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After Bruford's debut solo album and then a stint with UK, his attention turned to forming his own band. With the core team that appeared on "Feels Good to Me", this debut band album was less jazzy, but explored some of the more fusion type instrumental ideas that the first UK album delved into, leaving Jobson and Wetton to wallow in the more pomp rock aspects. In some ways "One of a Kind" owes more to National Health than UK. The opening track "Hells Bells" is a stormer, with Dave Stewart belting out bubbling synth lead lines. "Fainting in Coils" hints at the Hatfield and the North sense of humourmore… with Bruford himself reading from Lewis Carroll. The part of Alice is read by the future Mrs Brian Eno! "The Abingdon Chasp" is a gorgeous Allan Holdsworth piece. The final two tracks "Forever Until Sunday" and "The Sahara of Snow" were originally played by UK. In fact Eddie Jobson guests on violin on the former, which on the original album was uncredited, Jobson not wishing to confuse past and present UK. Now he is at last credited in the sleeve notes. This CD version is rounded out by an excellent bonus track, "Manacles". This live track may lack sonic fidelity (i.e. it is of bootleg quality) but more than makes up for that in a superbly typical fuzzy organ solo by Dave Stewart. "One of a Kind" is an exceptional album from an exceptional band. Freed by the band politics of UK, Bruford and team mates really stretch out and enjoy what they are doing here. It's a pity that the line-up didn't last long. Allan Holdsworth left soon after the recording of the album to be replaced by John Clark who features on the bonus track and on the following, final studio album "Gradually Going Tornado". It's good that Bill Bruford is making his back catalogue widely available. On the strength of "One of a Kind", this album is very special and should be considered alongside the very best fusion and instrumental rock that was being produced back in the late 70's.

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Bill Bruford - One of a Kind (2005) Retail CD

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