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                       Soft Machine : Fourth

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Artist..............................: Soft Machine
Album...............................: Fourth
Genre...............................: Jazz, Rock
Year................................: 1971
Coutry..............................: UK
Quality.............................: Lossless
Channels............................: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Included............................: CUE, LOG Eac 
Covers..............................: Scan (JPG)
Tags................................: jazz,rock,tnt
Ripped by...........................: TheManWhoSoldTheWorld (TNT)
Uploaded by.........................: TheManWhoSoldTheWorld

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                                Tracklist
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1. Teeth............................: 9:12
2. Kings And Queens.................: 5:00
3. Fletcher's Blemish...............: 4:35
4. Virtually 
4a.Part 1...........................: 5:17
4b.Part 2...........................: 7:06
4c.Part 3...........................: 4:31
4d.Part 4...........................: 3:20

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                                 Credits
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Organ, Piano .......................: Mike Ratledge
Bass Guitar.........................: Hugh Hopper
Drums...............................: Robert Wyatt
Alto Saxophone, Saxello.............: Elton Dean
Cornet..............................: Mark Charig
Double Bass.........................: Roy Babington
Flute [Alto], Bass Clarinet.........: Jimmy Hastings
Tenor Saxophone.....................: Alan Skidmore
Trombone............................: Nick Evans
Written-By (tracks: 1)..............: Mike Ratledge
Written-By (tracks: 3)..............: Elton Dean
Written-By (tracks: 2, 4 to 7)......: Hugh Hopper
       
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                              Discography by TNT
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1970      - Third  (FLAC) 
https://thepiratebay.ee/torrent/5760934/

1971      - Fourth (FLAC)

1972      - Fifth  (FLAC) 
https://thepiratebay.ee/torrent/5760850/

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                                Description
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«Of all the bands that came to fusion from the rock side of the fence, 
Soft Machine (the early 1970s incarnation) probably had the most jazz 
credibility. With British free-sax phenom Elton Dean's status as a 
full-time member solidified after his participation on Third, the Fourth
and Fifth albums are the deepest into pure jazz that the band ever got. 
While I don't think that this album is quite on the level of the 
monumental Third, I do think that Fourth is an excellent record - and 
the final major statement by Soft Machine.»

«Fourth finds the band at an interesting juncture. It was recorded in the
fall of 1970, meaning that, unlike Third, Fourth was made after Miles 
Davis' fusion innovations had gone public. Yet the album does not sound 
particularly influenced by Davis, or even by much else that was 
considered "fusion" at the time. Actually a lot of it sounds roughly 
like the band's own innovations on Third, but with more pronounced John
Coltrane influences and a number of the rock elements filtered out. 
The opener, "Teeth," is the most satisfying example of the new approach: 
it is a dense rush of busy improvisation mixed with (seemingly)
Read more on: http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=sm-four

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