Coming soon: Progressive Rock

Review: Released in July 1971, Harmony Row marked a bold step further into the post-Cream creative world of bassist Jack Bruce. Building on the stylistic breadth of his earlier solo release Songs For A Tailor, the album shakes up jazz, folk, rock, classical, and Eastern influences into a poignantly expansive, socially aware sound, with Chris Spedding (he of Sex Pistols demos fame) on guitar and John Marshall on drums. Bruce, meanwhile, assumed most other roles, from handling vocals, piano, organ, bass, and cello to sculpt what has since become known as one of his crowning achievements. This deluxe box set includes the newly remastered original mix alongside fresh stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound mixes by Stephen W Tayler, sourced from the original 16-track masters. It also features unreleased demos and session outtakes, a 1971 TV performance with Graham Bond, a 1972 German documentary, and an in-depth essay by Sid Smith.