Soft Machine - Drop (1971) {2014 Japan Mini LP SHM-CD Remaster}
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© 1971, 2014 Vivid Sound / MoonJune Records | VSCD4262
Jazz / Jazz Rock / Rock / Avant-Garde Jazz / Art Rock
Cardboard sleeve reissue. Features SHM-CD format. This CD documents an often-overlooked phase in the long, complex history of Soft Machine: Australian drummer Phil Howard's five-month interim behind the kit, after Robert Wyatt's departure (prior to the arrival of his eventual long-term replacement, John Marshall). Howard was brought into Soft Machine by saxophonist Elton Dean, with both being members of Elton's side project at the time, Just Us. Under their combined influence, the band became freer and wilder than in any other time of its' long, storied existence. Illustrated by this great live recording from the German leg of their "Fifth" tour, the "Phil Howard Soft Machine edition" does swing with wreckless abandon.
This was a very rare, special event, documented for the first time here on CD. Although it was a brief run, there were some sizzling moments as the band soared without restraint, continually pushing itself further.For both new and old fans of Soft Machine, this is an album to savor – and an essential part of any Soft Machine and free jazz collection.
AMG INFO
Personnel:
MIKE RATLEDGE: Lowrey organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano
ELTON DEAN: saxello, alto sax, Fender Rhodes electric piano
HUGH HOPPER: bass guitar
PHIL HOWARD: drums
Recorded live during the German tour in the Fall of 1971.
tracklist:
01 - Neo Caliban Grides
02 - All White
03 - Slightly All The Time
04 - Drop
05 - M.C.
06 - Out-Bloody-Rageous
07 - As If
08 - Dark Swing
09 - Intropigling
10 - Pigling Bland
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EAC extraction logfile from 19. November 2018, 17:22
Soft Machine / Drop
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EAC extraction logfile from 19. November 2018, 17:22
Soft Machine / Drop
Used drive : ATAPI iHAS122 F Adapter: 1 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy_v1.3\Flac\flac.exe
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TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 6:23.14 | 0 | 28738
2 | 6:23.14 | 6:14.18 | 28739 | 56806
3 | 12:37.32 | 13:16.28 | 56807 | 116534
4 | 25:53.60 | 7:40.17 | 116535 | 151051
5 | 33:34.02 | 3:24.40 | 151052 | 166391
6 | 36:58.42 | 11:30.12 | 166392 | 218153
7 | 48:28.54 | 6:09.65 | 218154 | 245893
8 | 54:38.44 | 1:54.40 | 245894 | 254483
9 | 56:33.09 | 0:52.63 | 254484 | 258446
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