Tracklist

A1	Pataphysical Introduction Pt. 1
A2	A Concise British Alphabet Pt. 1
A3	Hibou, Anenome And Bear
A4	A Concise British Alphabet Pt. 2
A5	Hulloder
A6	Dada Was Here
A7	Thank You Pierrot Lunaire
A8	Have You Ever Bean Grean?
A9	Pataphysical Introduction Pt. 2
A10	Out Of Tunes
B1	As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still
B2	Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening
B3	Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging
B4	Pig
B5	Orange Skin Food
B6	A Door Opens And Closes
B7	10:30 Returns To The Bedroom

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – E.M.I. Records
• Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Recorded At – Olympic Studios
• Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Credits

• Bass, Guitar [Acoustic], Alto Saxophone – Hugh Hopper
• Composed By – Hopper* (tracks: A2, A4 to A8, A10, B2, B6), Ratledge* (tracks: A3, B1, B3 to B7), Wyatt* (tracks: A1 to B1, B7)
• Design [Front Cover] – Byron Goto, Henry Epstein
• Drums, Voice – Robert Wyatt
• Engineer – George Chkhantz*
• Executive-Producer – Mike Jeffrey*
• Organ [Lowry, Hammond], Flute, Piano, Harpsichord – Mike Ratledge
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Paul Misso
• Producer – Soft Machine
• Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Brian Hopper

Notes

Recorded Feb/March 1969 at Olympic Studios, London.
Laminated sleeve printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd., date code of 6911 (November 1969).
UK 1st pressing on original pink format with matt, smooth surfaces and Gramophone rim text.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): SPB 1002A
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): SPB 1002B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side A): SPB 1002 A-1G
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side B): SPB 1002 B-1G
• Other (Printer date code): 6911

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CPLP 4505, CPLP 4505 S, CPLP-4505-S	The Soft Machine*	Volume Two ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Probe, Probe, Probe	CPLP 4505, CPLP 4505 S, CPLP-4505-S	US	1969
ORL 8663	The Soft Machine*	Volume Two ‎(LP, Album, RE)	MCA Coral	ORL 8663	Italy	Unknown
RB 159	The Soft Machine*	Vol. 2 ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Record Bazaar	RB 159	Italy	1978
921 019	Soft Machine	Vol 2 ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Barclay	921 019	France	1971
921 019, 0921 019, 0921019	Soft Machine	Vol 2 ‎(LP, Album)	Barclay, Barclay, Barclay	921 019, 0921 019, 0921019	France	1969

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