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VP 503CD
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"Mark E. Smith has been called a maverick over the last thirty plus years that he has led the Fall. Many people have tried to bend Mark E. Smith to their will and failed time and time again. If being a maverick means making music under your own terms whenever and with whomever you want, then Mark E. Smith is a maverick. Ed Blaney was a member of the Fall during late 2000-2001, playing on the album Are You Are Missing Winner, released in late 2001. In 2008, Smith and Blaney embarked on what seemed like a spontaneous project recording and releasing a number of limited edition singles. These singles were then collected together and released on an album entitled The Fall's Mark E. Smith and Ed Blaney. The Train Part Three is the second album recorded by the duo outside of the Fall activities. Recorded in October, November and December 2008, these are field recordings that have been edited in the studio. The recordings were made in Blackpool, Salford, York and shire, the midnight train from Sophia-Karnobat (Bulgaria) and finally edited in Blueprint Studios Salford by Gary Hadfield under the production supervision of both Mark E. Smith and Ed Blaney."
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VP 233CD
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"You may well ask, why release yet another live recording of a Soft Machine concert when there are already several available. Quite simply according to the line up which included Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Hugh Hopper and Elton Dean and in their opinion it was one of the best performances they had done together. It was made in the middle of the classic Soft Machine period and contains all the major items that made up their repertoire of the time. The recording was made by Brian Hopper from the audience and as can be heard from the enthusiastic reception by the audience at the end, this was an outstanding Soft Machine offering, with an 'authentic' live sound exactly as it was actually experienced, heard here in glorious lo-fi, but a performance to treasure and above all to enjoy. It is the spirit and energy which comes through in a performance that is critical and if these are at a high point as they were in this concert then any shortcomings in sound quality can be ignored. Elton's playing was especially lyrical with a soaring, expressive fluency especially on 'Out- Bloody-Rageous', 'Backwards', 'Hibou Anemone & Bear' and 'Pigling Bland'. Hugh, as ever, underpinned everything with rock solid bass whilst displaying sensitivity and drive ? very necessary with the complex patterns being thrown around by the other three. Robert as a drummer, Robert as a vocalist, Robert as a musician -- all are inseparable. It is his total immersion in music that enables Robert to project his personality into all he does on stage and on record Mike's uncompromising strings of notes, leaps of musical structure and texture and complex time signatures all characterize a style not heard before (or since) in any band. The concert followed conventional practice with two sets separated by an interval. It was therefore appropriate to place the two halves on separate CDs to maintain the feel of the overall performance. This CD will be a must for the huge Soft Machine fan base especially with this brilliant line up."
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VP 209CD
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"This record reflects the work Hugh has achieved, with various creative singers and lyricists, from 1983 through 1999. It features the original and unreleased version of 'Was A Friend', with Robert Wyatt on vocals and Hugh on keyboards and bass. Wyatt included a new version of this cut on his most recent album Shleep. A collection of legendary bassist Hopper's work with various musicians including Lisa S. Klossner, Richard Sinclair, Rick Biddulph and Robert Wyatt." Four of the 12 tracks are previously unissued.
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VP 210CD
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New reissue, previous version on Mantra is deleted. "Magick is a collection of songs and music made with a sequencer, keyboard, and microphone. The recording is live and recorded direct to stereo inside Tim's windmill. It was meant to capture the magick of a full moon one night in Brittany."
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