Artist: Roger Bunn
Title: Piece Of Mind
Genre: Progressive Folk Psych,Acid Jazzy
Origin: UK


This is an excellent reissue of this great British LP from 1969. On tap is a diverse mix of folk, non-commercial pop, and prog, all with psych influences, and some featuring flute and sitar. 'Piece Of Mind' is a work of "exotic psychedelic free-jazz-meets-rock, East-meets-West, progressive and smoky moment in late Twentieth Century music history". Add to that a spice of jazzy brassed R&B and a touch of minor-key popsike sensitivity and you get an accurate description of the sounds contained in Roger Bunn's astonishing 1969 LP, originally released in the UK on the Major Minor budget label, but issued in some European countries (Ohr label in Germany or Phillips in Holland) in a beautiful gatefold cover that is the one choosen for this reissue. When the LP was released in 1969, Roger Bunn was already a veteran British musician that had gained an astonishing CV since he began playing in the professional circuit. He spent the sixties moving through several outfits playing skiffle, jazz, beat, R&B, soul... whatever. As The Beatles did, he spent some of his forming time in Germany, playing with British formations there. A versatile musician on several instruments, he became a master of double bass. After the 'Piece Of Mind' days he joined Pete Brown's Piblotko!, played with members of Soft Machine, worked with Ornette Coleman, saw one of his songs recorded (though never officially released) by a major rock star like David Bowie and even became a founding member of Roxy Music for a short period in 1970-1971, among so many other things. Strictly limited edition of ONLY 500 COPIES, made in loving memory of this great musician who passed away in 2005...

01. Road To The Sun
02. Jac Mool
03. Fantasy In Fiction
04. Jac Mool (slight return)
05. Crystal Tunnel
06. Three White Horses
07. Catatonia
08. Suffering Wheel
09. Guido The Magician
10. Powis Square Child
11. Old Maid Prudence
12. Humble Chortle
13. Jason's Ennui
14. 110o East + 107o North
15. A Weekend In Mandraxia
16. Life is a Circus
17. Falling Ships
18. In the Future
19. Lin-da's Jukebox
20. You and I
21. In love with you babe
22. Up for Grabs