[2022-08-26] Soft Machine "Bundles (Remastered And Expanded Edition)" 2CD set (Esoteric UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:08 pm

Amazon USA
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Amazon UK
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Description
• Newly remastered expanded edition of this classic album from 1975 by the legendary Soft Machine

• Plus an additional CD of their Nottingham Uni show remastered from the original tapes

• With fully restored artwork and an illustrated booklet and essay

A remastered 2CD edition of the 1975 album ‘Bundles’ by the celebrated Jazz/Progressive group Soft Machine. The album was the band’s first for EMI’s Harvest and featured a line-up of Mike Ratledge (keyboards), Karl Jenkins (oboe, piano, soprano sax), John Marshall (drums), Roy Babbington (bass) and Allan Holdsworth (guitar).

An accessible collection, ‘Bundles’ showcased Holdsworth’s considerable guitar playing talents and opened a new chapter for the band. The album attracted much praise, especially the stunning five-part piece ‘Hazard Profile’.

Following the release of ‘Bundles’ in March 1975 the band embarked on a busy touring schedule, but they soon faced the blow of Allan Holdsworth departing suddenly to join The New Tony Williams Lifetime.

Holdsworth was replaced by John Etheridge, and Soft Machine toured extensively for the remainder of 1975. A fabulous concert at Nottingham University on 11th October 1975 and featured much of the material featured on the album, along with early renditions of some pieces which would be recorded for the band’s 1976 album ‘Softs’.

Tracklist
[CD1: Bundles – Remastered]
1. Hazard Profile Part One
2. Hazard Profile Part Two (Toccatina)
3. Hazard Profile Part
4. Three
5. Hazard Profile Part Four
6. Hazard Profile Part Five
7. Gone Sailing
8. Bundles
9. Land Of The Bag Snake
10. The Man Who Waved At Trains
11. Peff
12. Four Gongs Two Drums
13. The Floating World

[CD2: Live At Nottingham University 11th October 1975]
1. Bundles
2. Land Of The Bag Snake
3. Out Of Season
4. The Man Who Waved At Trains
5. JVH
6. The Floating World
7. Ban-Ban Caliban
8. Side Burn
9. Hazard Profile Part One
10. Hazard Profile Part Two (Toccatina)
11. Hazard Profile Part Three
12. Hazard Profile Part Four
13. Hazard Profile Part Five
14. Song Of Aeolus
15. Sign Of Five

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:40 pm

[2022-08-26] Soft Machine "Bundles (Remastered And Expanded Edition)" 2CD set (Esoteric UK)

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