sentences:  The ad hoc band, Rollercoaster, had recently recorded the Stevie Wonder tribute album "Wonderin'" (1980) and decided to record another album together.Many of the musicians included on the "Cockayne" album would make up Soft Machine's final live line-up which played a six-night residency at Ronnie Scott's in 1984.This is the only Soft Machine album to feature a string section.