Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Jack Bruce



Artist:   Jack Bruce
Birth Name:  John Symon Asher Bruce
Born:  May 14, 1943.  Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died:  October 25, 2014 (Aged 71).  Suffolk, England
Genre:  Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion, British Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Bass, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Upright Bass

Jack Bruce was a Scottish Musician and Composer, best known as a member of the British Blues Rock Trio Cream.  In 1962, he joined Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, and Graham Bond before leaving in 1965 to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, whose guitarist was Eric Clapton, and with Manfred Mann before forming Cream with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker.








Title:  Harmony Row (Box Set Edition 2 CD+2 Blu-Ray) (2025) 

Genre:  Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion, British Blues

Label:  Esoteric Recordings

Rating:   *****


Format:  CD+Blu-Ray


Tracks:


Disc 1:  CD - Harmony Row, Original Album Stereo Mix Remastered


 1.  Can You Follow? (1:32)

 2.  Escape To The Royal Wood (On Ice) (3:44)

 3.  You Burned The Tables On Me (3:49)

 4.  There's A Forest (1:44)

 5.  Morning Story (4:55)

 6.  Folk Song (4:20)

 7.  Smiles And Grins (6:05)

 8.  Post War (4:20)

 9.  A Letter Of Thanks (2:54)

10. Victoria Sage (5:02)

11. The Consul At Sunset (4:14)


Bonus Tracks:


12. Green Hill (Can't You Follow?) (2:16)

13. There's A Forest (First Take) (2:11)

14. You Burned The Tables On Me (Electric Piano Version) (4:10)

15. Can You Follow? (First Take) (1:46)


Disc 2:  CD - Harmony Row, New Stereo Mix


 1.  Can You Follow? (1:32)

 2.  Escape To The Royal Wood (On Ice) (3:44)

 3.  You Burned The Tables On Me (3:49)

 4.  There's A Forest (1:44)

 5.  Morning Story (4:55)

 6.  Folk Song (4:20)

 7.  Smiles And Grins (6:05)

 8.  Post War (4:20)

 9.  A Letter Of Thanks (2:54)

10. Victoria Sage (5:02)

11. The Consul At Sunset (4:14)


Bonus Tracks:


12. Riffs (Take 14)

13. Smiles And Grins (Olympic Studios Demo) 

14. A Letter Of Thanks (Olympic Studios Demo)

15. End Piece


Disc 3:  Blu-Ray - 96 KHZ/24-Bit New 5.1 Surround  Sound Ab Stereo Mixes By Stephen W. Tayler


 1.  Can You Follow? (1:32)

 2.  Escape To The Royal Wood (On Ice) (3:44)

 3.  You Burned The Tables On Me (3:49)

 4.  There's A Forest (1:44)

 5.  Morning Story (4:55)

 6.  Folk Song (4:20)

 7.  Smiles And Grins (6:05)

 8.  Post War (4:20)

 9.  A Letter Of Thanks (2:54)

10. Victoria Sage (5:02)

11. The Consul At Sunset (4:14)


Bonus Tracks:


12. Riffs (Take 14)

13. Smiles And Grins (Olympic Studios Demo) 

14. A Letter Of Thanks (Olympic Studios Demo)

15. End Piece


Disc 4:  Blu-Ray - Video - Out Front (Granada T.V. 1971)


Jack Bruce & Friends


 1.  Smiles & Grins

 2.  A Letter Of Thanks

 3.  Folk Song

 4.  Powerhouse Sod

 5.  You Burned The Tables On Me


Swing In With Jack Bruce (Rockpalast, WDR Television 1972)


 6.  You Burned The Tables On Me

 7.  Theme For An Imaginary Western

 8.  Politician

 9.  Rope Ladder To The Moon

10. Folk Song


Personnel:


Jack Bruce:  Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Piano, Organ, Cellos, Harmonica

Chris Spedding:  Guitars

John Marshall:  Drums


Harmony Row is the third studio album by Jack Bruce, originally released on July 1971 by Polydor, remastered and reissued on June 27, 2025 by Esoteric Recordings.  Box Set Edition 2 CD and 2 Blu-Ray.













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