Bundles (album)
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| Released | 22 March, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | July 1974 at CBS Whitfield St Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock[1] | |||
| Length | 41:55 | |||
| Label | Harvest | |||
| Producer | Soft Machine | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Bundles is the eighth studio album by the jazz rock band Soft Machine, released in 1975.[1]
Overview
By Bundles, only keyboardist and founding member Mike Ratledge was left from the early Soft Machine line-ups; the other members had all previously been in the jazz-rock band Nucleus. Guitarist Allan Holdsworth's prominent contributions set the album apart from previous Soft Machine recordings,[1] which had not featured a guitarist for seven years, since their debut single.[2]
This is the last studio album featuring Ratledge listed as a full band member.[1] Only two compositions by him are featured, one of which is less than two minutes long.
Track listing
All compositions by Karl Jenkins except where indicated.
Side one
- "Hazard Profile Part One" – 9:18
- "Hazard Profile Part Two (Toccatina)" – 2:21
- "Hazard Profile Part Three" – 0:33
- "Hazard Profile Part Four" – 1:25
- "Hazard Profile Part Five" – 5:29
- "Gone Sailing" (Allan Holdsworth) – 0:59
Side two
- "Bundles" – 3:14
- "Land of the Bag Snake" (Holdsworth) – 3:35
- "The Man Who Waved at Trains" (Mike Ratledge) – 1:50
- "Peff" (Ratledge) – 3:37
- "Four Gongs Two Drums" (John Marshall) – 2:31
- "The Floating World" – 7:07
Personnel
- Soft Machine
- Karl Jenkins – oboe, soprano saxophone, acoustic & electric piano
- Allan Holdsworth – electric, acoustic and 12-string guitars
- Mike Ratledge – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Lowrey Holiday Deluxe organ, EMS Synthi AKS synthesizer[1]
- Roy Babbington – bass guitar
- John Marshall – drums, percussion
- Future Soft Machine personnel
- Ray Warleigh – alto flute and bass flute on "The Floating World"
References
- ^ a b c d e f Lynch, Dave. "Soft Machine - Bundles (1975) album review, credits & releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ^ "Soft Machine - Works (info about the albums)". calyx-canterbury.fr. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
External links
- Soft Machine - Bundles (1975) album review by Dave Lynch, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Soft Machine - Bundles (1975) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Soft Machine - Bundles (1975) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
- Soft Machine - Bundles (1975) album to be listened on Spotify
- Soft Machine - Bundles (1975) album to be listened on YouTube
- Soft Machine discography (info about the albums) at Calyx