Volume Two (The Soft Machine album)

Volume Two is the second album by The Soft Machine (although it was their debut in their home country of the United Kingdom), released in September 1969, through Probe Records. It was recorded from February to March, 1969, at Olympic Studios, based in London, and produced by the band themselves. The album combined humour, dada, psychedelia, progressive rock, and jazz rock together. Upon its release, the album peaked at number 2 on the Dutch Album Top 100, and was positively received by music critics. In 2000, it was voted number 715 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.