Unorthodox Behaviour
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Unorthodox Behaviour is the first album by jazz fusion group, Brand X
. The duo of Phil Collins
and Percy Jones
would use several of these tracks as bases in their production of several Brian Eno
discs, including Another Green World
(Over Fire Island) and Before and After Science
(Energy Fools The Magician). Many of these tracks themselves are based heavily upon the work of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and the first Billy Cobham
record.
with
Brand X
Brand X was a jazz fusion band active between 1975–1980 and 1992-1999. Noted members included Phil Collins , Percy Jones , John Goodsall and Robin Lumley ....
. The duo of Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
and Percy Jones
Percy Jones
Percy Jones may refer to:* Percy Jones , American baseball player* Percy Jones , Welsh world champion flyweight in 1914* Percy Jones , bass guitarist...
would use several of these tracks as bases in their production of several Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
discs, including Another Green World
Another Green World
Another Green World is the third studio album by British musician Brian Eno. Produced by Eno and Rhett Davies, it was originally released by Island Records in September 1975. As he had done with previous solo albums, Eno worked with several guest musicians including Phil Collins, John Cale and...
(Over Fire Island) and Before and After Science
Before and after Science
Before and After Science is the fifth studio album by British musician Brian Eno. Produced by Eno and Rhett Davies, it was originally released by Polydor Records in December 1977. Unlike Eno's previous albums which were written and recorded quickly, the album took over two years to complete...
(Energy Fools The Magician). Many of these tracks themselves are based heavily upon the work of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and the first Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham
William C. Cobham is a Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, who has called Switzerland home since the late 1970s....
record.
Side one
- "Nuclear Burn" (Brand X) – 6:23
- "Euthanasia Waltz" (Lumley) – 5:42
- "Born Ugly" (Brand X) – 8:18
Side two
- "Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria" (Goodsall) – 4:30
- "Unorthodox Behaviour" (Brand X) – 8:29
- "Running on Three" (Jones) – 4:38
- "Touch Wood" (Brand X) – 3:03
Personnel
- John GoodsallJohn GoodsallJohn Goodsall is a progressive rock & jazz fusion guitarist most noted for his work with Brand X, Atomic Rooster and Fire Merchants.Goodsall was born in Pennsylvania and has lived in Los Angeles, England, Milan and Minnesota. He began playing guitar at age 7...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Percy JonesPercy Jones (musician)Percy Jones is a Welsh bass guitarist, and was a member of jazz fusion band Brand X, from 1974 to 1980, and a reformed version which lasted from 1992 to 1997...
– bass, marimbaMarimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...
(5), acoustic bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
(7) - Robin LumleyRobin LumleyRobin Lumley is a British jazz-fusion musician.He is a cousin of the actress Joanna Lumley. He started playing drums in a student band at college, and that band entered the finals of the Melody Maker band talent contest in the early 70s....
– keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
s - Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vibesVibraphoneThe vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
(2)
with
- Jack LancasterJack LancasterJack Lancaster is a British composer, record producer and musician.In the late 1960s, Lancaster co-founded the British rock group Blodwyn Pig with Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams...
– soprano saxophoneSoprano saxophoneThe soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument, invented in 1840. The soprano is the third smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists of the soprillo, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass and tubax.A transposing instrument pitched in...
Release information
Year | Type | Label | Catalog # | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | LP | Charisma | CAS 1117 | UK |
1976 | LP | Passport Records | PB 9819 | US |
1976 | LP | Charisma | 6369 977 | Netherlands |
1989 | CD | Virgin | CASCD 1117 | UK |
1998 | CD | Caroline Blue Plate | CAROL 1387-2 | US |
2006 | CD | Toshiba EMI Ltd | VJCP-68782 | Japan |