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The Soft Machine by Soft Machine, album cover

First-year pressing

The Soft Machine 1968 US Pressing (CPLP 4500)

The Soft Machine by Soft Machine

Artist
Soft Machine
Title
The Soft Machine
Labels
  • Probe CPLP 4500
  • Command CPLP-4500
  • ABC Records CPLP-4500
Country
US
Released
November 1968
Format
LP, Album
Format notes
Uncensored, Die-Cut Gatefold, True Sound

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • CPLP- 4500 AS - 2LW P17 LW[sideways] TƧMA-side runout, variant 1
  • CPLP- 4500 B - SB - 255 LW[sideways] TƧMB-side runout, variant 1
  • CPLP- 4500AS - 2LW P17 εΓ TSMA-side runout, variant 2
  • CPLP- 4500 B - SB - 255 εΓ TSMB-side runout, variant 2
All 36 pressings of The Soft Machine