Soft Machine - Live at the Proms 1970
Reckless Records CD reck 5 / vinyl reck 5
We was invited by Tim
Souster, who had an evening using the hall to do what he liked
with.
I believe he'd heard our 2nd LP, asked us on the strength of that.
He discovered us on the way to discovering Motown. Via The Who I
think.
Anyway it was brave of him to invite us despite withering
contemptof the posh music establishment.
Before our bit, I went out the back for a quick fag and the
doorman didn't want to let me back in.
"I've got to play in there" I said. "You must be
kidding son" he said, "They only have proper music in
there"
Not that night they didn't.
ROBERT WYATT
Track Listing
1. Out Bloody Rageous ( Ratledge )
2. Facelift ( Hopper )
3. Esthers Nosejob
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 )
Line Up
Mike Ratledge - keyboards
Hugh Hopper - bass
Elton Dean - alto sax / saxello
Robert Wyatt - drums / Voice
Soft Machine appear coutesy of
CBS records / released by arrangement with BBC enterprises
© BBC 1970
"Out-Bloody-Rageous"
+ "Esthers Nosejob" published by Robbins
"Facelift" published by Intersong
Technical Note : The banging and Crackling towards the beginning is Mike Ratledge kick starting his organ (from the oringnal sleeve notes)
Recorded by the BBC on 13th August at the Royal Albert Hall
The recording was broadcast on BBC radio 3 and BBC 2 television, does anyone have a video of it?