British Tour 75 [Import]

Product Description
Recorded originally for a live radio broadcast at Nottingham University in October 1975, and at over 78 minutes, this amazing, previously un-released live recording, captures the band touring Britain between the releases of the 1975 album Bundles and Softs in 1976. The set list includes fifteen tracks containing numbers from both these albums plus three new numbers comprising over 30 minutes of previously un-recorded material. MLP. 2005.

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British Tour 75 [Import]

Average customer rating: THE RETURN OF THE FORTY MINUTE GUITAR SOLO! everything i was hoping for Soft Machine Raw and Live

British Tour '75 Soft MacHine Manufacturer: Mlp ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Floating World Live BBC in Concert 1972 Live In Zaandam BBC in Concert 1971 Soft Machine: Out-bloody-rageous ASIN: B0009WHAO8 Release Date: 2005-09-12

Tracks:

1. Bundles
2. Land of the Big Snake
3. Out of Season
4. Man Who Waved at Trains
5. JVH
6. Floating World
7. Ban-Ban Caliban
8. Sideburn
9. Hazard Profile, Pt. 1
10. Hazard Profile, Pt. 2
11. Hazard Profile, Pt. 3
12. Hazard Profile, Pt. 4
13. Hazard Profile, Pt. 5
14. Song of Aeolus
15. Sign of Five

Album Description

Recorded originally for a live radio broadcast at Nottingham University in October 1975, and at over 78 minutes, this amazing, previously un-released live recording, captures the band touring Britain between the releases of the 1975 album Bundles and Softs in 1976. The set list includes fifteen tracks containing numbers from both these albums plus three new numbers comprising over 30 minutes of previously un-recorded material. MLP. 2005.

Album Details

Prog Rock Specialists Soft Machine Recorded in Concert Originally for a Live Radio Broadcast at Nottingham University in October 1975. Over 78 Minutes, this Amazing Previously Un-released Live Recording, Captures the Band Touring Britain Between the Releases of the 1975 Album 'bundles' and 'softs' in 1976. The Set List Includes Fifteen Tracks Including Numbers from Both These Albums plus Three New Numbers Comprising Over 30 Minutes of Previously Un-recorded Material.

Customer Reviews:

THE RETURN OF THE FORTY MINUTE GUITAR SOLO!.......2006-07-08

Any true Softs fan would have to admit that once Elton Dean left and the guitar replaced the sax and Mike Ratledge's keyboard took a back seat they lost it big time. 'Bundles' was a poorly recorded effort more like a Alan Holdsworth solo album and 'softs' though much better didn't utilise Alan Wakeman's sax work enough. This is a reasonable recording when ex-Daryl Way's wolf guitarist John Etheridge took over and even i, who love the odd lengthy guitar solo found after a while it got on my nerves. It's like a guitar solo from start to finish (apart from a rather tedious drum solo) Mike Ratledge does one excellant organ solo and might as well not be there the rest of the time. Each song pretty much is an excuse for another guitar workout and as fine as Etheridge his 'look how fast i am' gets rather repetitive. The jazz rock excursions (this certainly isn't jazz) have the spirit of the Mahavisuna orchestra throughout without Jerry Goodman's violin to balance things out. Karl Jenkins composes just about everything and if you like his stuff fine, but i find it all rather one dimensional reliant to much on 'mood'. This isn't bad, but it is hardly essential.

everything i was hoping for.......2005-09-11

First of all, the recording quality is great. The playing is top notch. Etheridge puts on really good interpretation of the bundles songs. The musicians sound very inspired throughout the whole set. I was frustrated that there were no live recording from that period and finally i got exactly what i hoped for. The only minor complain is I don't think I will be able to sit through a 10 minute long drum solo again...
I think bundles is one of the greatest fusion albums of all times and softs is not all that bad either. There is really not much more to say about this set other than it is a must for the fans of these two albums.

Soft Machine Raw and Live.......2005-09-10

This is for Softs fans of their guitar stage and this album really shows it. This album has no overdubs,feedback goes in and out of the songs and the production probably just the way it sounded as the concert did,nothings change, perfectly concent like. The thing that is odd is you got music from the Softs album that sounds undone and very different and song from Bundles that have change quite a bit like The Floating World is just a bridge to Ban-Ban Caliban or Out Of Season being faster and just electric then on Soft version.Karl Jenkins never even touches the woodwinds and this is the only album you hear Mike Rateledge and John Etheridge play together. The unreleash material is good to JVH is a great synth duet and is just full of sound. Sideburn is a 10 minute John Marshall durm showcase with shows no site of him slowing down. The grand finale in Sigh of Five with is a marvolous funk-rock driven song it features delightful callback reponse and delious band interplay worth the price. If you want some good intensive jams go for this pick.

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