NEKTAR "A Tab In The Ocean" 1973 UK UA 1st PRESSING

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NEKTAR "A Tab In The Ocean" 1973 UK UA 1st PRESSING BARELY PLAYED PROG CLASSIC - STUNNING NEAR MINT AUDIO

NEKTAR
A Tab In The Ocean

FIRST UK PRESSING (February 1973) ON UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS (UAG 29499) OF NEKTAR'S OUTSTANDING SECOND LP (THEIR FIRST TO BE RELEASED IN THE UK), "A Tab In The Ocean" - UK CULT PROG AT ITS EXPANSIVE BEST AND IN SUPERB, BARELY PLAYED CONDITION (possibly played just a couple of times) AND DELIVERING STUNNING NEAR MINT AUDIO THROUGHOUT

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL
THE RECORD HAS THE FIRST ISSUE UA BEIGE LABELS
FIRST UK MATRIX: UAG 29499 A-1G / UAG 29499 B-4
VERY EARLY MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/P and 1/O
AND IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL, MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS AND FACTORY SEALED 'FOLDED UNDER' LEFT SIDE EDGE (DATE CODED HK/HO/73)

A Tab in the Ocean mirrors Nektar's first album, but only to a certain degree.
While their sound still basks in lengthy keyboard passages and fantastic lyrics, the psychedelia is traded in for a more directional and established approach, with longer tracks and a tighter progressive structure.
There's an obvious cohesiveness between the guitar and keyboard tandem, with an attempt at shaping a concept through the album's five tracks.
Both the title track and "King of Twilight" are Tab in the Ocean's best examples of Nektar's maturing process, with sleek instrumental runs that taper off into the lyrics as opposed to a more improvised feel that surrounded their last album.
A stronger influence can be felt on Roye Albrighton's guitar playing, which is more structural, and Derek Moore's basslines are sturdier and more expressive.
Even the lyrics sound as if more concern has been given to them, coming off as an equal part of Nektar's music without drifting away into obscurity.
Best of all, A Tab in the Ocean completes the task of holding the interest of the fans that enjoyed their debut album

GREAT UK FIRST PRESS COPY FROM THE RELATIVELY OBSCURE CULT/PROG NEKTAR DELIVERING SENSATIONAL NEAR MINT AUDIO THROUGHOUT - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Track Listing:
Side 1: A Tab in the Ocean
Side 2: Desolation Valley / Waves / Crying in the Dark / King of Twilight

LABELS: The labels are CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO wear, NO writing and barely a spindle trace to be seen - beautiful, barely played copy
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces still retain their DEEP, LIKE-NEW GLOSSY SHEEN and are practically UNMARKED
VINYL Audio: The audio is CRYSTAL CLEAR, VERY STRONG, RICH and VIBRANT. TREMENDOUS CUT. There are NO scratches, NO sticks/jumps and barely any clicks or pops (really, just a couple throughout both sides). The album plays BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT with SUPERB CLARITY, NO distortion and NO groove-wear (its hardly been played) and is graded NEAR MINT for audio - SOUNDS SENSATIONAL
SLEEVE: The original gatefold cover is in EXCELLENT condition - GOOD and SOLID with a nice CLEAN, CLEAR spine. There is a touch of 'ring' on the mostly white back but otherwise, an excellent example

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