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NEKTAR – ‘A Tab in the Ocean’, 5 disc expanded box

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Classic prog rock band NEKTAR has a 5-disc box set coming out on November 28, on Esoteric. A Tab In The Ocean is highlighted by it’s 17+ minute title track. *Check out the info below, as well as track-listing, and link to pre-order.

Originally featuring just four pieces, the album’s first side would be dominated by the extensive title track which was a progressive rock tour de force. The remaining tracks, ‘Desolation Valley / Waves’, ‘Crying in the Dark’ and ‘King of Twilight’ would also become Nektar classics. The album was recorded and mixed at Dierks Studios, Stommeln, Germany in October 1972, produced by Peter Hauke & Nektar and engineered by Dieter Dierks. Among the admirers of this album was Steve Harris of Iron Maiden and his band would cover ‘King of Twilight’ on the B-side of their ‘Aces High’ single in 1984. This new box set edition features 4 CDs and a region free Blu-Ray disc and has been newly remastered from the original master tapes. It includes a new stereo & 5.1 Surround Sound mix of the album and also features a marvelous, previously unreleased complete concert recorded in Erbach, Germany in April 1973 and a newly remastered version of the 1976 US album version.

DISC ONE

2025 mix

1. A Tab in the Ocean

2.  Desolation Valley / Waves

3.  Crying in the Dark

4.  King of Twilight

Bonus track:

5.  We Are the Ocean

DISC TWO

The 1972 album mix

1. A Tab in the Ocean

2.  Desolation Valley / Waves

3.  Crying in the Dark

4.  King of Twilight

The 1976 US album mix

5. A Tab in the Ocean

6.  Desolation Valley / Waves

7.  Crying in the Dark

8.  King of Twilight

DISC THREE

Live in Erbach, Germany 22nd April 1973

1.  Look Around

2.  Cast Your Fate

3. A Day in the Life of a Preacher

4.  Desolation Valley / Waves

5.  Crying in the Dark / King of Twilight

DISC FOUR

Live in Erbach, Germany 22nd April 1973

1.  Good Day

2.  Let it Grow

3.  Wings

4.  Oddysee / Ron’s On / Never Never Never

5.  1-2-3-4

6.  Do You Believe in Magic?

7.  What You Gonna Do

DISC FIVE

Blu-Ray

5.1 Surround Sound & Stereo mixes & original stereo mix

1.  A Tab in the Ocean

2.  Desolation Valley / Waves

3.  Crying in the Dark

4.  King of Twilight

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/nektar-a-tab-in-the-ocean-deluxe-five-disc-limited-edition

NEKTAR – Remember The Future 4 CD box

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The classic Remember The Future was originally released in 1973, consisted of just the title track – Parts one and two. Nektar was/is a legendary British progressive rock album, with Remember The Future being, arguably, the band’s best album. This 5 disc box set includes a number of bonus tracks – live and single edits, as well as a live show from early ’74, a blue-ray disc including a new 5.1 surround sound & stereo mix from the original tapes & TV footage, as well as a new essay and booklet. Coming November 24. *Check out the link below to order… and to read the official press release: https://glassonyonpr.com/2023/09/01/nektar-remember-the-future-4cd-blu-ray-box-set/

LINKS:

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/nektar-remember-the-future-4cd-blu-ray-box-set/

https://www.facebook.com/nektarofficial

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NEKTAR – The Other Side

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NEKTAR began in Hamburg, Germany in 1969 and released a number of classic progressive rock albums in the ’70s, such as A Tab In The Ocean, Remember The Future, Down To Earth, and Recycled. Through many line up changes, a break up in 82, and reformations since 2000, plus the loss of founding member (singer/guitarist) Roye Albrighton in 2016. The band now based in the US, recently released a new CD/DVD package of their 2020 album. *See the press release below for more details.

THROUGHOUT THE 1970S NEKTAR RELEASED A SERIES OF ACCLAIMED ALBUMS, SCORING CHART SUCCESS IN GERMANY (WHERE THE BRITISH BAND WAS BASED) AND LATER IN THE USA (WHERE THE BAND RELOCATED).

FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF ORIGINAL GUITARIST / VOCALIST ROYE ALBRIGHTON IN 2016, FELLOW FOUNDER MEMBERS DEREK “MO” MOORE (BASS, VOCALS), RON HOWDEN (DRUMS, VOCALS) AND MICK BROCKETT (LYRICS, VISUAL CONCEPTS) REUNITED, ALONG WITH RANDY DEMBO (BASS, 12-STRING GUITAR), RYCHE CHLANDA (GUITAR, VOCALS) AND KENDALL SCOTT (KEYBOARDS) TO RECORD

CHLANDA ORIGINALLY RECORDED WITH NEKTAR IN 1978, AND FOR ‘THE OTHER SIDE’, THE BAND UPDATED SOME OF THOSE IDEAS WHICH EVOLVED IN THE BASEMENT OF MOORE’S HOUSE IN NEW JERSEY WITH RON HOWDEN. THE 1978

UNRECORDED SONG ‘SKYPILOT’ HAS EVOLVED INTO ‘SKYWRITER’ IN 2019. ‘I’M ON FIRE’ IS THE MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF A POEM WRITTEN BY MO FOR HIS SOON-TO-BE WIFE, NICKI, DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD.

THE CLOSING TRACK, ‘DEVIL’S DOOR’, WAS ORIGINALLY PERFORMED LIVE IN 1974, BUT NEVER FEATURED ON A NEKTAR ALBUM. UPDATED AND RECORDED FOR THIS ALBUM, THE SONG FEATURES THE PRESENCE OF THE LATE ROYE ALBRIGHTON ON THE INTRODUCTION TO THE TRACK, WHOSE WONDERFUL GUITAR PART WAS TAKEN FROM A LIVE SOUNDBOARD RECORDING MADE IN 1974.

KENDALL SCOTT’S DISTINCTIVE AND VERSATILE KEYBOARD PRESENCE HAS ENHANCED THIS CONSIDERABLY, WHILE RANDY DEMBO, WHO ORIGINALLY JOINED NEKTAR IN 2004, BRINGS THE SOUND TOGETHER WITH 12-STRING AND BASS GUITARS, ROUNDING OUT THE INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS. RON HOWDEN HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL DRIVING FORCE OF THE BAND, WEATHERING ALL VERSIONS OF NEKTAR SINCE ITS CONCEPTION IN 1969. WITH MICK BROCKETT NOW BACK IN THE FOLD (WITH HIS VISUAL CONCEPTS AND IDEAS AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE BAND MAKING THE MUSIC AND LIGHT THEATRE A REALITY). ‘THE OTHER SIDE’ IS A STUNNING ALBUM FROM A LEGENDARY BAND

Disc One:

1. I’m On Fire 2. Skywriter 3. Love Is / The Other Side 4. The Light Beyond 5. Look Thru Me 6. Y Can’t I B More Like U. 7. Drifting 8. Devil’s Door

Disc Two: DVD

The Making Of The Other Side : A Documentary About The Making Of The Album And The Reunion Of Nektar

*Also recently released was a live recording from 1973 titled Sounds Like Swiss – check out this link for the press release – https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/24446559/posts/11257

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VINvFKQ_z50