NUCLEUS Elastic Rock 1970 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESS DIE-CUT COVER SWIRL INNER
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Jun 22, 2023
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NUCLEUS Elastic Rock 1970 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESS DIE-CUT COVER SWIRL INNER
NUCLEUSElastic Rock
1970 UK VERTIGO (6360 008) FIRST PRESSING
A NICE ORIGINAL COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE PLAY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE LAGRE VERTIGO SWIRL LABELS
MATRIX: 6360008 1Y//2 ▽420 11 9 / 6360008 2Y//1 ▽ 420 11 1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT DIE-CUT GATEFOLD SLEEVE DESIGNED AND ILLUSTRATED BY ROGER DEAN "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE
Ian Carr: trumpet, flugelhorn
Karl Jenkins: electric piano, oboe, piano, baritone saxophone
Brian Smith: tenor & soprano saxes, flute
Chris Spedding: guitars
Jeff Clyne: bass, electric bass
John Marshall: drums, percussion
When Carr brought together keyboardist/oboist Karl Jenkins, saxophonist/flautist Brian Smith, guitarist Chris Spedding, bassist Jeff Clyne and drummer John Marshall, established musicians all, to record Nucleus' first record, Elastic Rock, one doubts that he could have envisioned the impact the album would have, not only on the British scene, but on the international stage as well.
A few short months after recording their first record they won the top award at the Montreux Jazz Festival and found themselves playing at the Village Gate in New York, to an audience who was wondering exactly what it was they were hearing.
From the opening burst of Jenkins' "1916," with its anthemic horn-line supported by Marshall's flurry of activity, it is clear that something new is happening.
If a comparison must be made, then Miles' In a Silent Way' / "Sketches Of Spain" are precedents, although Carr claims not to have heard them at the time of recording, which just continues to reinforce the reality that advances in music come from many sources and usually at the same time.
Like 'In a Silent Way', Carr chose to build side-long continuous suites of music, although there is less reliance on hypnotic groove and more on composed melodies, mostly from the pen of Jenkins, who would write the majority of Nucleus' first two records. And while there are some similarities between the trancelike groove of "Torrid Zone" and "Shhh/Peaceful," there are differences as well. While "Shhh/Peaceful" would rest on a certain ambience for nearly an entire side, "Torrid Zone" would lead into "Stonescape," a more conventional ballad, albeit played with a certain elasticity in time by Marshall. Segueing into "Earth Mother," Jenkins delivers an oboe solo over a group improvisation that, as rocky as it gets, is still relatively subdued compared with their next album, We'll Talk About It Later , which was recorded eight months later in September '70
Side A: 916 / Elastic Rock / Striation / Taranaki / Twisted Track / Crude Blues, Pt. 1 / Crude Blues, Pt. 2 / 1916- The Battle of Boogaloo
Side B: Torrid Zone / Stonescape / Earth Mother / Speaking for Myself, Personally, in My Own / Persephones Jive
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a couple of spindle traces - clearly seen little play
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Both sides retain their original deep glossy sheen with some brush marks and hairlines
VINYL Audio: VERY GOOD
Great sound - crystal clear, bright, sharp and fresh but my play-check at volume found some patches of ticks/clicks. So, mostly sounds great with some clicky patches
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
The die-cut gatefold is good and solid with no structural damage but there is rubbing to the black colour on the front and back.
The edges display rubbing top and bottom on the spine, but all text is clear and there is also a soft crease in the bottom corner.
The front die-cut section has no tears or damage
PLEASE SEE ALL 13 PHOTOS
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
1516 (GS 9.3 (1516))
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