SWEET MUSIC

Date : 1966-1969
Lieu : Divers
Label : Inconnu
Support : 3 cd
Durée : 176:58 mn
Source : Soundboard + audience
Qualité sonore : 4 à 9,5/10

Liste des titres :

CD1 – 57:49

01. Contusions (2:34)
02. Another Lover Has Gone (2:16)
03. Fred The Fish (2:54)
04. Love Makes Sweet Music (2:36)
05. Feelin’ Reelin’ Squeelin’ (2:57)
06. She’s Gone (2:30)
07. I Should’ve Known (2:40)
08. Soon Soon Soon (3:00)
09. I Should’ve Known (5:42)
10. I Should’ve Known (1:56)
11. A Certain Kind (3:34)
12. Save Yourself (12:16)
13. Lullaby Letter* (4:07)
14. Jam (8:47)

*not Lullaby Letter but Clarence In Wonderland instead

CD2 – 50:26

01. Joy Of A Toy (2:39)
02. Why Are We Sleeping (3:25)
03. Why Are We Sleeping (9:36)
04. Lullaby Letter (1:51)
05. Hope For Happiness (2:42)
06. Save Yourself (1:27)
07. My Mother’s Gone To India (5:25)
08. Slow Walkin’ Talk (2:59)
09. Joy Of A Toy (2:53)
10. Hope For Happiness (2:04)
11. Hope For Happiness Reprise (2:00)
12. Clarence In Wonderland (1:32)
13. You Don’t Remember (4:57)
14. Esther’s Nose Job (6:56)

CD3 – 68:43

01. Moon In June (20:46)
02. Hibou, Anemone And Bear (1:04)
03. Moon In June (9:09)
04. Pigling Bland – Facelift – Hibou, Anemone And Bear (15:43)
05. Hibou, Anemone And Bear (1:35)
06. Moon In June (14:42)
07. Eamonn Andrews (1:43)
08. Hibou, Anemone And Bear (4:01)

Sources :

Disque 1

1 et 2 -> Demo, July 1966
3 -> CBS Studios, London, December 1966
Robert Wyatt – Drums, Vocals
Kevin Ayers – Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Larry Nolan – Lead Guitar
Daevid Allen – Bass Guitar, Vocals

4 et 5 -> Mono Single A and B-Side, 1967
6 et 7 -> Olympic Studios, London, June 1967
10 -> French TV Appearance, June 8, 1967
Robert Wyatt – Drums, Vocals
Kevin Ayers – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Mike Ratledge – Organ
Daevid Allen – Lead Guitar, Vocals

8 et 9 -> Soon Soon Soon (Dutch TV Appearance, September 22, 1967
11 à 14 -> Middle Earth Club, London, September, 1967
14 -> Unknown Venue, 1968
Robert Wyatt – Drums, Vocals
Kevin Ayers – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Mike Ratledge – Organ

Disque 2

1 et 2 -> Mono Single A and B-Side, 1968
Robert Wyatt – Drums, Vocals
Kevin Ayers – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Mike Ratledge – Organ

3 et 7 -> Bananamoon (Daevid Allen’s Post Soft Machine Band, 1968)
Daevid Allen – Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals
Patrick Fontaine – Bass Guitar
Marc Blanc – Drums
Gili Smyth – Backing Vocals

4 à 6 -> OOP Version Of Album Track, 1968
Robert Wyatt – Drums, Vocals
Kevin Ayers – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Mike Ratledge – Organ

8 -> Collaboration between Robert Wyatt and Jimi Hendrix, TTG Studios, Hollywood, California, USA October 1968
Robert Wyatt – Drums, Organ, Vocals
Jimi Hendrix – Bass Guitar

9-14 -> Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA, August 16,1968
Robert Wyatt – Drums, Vocals
Kevin Ayers – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Mike Ratledge – Organ

Disque 3
1 -> Demo, TTG Studios, Hollywood, California, USA, October 1968
Robert Wyatt – Drums, Organ, Piano, Electric Piano, Vocals
Mike Ratledge – Organ
Hugh Hopper – Bass Guitar

2 -> CBS Studios, London, March 1969
3 -> 9th National Jazz & Blues Festival, Plumpton Racecourse, Lewes, Sussex, UK, August 8, 1969
Robert Wyatt – Drums, Vocals
Mike Ratledge – Organ
Hugh Hopper – Bass Guitar
Brian Hopper – Saxophone

4-5 -> Paris, France, October 1969
6-7 -> Actuel Festival, Amougies, Belgium, October 28, 1969
8 -> French Radio Session, Paris, France, November 1969
Robert Wyatt – Drums, Vocals
Mike Ratledge – Organ
Hugh Hopper – Bass Guitar
Elton Dean – Saxophone
Lyn Dobson – Flute
Nick Evans & Marc Charig – Horns

Commentaire :  3 CD set containing rare Soft Machine material right from the very beginning to the « Third » period. Includes rare singles, demos, outtakes, related material by ex band members and very rare live material.

The studio stuff all sounds pretty much perfect. The 1969 live stuff is in very good / excellent quality, while the 1967/1968 live stuff probably only merits a « fair » sound rating but is worth hearing simply because it is so incredibly rare (particularly the complete performance from the Merriweather Post Pavilion in August 1968 which was on the tour when they were support for the Jimi Hendrix Experience). The collaboration between Wyatt and Hendrix, « Slow Walkin’ Talk », is also a highlight, partly because it’s a great song and partly because it’s interesting to hear Hendrix play bass. Also features a brilliant 20 minute demo of « Moon In June » and all known live recordings of the short-lived septet line up which collapsed because of the logistical problems involved in getting so many people and their instruments around in a panel van.

Disponible ici (en mp3)* :  http://frgk.blogspot.fr/2011/04/soft-machine-sweet-music-live-rare-1966.html

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