NEKTAR DOWN TO EARTH '74 •IMPORT QUAD• BACILLUS 1st PRESS PSYCH PROG PINK FLOYD
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Jul 8, 2016 Sold Date
Jun 20, 2016 Start Date
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The GREEN SHAG continues to offer you FINE VINYL, CAREFULLY COLLECTED & CURATED, METICULOUSLY CLEANED & CARED FOR, RESEARCHED, PLAY GRADED and VISUALLY GRADED, PHOTOGRAPHED from MANY ANGLES UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTS, and finally THOUGHTFULLY ACCURATELY DESCRIBED & SHIPPED QUICKLY and SECURELY. 
SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE! Please see my packing & shipping standards below & THANK YOU! **** I will be listing a SMALL NUMBER OF ITEMS each week to assure you each item receives the utmost attention. I WILL NOT TO WASTE YOUR VALUABLE TIME & MONEY WITH INFERIOR RECORDS. I deal ONLY in vinyl records on eBay. 

NEKTAR DOWN TO EARTH 1974 BACILLUS GERMANY 1st press
VINYL:  EX+/NM- PLAY GRADE:  NM- COVER: VG++ NOTES:   STELLAR TRIPPY PROG ROCKER FROM ONE OF THE MOST EPIC GROUPS OF THE GENRE!! This is the GERMAN ORIGINAL QUADROPHONIC 1974 FIRST PRESSING ON THE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE BACILLUS/BELLAPHON LABEL...highly coveted for it's DEEP THROBBING FIDELITY. Beautiful copy here and the LAMINATED IMPORT GATEFOLD COVER with SURREAL IMAGERY that FITS THE TRIP PERFECTLY. Gorgeous sound....ENOUGH SAID. A SUPER COOL ACID/PROG/PSYCH/WHATEVER COLLECTIBLE that you can STILL GET AT A REASONABLE PRICE WITHIN REACH! 
MATCHING CATALOG ENTRY BELOW

Nektar ?– Down To Earth

Label: Bacillus Records ?– BLPS 19190 Q Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Quadraphonic 
Country: Germany Released: 1974 Genre: Rock Style: Symphonic Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist 

A1 Astral Man 3:07 A2 Nelly The Elephant 5:02 A3 Early Morning Clown 3:21 A4 That’s Life 6:49 B1 Fidgety Queen 4:04 B2 Oh Willy 4:00 B3 Little Boy 3:03 B4 Show Me The Way 5:55 B5 Finale 1:36

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Bellaphon
  • Printed By – Johannes Alt GmbH
  • Manufactured By – Bellaphon
  • Published By – Bellver Music

Credits

  • Art Direction [Front] – Pierre Tubbs
  • Art Direction [Inside And Back] – Helmut Wenske
  • Backing Vocals – Kenneth Cole (tracks: A3, A4, B3), P.P. Arnold (tracks: A3, A4, B3) 
  • Bass, Vocals – ''Mo'' Moore* 
  • Choir – Chipping Norton Mandies (tracks: A2, B5) 
  • Drums, Percussion – Ron Howden
  • Effects [Special], Sounds – Dieter Dierks
  • Engineer – Barry Hammond
  • Keyboards, Vocals – ''Taff'' Freeman* 
  • Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roye Albrighton
  • Photography By [Finishing Front] – Bob Seales
  • Photography By [Front] – Bryce Attewell
  • Photography By [Inside And Back] – Dieter Weis
  • Producer – Peter Hauke
  • Producer, Written-By – Nektar
  • Tenor Saxophone – Steve Gregory (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5) 
  • Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Chris Mercer (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5) 
  • Trombone – Chris Pyne (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5) 
  • Trumpet [1st] – Butch Hudson (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5) 
  • Trumpet [2nd] – Ron Carthy (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5) 
  • Tuba – Stephan Wick* (tracks: A1) 
  • Tuba [Bass] – Phil Brown (10) (tracks: A1) 
  • Voice [Ringmaster] – Bob Calvert* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1) 

Notes

Released in a laminated gatefodl cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Matrix / Runout (stamped): BLPS 19190 - Q - A - 2
  • Matrix / Runout (stamped): BLPS 19190 - Q - B2





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GRADING:
MINT - sealed or new old stock or brand new or showing almost no imperfections
NEAR MINT (+/-) - vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, virtually free of marks or imperctions or wear; covers will be sharp/clean/crisp and virtually free of imperfections or wear
EXCELLENT (+/-) - vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, may have extremely light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff superficial in nature only barely affecting play with only occasional incedental audio artifact but not consistent; covers will be clean/crisp with very minor signs of very light ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
VERY GOOD (+/-) - vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, may have light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff or light marks/scratches but minimally affecting play with some occasional audio artifact; covers will be clean/crisp with signs of ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
GOOD (+/-) - vinyl & covers will have significant wear ***THIS IS A GRADE I SELDOM ASSIGN AND RARELY DEAL IN RECORDS IN THIS CONDITION UNLESS THEY ARE OF COLLECTOR'S SIGNIFICANCE



* SHIPPING?       USA domestic shipping is $4 USPS media mail with tracking for ONE record. 
* COMBINED SHIPPING?   Additional $1 for EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD - HASSLE FREE AUTOMATICALLY AT CHECKOUT.
* INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING?  I participate in the EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM. Worldwide shipping outside the USA is NOT $4. Buyer is responsible for all additional duties/taxes/fees/etc. EBAY AUTOMATICALLY SENDS YOU THE SHIPPING INVOICE. Please click on "shipping" tab for a price quote or to check if delivery to your country is available. 
* PACKING? Each record is REMOVED from the cover and placed in a BRAND NEW CLEAN 20# WHITE PAPER SLEEVE. The cover, album, and contents are placed in a BRAND NEW CLEAN CLEAR HEAVY 4 MIL POLY SLEEVE. Records are then packed and shipped with BRAND NEW CLEAN CARDBOARD PACKING INSERTS in a BRAND NEW CLEAN CARDBOARD MAILER SPECIFICALLY FOR SHIPPING RECORDS.
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