BUMP

Bump was formed in Detroit Michigan in 1969 around the talents of George Runyan (lead vocals & bass), Paul Lupien (keyboards, backing vocals), Jerry Greenberg (drums, backing vocals and Alan Goldman (guitar). During the late 60's Bump built a solid reputation for themselves on the touring circuit and opened shows for such big names as Alice Cooper, Terry Reid and many others. In 1969 the band recorded two singles and their first album for the small Pioneer label. The original pressing of the album released in 1970, is highly sought-after and fetch outrageous amounts on the collectors market. The music of Bump is an organ-based progressive pop sound in the British style. The songs are rich with keyboards and some fine guitar/organ interplay. While the material is quite pop orientated in places, the ten-minute closing "Lifeline, Decisions, You Can't Even Think," does have its moments and would please any progressive rock fan. Bump recorded a second album but it was never released. This is the first official reissue of the Bump album and it features all of the nine songs found on the original pressing together with the both sides of one of the Pioneer singles. This version of the album has been legally licensed from Pioneer records and for the first time the songs have been taken directly from the master tapes with royalties from the sales paid to band members. The CD booklet contains a brief history of the band written by band member Paul Lupien and while the sound is a bit faded in places (no doubt due to the age of the tapes) this is another fine piece of American music lovingly resurrected by Gear Fab.