Jet Propelled Photographs

1. That's How Much I Need You Now

2. Save Yourself

3. I Should've Known

4. Shooting at the Moon (aka Jet Propelled Photographs)

5. When I Don't Want You

6. Memories

7. You Don't Remember

8. She's Gone

9. I'd Rather Be With You

10. Love Makes Sweet Music

11. Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin'

12. Hope for Happiness

13. We Know What You Mean (Soon Soon Soon)

Jet Propelled Photographs,University of Errors,Cuneiform,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Great fun!

Jet Propelled Photographs University of Errors Manufacturer: Cuneiform ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00022FWDQ Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

1. That's How Much I Need You Now
2. Save Yourself
3. I Should've Known
4. Shooting at the Moon (aka Jet Propelled Photographs)
5. When I Don't Want You
6. Memories
7. You Don't Remember
8. She's Gone
9. I'd Rather Be With You
10. Love Makes Sweet Music
11. Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin'
12. Hope for Happiness
13. We Know What You Mean (Soon Soon Soon)

Customer Reviews:

Great fun!.......2004-11-26

This a modern version of the first works the Soft Machine played (and recorded). Daevid Allen is great and his voice is as strong as ever. The drummer feels young and can get a bit on your nerves..sometimes bordering on amateur-like. But for the most part he is OK. The other musicians are better and really add to the psychedelic feel of the music. Great for those looking to refresh their memory with early Soft machine material.

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Jet Propelled Photographs Soft Machine Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E1CH Release Date: 1996-11-21

Album Description

DIGIPACK RELEASE1)THAT'S HOW MUCH I NEED YOU NOW 2)SAVE YOURSELF 3)I SHOULD'VE KNOWN 4)JET PROPELLED PHOTOGRAPH 5)WHEN I DON'T WANTYOU 6)MEMORIES 7)YOU DON'T REMEMBER 8)SHE'S GONE 9)I'DRATHER BE WITH YOU**1967 / 1995 REISSUE WORTE MUSIC INTERNATIONAL OUT OF NFRANCE**

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Jet Propelled Photographs Manufacturer: Import Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00008GQGW Release Date: 2003-04-15

Tracks:

1. That's How Much I Need You Now
2. Save Yourself
3. I Should've Known
4. Jet-propelled Photograph
5. When I Don't Want You
6. Memories
7. You Don't Remember
8. She's Gone
9. I'd Rather Be With You

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of these seminal first recordings made by one of the UK's first psychedelic outfits, recorded in London during 1967's 'Summer Of Love'. Originally intended as demos for the group's projected first album, the musical importance of these recordings is undisputed, representing as they do the only recordings by the group's original lineup of Robert Wyatt, Daevid Allen, Kevin Ayers, & Mike Ratledge. Nine tracks. Charly/Snapper. 2003.

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Jet Propelled Photographs Soft Machine Manufacturer: Griffin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008F5SF Release Date: 1994-09-13

Average customer rating: Soft Machine - 'Jet-Propelled Photographs' (Charly) A quite good document of the early psych Soft's Allen, Ayers, Ratledge and Wyatt together... Embryonic Gong? Prenatal Soft Machine? you decide!

Jet-Propelled Photographs Soft Machine Manufacturer: Charly UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000365V Release Date: 1999-07-01

Tracks:

1. That's How Much I Need You Now
2. Save Yourself
3. I Should've Known
4. Jet - Propelled Photograph (a.k.a. Shooting At The Moon)
5. When I Don't Want You
6. Memories
7. You Don't Remember
8. She's Gone
9. I'd Rather Be With You

Customer Reviews:

Soft Machine - 'Jet-Propelled Photographs' (Charly).......2004-12-10

'Jet-Propelled...' is apparently a collection of 'never intended to be heard' demos.I've always thought this was Soft Machine's first actual lp,but I was wrong.The nine demos were recorded in 1967 by the original short-lived line-up of Robert Wyatt-vocals&drums,Kevin Ayers-lead vocals,Daevid Allen-guitar and Mike Ratledge-piano&organ.The demos were produced by the legendary Giorgio Gomelsky(one time member of Magma).'Jet...' has been reissued several times and it seems the disc features a completely different cover each time,this one's a beauty.Best described as eccentric British psych,not that far a cry from the Floyd/Syd Barrett era.With tracks like "Save Yourself","She's Gone" and "I'd Rather Be With You" sounding pretty good for demos,makes this CD worth giving a spin every now and again.There's only like three Soft Machine CD's I even like and this one tends to show the band at their most pop/song oriented era.Not a bad find.

A quite good document of the early psych Soft's.......2003-08-20

Finally Charly has released the "lost" album of the early Soft Machine. They have succeeded in making the product sound pretty good and listenable (for instance the Dressed To Kill release from 2000 sounds awful *shun!*). This is, as said, a "QUITE" good document of the early "psychedelic" style SM, only "quite" because it does NOT accurately represent how they could sound like at their top performance, like when they played live, so try to get any live recordings between '67-'68 to hear that. Sadly, not many good quality recordings available from that period however. "Quite" good also because Ratledge's keyboards and organs does not come into it's frontline position as it should. One reason might be that they're drowned by Daevid Allen's excellent guitarplaying (which well could have been tuned up a bit higher on the tone scale), but also poor original production. Still it's all worth 3.75 stars, or why not 4, as it's a complimentary studio recording to the great innovative, groundbreaking and powerful live performances during this time period of SM. So don't miss this album. Nevertheless studio recordings seems to have been a problem to the Soft's as they were not happy with the first s/t album and how it sounded. And I personally think the second album is not a great hit at all - IMHO. SM overall had their most interesting period during '67-'68 and also during the "Third" and "Fourth" period until Wyatt finally left. At the fourth album release the studio work also sounded very well - IMHO.

Allen, Ayers, Ratledge and Wyatt together..........1999-10-25

Although some reviews I've read complain about Allen's guitar work, I consider it pretty good (of course, Gong's guitar work is much better). But if you don't have the single "Love Makes Sweet Music/Feelin'Reelin'Squealin" (just like me; does anybody know where I cand find it on CD?), it's perfect. The version of "Jet-Propelled Photographs" presented here, sung by Wyatt, is much better than the one presented at "Shooting at the Moon". And "When I Don't Want You" is pretty good too.

Embryonic Gong? Prenatal Soft Machine? you decide!.......1999-10-14

As you might expect, this sounds a little like a combination between early Soft Machine and early Gong, primarily due to the presence of Daevid Allen, Gong's master loony. Daevid doesn't sing, but he plays some truly odd - and sometimes quite awful - guitar solos, and contributes to the overall attitude of fresh-faced looney whimsy. Robert Wyatt's drumming and vocals are of course utterly brilliant. Kevin Ayers contributes a couple of songs, and there are early versions of songs that would later appear in other forms on Soft Machine albums. Recording quality is adequate and the band seems under-rehearsed, which is forgivable as this was a rushed session set up by the infamous Giorgio Gomelsky to make a demo tape. It was never intended to be released to the public, but of course it was. This isn't just for Softs and Gong completists, but it sure helps if you are one. There are some great psych-pop songs on here, but it is obvious that both Daevid Allen and the Softs' best work was yet to come. Still a worthwhile diversion.

Average customer rating: Dated sounding demo tapes early goings-on in Canterbury

Jet-Propelled Photographs Soft Machine Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00007L9NR Release Date: 2002-12-24

Tracks:

1. That's How Much I Need You Now
2. Save Yourself
3. I Should've Known
4. Jet-Propelled Photograph (A.K.A. Shooting at the Moon)
5. When I Don't Want You
6. Memories
7. You Don't Remember
8. She's Gone
9. I'd Rather Be With You

Customer Reviews:

Dated sounding demo tapes.......2004-08-14

These are demo tapes recorded in 1967, a year before Soft Machine's first album was released. The CD is only 30 minutes long and consists of 9 tracks. The sound quality is fair to poor. It does not have a wide dynamic range, the upper end is fuzzy, and there is a hiss. Jet-Propelled Photographics has been released several different times and used to come with a different cover. This same music is also released on a CD with a different cover and has been called Dressed To Kill and At The Beginning.

Soft Machine on this album consists of Daevid Allen (Gong), Kevin Ayres, Mike Ratledge and Robert Wyatt. Ayres and Allen would leave the group before the first album was recorded.

This is quite a bit different than anything Soft Machine would end up doing. It is kind of the pop-psychodelic music of the times. For the most part, these are short 2 to 3 minute songs. It sounds like any of the British hippy, pop-psycholodelic music of the times. Much of the music (especially the organ) sounds just like the generic rock music that was used in bar and disco scenes in bad movies during the sixties.

There are 3 tracks that are fairly interesting. I Should Have Known is stretched out to 7 minutes and does have some nice guitar and organ work. Some of the songs on this disc seem very familiar to me. I am sure that they have been reworked and reused on other projects by the group members.

I don't know why people always go nuts over early demo material and give it rave reviews. It is interesting to hear the origins of a band. But, it isn't the best thing a band does, the sound quality is ussually bad, the tracks are incomplete and it usually isn't worth hearing more than once. And usually, the band hasn't hit it's peak yet.

Soft Machine started out as the Daevid Allen Trio, with Allen, Wyatt, Ratledge and Hugh Hopper. Allen read his poetry while the rest played free form jazz (a CD of the group is due out soon). They broke up for a while, when Wyatt and Hopper formed the Wilde Flowers. They got back together (with Ayres in place of Hopper) and toured. They were the opening act for Jimi Hendrix at one time, and Hendrix's manager recorded this demo tape. Allen later got stuck in France because of visa problems (he is Australian) and Ayres left the group. Ratledge and Wyatt made the first Soft Machine album and Hopper rejoined the band after that.

early goings-on in Canterbury.......2003-06-23

This is yet another reissue of the band's demo recordings, made by Giorgio Gomelsky before the band was signed. At this point, Daevid Allen (of Gong fame) was very much a part of the group. Unfortunately, on this recording he is the band's weak point. He plays with a lot of energy and takes a lot of chances, but it would have been nice if he had tuned his guitar every once in a while.

Overall, though, this is a minor quibble. Robert Wyatt's drumming and singing is, as usual, excellent. He sounds young and full of fire, and it's a joy to hear him here. Ayers contributes his bit as well, adding a bent pop sensibility and his inimitable musical viewpoint. Ratledge, for his part, is surprisingly restrained as compared to subsequent releases, but he does quite well.

This is a far cry from the jazz fusion the Softs would eventually be known for; it's far closer to demented British pop music, with most of the songs being relatively short, but nonetheless intense and innovative. This record is an absolute must for people who appreciate Wyatt, Ayers, Daevid Allen, or the early Soft Machine, and would be recommended for anyone into the more eclectic and demented side of British rock of the 1960's.

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Jet Propelled Photographs Soft Machine Manufacturer: Charly Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DRMX Release Date: 1998-02-24

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