- Format: CD
- Label: Water
- Genre: Psychedelic, Progressive
Their classic 1968 debut. Emerging from London's UFO Club scene at the same time as Pink Floyd, The Soft Machine was a near perfect merging of psychedelic rock, jazz, pop and avant-garde stylings. Featuring the trio line-up of Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, and Mike Ratledge, this debut album was, as the original liner notes state, "the sound of music updated by the music of sound."
Track listing- 1. Hope For Happiness 2. Joy Of A Toy 3. Hope For Happiness (Reprise) 4. Why Am I So Short? 5. So Boot If At All 6. A Certain Kind 7. Save Yourself 8. Priscilla 9. Lullabye Letter 10. We Did It Again 11. Plus Belle Qu'une Puobelle 12. Why Are We Sleeping? 13. Box 25/4 Lid