Bundles
Studio album by
Soft Machine
ReleasedMarch 1975
RecordedJuly 1974 at CBS Whitfield St Studios, London
GenreJazz rock[1]
Length41:55
LabelHarvest
ProducerSoft 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.[1]

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.[1]

Bundles is the band's last full studio album recorded with Ratledge.[1] 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
Additional musician

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Lynch, Dave. "Soft Machine - Bundles (1975) album review, credits & releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

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