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Softs is the ninth studio album by the jazz rock band Soft Machine, released in 1976.




Overview


John Etheridge replaced Allan Holdsworth on guitar shortly after the release of the previous album, Bundles, and Alan Wakeman, cousin of Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman, took over saxophone duties from Karl Jenkins. Karl would play keyboards exclusively from this point onward. During the recording of the album, the group's last remaining original member, Mike Ratledge, left the band.
In 2019, Etheridge told Ed Masley that:

We came to record the album and Mike Ratledge never showed up. He had kind of been wanting to leave, he told me that. And I think the thought of making the album was the final straw, so he didn't show up. It didn't make a lot of difference, to tell you the truth, by then, which is a shame... But Karl Jenkins had sort of taken over and he was writing most of the music.
Two tracks recorded during the early sessions with Ratledge were included on the album. Wakeman and bassist Roy Babbington left the group not long after the album was released, Wakeman having been a member for less than six months. The album was originally to be titled One Over the Eight, a reference to this being the band's ninth album, but this title was eventually rejected.




Track listing


All compositions by Karl Jenkins except where indicated.




Personnel


Soft Machine
Roy Babbington – bass guitar
John Etheridge – acoustic and electric guitars
John Marshall – drums, percussion
Alan Wakeman – soprano and tenor saxophones
Karl Jenkins – piano, electric piano, Hohner Pianet, Minimoog and string synthesizers, orchestrations
Additional musician
Mike Ratledge – synthesizer (3, 4)




References






External links


Soft Machine - Softs (1976) album review by Dave Lynch, credits & releases at AllMusic
Soft Machine - Softs (1976) album releases & credits at Discogs
Soft Machine - Softs (1976) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
Soft Machine - Softs (1976) album to be listened on Spotify
Soft Machine - Softs (1976) album to be listened on YouTube
Soft Machine discography (info about the albums) at Calyx

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