Land of Cockayne is the end album past times the band Soft Machine, released inwards 1981. By this point, the band contained none of its master members. The championship refers to the medieval country of plenty.
The album came nigh equally the number of a projection inwards which Karl Jenkins too John Marshall had been involved featuring transcend session musicians. The advertizement hoc band, Rollercoaster, had of late recorded the Stevie Wonder tribute album Wonderin' too decided to tape roughly other album together. Many of the musicians included on the Cockayne album would brand upward Soft Machine's end alive line-up which played a six-night residency at Ronnie Scott's inwards 1984. This is the entirely Soft Machine album to characteristic a string section.
1. Over 'n' inwards a higher house (7:24)
2. Lotus groves (4:57)
3. Isle of the blessed (1:56)
4. Panoramania (7:07)
5. Behind the crystal mantle (0:53)
6. Palace of drinking glass (3:22)
7. Hot-biscuit Slim (7:27)
8. (Black) velvet mount (5:10)
9. Sly monkey (5:00)
10. H5N1 lot of what you lot fancy... (0:35)
Total Time: 43:51
The album came nigh equally the number of a projection inwards which Karl Jenkins too John Marshall had been involved featuring transcend session musicians. The advertizement hoc band, Rollercoaster, had of late recorded the Stevie Wonder tribute album Wonderin' too decided to tape roughly other album together. Many of the musicians included on the Cockayne album would brand upward Soft Machine's end alive line-up which played a six-night residency at Ronnie Scott's inwards 1984. This is the entirely Soft Machine album to characteristic a string section.
Tracks Listing
1. Over 'n' inwards a higher house (7:24)
2. Lotus groves (4:57)
3. Isle of the blessed (1:56)
4. Panoramania (7:07)
5. Behind the crystal mantle (0:53)
6. Palace of drinking glass (3:22)
7. Hot-biscuit Slim (7:27)
8. (Black) velvet mount (5:10)
9. Sly monkey (5:00)
10. H5N1 lot of what you lot fancy... (0:35)
Total Time: 43:51
Personnel
- Karl Jenkins – keyboards, synths, orchestration
- John Marshall – drums, percussion
- Jack Bruce – bass
- Allan Holdsworth – atomic number 82 guitar
- John Taylor – electrical piano
- Ray Warleigh – alto saxophone, bass flute
- Dick Morrissey – tenor saxophone
- Alan Parker – musical rhythm guitar
- Stu Calver – vocals, backing vocals
- John G. Perry – vocals, backing vocals
- Tony Rivers – vocals, backing vocals
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