Hugh Hopper
Hugh Hopper
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1962-1972
Summer 1962, Brian & Hugh Hopper with Pete Lawson, private recording
1. Kansas City/Rip It Up
2. That’s Alright Mama
Brian Hopper – guitar
Hugh Hopper – bass, vocal on 2
Pete Lawson – vocal on 1
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 3 (Voiceprint 11/1998 CD)
late 1962/early 1963, Brian & Hugh Hopper, Mike Ratledge & Robert Wyatt, private recording
1. Mummie
2. Man In A Deaf Corner
Brian Hopper – guitar, vocals on 1, alto sax on 2
Hugh Hopper -bass on 2
Mike Ratledge -piano on 2
Robert Wyatt – guitar & vocals on 1, drums on 2
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 1 (Voiceprint 10/1998 CD)
3/6/1963, The Daevid Allen Trio, “Live New Departures”, Marquee, London
1. Love Is (Allen)
2. My Head Is A Nightclub (Allen)
3. Capersity Travels (Four Imbalancing Constructions) (Allen)
4. The Song Of The Jazzman (Allen)
5. Little Rootie Tootie (Thelonious Monk)
6. Your Sun (Allen)
7. Carmen Mouse (Allen)
on all tracks:
Daevid Allen – guitar, voice, tapes
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Ellidge (=Robert Wyatt) – drums
plus:
Mike Ratledge – piano on 5 & 6
Mike Horovitz – voice, poem on 7
tracks 1-4 & 6 released as Live 1963 (Voiceprint 1993 CD)
Sometime in 1963, Robert Wyatt, Hugh & Brian Hopper plus unknown guitarist, private recording
1. Llu-Ba
Brian Hopper – acoustic guitar
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
unknown guitarist (= Daevid Allen?)
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 3 (Voiceprint 11/1998 CD)
late 1963/early 1964, Brian & Hugh Hopper with Robert Wyatt, private recording
1. Belsize Parked
Brian Hopper – guitar, alto sax
Hugh Hopper – cello
Robert Wyatt – drums, cornet, vocals
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 1 (Voiceprint 10/1998 CD)
196?, Robert Wyatt, Brian & Hugh Hopper, private recording
1. Tanglewood Tails
Brian Hopper – guitar
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 3 (Voiceprint 11/1998 CD)
Summer 1964, Wilde Flowers, rehearsal
1. You Really Got Me
2. Thinking Of You Baby
Kevin Ayers – vocals
Brian Hopper – guitar
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 1 (Voiceprint 10/1998 CD)
Wilde Flowers (ltr. Hugh Hopper, Richard Coughlan, Robert Wyatt (sitting), Brian Hopper). Photo from “Wrong Movements”.
16/3/1965, Wilde Flowers, SRS, Broadstairs, demo recording sessions
1. Parchman’s Farm (Booker White)
2. Memories (Instrumental) (Hugh Hopper)
3. She’s Gone (Ayers)
4. Almost Grown (Chuck Berry)
on all tracks:
Richard Sinclair – rhythm guitar
Brian Hopper – guitar
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums & percussion
plus:
Kevin Ayers – vocals on 1 & 3, backing vocals on 4
Richard Sinclair – backing vocals on 4
Brian Hopper – alto sax on 1, vocals on 4
Robert Wyatt – backing vocals on 4
released on The Wilde Flowers (Voiceprint 1994 CD)
4/1965, Wilde Flowers, SRS, Broadstairs, demo recording sessions
1. A Certain Kind
2. Memories
Richard Sinclair – rhythm guitar, vocals
Brian Hopper – guitar
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums & percussion, vocals
unreleased recording
6-7/1965, Wilde Flowers, Sellindge, demo recording sessions
1. Slow Walkin’ Talk (Brian Hopper)
2. He’s Bad For You (Wyatt)
3. Don’t Try To Change Me (Hugh Hopper)
4. It’s What I Feel (A Certain Kind) (Hugh Hopper)
on all tracks:
Brian Hopper – guitar
Richard Sinclair – rhythm guitar
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, percussion
plus:
Graham Flight – vocals on 1-3, tambourine on 3
Brian Hopper – alto sax on 2, backing vocals on 4
Richard Sinclair – vocals on 4
Robert Wyatt – vocals on 2, backing vocals on 4
released on The Wilde Flowers (Voiceprint 1994 CD)
Winter or Spring 1966, Wilde Flowers, SRS, Broadstairs, demo recording sessions
1. Memories (Hugh Hopper)
2. Never Leave Me (Hugh Hopper)
3. Time After Time (Hugh Hopper)
4. Just Where I Want (Hugh Hopper)
5. No Game When You Lose (Hugh Hopper)
6. Those Words They Say (Brian Hopper)
7. Impotence (Hugh Hopper)
on all the tracks:
Brian Hopper – guitar
Hugh Hopper – bass
Richard Coughlan – drums
Robert Wyatt – vocals
plus:
Brian Hopper – backing vocals on 2 & 6
Robert Wyatt – tambourine on 2, 5 & 7
released on The Wilde Flowers (Voiceprint 1994 CD)
4/1968, Soft Machine, Record Plant, NYC, sessions for “The Soft Machine” LP
1. Hope For Happiness (Brian Hopper/Ayers/Ratledge)
2. Joy Of A Toy (Ayers/Ratledge)
3. Hope For Happiness (Reprise) (Brian Hopper/Ayers/Ratledge)
4. Why Am I So Short? (Hugh Hopper/Ayers/Ratledge)
5. So Boot If At All (Ayers/Ratledge/Wyatt)
6. A Certain Kind (Hugh Hopper)
7. Save Yourself (Wyatt)
8. Priscilla (Ratledge/Ayers/Wyatt)
9. Lullabye Letter (Ayers)
10. We Did It Again (Ayers)
11. Plus Belle Qu’une Poubelle (Ayers/Ratledge/Wyatt)
12. Why Are We Sleeping? (Ayers)
13. Box 25/4 Lid (Ratledge/Hugh Hopper)
on tracks 1-12
Kevin Ayers – bass, vocals
Mike Ratledge – organ , piano
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
Hugh Hopper – bass on 13
released as The Soft Machine (Probe 11/1968 LP – Big Beat/One Way CD)
1/1969, Soft Machine, demo-tape
1. Esther’s Nose Job
Mike Ratledge – organ
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – hands on knees, vocals
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 2 (Voiceprint 10/1998 CD)
Hugh 1969 (from album-cover of Volume Two)
2-3/1969, Soft Machine, Olympic Sound, sessions for “Volume Two” LP
Rivmic Melodies:
1. Pataphysical Introduction – Pt. I (Wyatt)
2. A Concise British Alphabet – Pt. I (Hopper)
3. Hibou, Anemone And Bear (Ratledge/Wyatt)
4. A Concise British Alphabet – Pt. II (Hopper)
5. Hulloder (Hopper)
6. Dada Was Here (Hopper)
7. Thank You Pierrot Lunaire (Hopper)
8. Have You Ever Bean Green? (Hopper)
9. Pataphysical Introduction – Pt. II (Hopper)
10. Out Of Tunes (Ratledge/Hopper/Wyatt)
Esther’s Nose Job:
11. As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still (Ratledge/Wyatt)
12. Dedicated To You, But You Weren’t Listening (Hopper)
13. Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging (Ratledge)
14. Pig (Ratledge)
15. Orange Skin Food (Ratledge)
16. A Door Opens And Closes (Ratledge)
17. 10:30 Returns To Bedroom (Ratledge/Hopper/Wyatt)
1-2, 4-6 & 8.
Mike Ratledge – piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
3.
Mike Ratledge – piano, organ, flute
Hugh Hopper – bass, alto sax
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
Brian Hopper – tenor sax
7 & 11.
Mike Ratledge – piano, organ
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
9.
Mike Ratledge – piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
Brian Hopper – tenor sax
10.
Mike Ratledge – piano, flute
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
Brian Hopper – tenor sax
12.
Mike Ratledge – harpsichord
Hugh Hopper – acoustic guitar
Robert Wyatt – vocals
13.
Mike Ratledge – organ
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
14.
Mike Ratledge – piano
Hugh Hopper – bass, alto sax
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
Brian Hopper – tenor sax
15.
Mike Ratledge – organ
Hugh Hopper – bass, alto sax
Robert Wyatt – drums
Brian Hopper – tenor sax, soprano sax
16.
Mike Ratledge – organ
Hugh Hopper – bass, alto sax
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
Brian Hopper – tenor sax, soprano sax
17.
Mike Ratledge – piano, organ
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
released as Volume Two (Probe 9/1969 LP – Big Beat/One Way CD)
29/3/1969, Soft Machine, Concert, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland
1. Hulloder (Hopper)
2. Dada Was Here (Hopper)
3. Thank You, Pierrot Lunaire (Hopper)
4. Have You Ever Bean Green? (Hopper)
5. Pataphysical Introduction (Hopper)
6. As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still (Ratledge/Wyatt)
7. Hibou, Anemone And Bear (Ratledge/Wyatt)
8. Fire Engine Passing (Ratledge)
9. Pig (Ratledge)
10. Orange Skin Food (Ratledge)
11. A Door Opens (Ratledge)
12. 10:30 Returns To The Bedroom (Ratledge)
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
released as Live At Paradiso (Voiceprint 1996 CD)
3/5/1969, Syd Barrett, Abbey Road, sessions for “The Madcap Laughs” LP
1. No Good Trying
2. Love You
3. Clowns And Jugglers
Syd Barrett – guitar, vocals
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano on 2
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, tambourine on 3
tracks 1 & 2 released on The Madcap Laughs (Harvest 01/1970 LP – Harvest CD) and track 3 released on Opel (Harvest 10/1988 LP/CD)
Soft Machine 1969 (ltr. Hugh, Mike, Robert).
5/1969, Soft Machine, sessions for “Spaced-tapes”, studio unknown
1. Spaced One (Hopper/Ratledge/Wyatt)
2. Spaced Two (Hopper/Ratledge/Wyatt)
3. Spaced Three (Hopper/Ratledge/Wyatt)
4. Spaced Four (Hopper/Ratledge/Wyatt)
5. Spaced Five (Brian Hopper/Ratledge)
6. Spaced Six (Hopper/Ratledge/Wyatt)
7. Spaced Seven (Hopper/Ratledge/Wyatt)
Robert Wyatt – drums
Hugh Hopper – bass
Mike Ratledge – electric piano, organ
Brian Hopper – saxes
released as Spaced (Cuneinform 1996 CD)
10/6/1969, Soft Machine, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
1. Facelift-Mousetrap-Backwards-Mousetrap (Reprise) (Hopper/Ratledge)
2. Moon In June (Wyatt)
1.
Mike Ratledge – organ, elc. piano, flute
Hugh Hopper – bass, alto sax
Brian Hopper – soprano sax
Robert Wyatt – drums
2.
Mike Ratledge – organ
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
Broadcast 21/06/69
track 2 released on Triple Echo (Harvest 03/1977 LP) & Going Back a Bit (Virgin 1994 CD), tracks 1-2 released on Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit 10/1990 LP/CD)
6/8/1969, Hugh & Brian Hopper, Regent Sound, sessions for publishing demos
1. The Big Show (Brian Hopper)
2. Memories (Hugh Hopper)
3. She Loves To Hurt (Hugh Hopper)
4. Impotence (Hugh Hopper/Robert wyatt)
on all tracks:
Brian Hopper – guitar
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
plus:
Brian Hopper – soprano sax on 1
Pye Hastings – guitar on 3&4, vocals on 3
Mike Ratledge – flute on 1, organ & piano on 2
Hugh Hopper – acoustic guitar on 2
released on The Wilde Flowers (Voiceprint 1993 CD)
Summer 1969, Kevin Ayers, Abbey Road, sessions for “Joy of a toy” LP
1. Joy Of A Toy Continued
2. Town Feeling
3. The Clarietta Rag
4. Girl On A Swing
5. Song For Insane Times
6. Stop This Train (Again Doing It)
7. Eleanor’s Cake (Which Ate Her)
8. Lady Rachel
9. Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong
10. All This Crazy Gift Of Time
Kevin Ayers – vocals, guitar, bass, piano
David Bedford – piano, arrangements
Rob Tait – drums
Robert Wyatt – drums & tambourine on 1-3, 5 and 8
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano, flute
Hugh Hopper – bass
Jeff Clyne – double bass
Paul Minns – oboe
Paul Buckmaster – cello
Cyrille Ayers, Sean Murphy, Jean & Mary – backing vocals
released As Joy Of A Toy (Harvest 11/1969 LP – Beat Goes On CD)
10/11/1969, Soft Machine, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
1. Instant Pussy (Wyatt)
2. Mousetrap-Noisette-Backwards-Mousetrap (Reprise)- drumlink-Esther’s Nose Job (Hopper/Ratledge)
1.
Robert Wyatt – vocal, piano, electronic bleeps
2.
Mike Ratledge – organ, elc. piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
Elton Dean – alto sax (?)
Nick Evans – trombone
Mark Charig – cornet
Lyn Dobson – soprano sax (?)
Broadcast 29/11/69
track 1 released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 2 (1998 Voiceprint CD), track 2 released on Triple Echo (Harvest 3/1977 LP) and The Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit 10/1990 LP/CD)
4/1/1970, Soft Machine , Fairfield Hall, Croydon
1. Eamonn Andrews
2. Mousetrap
3. Noisette
4. Backwards
5. Hibou, Anemone & Bear
6. Facelift
7. Moon In June
8. 12/8 Theme
9. Esther’s Nose Job
10. We Did It Again [encore]
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano, elc. piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
Lyn Dobson – flute, soprano sax
tracks 1-5, 7-10 released on Noisette (Cuneiform 1/2000 CD), track 6 released on Third (CBS 6/6/1970 LP – Columbia/Beat Goes On CD)
11/1/1970, Soft Machine, Mothers Club, Birmingham
1. Facelift
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano, elc. piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
Lyn Dobson – flute, soprano sax
released on Third (CBS 6/6/1970 LP – Columbia/Beat Goes On CD)
10/2/1970, Kevin Ayers, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
1. Stop This Train
2. Clarence In Wonderland
3. Why Are We Sleeping?
4. The Oyster And The Flying Fish
5. Hat Song
1.
Kevin Ayers – vocals, guitar
David Bedford – piano
Mike Ratledge – organ
Lol Coxhill – soprano sax
Elton Dean – alto sax
Lyn Dobson – soprano sax, harmonica
Nick Evans – trombone
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
2.
Kevin Ayers – vocals, guitar
David Bedford – electric piano
Lol Coxhill – soprano sax
Robert Wyatt – piano, harmony vocals
3.
Kevin Ayers – vocals, guitar
David Bedford – piano
Mike Ratledge – organ
Lol Coxhill – soprano sax
Elton Dean – alto sax
Lyn Dobson – flute
Nick Evans – trombone
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, harmony vocals
4.
Kevin Ayers – vocals, guitar (?)
5.
Kevin Ayers – vocals, guitar
Robert Wyatt – trumpet, harmony vocals
Broadcast 28/02/70
tracks 3&5 released on Kevin Ayers – Singing The Bruise (Band Of Joy 1996 CD)
13/2/1970, Soft Machine, Swansea or
14/2/1970, Soft Machine, London School Of Economics, London
1. Facelift
2. Moon In June
Lyn Dobson – soprano sax, tenor sax
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano, elc. piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
released on Live 1970 (Voiceprint 8/1998 CD)
Insert photo of “Third” (ltr. Elton, Hugh, Mike, Robert).
10/4/1970 and 6/5/1970, Soft Machine, I.B.C. Recording Studio, sessions for “Third” LP
1. Slightly All The Time (Ratledge)
Noisette (Hopper)
Backwards (Ratledge)
2. Moon In June (Wyatt)
3. Out-Bloody-Rageous (Ratledge)
1.
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano, elc. piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
Nick Evans – trombone
Jimmy Hastings – flute, bass clarinet
2.
Mike Ratledge – organ (only in the last part)
Hugh Hopper – bass (only in the last part)
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals, piano, organ, bass
Rab Spall – electric violin
3.
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano, elc. piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
released on Third (CBS 06/06/1970 LP – Columbia/Beat Goes On CD)
Cover of “Facelift” CD (Voiceprint)
26/4/1970, Soft Machine, Fairfield Halls, Croydon
1. Slightly All The Time
2. Out-Bloody-Rageous
3. Moon in June
4. Mousetrap
5. Noisette
6. Backwards
7. Mousetrap – reprise
8. Hibou Annemone & Bear
9. Facelift
10. Eamonn Andrews
11. Esther’s Nose Job
12. Pigling Bland
13. I Should’ve Known
14. Esther’s Nose Job – reprise
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano, elc. piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
released as Facelift (Voiceprint 2002 CD)
4/5/1970, Soft Machine, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
Slightly All The Time-Out-Bloody-Rageous-Eamonn Andrews (Ratledge)
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano, elc. piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
Broadcast 16/05/70
released on Triple Echo (Harvest 03/1977 LP) and on The Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit 10/1990 LP/CD)
21/5/1970 Soft Machine Paris Theatre, BBC In Concert recording
Facelift-Esther’s Nose Job (Hopper/Ratledge)
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Elton Dean – alto sax
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
Broadcast 31/05/1970
unreleased recording
28/6/1970, Soft Machine, Holland Pop Festival, Kralingen Park, Rotterdam, Holland
1. Esther’s Nose Job (Ratledge)
Robert Wyatt – drums
Mike Ratledge – organ
Hugh Hopper – bass
Elton Dean – sax
released on Kralingen Pop-Festival (bootleg CD)
Cover of Live 1970 (Live at the Proms) CD (Voiceprint)
13/8/1970, Soft Machine, Henry Wood Promenade Concert, Royal Albert Hall
1. Out-Bloody-Rageous (Ratledge)
2. Facelift (Hopper)
3. Esther’s Nose Job:
a. Pig (Ratledge)
b. Orange Skin Food (Ratledge)
c. A Door Opens And Closes (Ratledge)
d. Pigling Bland (Ratledge)
e. 10-30 Returns To The Bedroom (Ratledge/Hopper/Wyatt)
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals on 3
Mike Ratledge – organ
Hugh Hopper – bass
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
released As Live At The Proms (Reckless 10/1988 LP/CD) & on Live 1970 (Voiceprint 8/1998 CD)
17/9/1970, Soft Machine, Camden Theatre, BBC Sounds Of The 70’s recording
1. Out-Bloody-Rageous-Slightly All The Time-Mousetrap- Esther’s Nose Job (Ratledge)
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
Broadcast 25/09/1970 (except Esther’s Nose Job 30/10/1970)
unreleased recording
13-16/10/1970, 27-28/10/1970, 9/11/1970 and 16-18/11/1970 Soft Machine, Olympic Sound, sessions for “Fourth” LP
1. Teeth (Ratledge)
2. Kings And Queens (Hopper)
3. Fletcher’s Blemish (Dean)
4. Virtually Part 1 (Hopper)
5. Virtually Part 2 (Hopper)
6. Virtually Part 3 (Hopper)
7. Virtually Part 4 (Hopper)
on all tracks:
Hugh Hopper – bass
Mike Ratledge – organ, piano
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
Robert Wyatt – drums
plus:
1.
Roy Babbington – double bass
Nick Evans – trombone
Alan Skidmore – tenor sax
Jimmy Hastings – bass clarinet
2.
Marc Charig – cornet
Nick Evans – trombone
3.
Roy Babbington – double bass
Marc Charig – cornet
4.
Roy Babbington – double bass
Marc Charig – cornet
Nick Evans – trombone
6.
Roy Babbington – double bass
Alan Skidmore – tenor sax
Jimmy Hastings – alto flute, bass clarinet
released as Fourth (CBS 28/02/1971 LP – Columbia/One Way CD)
Oslo 1971
15/12/1970, Soft Machine, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
1. Virtually (Hopper)
2. Fletcher’s Blemish (Dean)
Mike Ratledge – organ, elc. piano on 1, piano on 2
Elton Dean – alto sax
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
Broadcast 02/01/1971
track one released on Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit 10/1990 LP/CD)
CD-cover of BBC Radio One in Concert part I (1971). Now out-of-print
11/3/1971, Soft Machine, Paris Theatre, London, BBC In Concert recording
1. Blind Badger (Dean) – Elton Dean Quintet
2. Neo-Caliban Grides (Dean)
3. Out-Bloody-Rageous-Eamonn Andrews-All White-Kings And Queens (Ratledge/Hopper)
4. Teeth-Pigling Bland (Ratledge)
5. Noisette (Hopper)
1.
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
Mark Charig – cornet
Mike Ratledge – elc. piano, organ
Neville Whitehead – contrabass
Phil Howard – drums
2-5.
Mike Ratledge – elc. piano, organ
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello, elc. piano
Plus on 2:
Phil Howard – drums
Plus on 4-5: The Heavy Friends
Mark Charig – cornet
Paul Niemann – trombone
Ronnie Scott – tenor sax
Roy Babbington – contrabass
Broadcast 26/03/1971
released as BBC Radio One Live In Concert (Windsong 3/1993 CD)
Cover of Virtually (Cuneiform)
23/3/1971, Soft Machine, Gondel Filmkunst Theater, Bremen, Germany
1. Facelift (Hopper)
2. Virtually (Hopper)
3. Slightly All The Time (Ratledge)
4. Fletcher’s Blemish (Dean)
5. Neo-Caliban Grides (Dean)
6. Out-Bloody-Rageous (Ratledge)
7. Eamonn Andrews (Ratledge)
8. All White (Ratledge)
9. Kings & Queens (Hopper)
10. Teeth (Ratledge)
11. Pigling Bland (Ratledge)
Robert Wyatt – drums
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
released as Virtually (Cuneinform 1/1998 CD)
1/6/1971, Soft Machine, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
1. Neo-Caliban Grides (Dean)
2. Dedicated To You, But You Weren’t Listening (Hopper)
3. Eamonn Andrews/All White (Ratledge)
1 & 3.
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums
2.
Robert Wyatt – voice, piano
Broadcast 26/06/1971
tracks 1 & 2 released on Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit 10/1990 LP/CD)
Hugh end of 1971 (from “Wrong Movements”)
15/11/1971, Soft Machine, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
1. Drop
2. As If
3. Welcome to Frillsville
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
Phil Howard – drums
tracks 1-2 released on The Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit 10/1990 LP/CD)
16/11/1971, Soft Machine, BBC Sound of the Seventies Session
1. From A Work In Progress
2. As If/Pigling Bland
3. Neo-Caliban Grides
4. All White
5. Slightly All The Time
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello
Phil Howard – drums
unreleased recording
22-24/11/1971, 7/12/1971, 21-25/2/1972, Soft Machine, Advision Studios, London, sessions for “5” LP
1. All White
2. Drop
3. MC
4. As If
5. LBO
6. Pigling Bland
7. Bone
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello, electric piano
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
Phil Howard – drums on 1-3
John Marshall – drums on 4-7
Roy Babbington – double bass on 4-7
released as 5 (CBS 1972 LP – Columbia/One Way CD)
2/5/1972, Soft Machine, Olympia, Paris, France
1. Plain Tiffs
2. All White
3. Slightly All The Time
4. Drop
5. M.C.
6. Out-Bloody-Rageous
7. Facelift
8. And Sevens
9. As If
10. L.B.O.
11. Pigling Bland
12. At Sixes
Elton Dean – alto sax, saxello, electric piano
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
John Marshall – drums
released as Live In France (One Way 1995 CD)
11/7/1972, Soft Machine, BBC Peel Session
1. Stumble/LBO/As If
2. Fanfare/All White/Me/Drop
Karl Jenkins – oboe, baritone sax, soprano sax, keyboards, electric piano
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
John Marshall – drums
unreleased recording
20/7/1972, Soft Machine, Paris Theatre London, BBC in Concert Recording
1. Fanfare
2. All White
3. Slightly All The Time
4. M.C.
5. Drop
6. Stumble
7. L.B.O.
8. As If
9. Riff
Karl Jenkins – oboe, baritone sax, soprano sax, keyboards, electric piano
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
John Marshall – drums
released as BBC Radio One Live In Concert (Windsong 1994 CD)
25-27/7/1972, 1-3/8/1972, Hugh Hopper, Advision Studio, London, sessions for “1984” LP
1. Miniluv
2. Minipax I
3. Minipax II
4. Minitrue
5. Miniplenty
6. Minitrue Reprise
7. Miniluv Reprise
8. Minipax I (alt. take)
1
Hugh Hopper – bass, percussion, mellophone, loops
2, 7, 8
Hugh Hopper – bass
John Marshall – drums
Pye Hastings – guitar
Lol Coxhill – soprano sax
Gary Windo – tenor sax
Malcolm Griffith – trombone
Nick Evans – trombone
3, 4
Hugh Hopper – bass (on 3), mellophone (on 3), piano (on 4)
John Marshall – drums, percussion
Gary Windo – bass clarinet (on 3), tenor sax (on 4)
Malcolm Griffith – trombone
Nick Evans – trombone
5, 6
Hugh Hopper – bass, bells, voice loops, soprano sax
John Marshall – percussion
tracks 1-6 released on 1984 (CBS 1972 LP – Mantra/Cuneiform CD). Cuneiform CD-release includes track 7, track 8 released on Gary Windo – His Master’s Bones (Cuneiform 1996 CD)
17/10/1972, Soft Machine, BBC Sound of the Seventies ecording
1. The Soft Weed Factor
2. Fanfare/All White/Between/Riff
3. Ceseureht/EPV/Stumble
Karl Jenkins – oboe, baritone sax, soprano sax, keyboards, electric piano
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
John Marshall – drums
unreleased recording
Soft Machine live 1972 (ltr. Mike, Hugh, John, Karl). From Six insert.
20/10/1972, Soft Machine, Dome, Brighton
11/11/1972, Soft Machine, Guildford
1. Fanfare
2. All White
3. Between
4. Riff
5. 37½
6. Gesolreut
7. E.P.V.
8. Lefty
9. Stumble
10. 5 From 13 (For Phil Seamen With Love & Thanks)
11. Riff II
Karl Jenkins – oboe, baritone sax, soprano sax, keyboards, electric piano
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
John Marshall – drums
released on ‘Six’ Album (CBS 1973 LP – Columbia/One Way CD)
11-12/1972, Soft Machine, CBS Studio, London, sessions for “Six” LP
1. The Soft Weed Factor
2. Stanley Stamps Gibbon Album (For B.O.)
3. Chloe And The Pirates
4. 1983
Karl Jenkins – oboe, baritone sax, soprano sax, keyboards, electric piano
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
John Marshall – drums
released on ‘Six’ Album (CBS 1973 – Columbia/One Way CD)
Hugh in the studio 1972 (from Six booklet)
29/12/1972, Soft Machine, BBC, TV Full House recording
tracks unknown
Karl Jenkins – oboe, baritone sax, soprano sax, keyboards, electric piano
Mike Ratledge – organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper – bass
John Marshall – drums
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