{"product_id":"soft-machine-slightly-all-the-time-recordings-1970-1974-new-14cd-3-blu-ray-boxset","title":"Soft Machine - Slightly All The Time – Recordings 1970-1974 - New 14CD + 3 Blu Ray Boxset","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: New 14CD+ 3Blu-Ray Label: CMG Cat. No. \u003cspan\u003e19802998812 \u003c\/span\u003eBarcode: \u003cspan\u003e19802998812\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 30\/10\/2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-readmore-expanded=\"true\" data-readmore=\"\" id=\"product-description\" class=\"js-readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the key progressive rock groups of the late ’60s and early ’70s, \u003cb\u003eSoft Machine\u003c\/b\u003e began with \u003cb\u003eRobert Wyatt\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKevin Ayers\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDaevid Allen\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMike Ratledge\u003c\/b\u003e. From the UFO Club and Middle Earth to the \u003cb\u003eJimi Hendrix Experience\u003c\/b\u003e US tours in 1968, they quickly built a formidable reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter \u003ci\u003eThe Soft Machine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVolume Two\u003c\/i\u003e for ABC\/Probe, they moved to CBS\/Columbia with \u003cb\u003eWyatt\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRatledge\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElton Dean\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHugh Hopper\u003c\/b\u003e, releasing 1970’s \u003ci\u003eThird\u003c\/i\u003e. Four more albums followed before the band split in 1978, later returning as Soft Machine Legacy in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow back as \u003cb\u003eSoft Machine\u003c\/b\u003e since 2016, with latest album \u003ci\u003eThirteen\u003c\/i\u003e released this March, they continue touring into 2027. This 12” x 12” box gathers the five CBS albums, remastered from original ¼” tapes, plus an unreleased alternate \u003ci\u003eFifth\u003c\/i\u003e, complete BBC sessions, European concert recordings, rare photos and notes by \u003cb\u003eSid Smith\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58048078905724,"sku":"19802998812","price":109.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9763\/5678\/files\/19802998812_Soft_Machine_3D.webp?v=1793105967","url":"https:\/\/offthebeatentracks.co.uk\/products\/soft-machine-slightly-all-the-time-recordings-1970-1974-new-14cd-3-blu-ray-boxset","provider":"Off The Beaten Tracks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}