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Soft Machine The Dew At Dawn / (Slightly) Slightly All The Time - Sealed UK 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45)
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Fabled jazz-rock group Soft Machine present this heartfelt tribute to one of the greats of British jazz - trumpeter Harry Beckett - covering his stunning "The Dew at Dawn" on this limited edition 7" vinyl, with a cover of a classic Softs tune on the B side. This is the second 7" in My Only Desire Records' Brit Jazz 45s series, which sees some of their favourite contemporary jazz acts each making brand new studio recordings of two classic compositions from the golden era of '60s and '70s British jazz.
Now led by guitar master John Etheridge, an original Soft Machine member since the mid-'70s and Canterbury scene veteran saxophonist Theo Travis, the band has undergone some recent lineup changes with bassist Fred Thelonious Baker (a former Harry Beckett bandmate) joining for 2023's 'Other Doors' album. This is also the first recording with drummer Asaf Sirkis, who has replaced the late British jazz legend John Marshall.
Etheridge and Travis' unique arrangement has upped the tempo of the "The Dew at Dawn" (originally released on Ogun Records in 1975) pushing the Caribbean-infused groove to the fore. Beckett's joyful theme - first played on Etheridge's guitar and then picked up by Travis' mesmeric soprano saxophone - evokes the sun rising over the misty Hackney marshes and the hope of a better future. The track is underpinned by Baker's nimble bass guitar and Sirkis' scattering drums, with Etheridge's superb soloing honed over a stellar five-decade career.
"Slightly All the Time" from Soft Machine's seminal 1970 opus 'Third', gets a clever reworking for this 7", with the sprawling epicness of Mike Ratledge's original composition, trimmed down to its essential parts, and Travis' outrageously good flute playing ramping up the '70s Brit jazz vibes.
* Limited one-off pressing of 600 copies worldwide.
* 7" vinyl housed in a reverse-board picture sleeve.
* Mastered by and lacquer cut by Caspar Sutton-Jones @ Gearbox Records.
Theo Travis: soprano saxophone, flute
John Etheridge: guitar
Fred Thelonious Baker: bass guitar
Asaf Sirkis: drums
Side A: The Dew At Dawn
Side B: (Slightly) Slightly All The Time
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| Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Friday 22nd November
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| Year of Release: |
2024 |
| Artist: |
Soft Machine (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
The Dew At Dawn / (Slightly) Slightly All The Time (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 14.99, US$ 19.04
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| Format: |
7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45) |
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| Record Label: |
My Only Desire |
| Catalogue No: |
MOD007 |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Date of Release: |
02 February 2024
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
SFT07TH829051 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
5052442025009 |
| Genres: |
60s Rock, 70s Rock, Progressive
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| Related Artists: |
2nd Vision, Gilgamesh, Hugh Hopper, Icarus (60s), John Etheridge, Karl Jenkins, Planet Earth, Robert Wyatt, Soft Heap, Soft Mountain, The Wilde Flowers |
| Complete Stock List: |
Soft Machine |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
THE SOFT MACHINE |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number SFT07TH829051 |
 Slightly All The
Time (2024 UK/EU limited edition black vinyl 7" single, a
heartfelt tribute to one of the greats of British jazz -
trumpeter Harry Beckett - covering his stunning The Dew at
Dawn. Mastered by and lacquer cut by Caspar Sutton-Jones at
Gearbox Records, and limited to just 600 copies. Picture
sleeve, factory sealed) )
