TOPS 1973 ORIG 2LP NEKTAR SOUNDS LIKE THIS HEAVY EPIC SPACE PROG PSYCH
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Apr 9, 2023
Sold Date
Apr 2, 2023
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- 1973 GERMAN "KRAUTROCK" FIRST PRESS
- Outstanding 4-sides, SPACE-ROCK CLASSIC !
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- ~ NEKTAR ~
- " SOUNDS LIKE THIS "
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- USA - UNITED ARTISTS - BDA 7501
- OUTSTANDING SPACE~ROCK ADVENTURE
- 1973 ORIGINAL 2 X LP SET
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- The original (see below) German original is far harder to find than the British issue.
- TOP (2xLP set) ... DOUBLE acid-prog psych MAGNUM OPUS!
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Using the eBay App? Paste link into a browser window: - Original 1973 GERMAN first pressing in eye-popping gatefold cover ...
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- 1973 NEKTAR's tour de force
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- NEKTAR struck it big initially in Germany (The KRAUTROCK scene) , although they were all Englishmen, led by creative guitarist/vocalist Roye Albrighton. At the height of the progressive rock era (early 1970's) Nektar won acclaim not only for their ambitious early concept albums
- ('Journey To The Center Of The Eye' & 'A Tab in the Ocean' ) but also for their spectacular live shows, featuring both the band's unique hard-space-rockin' flavor of progressive rock, plus the frenzied psychedelic light shows by Mick Brockett (listed as a band member on the early LP's) accompanied their performances. The things that inspire one to recommend this epic album are the stellar opening tracks; two heavyweight knockout punches from a band fully in their groove and eager to take on the world.
- "Good Day", track #1, remains to these ears one of their premier songs, and surely an unheralded gem of the progressive era. DYNAMICS are what this track is all about; few other comparatively short songs span the delicacy and monstrous fury of this track combines with such swagger.
- Lets start the hero-worship of front-man/guitarist Roye Albrighton here for the amazing chops he exhibits, opening with an arresting key of E chord sequence crawling down the neck of his Les Paul as the band ramps up behind him, climaxing in a fury of frenzied riffing leading up to the opening verse/chorus setting the stage for the showcase to come. Lyrically one might guess that this track (indeed, the entire record) was simply written "on the fly" as Roye worked out the lyrics in rehearsal; nothing particularly insightful is being communicated here, although Albrighton's voice (and his bandmate's harmonic vocal accompaniment) is EXCELLENT throughout the recording. Nektar's unique light/heavy approach rolls directly into the next track, "New Day Dawning", opening with great restraint before taking flight with Roye's aggressive guitar leads and Taff Freeman's surging Hammond organ. This track in particular has 'blow away' listener tendencies with seizure-inducing INTENSITY mobilized in the climax of eruption (following the cute "quote" from the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" tossed into the boiling musical stew just for the fun of it). MANY bands have aspired to the suspension of time and space exploded here, but to these ears this section still stands as an astronomical musical singularity of insane energy. This throbbing instrumental supernova fully inflamed is the ULTIMATE gold standard in heavy-rock firepower to these ears, and seeing them perform this live back in '73 (at full volume, with the light show) drove my already chemically-enhanced mind barking mad. Those were the days!
- Two additional standout tracks deserve mention: lead track side 2, "1-2-3-4" and the later "A Day in the Life of a Preacher" are both sweaty workouts, each a humming dynamo of crackling alternating current. Also need to commend the bare-wire traditional rockin' side one closer, "Whatcha Gonna Do" that incited riots-in-the-mind when played live.
- Nektar - Sounds Like This!
- Side one "Good Day" – 6:45
- "New Day Dawning" – 5:02
- "What Ya Gonna Do?" – 5:24
- Side two
- "1-2-3-4" – 12:47
- "Do You Believe in Magic?" – 7:17
- Side three
- "Cast Your Fate" – 5:44
- "A Day in the Life of a Preacher" – 13:01
- "Preacher" "Squeeze" "Mr. H"
- Side four
- "Wings" – 3:46
- "Odyssee" – 14:31
- "Ron's On "Never Never Never"
- "Da-Da-Dum"
- The cover: VG++ though NO wear per-se, the glossy mind-tripping gatefold has a bit of un-eveness meaning very lightly affected by moisture (?) at one time .. tho doesn't at all stand-out. SEE PHOTOS - that's the exact copy you will happily receive!
yes, a fantastic 1969 stereo rarity still in top level 53 years onward !
~ complete original colors, no split seams, no bends, no fading, no delete marks!!! - Good luck finding better
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- The vinyl: beautiful M- plays so clean over all 4 sides ...
- This is the rare GERMAN original .... location where NEKKTAR struck world fame spawning from the early 70's "KRAUT ROCK" scene.
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A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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