The Soft Machine - Volume Two (1969)

Tracklist

01 - Pataphysical Introduction - Part I
02 - A Concise British Alphabet - Part I
03 - Hibou Anemone and Bear
04 - A Concise British Alphabet - Part II
05 - Hullo Der
06 - Dada Was Here
07 - Thank You Pierrot Lunaire
08 - Have You Ever Bean Grean?
09 - Pataphysical Introduction - Part II
10 - Out of Tunes
11 - As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still
12 - Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening
13 - Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging
14 - Pig
15 - Orange Skin Food
16 - A Door Opens and Closes
17 - 10:30 Returns To the Bedroom

personnel :

Robert Wyatt – drums, lead and backing vocals
Mike Ratledge – piano, Lowrey Holiday De Luxe organ, Hammond organ, flute
Hugh Hopper – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, alto saxophone

with

Brian Hopper – soprano and tenor saxophone

Volume Two is an LP by Soft Machine, first released in 1969. A jazz influence is introduced to the humour, dadaism, and psychedelia of The Soft Machine (1968).
The album was inspired by Frank Zappa's Absolutely Free, and consists of two long compositions with "As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still" and "Dedicated to You" serving as interludes. Acting on a recommendation from Zappa, the band split the main tracks into smaller pieces that were given arbitrary names taken from sound effect tapes in the studio.