BILL BRUFORD - The Bruford Tapes (1979) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A live N.Y.C. radio broadcast by Bill Bruford and his band in July 1979, The Bruford Tapes features material from his Feels Good to Me and One of a Kind albums. Although the mix is shaky, the playing is not. Bruford rules the roost with his inimitable "pong" rim-shot sound and droll stage patter, and Dave Stewart's keyboards especially benefit from a heavier, slightly overdriven stage sound. Stewart gets "Hell's Bells" off to a rousing start, and his piano and Hammond sounds nicely embellish "Fainting in Coils"; not to be outdone, Jeff Berlin blazes across "Five G" with some wonderfully frenetic bass playing. This is one of the best Bruford albums of this period; those who found the studio releases of these songs to be too cold will be won over by the improvisational intensity of this live show. by Paul Collins
Tracklist :
1     Hell's Bells 4:35
Alan Gowen / Dave Stewart / Eric Stewart
2     Sample and Hold 6:35
Bill Bruford / Dave Stewart
3     Fainting in Coils 7:25
Bill Bruford
4     Travels with Myself -- and Someone Else 4:38
Bill Bruford
5     Beelzebub 3:52
Bill Bruford
6     The Sahara of Snow, Pt. 1 5:05
Bill Bruford
7     The Sahara of Snow, Pt. 2 3:32
Bill Bruford / Eddie Jobson
8     One of a Kind, Pt. 2 8:45
Bill Bruford / Dave Stewart
9     Five G 2:38
Jeff Berlin / Bill Bruford / Dave Stewart
Credits :
Drums, Percussion, Other [Electric Chat] – Bill Bruford
Electric Bass – Jeff Berlin
Electric Guitar – The 'Unknown' John Clark
Keyboards [Electric Keyboards] – Dave Stewart