Label: Cuneiform Records (US), rune 170
Style: Jazz Rock, Progressive Rock
Country: Canterbury, England
Time: 72:38
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 442 Mb
Albums
of archival material by Soft Machine abound, especially when it comes
to the era surrounding the group's Third and Fourth albums (1970-1971).
While some of these documents hold interest for casual fans (Virtually
and Noisette, both good-sounding live sets), Backwards will appeal only
to the die-hard Soft head. Culled here are recordings from three
different sources that vary in sound quality from good to poor -- but
the fan won't mind considering the historical and sentimental importance
of some of these tracks. The CD begins in late May 1970 with 40 minutes
of material from a typical set of the quartet lineup (Mike Ratledge,
Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, Robert Wyatt). "Facelift," "Moon in June" (the
instrumental section), and "Esther's Nose Job" are all well documented,
but these interpretations match in quality any others previously
available. Then listeners move backward in time (hence the CD's title)
to November 1969 for two excerpts of a rare performance by the
short-lived "big-band" lineup that added the brass section of Marc
Charig, Nick Evans, and Lyn Dobson -- the first two were part of Keith
Tippett's sextet and also appeared on King Crimson's album from the same
period. They give "Facelift" a...face-lift. The sound is muddy
(especially when it comes to organ and drums) but the horns come through
crisp and quite exciting. The CD ends with the demo version of Wyatt's
"Moon in June" (the first part Wyatt solo from late 1968 and the second
part with the group from mid-1969). The official version on Third is
much superior in all aspects, but this ultra-rare item will satisfy the
curiosity of the fans.
(allmusic.com/album/backwards-mw0000222000)
01. Facelift (1970) (18:39)
02. Moon In June (07:38)
03. Esther's Nose Job (12:59)
04. Facelift (1969) (08:36)
05. Hibou Anemone And Bear (04:05)
06. Moon In June - demo (20:37)
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