ??, ??)

8 soft machine: faces and places
(1973, lp, ??, ??)
 
9 soft machine: bundles
(1975, lp, ??, ??)

10 soft machine: softs
(1976, lp, ??, ??)
 
11 soft machine: alive & well - recorded in paris
(1978, lp, ??, ??)
 
12 soft machine: land of cockayne
(1981, lp, ??, ??)
 
13 soft machine: live at the proms 1970
(1988, cd, ??, ??)
 
14 soft machine: live in concert
(1993, cd, ??, ??)
 
15 soft machine: bbc radio 1 live in concert
(1994, cd, ??, ??)
 
16 soft machine: rubber riff
(1994, cd, ??, ??)
 
17 soft machine: live at the paradiso 1969
(1995, cd, ??, ??)
 
18 soft machine: live in france
(1995, 2cd, ??, ??)
 
19 soft machine: spaced
(1996, cd, ??, ??)
 
20 soft machine: virtually
(1998, cd, ??, ??)
 
21 soft machine: noisette
(2000, cd, ??, ??)
 
22 soft machine: turns on volume 1
(2001, cd, ??, ??)
 
23 soft machine: turns on volume 2
(2001, cd, ??, ??)
 
24 soft machine: facelift
(2002, 2cd, ??, ??)
 
25 soft machine: backwards
(2002, cd, ??, ??)
 
26 soft machine: bbc radio / 1967-1971
(2003, 2cd, ??, ??)
 
27 soft machine: bbc radio / 1971-1974
(2003, 2cd, ??, ??)
 
28 soft machine: somewhere in soho
(2004, 2cd, ??, ??)
 
29 soft machine: breda reactor
(2005, 2cd, ??, ??)
 
30 soft machine: the soft machine legacy - live in zaandam
(2005, cd, usa, moonjune
records mjr006)
 
31 soft machine: british tour '75
(2005, cd, ??, ??)
 
  soft machine: floating world live
    (2006, cd, usa, moonjune records mjr007)

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  various artists: zappanale 17
    (2006, 2cd, ger, arf society) - incl. various artists playing frank zappa compositions

  various artists: zappanale 17 - retrospective
    (2006, dvd, ger, the arf society) - feat. various artists playing frank zappa compositions

  various artists: zappanale # 17
    (2007, cd, ger, arf society) - incl. various artists playing frank zappa compositions

     
  soft machine legacy: live at the new morning
    (200?, 2cd, usa, inakustik)
 
  soft machine legacy: paris concert
    (200?, dvd, usa, inakustik)
 
  soft machine legacy: soft machine legacy
    (200?, cd, usa, moonjune records mjr008)
 
  soft machine legacy: steam
    (200?, cd, usa, moonjune records mjr016)
 
  the soft machine: the kings of canterbury
    (2008, 2cd, uk, recall records)

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  soft machine: drop
    (2008, cd, usa, moonjune records mjr023)
 
  soft machine: live at henie onstad art centre 1971
    (2009, 2cd/cdr, canada, reel recordings reelr 014cd)

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soft machine: ndr jazz workshop - hamburg, germany, may 17, 1973
   
(2010, cd+dvd, usa, cuneiform records rune 305/306)

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soft machine legacy: live adventures
    (2010, cd, usa, moonjune records mjr036)

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  soft machine: the earliest recordings
    (2012, lp, italy, b13 - bb presents b159lp) - clear vinyl in pvc sleeve, limited edition of 500 copies

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  soft machine: live 1967 - 1969
    (2012, lp, italy, b13 - bb presents b171lp) - clear vinyl in pvc sleeve, ltd edition of 500 copies
 
  soft machine legacy: burden of proof
    (2013, cd, usa, moonjune records mjr052)

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  the soft machine: tanglewood tails
    (2014, 2cd, uk, secret records)

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  soft machine: switzerland 1974
    (2015, cd + dvd, usa, cuneiform)

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CD reissues

The first two album were combined on one CD by Big Beat Albums "Fourthf" and "Fifth" were combined on one CD by Rewind.

concert

john etheridge - guitar
elton dean - altosax, saxello, fender rhodes
hugh hopper - bass
john marshall – drums

 


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