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Soft Machine - Live In The Netherlands 1971 - Import 2 CD Limited Edition
Soft Machine - Live In The Netherlands 1971 - Import 2 CD Limited Edition
CD
Rock
Progressive/Art Rock
June 26, 2026
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Catalog No.: IACD11751
JAN/ISBN: 4997184221443
Number of Discs: 2
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Soft Machine
Description:
In 1963, a band called Wild Flowers was formed in Canterbury, England. The band consisted of members who would later go on to form Soft Machine and Caravan. Soft Machine was formed in 1966, evolving from this group. The band’s name was taken from the works of William Burroughs, a Beat writer who had gained popularity. The members were Australian David Allen (g), Kevin Ayers (b, vo) and Robert Wyatt (ds, vo)—both former members of Wild Flowers—as well as Mike Latridge (kbds) and Larry Nolan (g), making a total of five.
Nolan left the band shortly after they began performing, and the remaining four members recorded a demo. This material was included on two compilation albums (later combined into one) released by France’s BYG Records in 1967. After their first concert in France, Allen was unable to re-enter the UK due to drug and visa issues and left the band; Ayers took over on guitar, and the group continued as a trio. They signed with Probe, a subsidiary of ABC Records in the U.S., and produced their debut album in four days, making their debut in December 1968 with the album *The Soft Machine*. With each album release, the band’s sound shifted toward a stronger jazz influence. They welcomed Elton Dean (sax), formerly of the Keith Tippett Group, as a full-time member, switched record labels to CBS Records UK, and began recording a new album. *Third* was released in June 1970 and became their first album to chart in the UK (No. 18). The following year, in 1971, they released *4* (original title: *Fourth*), which clearly defined the band’s musical direction, and embarked on a 75-show tour spanning the U.S. and Europe. During this tour, their concert in Breda, Netherlands, on January 31 of that year was recorded and broadcast as a radio program to promote the album. This album is a live recording of that broadcast, featuring a setlist composed primarily of songs from their third album, supplemented by new material.
The performance—centered on improvisation by the four members and characterized by interplay reminiscent of free jazz—had reached a higher level of refinement by this point. However, Robert Wyatt, who objected to this musical direction, left the band after the tour ended...
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