Bundles (album)

For the 2010 album by the band of the same name, see The Bundles (album).

Bundles
Studio album by Soft Machine
Released	March 1975
Recorded	July 1974 at CBS Whitfield St Studios, London
Genre	Jazz rock
Length	41:55
Label	Harvest
Producer	Soft Machine
Soft Machine chronology
Seven (1973) Bundles (1975) Softs (1976)

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Bundles is the eighth studio album by the jazz-rock band Soft Machine, released in 1975.

Overview

By the time of Bundles, most of Soft Machine's members had previously been part of the jazz-rock band Nucleus, the exception being keyboardist Mike Ratledge, who at this point was the only remaining original member of Soft Machine. Guitarist Allan Holdsworth's prominent contributions set the album apart from previous Soft Machine recordings, which rarely featured guitar.

Bundles is the band's last full studio album recorded with Ratledge. Only two compositions by him are included, one of which is less than two minutes long. He left the band during the early sessions for the next album Softs, leaving the band with no original members.

Track listing

All compositions by Karl Jenkins except where indicated.

Side one

1. "Hazard Profile Part One" – 9:18
2. "Hazard Profile Part Two (Toccatina)" – 2:21
3. "Hazard Profile Part Three" – 0:33
4. "Hazard Profile Part Four" – 1:25
5. "Hazard Profile Part Five" – 5:29
6. "Gone Sailing" (Allan Holdsworth) – 0:59

Side two

1. "Bundles" – 3:14
2. "Land of the Bag Snake" (Holdsworth) – 3:35
3. "The Man Who Waved at Trains" (Mike Ratledge) – 1:50
4. "Peff" (Ratledge) – 3:37
5. "Four Gongs Two Drums" (John Marshall) – 2:31
6. "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
• Roy Babbington – bass guitar
• John Marshall – drums, percussion

Additional musician

• Ray Warleigh – alto flute and bass flute on "The Floating World"

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