Soft Machine: Land of Cockayne (1981)
Land of Cockayne was the only studio album released by Soft Machine in the 1980s, and the last issued under the Soft Machine name until Hidden Details in 2018.
Release Information
- Release date: 1981
- Label: EMI
- Produced by Mike Thorne
Tracklist
- “Over ‘n’ Above” (Karl Jenkins)
- “Lotus Groves” (Jenkins)
- “Isle of the Blessed” (Jenkins)
- “Panoramania” (Jenkins)
- “Behind the Crystal Curtain” (Jenkins)
- “Palace of Glass” (Jenkins)
- “Hot-Biscuit Slim” (Jenkins)
- “(Black) Velvet Mountain” (Jenkins)
- “Sly Monkey” (Jenkins)
- “A Lot of What You Fancy” (Jenkins)
Personnel
- Karl Jenkins: Synclavier synthesizer, Yamaha CS 80, Mini Moog and piano
- John Marshall: Drums and percussion
- Jack Bruce: Bass
- Ray Warleigh: Alto saxophone and bass flute
- Dick Morrissey: Tenor saxophone
- Allan Holdsworth: Lead guitar
- Alan Parker: Rhythm guitar
- John Taylor: Fender Rhodes
- Tony Rivers, Stu Calver & John Perry: Backing vocals
Source: Liner notes. Soft Machine. Land of Cockayne. Esoteric Recordings. 2010.
Studios
Recorded at Pye Studios and Riverside Studios, London 1980