Six (Soft Machine album)


Six is the sixth studio album by the jazz rock band Soft Machine, originally released in 1973 as a double LP.

Overview

The previous two albums had been issued with slightly different titles in different countries. 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. One song from the live album, "All White", had been previously recorded for their Fifth album.

Track listing

''Soft Machine "Six" Album – Live Record''

Side one

  1. "Fanfare" – 0:42
  2. "All White" – 4:46
  3. "Between" – 2:24
  4. "Riff I" – 4:36
  5. "37½" – 6:51

    Side two

  6. "Gesolreut" – 6:17
  7. "E.P.V." – 2:47
  8. "Lefty" – 4:56
  9. "Stumble" – 1:42
  10. "5 from 13 " – 5:15
  11. "Riff II" – 1:20
Note: "Lefty" composer credit changed to on later CD editions.

''Soft Machine "Six" Album – Studio Record''

Side one

  1. "The Soft Weed Factor" – 11:18
  2. "Stanley Stamp's Gibbon Album " – 5:58

    Side two

  3. "Chloe and the Pirates" – 9:30
  4. "1983" – 7:54
Note: On U.S. LP pressings, "1983" is slightly shorter, with a listed running time of 7:11.

Personnel

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.