Third (Soft Machine album)

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Third is a 1970 double LP by Soft Machine, with each side of the original vinyl consisting of a single long composition.[1] Its music explores the emerging jazz fusion of the type present on Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, which was released in the same year. Third is considered by many to be the seminal recording to emerge from the Canterbury scene, featuring incredible interplay between the band's members, led by keyboardist Mike Ratledge, Elton Dean on woodwinds, Robert Wyatt on drums and Hugh Hopper on bass. The track "Slightly All The Time" was used as the background for the syndicated "Realities" news program distributed by many 1970s-era "underground" radio stations. The album remained in print in the Columbia U.S. catalog throughout the 1970s and into the '80s despite its unusual format, based largely on word of mouth reviews.

Track listing

  1. "Facelift" (Hugh Hopper) – 18:45 (Live at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon, 4/1/70, and at Mother’s Club, Birmingham 11/1/70)
  2. "Slightly All The Time/ Noisette/ Backwards/ Noisette (Reprise)" (Mike Ratledge, Noisette by Hopper) – 18:12
  3. "Moon in June" (Robert Wyatt) – 19:08
  4. "Out-Bloody-Rageous" (Mike Ratledge) – 19:10

Bonus tracks on the remastered 2007 Sony/BMG release

Recorded at the Promenade Concert at the Royal Albert Hall for BBC Radio Three on 13th August 1970. This recording was previously released as Live at the Proms 1970.[2][3][4]

  1. "Out-Bloody-Rageous" (Ratledge) - 11:54
  2. "Facelift" (Hopper) - 11:22
  3. "Esther's Nose Job" (Ratledge) - 15:39
    1. Pig
    2. Orange Skin Food
    3. A Door Opens and Closes
    4. Pigling Bland
    5. 10:30 Returns to the Bedroom

Personnel

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References

  1. ^ Kurtz, Peter: Third > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved on 2008-07-24
  2. ^ Smith, Sid (26 February 2007). "Classic Pop/Rock Review - Soft Machine, Third / Fourth / Fifth / Six / Seven". BBC. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  3. ^ "Soft Releases 2007". www.hulloder.nl. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  4. ^ Breiling, Achim. "Soft Machine: Live at the Proms 1970: Review". Babyblaue Seiten. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
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