{"product_id":"soft-machine-other-doors-2lp-coloured-1","title":"Soft Machine - Other Doors (2LP coloured)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: 2 x LP, coloured \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: TFLP205\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 8718481655023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 14 Jul 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLIMITED NUMBERED VERSION\u003cbr\u003eTONEFLOAT LABEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e180 GRAM TURQUOISE VINYL\u003cbr\u003e 200 COPIES AVAILABLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFULL TRACK LISTING ON THE ATTACHED SHEET!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive years after the release of their last studio album, legendary UK musical institution, Soft Machine, return with a brand new CD\/LP, Other Doors. Boasting new material and two numbers drawn from their extensive historical repertoire, Other Doors finds the band on their usual fiery form.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Featuring John Etheridge (guitars), Theo Travis, (saxes, flutes, Fender Rhodes piano, electronics), Fred Thelonious Baker (Fretless bass), John Marshall (drums), Other Doors also features two guest appearances from long-serving bassist Roy Babbington, who retired from the band in 2021.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Other Doors was recorded at Temple Music Studios, a facility owned by the late Jon Hiseman during July and August 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a location of which the band is particularly fond, explains John Etheridge. “Working at Jon Hiseman’s studio was special, especially with Ru Lemer who is a brilliant engineer. He’s fantastically quick and that’s very good as we record mainly live in the studio. It’s come out really well and I think it sounds great.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On Other Doors they’ve revisited the very first album, originally released in 1968, to include Kevin Ayers ‘Joy Of A Toy. Fred Baker, makes his studio debut with Soft Machine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA well-known figure on the Canterbury Scene not only is he the perfect choice for the group but he’s also is a long-term fan of the repertoire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The way I look at it is that this is all great music which we’re continuing to preserve and keep alive as we play it but also we’re adding to it all the time,” he explains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe idea for revisiting the number was Theo Travis’ he says and has been part of the band’s live setlist for a while.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album also contains Penny Hitch, a track originally heard on 1973’s Soft Machine Seven.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf the album ushers in a new member in the shape of Fred Baker, it also acts as a fond farewell to drummer John Marshall, who joined Soft Machine midway through the recording of 1972’s Fifth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of 81 Marshall has decided to retire making Other Doors his final studio album with the group. “I’ve known John since 1975 when I first joined Soft Machine and of course, we’ve worked through the years together intermittently ever since. His drumming always meant a lot to me,” says Etheridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We worked over three days in the studio and John played great. It sounds terrific.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndeed, Marshall is on whip-cracking form throughout the album bringing his trademark musicality and decisive presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Other Doors, he brings his distinguished career to a rousing conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Intense, celebratory, and consistently impressive. Other Doors is the sound of a group determined to press forwards with an integrity and sense of purpose that’s quintessentially and definitively Soft Machine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRACKLISTING\u003cbr\u003eSide A\u003cbr\u003eCARELESS EYES\u003cbr\u003ePENNY HITCH\u003cbr\u003eOTHER DOORS\u003cbr\u003eCROOKED USAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide B\u003cbr\u003eJOY OF A TOY\u003cbr\u003eA FLOCK OF HOLES\u003cbr\u003eWHISPER BACK\u003cbr\u003eTHE STARS APART\u003cbr\u003eNOW! 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