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"Songs For A Tailor" is ex-Cream bass player Jack Bruce's first solo album. This digitally remastered version of his 1969 solo albums comes complete with four bonus tracks and sleevenotes by Mark Powell.
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62 of 64 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Verified Purchase
This is quite simply one of the best reissues I've heard in recent years. A remastering job that is faithful to the original, but at the same time showcases the subtleties and nuances of a performance that was both masterful and highly innovative.
In short - if you've ever heard "Songs For A Tailor", you've *never* heard it like this! Kick Drums thump, the bass is upfront, wailing, and Jack's voice, well, it's as pristine as it ever was.
The true beauty of this remastered edition can be showcased in three major areas:
1) Vocal clarity and space. The voices and reverbs are pristine, defined, and you hear every echo.
2) Bass without BOOM. The problem with many remasters is that they squash the heck out of it to make it sound modern, ignoring dynamics and essentially destroying the original. Not the case here, as *every* simple crescendo has been preserved, albeit a little louder at the finish, and a little more present. Check out the drums on 'He The Richmond' and 'Weird of Hermiston' - brilliantly analog, digitally restored.
3) Nice bonus tracks. The demo of "Ministry" is by far the best of four, but the 'aborted' mixes are very cool, and sound great.
Without a doubt, a beautiful reissue of a timeless classic. They're 'Songs for' you and me - 'Songs', forever.
In short - if you've ever heard "Songs For A Tailor", you've *never* heard it like this! Kick Drums thump, the bass is upfront, wailing, and Jack's voice, well, it's as pristine as it ever was.
The true beauty of this remastered edition can be showcased in three major areas:
1) Vocal clarity and space. The voices and reverbs are pristine, defined, and you hear every echo.
2) Bass without BOOM. The problem with many remasters is that they squash the heck out of it to make it sound modern, ignoring dynamics and essentially destroying the original. Not the case here, as *every* simple crescendo has been preserved, albeit a little louder at the finish, and a little more present. Check out the drums on 'He The Richmond' and 'Weird of Hermiston' - brilliantly analog, digitally restored.
3) Nice bonus tracks. The demo of "Ministry" is by far the best of four, but the 'aborted' mixes are very cool, and sound great.
Without a doubt, a beautiful reissue of a timeless classic. They're 'Songs for' you and me - 'Songs', forever.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By C. Caney
Format:Audio CD
Take away the soaring vocals, upfront melodic bass lines and that penchant for unusual, catchy songs and Cream is just another power trio with a wailing guitarist. Jack Bruce added all those elements that made Cream one of the all time great bands and they're here in abundance on his first solo album. For anyone who wore out the grooves in their 1969 vinyl the remix on this CD is superb. Jack's bass is carefully mixed to be upfront like the original without that obnoxious thudding that plagues most bass-centric recordings today. For anyone who never heard Jack's solo efforts, check this out. There's an incredibly broad musical range here from blusey romps like 'Ministry of Bag' and 'Never Tell your Mother..'to soundscapes like 'Theme for an Imaginary Western' and 'To Isengard' to remarkable oddities like 'Boston Ball Game' and 'Rope Ladder to the Moon'. The songs are superb, the arrangements perfect, the performances of virtuoso sidemen like Chris Speeding, Jon Hiseman and Dick Heckstall Smith are memorable and the remix itself is magnificent. Maybe Songs For a Tailor will finally take it's place among the most important rock albums ever made.
35 of 38 people found the following review helpful
By A C SHIELDS
Format:Audio CD
A lot of us enjoyed Jack's fine playing and singing with Cream , but for a truer idea of what he was capable of , this album is the place to start . It has the weird lyrics because it's the same lyricist , Pete Brown , but although you may not be singing along , you have to admit it must have been hard to write musical settings that fitted those words . Jack did that very well and got other great players to help him put it across . An interesting and fine record - it will take you somewhere else entirely . For all the full price rubbish we have pushed in our faces , these records are even sweeter to discover and/or rediscover .
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One of the best albums very few ever heard. How did this one drop off the radar. Fabulously tight band performances, a wide variety of styles served up, and just all around terrific songwriting. Of course, some great singing from one of the most talented , but forgotten vocalists of England or anywhere else for that matter. His bass playing always astonishes. This first solo album of the legendary lead vocalist/ bassist of Cream should have been an instant classic, but alas...Now we can all rediscover this jem released FINALLY on CD. I wore out my vinyl copy so long ago. Bruce never again attained such heights.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By G. Wallace
Format:Audio CD|Verified Purchase
but such an eccentric set of songs that the more accessible 1971 followup 'Harmony Row' got precious little attention. All the strange harmonies hinted at in Cream numbers like 'As You Said' are here in full glory. The funniest story in the new liner notes is Jack's claim that Cream turned down 'Theme from an Imaginary Western' because Clapton thought it sounded too much like The Band (which was what he purportedly wanted to sound more like)! A great bluesy demo of 'Ministry of Bag' is included. Except for 'Theme' this record is something completely different from anything Bruce did before or since. He may have approached its spirit on the title cut to his out-of-print 'A Question of Time' (Epic please get on the ball and re-release that, wouldja?). Stellar instrumental support from drummer Jon Hiseman and guitarist Chris Spedding and supposedly Beatle George played on one song (but he's hard to hear). Bruce is at his vocal peak and handles bass, acoustic guitar, cello, and keyboards. Highly recommended!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Released in 1969 and almost immediatley faded into obscurity - the first "solo" album by the guy that wrote most of Cream's hits. This is a great album that sounds good today. Like most teenagers back in 1969, I didn't like this album when it came out. Now in retrospect I can see that it was simply too artistic and mature for a kid like me who only wanted to hear 20 minute jams with Clapton and Baker. Now I listen to it and am amazed that the world passed on this the first time around. A great album!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Five Stars
Good condition , great album.
Published 20 days ago by Edward Pampani
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best albums in my collection
One of the best albums in my collection. Jack Bruce shows who was the driving force behind Cream with this stellar album. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Matthew
5.0 out of 5 stars
1969 Britain
No you will not miss Clapton that much. Some very good songs, including good bonus songs, Jack's bass is stellar as usual. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Frank J. Altschul
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Songs for a Tailor
Jack's first outing post Cream, is a solid sender.
if you are expecting power ballads look elsewhere, this is a solid hook filled endeavor. Read more
if you are expecting power ballads look elsewhere, this is a solid hook filled endeavor. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Terrence J. Sullivan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting
Not Cream...but very eclectic and interesting outing.Some hard stuff..some ballads..pretty cool.I am glad I've added this to my collection.My older brother had this too.. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Christopher R. Becker
5.0 out of 5 stars
This album should have marked a new direction for rock
But in the event only Jack Bruce was capable of taking this course, which he did for the rest of the 70s and much of the 80s at least. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Basilides
4.0 out of 5 stars
A semi-lost classic
Bruce was a profound influence on rock, and while his performances suffered after he went solo, this is still worth a listen or three. Read more
Published 17 months ago by G. Simms
5.0 out of 5 stars
A gift
This was a gift for my wise beyond his years 20 year old grandson. He is very familiar with Jack Bruce and many other musicians of this era. He absolutely loved it! Read more
Published 21 months ago by Cheryl Lambert
5.0 out of 5 stars
No wonder Clapton became "Slow hand"
This Jack Bruce album became one of my favorites when I first heard it, way back when. It is still, today, one of my favorites. Read more
Published on October 4, 2012 by Scott Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars
Songs For A Taylor
Just wonderful, Jacks best solo album without a doubt, even The Beatles asked jack to play it for them @ the Apple offices..!!
Published on May 27, 2012 by Jeff Cripps
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