Land of Cockayne (album)
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| Land of Cockayne | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | June & July 1980 | |||
| Studio | Pye Studios & Riverside Studios in London | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 43:51 | |||
| Label | EMI EMC 3348 | |||
| Producer | Mike Thorne | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Land of Cockayne is the tenth studio album by the jazz rock band Soft Machine, released in 1981. The title refers to the medieval land of plenty. It would be the last album released under the Soft Machine name until Hidden Details in 2018.
Overview[edit]
In 1979, Karl Jenkins, who had been a member of Soft Machine from May 1972 to the band's split in December 1978, was among a number of top session musicians put together for an ad hoc band called Rollercoaster, recording a Stevie Wonder tribute album called Wonderin' (1980). After that album was completed, a number of the Rollarcoaster musicians decided to record another album together, this time under the Soft Machine name.[2] Some of the musicians involved in the project would be part of Soft Machine's next live line-up, which played a six-night residency at Ronnie Scott's in 1984.
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Karl Jenkins.
Side one[edit]
- "Over 'n' Above" – 7:24
- "Lotus Groves" – 4:57
- "Isle of the Blessed" – 1:56
- "Panoramania" – 7:07
- "Behind the Crystal Curtain" – 0:53
Side two[edit]
- "Palace of Glass" – 3:22
- "Hot-Biscuit Slim" – 7:27
- "(Black) Velvet Mountain" – 5:10
- "Sly Monkey" – 5:00
- "A Lot of What You Fancy..." – 0:35
Personnel[edit]
Soft Machine[3]
- Karl Jenkins – piano, Minimoog, Yamaha CS-80, Synclavier, arranger, conductor
- John Marshall – drums, percussion
- Allan Holdsworth – lead guitar
- Ray Warleigh – alto saxophone, bass flute
- Jack Bruce – bass
- Dick Morrissey – tenor saxophone
- Alan Parker – rhythm guitar
- John Taylor – electric piano
Additional personnel
- Stu Calver – vocals, backing vocals
- John Perry – vocals, backing vocals
- Tony Rivers – vocals, backing vocals
- Mike Thorne – production
- Bill Harman – orchestra leader
- Roy Ellsworth – artwork
References[edit]
- ^ "Soft Machine - Land of Cockayne (1981) album rating, user reviews, credits & releases | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ Bennett, Graham Soft Machine: Out-Bloody-Rageous SAF Publishing Ltd, 2005 ISBN 0-946719-84-5 ISBN 978-0-946719-84-6 at Google Books
- ^ Land of Cockayne (liner notes). Soft Machine. EMI Records. 1981. 1A 062-07439.
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External links[edit]
- Soft Machine - Land of Cockayne (1981) album rating, user reviews, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Soft Machine - Land of Cockayne (1981) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Soft Machine - Land of Cockayne (1981) album to be listened on Spotify
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