Turns On Volume 2

 This album is a continuation of Soft Machine Volume 1 (VP231CD).  As the year

1967 progressed so did the musical exposure of Soft Machine and their shows

incorporated full audio visual experiences of the time to include light displays.

It is these shows from which the tracks on volume 2 are taken.

The songs incorporate the works of Kevin Ayers, Hugh and Brian Hopper and there

are pieces by Mike Ratledge and Robert Wyatt which would later flourish into

extended suites and form the backbone of their live recordings and concerts.

During 1967, Australian Daevid Allen was forced to leave the band due to an

expired passport but he was later to form Gong. Soft Machine continued as a

trio until Andy Summers joined them as guitarist for the American tour in 1968

where the band were the support for Jimi Hendrix. It was after this tour that

Hugh Hopper rejoined the band with Kevin leaving, and Soft Machine then

entered it's classic phase.

This album captures Soft Machine prior to its classic period with a distinctive

style created by Robert Wyatt and Kevin Ayers from the Wilde Flowers along

with Daevid Allen and Mike Ratledge. The band indulged in considerable

improvisation with long continuous sets sometimes ear splittingly loud. Some

brilliant tracks with stylish artwork which will be a must for followers of the

Canterbury Music Scene.

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