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SOFT MACHINE w/Holdsworth - Bundles - Original 1975 UK Vintage Vinyl SHSP 4044
Sold Date:
May 17, 2023
Start Date:
May 14, 2023
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Bundles is the eighth studio album by the band , released in 1975.
OverviewBy Bundles, only and founding member was left from the early Soft Machine line-ups; the other members had all previously been in the jazz-rock band . Guitarist 's prominent contributions set the album apart from previous Soft Machine recordings, as guitar was an instrument ignored by Soft Machine since 1969's .
This is the last studio album featuring Ratledge listed as a full band member. Only two compositions by him are included, one of which is less than two minutes long.
Track listingAll compositions by except where indicated.
Side one "Hazard Profile Part One" – 9:18 "Hazard Profile Part Two ()" – 2:21 "Hazard Profile Part Three" – 0:33 "Hazard Profile Part Four" – 1:25 "Hazard Profile Part Five" – 5:29 "Gone Sailing" () – 0:59 Side two "Bundles" – 3:14 "Land of the Bag Snake" (Holdsworth) – 3:35 "The Man Who Waved at Trains" () – 1:50 "Peff" (Ratledge) – 3:37 "Four Gongs Two Drums" () – 2:31 "The Floating World" – 7:07 Personnel Soft Machine – oboe, soprano saxophone, acoustic & electric piano – electric, acoustic and 12-string guitars – electric piano, organ, synthesizer – bass guitar – drums, percussion Additional musician – alto flute and bass flute on "The Floating World"
