Soft Machine, The

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• COLORED YELLOW VINYL

These Soft Machine recordings for John Peel's Top Gear programme took place in June 1969 when the band was at the peak of their psychedelic revolution and during their first transition towards an unprecedented form of psych rock jazz. These historical sessions, including a great version of Wyatt's masterpiece 'Moon In June', show the great potential of the band's early line ups featuring Hugh Hopper, Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt and Mike Ratledge.

PERSONNEL:

• Mike Ratledge - keyboards
• Robert Wyatt - drums and vocals
• Hugh Hopper - bass guitar

Live at Top Gear BBC, 10 June 1969

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1. Moon In June
• A2. Esther's Nose Job

• SIDE B:
• B1. Slightly All The Time