bass, guitar [acoustic], performer [alto] Hugh Hopper tracks a2, a4, to a8, a10, b2, b6 composed by Hugh Hopper tracks a3, b1, b3 to b7 composed by Mike Ratledge tracks a1 to b1, b7 composed by Robert Wyatt cover [front cover] Byron Goto cover [front cover] Henry Epstein drums, voice Robert Wyatt engineer George Chkiantz organ [lowry, hamond], flute, piano, harpsichord Mike Ratledge photography by [back cover] Paul Misso producer Mike Jeffery producer Soft Machine soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Brian Hopper Record Company E.M.I. Records Record Company The Gramophone Co. Ltd. Manufactured By The Gramophone Co. Ltd. Printed By Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Made By Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Published By A. Schroeder Music Published By Robbins Music Published By France Mélodie Recorded At Olympic Studios Made By Trade Platemaking Services Recorded Feb/March 1969 at Olympic Studios, London. Laminated flipback sleeve printed by Garrod & Lofthouse, date code of 6911 (November 1969). 1st pressing black and silver label with “MADE IN GT. BRITAIN BY THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.”
There is a very similar release with front-laminated non-flipback sleeve here: Volume Two. Rights Society: NCB Rights Society: BIEM Rights Society: Mecolico Other: 6911 TPS (Printer's date stamp / code) Matrix / Runout: SPB 1002A (Label Side A) Matrix / Runout: SPB 1002B (Label Side B) Matrix / Runout: SPB 1002 A-1G (Runout Side A) Matrix / Runout: SPB 1002 B-1G (Runout Side B)