Triple Echo is a Jazz album by Soft Machine, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Love Makes Sweet Music2:27
- A2Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin'2:50
- A3Memories2:58
- A4She's Gone2:29
- A5Why Am I So Short? / So Boot If At All / A Certain Kind13:13
Side B
- B1We Did It Again / Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle / Why Are We Sleeping?10:32
- B2A Concise British Alphabet - Part 2 / Hullo Der / Dada Was Here / Thank You Pierrot Lunaire / Have You Ever Been Grean? / Pataphysical Introduction - Part 27:33
- B3As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still2:34
- B4Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening2:33
Side C
- C1The Moon In June13:00
- C2Esther's Nose Job11:57
Side D
- D1Mousetrap / Noisette / Backwards / Mousetrap Reprise8:46
- D2Slightly All The Time / Out Bloody Rageous / Eamonn Andrews15:19
Side E
- E1Teeth9:13
- E2Kings And Queens5:01
- E3All White6:05
- E4Bone3:28
Side F
- F1Stanley Stamps Gibbon Album5:55
- F2Carol Ann3:46
- F3Hazard Profile - Part 19:16
- F4The Tale Of Taliesin7:14
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- dense
- intense
- cerebral
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Released in a laminated card box with closing flaps on two sides.
Each disc is housed in an individually printed card inner sleeve.
Comes with a 12x12" 8-page booklet of credits, Pete Frame's family tree and photos.
Compilation of the first 10 years of the group.
[Note: this version, produced by Joe Boyd, remained exclusive to this release for years. It was re-released only in 2006 on the Joe Boyd tribute compilation White Bicycles - Making Music In The 1960s - The Joe Boyd Story (UK 2006) (opens in a new tab)]
[Note: previously unreleased at the time of this release, these BBC recordings C1, C2, D1 & D2, would be re-issued later on dedicated BBC sessions' albums like The Peel Sessions (1990) or BBC Radio | 1967 - 1971 (UK 2003) (opens in a new tab) (2003)]
Tracks A1 to A4, C1 to D2 are recorded mono only.
Mastering credit derived from matrix etching.
Matrix codes are stamped, except for the signature ‘NICK W’ which is etched.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- John MarshallDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Karl JenkinsPIANO, SYNTHESIZER ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO
- Roy BabbingtonBASS DOUBLE BASS
- Alan SkidmoreTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Allan HoldsworthGUITAR
- Brian HopperSAXOPHONE
- Daevid AllenBASS GUITAR GUITAR, WHISTLE, BACKING VOCALS
- Elton DeanALTO SAXOPHONE RECORDER
- Hugh HopperACOUSTIC GUITAR BASS BASS, PIPE
- Jimmy HastingsALTO FLUTE
- John EtheridgeGUITAR
- Kevin AyersBASS BASS, PIANO BASS, VOCALS
- Lyn DobsonSOPRANO SAXOPHONE
- Mike RatledgeELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN ORGAN
- Nick EvansTROMBONE
- Phil HowardDRUMS
- Robert WyattDRUMS DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS DRUMS, VOCALS
- The CakeBACKING VOCALS
Production & Engineering
- Chas ChandlerPRODUCER
- Kim FowleyPRODUCER
- Giorgio GomelskyPRODUCER
- Joe BoydPRODUCER
- Tom WilsonPRODUCER
- Soft MachinePRODUCER
- John WaltersPRODUCER
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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