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[[File:Bruford-oneofakindLP.jpeg|right|200px]]"One Of A Kind" is a 1979 album by the band [[Bruford]], which features Allan on guitar throughout. He also contributed a composition. In contrast to the first Bruford record, this is a real band effort, with the arrangements worked out collectively, although Bill is the unquestionable leader, writing most of the material. The album features the same core band as the first, but sounds tighter and a little more organic. Allan is featured plenty, playing melody lines and solos, and has a composition, “The Abingdon Chasp”, with some majestic multitracked guitar parts, and even a short acoustic interlude. The album as of 2023 is available in the original mix, as well as a remix done in the 2000s. The consensus among Allan's fans seems to be that the original mix is the best one.
==Track listing==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Bruford: One Of A Kind
|+ Bruford: One Of A Kind ([[Allan Holdsworth Discography|D]]) ([https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ljQGwB0zdaGhtA2GPup0XF1cx_WlK-TGo YT])
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|-
! No.
! style="text-align:left;" | No.
! Track title
! style="text-align:left;" | Track title
! Composer
! style="text-align:left;" | Composer
! Length
! style="text-align:left;" | Length
! Comments
! style="text-align:left;" | Comments
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| "Hell's Bells"
| "Hell's Bells"
| Dave Stewart, Alan Gowen
| Stewart, Alan Gowen
| 3:32
| 3:32
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|  
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| 2
| 2
| "One of a Kind, Pt. 1"
| "One of a Kind, Pt. 1"
| Bill Bruford
| Bruford
| 2:20
| 2:20
|  
| Guitar solo 0.41-1.23
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
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| Bruford, Stewart
| Bruford, Stewart
| 4:00
| 4:00
|  
| Guitar solo 0.48-2.34
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|-
| 4
| 4
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| Bruford
| Bruford
| 6:10
| 6:10
|  
| Guitar solo 5.00-6.10
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|-
| 5
| 5
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| Bruford
| Bruford
| 6:33
| 6:33
|  
| Guitar solos 1.06-1.46, 3.25-4.36
|-
| Total length:
| colspan="4" | 22:35
|
|-
|-
| 1
| 6
| "Five G"
| "Five G"
| Jeff Berlin, Bruford, Stewart
| Berlin, Bruford, Stewart
| 4:41
| 4:41
|  
| Guitar solos throughout
|-
|-
| 2
| 7
| "The Abingdon Chasp"
| "The Abingdon Chasp"
| Allan Holdsworth
| Holdsworth
| 4:50
| 4:50
|  
| Guitar solos throughout
|-
|-
| 3
| 8
| "Forever Until Sunday"
| "Forever Until Sunday"
| Bruford
| Bruford
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|  
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|-
| 4
| 9
| "The Sahara of Snow, Pt. 1"
| "The Sahara of Snow, Pt. 1"
| Bruford
| Bruford
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|  
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| 5
| 10
| "The Sahara of Snow, Pt. 2"
| "The Sahara of Snow, Pt. 2"
| Bruford, Eddie Jobson
| Bruford, Eddie Jobson
| 3:23
| 3:23
|  
|  
|-
| Total length:
| colspan="4" | 23:58
|}
|}


==Summary of quotes on "One Of A Kind"==
Allan Holdsworth played with Bill Bruford after being asked to contribute to Bruford's albums "Feels Good To Me" and "One Of A Kind." He grew tired of repetitive solos in U.K. and struggled with declining interest. When Bruford invited him to work on "One Of A Kind," he expected improvements, but issues persisted, prompting his departure. For the recording of "One Of A Kind," Holdsworth used a single 50-watt Marshall and two 4x12 cabinets. Recording engineer Stephen Tayler noted Holdsworth's critical and self-critical nature during the recording process. ''[This summary was written by ChatGPT in 2023 based on the quotes below.]''


The second Bruford album features the same core band as the first, but sounds tighter and a little more organic. Allan is featured plenty, playing melody lines and solos, and has a composition, “The Abingdon Chasp”, with some majestic multitracked guitar parts, and even a short acoustic interlude.
=Quotes on "One Of A Kind"=
 
http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.no/2017/07/12-bruford-one-of-kind-1979.html


==[[Allan Holdsworth (Guitar Player 1980)]]==
==[[Allan Holdsworth (Guitar Player 1980)]]==
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Upon exiting U.K. in 1979, Holdsworth and Bruford resumed working together for a few months, performing live (Bruford’s BBC: Rock Goes to College provides a taste, and showcases the guitarist’s improvisational prowess), and recording Bruford’s '''One Of A Kind'''.
Upon exiting U.K. in 1979, Holdsworth and Bruford resumed working together for a few months, performing live (Bruford’s BBC: Rock Goes to College provides a taste, and showcases the guitarist’s improvisational prowess), and recording Bruford’s '''One Of A Kind'''.
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==Stephen Tayler on recording "One Of A Kind"==
==Stephen Tayler on recording "One Of A Kind"==
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“For overdubs, we started to have Allan play in the control room while feeding his signal to the studio floor. I usually recorded one microphone close to his cabinet, then I'd set up another at some distance to pick up the room sound to a separate track so I could create a balance. I remember recording Allan playing his Strat in the control room as we monitored really loudly so he could control tone and feedback.”
“For overdubs, we started to have Allan play in the control room while feeding his signal to the studio floor. I usually recorded one microphone close to his cabinet, then I'd set up another at some distance to pick up the room sound to a separate track so I could create a balance. I remember recording Allan playing his Strat in the control room as we monitored really loudly so he could control tone and feedback.”


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https://cloud.3dissue.com/196659/197012/230687/VGMAUG2021zyktgi7673D/?page=52
https://cloud.3dissue.com/196659/197012/230687/VGMAUG2021zyktgi7673D/?page=52
=Links=
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/185920-Bruford-One-Of-A-Kind
Ed's blog: http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.no/2017/07/12-bruford-one-of-kind-1979.html
Original mix: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ljQGwB0zdaGhtA2GPup0XF1cx_WlK-TGo
Remix: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mcZ2AxnGQTao9w3TSEiB_O4NbYe-YV4AA
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_of_a_Kind_(Bruford_album)
[[Category:Discography]]
[[Category:Discography]]
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