Solution - Fully Interlocking - 1977 (24/96 Vinyl Rip)

Like the preceding album "Cordon Bleu", "Fully Interlocking" was produced by Gus Dudgeon and released on the label he set up with Elton John. Another name reappearing from Cordon Bleu was engineer Phil Dunne, while Hipgnosis again did the artwork. This time the recording location was switched from Wales to The Sol in Cookham, England.
Enjoy this beautiful relaxed album and successor of "Cordon Bleu"; the recording has a "lifelike" soundstage (great bass!).

Note > No silence was deleted; please burn this album gapless..

Review:

"Fully Interlocking" is one of my favourite albums and evey bit as good as the wonderful "Cordon Bleu". Dreamy keyboards, great sax work and an inspired rhythm section with some wonderful interplay between instruments. The vocals are just OK - never a Solution strength, but most tracks are instrumental except the first and last. The recording quality (on my vinyl copy) is outstanding - the drum intro to Carousel is the best test of a hi-fi ever - and this adds to the spacey feel.
Give Me Some More is particularly excellent (poppy? I don't think so!) and Carousel is marvellous but no track lets the album down at all; it's very consistent and excellent. Jazz fusion at it's best.

Tony Fisher@Progarchives.com


Track List:

01 Give Some More
02 Carousel
03 Sonic Sea
04 Free Inside
05 French Melodie
06 Empty Faces

Personnel:

Tom Barlage: alto sax, soprano sax, flutes, string-ensemble, organ, percussion, electric piano
Willem Ennes: electric piano, acoustic piano, organ, synthesizer, string-ensemble
Guus Willemse: bass guitar, lead vocals
Hans Waterman: drums

All backing vocals by Tom, Willem and Guus.
Ray Cooper - congas and percussion on "Give Some More" and "Free Inside"
Stuart Epps - additional backing vocal on "Empty Faces"