Six (Soft Machine album)

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Six
Live album by
Soft Machine
ReleasedFebruary 1973
RecordedThe Dome, Brighton, and Civic Hall, Guildford, October and November 1972 (live record), CBS Studios, London, November and December 1972 (studio record, except "1983"), Advision Studios, London, 1973 ("1983")
GenreJazz fusion[1]
Length76:25
LabelCBS (UK), Columbia (USA)
ProducerSoft Machine
Soft Machine chronology
Fifth
(1972) 		Six
(1973) 		Seven
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB− [2]

Six is the sixth studio album by the

LP, the first disc is a live album and the second disc is a studio album. This is the first album to feature Karl Jenkins as a member the group, replacing Elton Dean
. Jenkins eventually became the de facto leader and main composer of the group.

Overview

The previous two albums had been issued with slightly different titles in different countries (Fourth and Fifth in the UK, Four and 5 in the USA, with the former album showing a numeral 4 on the cover, while the album before that had been titled Third worldwide). On this album, they deferred to their American standard for worldwide release.

The album includes a live record and a studio record, individually titled as shown in the track listing below.

Track listing

Soft Machine "Six" Album – Live Record

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fanfare"Karl Jenkins0:42
2."All White"Mike Ratledge4:46
3."Between"Jenkins, Ratledge2:24
4."Riff I"Jenkins4:36
5."37½"Ratledge6:51
Total length:19:19
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Gesolreut"Ratledge6:17
7."E.P.V."Jenkins2:47
8."Lefty"Soft Machine4:56
9."Stumble"Jenkins1:42
10."5 from 13 (for
John Marshall
5:15
11."Riff II"Jenkins1:20
Total length:21:37 40:16

Note: "Lefty" composer credit changed to (Hopper / Jenkins / Marshall) on later CD editions.

Soft Machine "Six" Album – Studio Record

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Soft Weed Factor"Jenkins11:18
2."Stanley Stamp's Gibbon Album (for B.O.)"Ratledge5:58
Total length:17:16
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."Chloe and the Pirates"Ratledge9:30
4."1983"Hugh Hopper7:54
Total length:17:24 34:40

Personnel

Soft Machine

  • Karl Jenkins – oboe, baritone and soprano saxophones, electric piano and grand piano, celeste
  • Mike Ratledge – organ, electric and grand piano, celeste
  • Hugh Hopper – bass guitar; sound effects on "1983"
  • John Marshall
    – drums, percussion

Record 1: Recorded at the Brighton Dome and at the Guildford Civic Hall and mixed at Advision Studios, London during the months of October and November 1972.

Record 2: "1983" recorded and mixed at Advision Studios, London. All other compositions recorded and mixed at CBS Studios, London during the months of November and December 1972.

References

  1. ^ a b Anderson, Jason. "Soft Machine - Six (1973) album review, credits & releases | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. ISBN 089919026X
    . Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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