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Love Makes Sweet Music

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"Love Makes Sweet Music"
Side-A label by Polydor Records
Side A of the UK single
Single by Soft Machine
B-side"Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin'"
ReleasedFebruary 17, 1967
RecordedJanuary 1967, Advision Studios
LabelPolydor 56 151 (UK)
Songwriter(s)Kevin Ayers
Producer(s)Chas Chandler (A-side)
Kim Fowley (B-side)
Soft Machine singles chronology
"Love Makes Sweet Music"
(1967)
"Joy of a Toy"
(1968)

"Love Makes Sweet Music" was the first single released by the psychedelic rock group Soft Machine. It is one of the first British psychedelic releases, predating Pink Floyd's "Arnold Layne" by a month.[1] The A-side is more pop-oriented, featuring Robert Wyatt on lead vocals was recorded 5 February 1967 and produced by Chas Chandler. The other side, "Feelin’ Reelin Squeelin" was recorded January 1967 and produced by Kim Fowley. The latter features Kevin Ayers on lead vocal for the verses, while Wyatt sings the chorus. The single did not chart.[2]

The tracks from the single have been reissued on the Soft Machine compilations Triple Echo and Out-Bloody-Rageous - An Anthology 1967 -1973 (Sony), on the 1972 Polydor compilation LP Rare Tracks, and on the 2009 CD edition of the album The Soft Machine. A cover of "Love Makes Sweet Music" was recorded by The Valentines, an early band of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, as a B-side for their cover of "Peculiar Hole in the Sky".

Track listing

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  1. "Love Makes Sweet Music" (Kevin Ayers)
  2. "Feelin’ Reelin' Squeelin’" (Robert Wyatt)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ The Sunday Times, Sept 2, 2007
  2. ^ Stump, Paul (1997). The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock. Quartet Books Limited. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-7043-8036-6.
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