Third is the third studio album by the Canterbury associated band Soft Machine, originally released in 1970 as a double LP, with each side of the original vinyl consisting of a single, long composition.
Released 6 June 1970
Recorded April–May 1970 at IBC, London (\"Facelift\" live in Croydon and Birmingham, January 1970
Personnel
Mike Ratledge – Hohner Pianet, Lowrey organ, piano
Hugh Hopper – bass guitar
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals (3),
Elton Dean – alto saxophone, saxello (all but 3)
Additional personnel
Lyn Dobson – soprano saxophone, flute (1)
Jimmy Hastings – flute, bass clarinet (2,4)
Rab Spall – violin (3)
Nick Evans – trombone (2,4)
1.\"Facelift\" (Hugh Hopper) (00:00 )
2.\"Slightly All the Time\" (Mike Ratledge) (18:52)
Including: \"Noisette\" (Hopper), \"Backwards\" (Ratledge) and \"Noisette Reprise\" (Hopper)
