The Soft machine - Jet Propelled Photographs (1969) [JazzRock]

The Soft machine - Jet Propelled Photographs (1969) (SPA - Charly 1989)

Review by Richie Unterberger

Jet-Propelled Photographs [Charly] is the latest-available CD version of a title which has been repackaged and retitled several times over the last 30 years. Recorded in London in April 1967, and produced by the legendary Giorgio Gomelsky, these nine demos feature the original Soft Machine lineup of Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge, and Daevid Allen. Although not intended for release, these rough but accomplished performances show the band at their most pop- and song-oriented. Not far removed from Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, the jazzy chord changes, unpredictable