Third is a live and studio album by the English rock band , released as their third overall in June 1970 by . It is a  with a single composition on each of the four sides, and was their first album recorded with a four-piece line-up of keyboardist , and drummer and vocalist , saxophonist , and bass guitarist . Third marks a shift in the group's sound from their  origins towards jazz rock and . Personnel Soft Machine  – ,  (all but 3)  – , ,   –   – ,  (3), plus on 3 (uncredited): , , Hohner Pianet, piano, bass Additional personnel  – ,  (1)  – flute,  (2, 4)  –  (2, 4) Rab Spall –  (3)

Seven is the seventh studio album by the  band , released in 1973. , who had previously contributed to  (1971) and  (1972) on  as a session musician, replaced  on bass guitar, who left to begin a solo career. Personnel

Soft Machine

 – oboe, baritone and soprano saxophones, recorder,  &  electric pianos  – Fender Rhodes electric piano,  organ,  synthesizer  – bass guitar, acoustic bass  – drums, percussion

Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris is a (mostly)  by the  band , released in 1978.

It was recorded almost entirely live, by The Manor Mobile recording engineer Alan Perkins, during a 4-night residency at Paris'  in July 1977. Much of the album was later mixed and partially re-recorded in studio; the track "Soft Space" was completely re-recorded in studio and released as a single ("Soft Space" parts 1 and 2) in 1978. Personnel

Soft Machine

 – drums, percussion  – piano, electric keyboards, synthesizer  – acoustic and electric guitars  – violin (credited as Rick Sanders) Steve Cook – bass guitar