Soft Machine-BBC Pop Spectacular 1972 BBC Radio 13193-S Vinyl AirPlay (RARE)
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Recorded live at The Paris Theatre, London on 20 July 1972 and broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 2 September 1972, this rare BBC radio program vinyl is in excellent condition with limited playback for air. Soft Machine was a English rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966 by Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals, 1966–1971), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals, 1966–1968), Daevid Allen (guitar, 1966–1967), and Mike Ratledge (organ, 1966–1976). As a central band of the Canterbury scene, the group became one of the first British psychedelic acts and later moved into progressive rock and jazz fusion. Though they achieved little commercial success, the Soft Machine are considered by critics to have been influential in rock music. Dave Lynch at AllMusic called them "one of the more influential bands of their era, and certainly one of the most influential underground ones". The group were named after the novel The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. Tracks 1. Fanfare (1:15) 2. All white (5:50) 3. Slightly all the time (5:49) 4. M.C. (3:47) 5. Drop (10:06) 6. Stumble (5:54) 7. L.B.O. (3:39) 8. As if (3:19) 9. Riff (14:40) Total Time: 54:09 This RARE First Pressing, Broadcast Edition was broadcast live and reissued on vinyl for air play worldwide for weekly syndicate programming. This is an authentic BBC original ultra high quality pressing. These were made in extremely limited numbers and sent to UK and US radio stations, which played them once or twice and then discarded or returned them to the BBC. Consequently they are extremely rare and sought after. This is in excellent condition and comes with the original BBC sleeve. The BBC Pop Spectacular series (later to evolve to be the "In Concert" series) appears to have started sometime in early 1970’s. These shows were broadcast in England on Saturday at 6:30 pm. Subsequently, in 1972, they began arranging for the recording of 'new' performances to be specifically used for the BBC Pop Spectacular series.
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