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Third is a live and studio album by the English rock band Soft Machine, released as their third overall in June 1970 by CBS Records. It is a double album with a single composition on each of the four sides, and was the first of two albums recorded with a four-piece line-up of keyboardist Mike Ratledge, drummer and vocalist Robert Wyatt, saxophonist Elton Dean, and bass guitarist Hugh Hopper. Third marks a shift in the group’s sound from their psychedelic origins towards jazz rock and electronic music.

Track listing:
Side A
1. “Facelift” Hugh Hopper 18:45
Side B
2. “Slightly All the Time”
Mike RatledgeHopper
18:12
Total length: 36:57
Side C
3. “Moon in June” Robert Wyatt 19:08
Side D
4. “Out-Bloody-Rageous” Ratledge 19:10
Total length: 38:18

Personnel:
Soft Machine:
Elton Dean – alto saxophone, saxello (all but 3)
Mike Ratledge – Hohner Pianet, Lowrey organ, piano, Hammond organ (2)
Hugh Hopper – bass guitar
Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals (3), plus on 3 (uncredited): Hammond organ, Mellotron, Hohner Pianet, piano, bass

Additional personnel:
Lyn Dobson – flute, soprano saxophone (1)
Jimmy Hastings – flute, bass clarinet (2, 4)
Nick Evans – trombone (2, 4)
Rab Spall – violin (3)

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Released: June 1970
Recorded: 4 and 11 January 1970 (side A)
April–May 1970
Studio: Croydon and Birmingham (“Facelift”); IBC, London
Length: 75:15
Label: CBS (UK), Columbia (USA)
Producer: Soft Machine