Summer 1962, Brian & Hugh Hopper with Pete Lawson, private recording
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 3 (Voiceprint 11/1998 CD)
late 1962/early 1963, Brian & Hugh Hopper, Mike Ratledge & Robert Wyatt, private recording
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 1 (Voiceprint 10/1998 CD)
3/6/1963, The Daevid Allen Trio, "Live New Departures", Marquee, London
tracks 1-4 & 6 released as Live 1963 (Voiceprint 1993 CD)
Sometime in 1963, Robert Wyatt, Hugh & Brian Hopper plus unknown guitarist, private recording
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 3 (Voiceprint 11/1998 CD)
late 1963/early 1964, Brian & Hugh Hopper with Robert Wyatt, private recording
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 1 (Voiceprint 10/1998 CD)
196?, Robert Wyatt, Brian & Hugh Hopper, private recording
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 3 (Voiceprint 11/1998 CD)
Summer 1964, Wilde Flowers, rehearsal
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 1 (Voiceprint 10/1998 CD)
Wilde Flowers (ltr. Hugh Hopper, Richard Coughlan, Robert Wyatt (sitting), Brian Hopper). Photo from "Wrong Movements".
16/3/1965, Wilde Flowers, SRS, Broadstairs, demo recording sessions
released on The Wilde Flowers (Voiceprint 1994 CD)
4/1965, Wilde Flowers, SRS, Broadstairs, demo recording sessions
unreleased recording
6-7/1965, Wilde Flowers, Sellindge, demo recording sessions
released on The Wilde Flowers (Voiceprint 1994 CD)
Winter or Spring 1966, Wilde Flowers, SRS, Broadstairs, demo recording sessions
released on The Wilde Flowers (Voiceprint 1994 CD)
4/1968, Soft Machine, Record Plant, NYC, sessions for "The Soft Machine" LP
released as The Soft Machine (Probe 11/1968 LP - Big Beat/One Way CD)
1/1969, Soft Machine, demo-tape
released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 2 (Voiceprint 10/1998 CD)
Hugh 1969 (from album-cover of Volume Two)
2-3/1969, Soft Machine, Olympic Sound, sessions for "Volume Two" LP
released as Volume Two (Probe 9/1969 LP - Big Beat/One Way CD)
29/3/1969, Soft Machine, Concert, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland
released as Live At Paradiso (Voiceprint 1996 CD)
3/5/1969, Syd Barrett, Abbey Road, sessions for "The Madcap Laughs" LP
tracks 1 & 2 released on The Madcap Laughs (Harvest 01/1970 LP - Harvest CD) and track 3 released on Opel (Harvest 10/1988 LP/CD)
Soft Machine 1969 (ltr. Hugh, Mike, Robert).
5/1969, Soft Machine, sessions for "Spaced-tapes", studio unknown
released as Spaced (Cuneinform 1996 CD)
10/6/1969, Soft Machine, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
Broadcast 21/06/69
track 2 released on Triple Echo (Harvest 03/1977 LP) & Going Back a Bit (Virgin 1994 CD), tracks 1-2 released on Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit 10/1990 LP/CD)
6/8/1969, Hugh & Brian Hopper, Regent Sound, sessions for publishing demos
released on The Wilde Flowers (Voiceprint 1993 CD)
Summer 1969, Kevin Ayers, Abbey Road, sessions for "Joy of a toy" LP
released As Joy Of A Toy (Harvest 11/1969 LP - Beat Goes On CD)
10/11/1969, Soft Machine, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
Broadcast 29/11/69
track 1 released on Canterburied Sounds Volume 2 (1998 Voiceprint CD), track 2 released on Triple Echo (Harvest 3/1977 LP) and The Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit 10/1990 LP/CD)
4/1/1970, Soft Machine , Fairfield Hall, Croydon
tracks 1-5, 7-10 released on Noisette (Cuneiform 1/2000 CD), track 6 released on Third (CBS 6/6/1970 LP - Columbia/Beat Goes On CD)
11/1/1970, Soft Machine, Mothers Club, Birmingham
released on Third (CBS 6/6/1970 LP - Columbia/Beat Goes On CD)
10/2/1970, Kevin Ayers, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
Broadcast 28/02/70
tracks 3&5 released on Kevin Ayers - Singing The Bruise (Band Of Joy 1996 CD)
13/2/1970, Soft Machine, Swansea or
14/2/1970, Soft Machine, London School Of Economics, London
released on Live 1970 (Voiceprint 8/1998 CD)
10/4/1970 and 6/5/1970,
Soft Machine,
I.B.C. Recording Studio, sessions for "Third"
LP
released on Third (CBS 06/06/1970 LP - Columbia/Beat Goes On CD)
26/4/1970,
Soft Machine,
Fairfield Halls, Croydon
released as Facelift (Voiceprint 2002 CD)
4/5/1970,
Soft Machine,
Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
Broadcast 16/05/70
released on Triple Echo (Harvest 03/1977 LP) and on The Peel
Sessions (Strange Fruit 10/1990 LP/CD)
21/5/1970
Soft Machine
Paris Theatre, BBC In Concert recording
Facelift-Esther's Nose Job (Hopper/Ratledge)
Broadcast 31/05/1970
unreleased recording
28/6/1970, Soft Machine, Holland Pop Festival, Kralingen
Park, Rotterdam, Holland
1. Esther's Nose Job (Ratledge)
released on Kralingen Pop-Festival (bootleg CD)
13/8/1970, Soft Machine, Henry Wood
Promenade Concert, Royal Albert Hall
released As Live At The Proms (Reckless 10/1988 LP/CD)
& on Live 1970 (Voiceprint 8/1998 CD)
17/9/1970,
Soft Machine,
Camden Theatre, BBC Sounds Of The 70's recording
1. Out-Bloody-Rageous-Slightly All The Time-Mousetrap-
Esther's Nose Job (Ratledge)
Broadcast 25/09/1970 (except Esther's Nose Job 30/10/1970)
unreleased recording
13-16/10/1970, 27-28/10/1970, 9/11/1970 and 16-18/11/1970
Soft Machine,
Olympic Sound, sessions for "Fourth" LP
released as Fourth (CBS 28/02/1971 LP - Columbia/One Way CD)
15/12/1970, Soft Machine, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
Broadcast 02/01/1971
track one released on Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit
10/1990 LP/CD)
11/3/1971,
Soft Machine,
Paris Theatre, London, BBC In Concert
recording
Broadcast 26/03/1971
released as BBC Radio One Live In Concert (Windsong 3/1993 CD)
23/3/1971, Soft Machine, Gondel Filmkunst Theater, Bremen,
Germany
released as Virtually (Cuneinform 1/1998 CD)
1/6/1971,
Soft Machine,
Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
Broadcast 26/06/1971
tracks 1 & 2 released on Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit
10/1990 LP/CD)
15/11/1971, Soft Machine, Maida Vale, London, BBC Top Gear recording
tracks 1-2 released on The Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit 10/1990 LP/CD)
16/11/1971, Soft Machine, BBC Sound of the Seventies Session
unreleased recording
22-24/11/1971, 7/12/1971, 21-25/2/1972, Soft Machine, Advision Studios, London, sessions for "5" LP
released as 5 (CBS 1972 LP - Columbia/One Way CD)
2/5/1972, Soft Machine, Olympia, Paris, France
released as Live In France (One Way 1995 CD)
11/7/1972, Soft Machine, BBC Peel Session
unreleased recording
20/7/1972, Soft Machine, Paris Theatre London, BBC in Concert Recording
released as BBC Radio One Live In Concert (Windsong 1994 CD)
25-27/7/1972, 1-3/8/1972, Hugh Hopper, Advision Studio, London, sessions for "1984" LP
tracks 1-6 released on 1984 (CBS 1972 LP - Mantra/Cuneiform CD). Cuneiform CD-release
includes track 7, track 8 released on Gary Windo - His Master's Bones (Cuneiform 1996 CD)
17/10/1972, Soft Machine, BBC Sound of the Seventies ecording
unreleased recording
20/10/1972, Soft Machine, Dome, Brighton
released on 'Six' Album (CBS 1973 LP - Columbia/One Way CD)
11-12/1972, Soft Machine, CBS Studio, London, sessions for "Six" LP
released on 'Six' Album (CBS 1973 - Columbia/One Way CD)
29/12/1972, Soft Machine, BBC, TV Full House recording
unreleased recording
Insert photo of "Third" (ltr. Elton, Hugh, Mike, Robert).
Cover of "Facelift" CD (Voiceprint)
Cover of Live 1970 (Live at the Proms) CD (Voiceprint)
Oslo 1971
CD-cover of BBC Radio One in Concert part I (1971). Now out-of-print
Cover of Virtually (Cuneiform)
Hugh end of 1971 (from "Wrong Movements")
Soft Machine live 1972 (ltr. Mike, Hugh, John, Karl). From Six insert.
11/11/1972, Soft Machine, Guildford
Hugh in the studio 1972 (from Six booklet)