The Soft Machine (Soft Machine album)

The Soft Machine (also titled Volume One as a reissue) is the debut album by the British psychedelic rock band Soft Machine, released in December 1968., through ABC Records and Probe Records in the United States and Barclay in France. The album, a psychedelic rock and jazz rock record, was recorded in April 1968 at Record Plant Studios, based in New York City, and was produced by Chas Chandler of The Animals and Tom Wilson.

Upon its release, the album charted at number 160 on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the US, and peaked at number 49 on the RPM Top Albums chart in Canada. The album's sole single, "Joy of a Toy"/"Why Are We Sleeping?", was released in November 1968. The album was later reissued with their debut single, "Love Makes Sweet Music"/"Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin'", in 2009. It is the group's only album to feature Kevin Ayers as a member, as he would leave the group that same year.