1970 - Soft Machine - Third [FULL ALBUM EXTENDED]

Third is a live and studio album by the English rock band Soft Machine, released as their third overall in June 1970 by CBS Records.

It is a double album with a single composition on each of the four sides, and was the first of two albums recorded with a four-piece line-up of keyboardist Mike Ratledge, drummer and vocalist Robert Wyatt, saxophonist Elton Dean, and bass guitarist Hugh Hopper.

Third marks a shift in the group's sound from their psychedelic origins towards jazz rock and electronic music.

Elton Dean – alto saxophone, saxello (all but 3)
Mike Ratledge – Hohner Pianet, Lowrey organ, piano, Hammond organ (2)
Hugh Hopper – bass guitar
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals (3), plus on 3 (uncredited): Hammond organ, Mellotron, Hohner Pianet, piano, bass
Additional personnel
Lyn Dobson – flute, soprano saxophone (1)
Jimmy Hastings – flute, bass clarinet (2, 4)
Nick Evans – trombone (2, 4)
Rab Spall – violin (3)

The Original Album
00:00:00 01 Facelift (Live)
00:18:44 02 Slightly All The Time
00:36:56 03 Moon In June
00:56:04 04 Out-Bloody-Rageous

Recorded At The Promenade Concert At The Royal Albert Hall For BBC Radio Three On 13th August 1970
01:15:09 05 Out-Bloody-Rageous
01:27:02 06 Facelift
01:38:25 07 Esther's Nose Job

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