Soft Machine - The Soft Machine (LP, Album, Unc) (Good (G))

Media Condition:  Good (G)
Sleeve Condition: Good (G)
Country:    US  
Released:  Dec 1968
Genre:       Jazz, Rock
Style:         Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Experimental

Comments:
Vinyl plays through without skipping but with significant surface noise and ticks and crackles due to scratche and marks. Spinning wheel is missing and sleeve has edge and ring wear, a couple of smaller rips and split to top seam.
 

Notes:

First issue sleeve with a circular die-cut in sleeve, revealing rotating 'clockwork' card insert through which the band members be viewed on a full-color backing sheet. Uncensored images of a nude girl on the inside and back of the gatefold and under the clock insert. (An added "bikini bottom" was used to censor these images on the second US version of this album, cat suffix 'X'). 

Labels: Track timings on labels differ to those on inside sleeve. On the labels the side indications are 'Side 1' and 'Side 2'. First catalog number on spine and cover, second on label.

"Manufactured by" information is taken from label rim-text but there are no known pressing-plant marks on this version of the release.  An otherwise identical version exists with 'TƧM' added to the runouts ([r=17468650) indicating disks pressed at [l926053.
Plated at [l438055.

"Mfg. by Grand Award Record Co., Inc., a subsidiary of ABC Records Inc. 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019". 
'Command/Probe' appears on the spine while the labels and front cover show 'Command/ABC Records/Probe.'

"...Selections published by Amm Jay Music Inc. - BMI".

A1. Hope For Happiness 4:20
A2. Joy Of A Toy 2:49
A3. Hope For Happiness (Reprise) 1:37
A4. Why Am I So Short? 1:38
A5. So Boot If At All 7:22
A6. A Certain Kind 4:10
B1. Save Yourself 2:25
B2. Priscilla 1:05
B3. Lullabye Letter 4:37
B4. We Did It Again 3:46
B5. Plus Belle Qu'une Poubelle 1:01
B6. Why Are We Sleeping? 5:31
B7. Box 25/4 Lid 0:47

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout CPLP-4500-A
Matrix / Runout CPLP-4500-B
Matrix / Runout CPLP- 4500 AS - 2LW P17 LW[sideways]
Matrix / Runout CPLP- 4500 B - SB - 2SS LW[sideways]

Manufactured By Grand Award Record Co., Inc.
Mastered At Fine Recording Studios
Record Company ABC Records, Inc.
Published By Amm Jay Music Inc.