Soft Machine/Live in Europe 1969-1976

From the Euro tour after the release of “SOFTS,” which is a masterpiece of the late Softs and a masterpiece of jazz rock, the concert in Toronto, Italy on August 8, 1976 is recorded for 80 minutes from a very good audience master source at the time. Almost completely uncut recording. Allan Holdsworth left the band and John Etheridge was suddenly brought in. Although the band ensemble was said to be much stronger than during the Holdsworth era, in June, after the album was released, bassist Alan Wakeman left the band. , David Essex joined instead, and Ray Warley, who had been participating in “BUNDLES”, returned for the tour after July. Furthermore, two weeks after the main performance, Babington and Warley left again, and violinists Riku Saunders and Percy Jones joined, and after Percy, Steve Cook joined, making “Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris”. A live performance during the transition, the most volatile period in the band’s history. In such a short period of time, Ray Warley showed off great plays at various times. Furthermore, J. Ethridge, not to be outdone by Holdsworth, repeated a series of fast and precise phrases from the first song. Also, the set is worth listening to, such as the arranged version that omitted part 2 of “Hazard Profile”, which became a standard after this period. The live performance of this precious time is presented here in master quality, which sets it apart from online distribution.