Soft Machine discography

Soft Machine are an English rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966. As a central band of the Canterbury scene, the group became one of the first British psychedelic acts and later moved into progressive rock and jazz fusion. Having known numerous line-ups, the band currently consists of John Etheridge (guitar), Theo Travis (saxophone, flutes, keyboards), Fred Baker (bass) and Asaf Sirkis (drums).

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Archive studio recordings

Compilation albums

Other minor releases

These albums were either released by small labels with most of their content available on the main albums listed above or are reissues/"Best of" collections released by major labels with all previously released material.

Singles

• 1967: "Love Makes Sweet Music"/"Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin'" (Line-up: Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen) (Released in the UK and New Zealand, both the A- and B-side were later included on Triple Echo in 1977, the first time either appeared on an album)

• 1968: "Joy of a Toy"/"Why Are We Sleeping?" (Line-up: Ratledge, Wyatt, Ayers) (Both A- and B-side from the album The Soft Machine, single released in the US and Japan)

• 1978: "Soft Space (Part 1)"/"Soft Space (Part 2)" (Line-up: John Marshall, Karl Jenkins, John Etheridge, Ric Sanders, Steve Cook) (From the album Alive and Well, single released in the UK and most other European countries)

• 2024: "The Dew at Dawn"/"(Slightly) Slightly All the Time" (Line-up: Etheridge, Theo Travis, Fred Baker, Asaf Sirkis) (Released in the UK and online)

Bootlegs

The 1960s

1968

• 1968, 08–11, Live at Davenport, Iowa (supporting The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
• 1968, 08–16, Live at the Merryweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland (supporting The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
• 1968, 09–13, Live at the Hollywood Bowl, California (supporting The Jimi Hendrix Experience)

1969

• 1969, 04–13, Live at the Country Club in London
• 1969, 06–25, Live at the Ba.Ta.Clan in Paris
• 1969, 08–09, Live at Plumpton Race Course – only "Moon in June" was performed
• 1969, 10–05, Live at the Lyceum in London
• 1969, 10–27, Live at the Liverpool University – Excerpt
• 1969, 10–28, Live at Actuel Festival in Amougies, Belgium – Excerpt

The 1970s

1970

• 1970, 01–04, Live at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon – This concert was published as Noisette (Cuneiform, 2000), but this official release lacks "Facelift" that was in part used for the Third album (1970), where it is joined by another version recorded 11 January and overdubbed. This concert is inserted here only because the version of "Facelift" herein contained (over 25 minutes long) is a very special version and the full song would deserve an official treatment.
• 1970, 01–17, Live at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam
• 1970, 04–04, Live at the Kolner Festival, Germany
• 1970, 09–01, BBC Radiophonic Workshop – Eamonn Andrews explained
• 1970, 09–17, Alan Black "Sound of the Seventies" (broadcast 25 Sept.), recorded at the Camden Theatre in London
• 1970, 10–24, Live at DeDoelen, Rotterdam – Excerpt

1971

• 1971, 02–07, Live at the Roundhouse, London, UK
• 1971, 03–21, Live in Het Turfschip, Breda, Netherlands
• 1971, 06–07, Live at the Cafe au Go Go (the Gaslight) in New York City
• 1971, 10–17, Donaueschinger Musiktage – This concert has appeared partially on Drop (Moonjune 2008)
• 1971, 11–07, Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival – There exist two versions of this concert: the live recording and the radio broadcast (with German DJ inserts) – this concert has appeared partially on Drop (Moonjune 2008)

1972

• 1972, 04–22, Live at Palazzo dello Sport in Bergamo, Italy
• 1972, 04–24, Live at the Piper Club in Rome
• 1972, 06–07, Live at King's Cross Cinema
• 1972, 12–03, Live at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, UK

1974

• 1974, 03–11, Radio Interview with Mike Ratledge and Allan Holdsworth for an American radio broadcast
• 1974, 03–13, Live at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York
• 1974, 03–17, Live at "My Father's Place" in Roslyn, New York
• 1974, 03–23–24, Live at the Howard Stein's Academy of Music in New York
• 1974, 08–10, Live at Le Naiadi, Pescara, Italy
• 1974, 09–20–24, Villa Pamphili Festival in Rome

1975

• 1975, 01–16, Live in Stuttgart, Germany
• 1975, 08–17, Live at the Théâtre antique d'Orange, Orange Festival in France
• 1975, 08–24, Live at the Reading Festival, UK
• 1975, 08–29, Live in Vienna
• 1975, 11–26, Live at the Cinéma Variétés in Marseille, France

1976

• 1976, 02–18, Live at the Palasport in Reggio Emilia, Italy
• 1976, 08–08, Live in Trieste, Italy
• 1976, 10–09, Live in Roskilde, Copenhagen
• 1976, 12–03, Live at the Palais des Sports in Paris

Related bands, projects & tributes discography

Discography

Notes

References

External links

• Soft Machine discography discography at Discogs