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.
- Allan Holdsworth / acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars
- Mike Ratledge / Fender Rhodes, Lowrey organ, AKS synthesizer
- Karl Jenkins / oboe, soprano saxophone, acoustic & electric pianos
- Roy Babbington / bass
- John Marshall / drums, percussion
With:
- Ray Warleigh / alto & bass flutes (12)
01 - Bundles (Remastered And Expanded Edition)
01. Hazard Profile, Pt. 1 (2022 Remaster) [00:09:17]
02. Hazard Profile, Pt. 2 (Toccatina) (2022 Remaster) [00:02:15]
03. Hazard Profile, Pt. 3 (2022 Remaster) [00:00:33]
04. Hazard Profile, Pt. 4 (2022 Remaster) [00:01:25]
05. Hazard Profile, Pt. 5 (2022 Remaster) [00:05:23]
06. Gone Sailing (2022 Remaster) [00:00:59]
07. Bundles (2022 Remaster) [00:03:14]
08. Land Of The Bag Snake (2022 Remaster) [00:03:35]
09. The Man Who Waved At Trains (2022 Remaster) [00:01:50]
10. Peff (2022 Remaster) [00:03:37]
11. Four Gongs Two Drums (2022 Remaster) [00:02:31]
12. The Floating World (2022 Remaster) [00:07:07]
02 - Bundles (Remastered And Expanded Edition)
01. Bundles (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:03:27]
02. Land Of The Bag Snake (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:04:00]
03. Out Of Season (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:06:14]
04. The Man Who Waved At Trains (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:06:02]
05. JVH (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:04:23]
06. The Floating World (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:01:17]
07. Ban Ban Caliban (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:09:53]
08. Side Burn (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:10:21]
09. Hazard Profile, Pt. 1 (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:06:12]
10. Hazard Profile, Pt. 2 (Toccatina) (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:01:41]
11. Hazard Profile, Pt. 3 (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:00:24]
12. Hazard Profile, Pt. 4 (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:01:39]
13. Hazard Profile, Pt. 5 (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:04:51]
14. Song Of Aeolus (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:03:57]
15. Sign Of Five (Live, Nottingham University, 1975 2022 Remaster) [00:14:47]
