Red Square

The second half of the 1970s is accurately regarded as a time of tumult; in musical terms this typically pertains to the global punk uprising, but there were other surges of discontent against the period’s norms, and a highly interesting example has just received reissue.

Rare and Lost 70s Recordings by the free improvising UK trio Red Square pairs a ’76 live set with a ‘78 studio session; considerably ahead of their time, the group expanded upon free jazz at its wildest and predicted the often uncompromising nature of underground experimental rock to come.

PERSONNEL:

• Ian Staples - electric guitar
• Jon Seagroatt - soprano sax, bass clarinet, flute
• Roger Telford - drums and percussion

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• Nakamichi Studio Live Session, 1978
• A1. Nakamichi #3
• A2. Nakamichi #4
• A3. Nakamichi #5
• A4. Nakamichi #6

• SIDE B
• Live At Lindisfarne Hall, 1976
• B1. Circuitry #2
• B2. Circuitry #3
• B3. Circuitry #4