NEKTAR – Journey To The Centre Of The Eye – 1973 German - Bacillus - EX/EX Prog

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 NEKTAR – Journey To The Centre Of The Eye – 1973 German Repress – GATEFOLD EX! 🌌

💿 Label / Cat #: Bacillus Records / Bellaphon – BLPS 19064

Country / Year: Germany, 1973 repress (boxed Bellaphon logo, no label code)

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo | Laminated Gatefold Cover

Genre: Psychedelic Rock | Progressive Rock

🎶 Description:

A cosmic odyssey in 13 interconnected movements, Journey To The Centre Of The Eye is NEKTAR’s stunning 1971 debut—a full-concept psych-prog voyage recorded in Cologne by Dieter Dierks (Scorpions, Tangerine Dream). Fusing swirling Mellotron, acid-drenched guitar lines, and thematic continuity, this album is considered one of the crown jewels of German kosmische prog, despite NEKTAR being a British band.

This is the mid-70s German repress on Bacillus / Bellaphon, in EX condition with vibrant gloss and full audio clarity. Comes in a gorgeous gatefold cover with full Ernst Steingasser artwork.

🚀 Track Highlights:

• Astronauts Nightmare – Freakout opener, heavy with sci-fi tension

• The Dream Nebula (Parts 1 & 2) – Interdimensional Mellotron suite

• Burn Out My Eyes – A darker psych-prog centerpiece

• Death Of The Mind – Chilling closer to a sonic space journey

🎸 Personnel:

• Roye Albrighton – Guitar, Vocals

• Allan “Taff” Freeman – Organ, Piano, Mellotron, Vocals

• Derek “Mo” Moore – Bass, Mellotron, Vocals

• Ron Howden – Drums, Percussion, Vocals

• Mick Brockett / Keith Walters – Light projections

• Engineered & co-produced by Dieter Dierks

💎 Condition:

• Vinyl: EX – Glossy surface with only faint hairlines, plays clean with great dynamics

• Jacket: EX – Laminated gatefold crisp with light shelfwear only; spine readable, no splits

🔍 Collector’s Notes:

• This version has “Made in Germany by Bellaphon-Records” on label rim and boxed Bellaphon logo

• No label code = repress circa 1973

• Highly sought for its psychedelic narrative continuity—early NEKTAR at their most exploratory

• A cult favorite among German prog collectors and early space rock heads alike

📦 Shipping Info:

• Ships safely in a Whiplash mailer w/ inner poly sleeve

• USPS Media Mail or Priority upgrade available

• Combine with other German prog or kosmische (e.g., Eloy, Jane, Tangerine Dream)

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Authentic 1973 German repress in collector-worthy condition.

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