NEKTAR Down To Earth LP UNITED ARTISTS 1974 UK orig+foc UAG 29680 w/BOB CALVERT
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NEKTAR
ROYE ALBRIGHTON, TAFF FREEMAN, RON HOWDEN, MO MOORE, MICK BROCKETT
plus P.P. ARNOLD, BOB CALBERT, KENNETH COLE, BUTCH HUDSON, etc.
The four Englishmen who formed the initial incarnation of Nektar met in Germany and formed the bandthere in 1969. For a little while in the early to mid-'70s, it seemed like they might take American rock
by storm, but that was mostly hype, and by 1975 their big moment had already passed, although
they lingered on until the end of the decade and have re-formed in the new millennium,
recording several new CDs and appearing at various progressive music festivals
"DOWN TO EARTH"1974 LP UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS UAG 29680
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
TEXTURED + GATEFOLD SLEEVE
Barcode and Other IdentifiersLABEL: UNITED ARTISTS - LIGHT BROWN LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: UAG 29680
Catalog on labels: UAG 29680 (UAG 29680 A / UAG 29680 B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): UAG 29680 A-3U (Etched crossed out): BLPS-19190-0-A-3
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): UAG 29680 B-3U (Etched crossed out): BLPS-191902-B2
On labels: All Music Written by Nektar and Published by Popo Music Ltd. 1974
Produced by Peter Hauke and Nektar
A Bellaphon Recording
?1974 Stereo
On Back Sleeve: all music written by Nektar published by bellver music
Trademarks owned by United Artists Records Inc.,
and used by Liberty-United Artists Ltd. under authorisation. Printed in England
DA/DA/74
tracklistingSide A: ASTRAL MAN - NELLY THE ELEPHANT
EARLY MORNING CLOWN - THAT'S LIFE
Side B: FIDGETY QUEEN - OH WILLY - LITTLE BOY
SHOW ME THE WAY - FINALE
gradingRECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
This is either Nektar's greatest or worst album. As Albrighton explained later, it was the band's attempt to re-invent
itself as someone else -- like the Magical Mystery Tour. Old fans were appalled; but as the first album to get much
airplay in the U.S., it brought in new fans who found it by far their most accessible work. Its progressive and funk
elements are set around a demented circus theme, with the songs introduced by a loony Teutonic ringmaster.
"That's Life," powered by chattering drums and a positively orgasmic Rickenbacker bass sound,
is a standout of progressive rock showmanship...(AllMusic)
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