Boxset / Compilation · 2004
Tracklist
Alleycat
1-1 Phaideaux Corner 6:23
1-2 Alleycat 14:24
1-3 Splat 11:48
1-4 You Can't Be Sure 4:16
1-5 Nosegay 4:50
Direct Hits
2-1 Song For The Bearded Lady 7:28
2-2 Crude Blues Part One 0:55
2-3 Crude Blues Part Two 2:42
2-4 Suspension 6:19
2-5 Torso 4:55
2-6 Bull Dance 8:23
2-7 A Taste Of Sarsaparilla 0:39
2-8 Sarsaparilla 6:51
2-9 Roots 9:26
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – Bob Bertles (tracks: 2-7, 2-8)
Bass – Jeff Clyne (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5), Ron Mathewson (tracks: 2-5), Roy Babbington (tracks: 2-4, 2-6)
Bass Clarinet – Tony Coe (tracks: 2-6)
Bass Guitar – Roger Sutton (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 2-7 to 2-9)
Drums – Bryan Spring (tracks: 2-7, 2-8), Clive Thacker (tracks: 2-4, 2-6, 2-9), John Marshall (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5), Tony Levin (2) (tracks: 2-6)
Drums, Percussion, Timpani – Roger Sellers (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
Electric Piano – Dave MacRae (tracks: 2-4, 2-6, 2-9), Geoff Castle (tracks: 2-7, 2-8), Gordon Beck (tracks: 2-4, 2-6 to 2-8), Karl Jenkins (tracks: 2-1, 2-5)
Flugelhorn – Ian Carr (tracks: 2-4)
Flute – Brian Smith (tracks: 2-4)
Guitar – Allan Holdsworth (tracks: 2-4), Chris Spedding (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5), Jocelyn Pitchen (tracks: 2-9), Ken Shaw (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5), Ken Shaw (tracks: 2-7, 2-8)
Keyboards, Synthesizer [Moog] – Geoff Castle (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
Oboe – Karl Jenkins (tracks: 2-2, 2-3)
Percussion – Aureo de Souza (tracks: 2-9), Chris Karan (tracks: 2-5), Trevor Tomkins (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 2-6)
Soprano Saxophone – Brian Smith (tracks: 2-5)
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Bob Bertles (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
Tenor Saxophone – Brian Smith (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-6, 2-9), Tony Roberts (tracks: 2-5)
Trumpet – Ian Carr (tracks: 2-5 to 2-9), Kenny Wheeler (tracks: 2-5, 2-6)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Synthesizer – Ian Carr (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3)
Vocals – Norma Winstone (tracks: 2-6)
About this release
BGO Records – BGOCD565 (UK)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-9 are a compilation of the best Nucleus compositions recorded from January 1970 to March 1974
Thanks to snobb for the addition