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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name =Love Makes Sweet Music
| name = Love Makes Sweet Music
| Cover =Soft Machine - Love Makes Sweet Music.jpg
| image = Love Makes Sweet Music by the Soft Machine UK single side-A.png
| alt = Side-A label by Polydor Records
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| Cover size =
| Caption =
| caption = Side A of the UK single
| Artist =[[Soft Machine]]
| type = single
| A-side =
| artist = [[Soft Machine]]
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| album =
| B-side =Feelin’ Reelin’ Squeelin’
| Released =February 17, 1967
| B-side = Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin'
| released = February 17, 1967
| Format =7" single, 45 rpm
| Recorded =January 1967, Advision Studios
| recorded = January 1967, Advision Studios
| Genre =[[Psychedelic rock]]
| studio =
| Length =
| venue =
| Label =[[Polydor]] 56 151 (UK)
| genre =
| Writer =
| length =
| Producer =[[Chas Chandler]] (A-side)<br>[[Kim Fowley]] (B-side)
| label = [[Polydor]] 56 151 (UK)
| writer = Kevin Ayers
| Certification =
| producer = [[Chas Chandler]] (A-side)<br>[[Kim Fowley]] (B-side)
| Chart position =
| prev_title =
| Last single = --
| prev_year =
| This single ="Love Makes Sweet Music"<br>(1967)
| Next single ="[[Joy of a Toy (song)|Joy of a Toy]]"<br>(1968)
| next_title = [[Joy of a Toy (song)|Joy of a Toy]]
| Misc =
| next_year = 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.<ref> [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2350710.ece The Sunday Times, Sept 2, 2007] </ref>
"'''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.<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2350710.ece The Sunday Times, Sept 2, 2007]</ref> The [[A-side]] is more pop-oriented, featuring [[Robert Wyatt]] on lead vocals. The other side, "Feelin’ Reelin Squeelin" is a disturbing tour de force with [[Kevin Ayers]] handling the lead vocal for the verses, while Wyatt sings the chorus; there is an elliptical series of strange noises and flute in the solo.
The A-Side is more pop orientated, featuring [[Robert Wyatt]] on lead vocals. The other side, ‘Feelin’ Reelin Squeelin’ is a disturbing tour de force with [[Kevin Ayers]] handling the lead vocal for the verses, while [[Robert Wyatt]] sings the chorus; there is an elliptical series of strange noises and flute in the solo.


The single was a commercial flop.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stump |first=Paul |title=The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock |date=1997 |publisher=Quartet Books Limited |isbn=0-7043-8036-6 |pages=27–28}}</ref>
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The tracks from the single have been reissued on the Soft Machine compilations ''Triple Echo'' and ''Out-Bloody-Rageous - An Anthology 1967 -1973'' (Sony), while both sides of the single also appear on the 1972 Polydor compilation LP ''Rare Tracks''; recently, the 2009 CD edition of the album "[[The Soft Machine (Soft_Machine_album)|The Soft Machine]]" has the two songs as bonus tracks.


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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 (Soft Machine album)|The Soft Machine]]''. A cover of "Love Makes Sweet Music" was recorded by [[The Valentines (rock band)|The Valentines]], an early band of [[AC/DC]] frontman [[Bon Scott]], as a B-side for their cover of "[[Peculiar Hole in the Sky]]".
The original copy of the single commands very high prices when it turns up for auction.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==



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


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
*[[Kevin Ayers]] - Guitar ("Love Makes Sweet Music"), Bass ("Feelin...") and Vocals
*[[Kevin Ayers]] - guitar ("Love Makes Sweet Music"), bass ("Feelin..."), vocals
*[[Daevid Allen]] - Bass ("Love Makes Sweet Music"), Guitar ("Feelin...")
*[[Daevid Allen]] - bass ("Love Makes Sweet Music"), guitar ("Feelin...")
*[[Robert Wyatt]] – Drums and Vocals
*[[Robert Wyatt]] – drums, vocals
*[[Mike Ratledge]] - Keyboards
*[[Mike Ratledge]] - keyboards


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
*http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/review/1790 Review by [[Julian Cope]]
*http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/review/1790 Review


{{Soft Machine}}
{{Soft Machine}}

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[[Category:Kevin Ayers songs]]
[[Category:1967 singles]]
[[Category:1967 debut singles]]
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[[Category:Songs written by Kevin Ayers]]
[[Category:Songs written by Kevin Ayers]]
[[Category:Songs produced by Chas Chandler]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Chas Chandler]]
[[Category:1967 songs]]

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Revision as of 17:46, 20 January 2024

"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. The other side, "Feelin’ Reelin Squeelin" is a disturbing tour de force with Kevin Ayers handling the lead vocal for the verses, while Wyatt sings the chorus; there is an elliptical series of strange noises and flute in the solo.

The single was a commercial flop.[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

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

Personnel

References

  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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