From the CDRWL:
Bounty's sole work is a strong all instrumental progressive rock album from southern California, with grand piano and mid 70s synthesizers as the primary leads. Some accent guitar along with a crack rhythm section round out the instrumentation. Reminds me most of the Another Roadside Attraction album from Canada, with a touch of Graced Lightning and Italy's Festa Mobile. And naturally ELP should be called out as well. According to the backside of the LP, side one's sole track is from 1977 and is only 11 minutes whereas side 2 is a more traditional 20 minutes and the two compositions date back to 1975 (but recorded in '77).
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In hearing the album again last night for the first time since, that pretty much sums it up and my rating remains the same. It's borderline jazz fusion, but really belongs to the category of symphonic fusion - which I consider progressive rock. The piano and synthesizer are the highlights, and the rare guitar display adds points.
Ownership: LP: 1981 H-Arts. Single sleeve. Looks like I bought this copy in 1996, which tells me I got it from a dealer off of Goldmine. I'm pretty sure I know which one too as he had sealed ones for years. Would make for a great reissue especially if some bonus tracks can be found as the album is relatively short (and the vinyl is not a great pressing). The photos you see are this copy as I updated the Discogs entry this morning.
11/24/10 (CDRWL); 9/7/22 (new entry)
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