Unorthodox Behaviour is the first album by jazz fusion group, Brand X

Brand X

Brand X was a jazz fusion band active between 1975–1980 and 1992-1999. Noted members included Phil Collins , Percy Jones , John Goodsall and Robin Lumley ....

. The duo of Phil Collins

Phil Collins

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 and Percy Jones

Percy Jones

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 would use several of these tracks as bases in their production of several Brian Eno

Brian Eno

Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...

 discs, including Another Green World

Another Green World

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 (Over Fire Island) and Before and After Science

Before and after Science

Before and After Science is the fifth studio album by British musician Brian Eno. Produced by Eno and Rhett Davies, it was originally released by Polydor Records in December 1977. Unlike Eno's previous albums which were written and recorded quickly, the album took over two years to complete...

 (Energy Fools The Magician). Many of these tracks themselves are based heavily upon the work of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and the first Billy Cobham

Billy Cobham

William C. Cobham is a Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, who has called Switzerland home since the late 1970s....

 record.

Side one

1. "Nuclear Burn" (Brand X) – 6:23
2. "Euthanasia Waltz" (Lumley) – 5:42
3. "Born Ugly" (Brand X) – 8:18

Side two

1. "Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria" (Goodsall) – 4:30
2. "Unorthodox Behaviour" (Brand X) – 8:29
3. "Running on Three" (Jones) – 4:38
4. "Touch Wood" (Brand X) – 3:03

Personnel

• John Goodsall
  John Goodsall
  John Goodsall is a progressive rock & jazz fusion guitarist most noted for his work with Brand X, Atomic Rooster and Fire Merchants.Goodsall was born in Pennsylvania and has lived in Los Angeles, England, Milan and Minnesota. He began playing guitar at age 7...
  
   – guitar
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• Percy Jones
  Percy Jones (musician)
  Percy Jones is a Welsh bass guitarist, and was a member of jazz fusion band Brand X, from 1974 to 1980, and a reformed version which lasted from 1992 to 1997...
  
   – bass, marimba
  Marimba
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   (5), acoustic bass
  Double bass
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   (7)
• Robin Lumley
  Robin Lumley
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   – keyboard
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  s
• Phil Collins
  Phil Collins
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   – drums
  Drum kit
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  , vibes
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   (2)

with

• Jack Lancaster
  Jack Lancaster
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   – soprano saxophone
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Release information

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #	Country
1976	LP	Charisma	CAS 1117	UK
1976	LP	Passport Records	PB 9819	US
1976	LP	Charisma	6369 977	Netherlands
1989	CD	Virgin	CASCD 1117	UK
1998	CD	Caroline Blue Plate	CAROL 1387-2	US
2006	CD	Toshiba EMI Ltd	VJCP-68782	Japan