New, Unplayed 2007 Limited Edition 200gm Japanese Reissue Housed In A Killer Double Die-Cut Gimmick Cover With Working Pinwheel And Obi. Came Sealed In A Re-Sealable Outer Sleeve. “A Wild, Freewheeling, And Ultimately Successful Attempt To Merge Psychedelia With Jazz-Rock, Soft Machine's Debut Ranges Between Lovingly Performed Oblique Pop Songs And Deranged Ensemble Playing From Drummer/Vocalist Robert Wyatt, Bassist Kevin Ayers And Organist Mike Ratledge. With Only One Real Break (At The End Of Side One), The Songs Merge Into Each Other -- Not Always Smoothly, But Always With A Sense Of Flair That Rescues Any Potential Miscues. Wyatt Takes Most Of The Vocals, And Proves Himself A Surprisingly Evocative Singer Despite His Lack Of Range. Like Pink Floyd's The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, Vol. 1 Was One Of The Few Over-Ambitious Records Of The Psychedelic Era That Actually Delivered On All Its Incredible Promise.” John Bush, All Music Guide.