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RETROSPEKTIVE 1969-1980

Nektar

Psychedelic/Space Rock


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Boxset/Compilation, released in 2011

Songs / Tracks Listing

CD 1 - 1969-1973 (77:05)
1. Rainbows: Rainbows (3:03)
2. Rainbows: New Day Dawning (2:49)
3. Prelude (1:24)
4. Astronaut's Nightmare (6:29)
5. The Dream Nebula, Part 1 (2:17)
6. The Dream Nebula, Part 2 (2:24)
7. It's All in the Mind (3:21)
8. Burn Out My Eyes (6:39)
9. Do You Believe in Magic (3:53)
10. A Tab in the Ocean (16:50)
11. Cryin' in the Dark (6:13)
12. King of Twilight (4:17)
13. Good Day (6:42)
14. New Day Dawning (Nektar version) (5:00)
15. Cast Your Fate (5:44)

CD 2 - 1973-1980 (77:17)
16. Wings (3:46)
17. Remember the Future, Part 2 (19:02)
18. Astral Man (3:17)
19. Nelly the Elephant (4:57)
20. Fidgety Queen (4:06)
21. Recycle (2:54)
22. Cybernetic Consumption (2:02)
23. Recycle Countdown (1:52)
24. Automation Horoscope (3:05)
25. Marvellous Moses (6:35)
26. It's All Over (5:25)
27. Away from Asgard (5:31)
28. Too Young to Die (4:18)
29. Telephone (3:43)
30. Man in the Moon (6:44)

Total Time 154:22

Line-up / Musicians

- Derek "Mo" Moore / bass, backing vocals (3-27)
- Ron Howden / drums & percussion (3-27)
- Roye Albrighton / guitars, lead vocals (3-26,28-30)
- Allan "Taff" Freeman / keyboards, Mellotron, piano, organ, synth, backing vocals (3-30)

With:
- Rainbows / music (1,2)
- Johnny Arthey / string & flute arrangements (1)
Bob Calvert / voice - ringmaster (18,19,20)
- Dieter Dierks / effects (18,19,20)
- Stephen Wick / tuba (18)
- Phil Brown / bass tuba (18)
- Butch Hudson / 1st trumpet (19,20)
- Ron Carthy / 2nd trumpet (19,20)
- Steve Gregory / tenor saxophone (19,20)
- Chris Mercer / baritone & tenor saxophones (19,20)
- Chris Pyne / trombone (19,20)
- Chipping Norton Mandies Choir / chorus vocals (19)
- Larry Fast / Moog, orchestral synthesizer, arrangement (21-27)
- The English Chorale / chorus vocals (21-26)
- Robert Howes / choir conductor (21-26)
- Christian Kolonovits / choir arrangements (21-26)
- Dave Nelson / guitars, vocals (27)
- Julien Barber / string quartet (27)
- Kermit Moore / string quartet (27)
- Michael Commins / string quartet (27)
- Anthony Posk / string quartet (27)
- Stephan Galfas / string arranger (27)
- Carmine Rojas / bass, keyboards (28-30)
- David Prater / drums, backing vocals (28-30)

Releases information

From the albums/singles:
- Rainbows: Rainbows / Nobody but You (7" single) (1)
- Rainbows: New Day Dawning / Days and Nights (7" single) (2)
- Journey to the Centre of the Eye (3-8)
- Do You Believe in Magic (7" single) (9)
- A Tab in the Ocean (10-12)
- ...Sounds Like This (13-16)
- Remember the Future (17)
- Down to Earth (18-20)
- Recycled (21-26)
- Magic Is a Child (27)
- Man in the Moon (28-30)

2CD Cleopatra - CLP 5739-2 (US, 2011)

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4.42
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Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(58%)
58%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(33%)
33%
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Collectors/fans only (8%)
8%
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