Volumes One and Two

~ Release by The Soft Machine (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Hope for Happiness
recording of:
Hope for Happiness
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Ayers, Hugh Hopper (British bassist) and Mike Ratledge
4:21
2Joy of a Toy
recording of:
Joy of a Toy (in 1968-04)
writer:
Kevin Ayers and Mike Ratledge
42:49
3Hope for Happiness (reprise)
recording of:
Hope for Happiness
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Ayers, Hugh Hopper (British bassist) and Mike Ratledge
1:38
4Why Am I So Short?
21:39
5So Boot If at All
7:25
6A Certain Kind
recording of:
A Certain Kind
lyricist and composer:
Hugh Hopper (British bassist)
34:11
7Save Yourself
recording of:
Save Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene)
2:26
8Priscilla
1:03
9Lullabye Letter
recording of:
Lullabye Letter (in 1968-04)
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Ayers
4:32
10We Did It Again
recording of:
We Did It Again
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Ayers
3:46
11Plus Belle Qu'Une Poubelle
1:03
12Why Are We Sleeping?
recording of:
Why Are We Sleeping? (Soft Machine song)
lyricist:
Kevin Ayers
composer:
Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge and Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene)
publisher:
Rough Trade Publishing
35:30
13Box 25/4 Lid
0:49
14Pataphysical Introduction - Pt I
0:59
15A Concise British Alphabet - Pt I
0:10
16Hibou, Anemone and Bear
recording of:
Hibou, Anemone and Bear (in 1969)
composer:
Mike Ratledge and Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene)
25:59
17A Concise British Alphabet - Pt II
edit of:
A Concise British Alphabet, Part 2 / Hullo Der / Dada Was Here / Thank You Pierrot Lunaire / Have You Ever Been Grean? / Pataphysical Introduction, Part 2 by Soft Machine (British rock band)
0:12
18Hulloder
edit of:
A Concise British Alphabet, Part 2 / Hullo Der / Dada Was Here / Thank You Pierrot Lunaire / Have You Ever Been Grean? / Pataphysical Introduction, Part 2 by Soft Machine (British rock band)
0:55
19Dada Was Here
edit of:
A Concise British Alphabet, Part 2 / Hullo Der / Dada Was Here / Thank You Pierrot Lunaire / Have You Ever Been Grean? / Pataphysical Introduction, Part 2 by Soft Machine (British rock band)
recording of:
Dada Was Here (in 1969)
composer:
Hugh Hopper (British bassist)
3:25
20Thank You Pierrot Lunaire
edit of:
A Concise British Alphabet, Part 2 / Hullo Der / Dada Was Here / Thank You Pierrot Lunaire / Have You Ever Been Grean? / Pataphysical Introduction, Part 2 by Soft Machine (British rock band)
0:49
21Have You Ever Bean Green?
edit of:
A Concise British Alphabet, Part 2 / Hullo Der / Dada Was Here / Thank You Pierrot Lunaire / Have You Ever Been Grean? / Pataphysical Introduction, Part 2 by Soft Machine (British rock band)
1:20
22Pataphysical Introduction - Pt II
0:50
23Out of Tunes
22:32
24As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still
recording of:
As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still (from 1969-02 until 1969-03)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Ratledge and Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene)
part of:
Esther’s Nose Job
2:34
25Dedicated to You but You Weren't Listening
recording of:
Dedicated to You but You Weren’t Listening (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Hugh Hopper (British bassist)
part of:
Esther’s Nose Job
2:41
26Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging
recording of:
Fire Engine Passing with Bells Clanging (in 1969)
composer:
Mike Ratledge
part of:
Esther’s Nose Job
1:43
27Pig
recording of:
Pig (in 1969)
lyricist:
Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene)
composer:
Mike Ratledge
part of:
Esther’s Nose Job
2:08
28Orange Skin Food
recording of:
Orange Skin Food (in 1969)
composer:
Mike Ratledge
part of:
Esther’s Nose Job
1:10
29A Door Opens and Closes
producer:
Soft Machine (British rock band)
recording of:
A Door Opens and Closes (in 1969)
part of:
Esther’s Nose Job
1:10
3010.30 Returns to the Bedroom
recording of:
10:30 Returns to the Bedroom (in 1969)
part of:
Esther’s Nose Job
4:15