Ian Carr With Nucleus Nucleus Biography Formed 1969 in London, England - dissolved 1989 If SOFT MACHINE was a rock group turned jazz rock, NUCLEUS can be considered a jazz group turned jazz rock, since most of the musicians were clearly jazz musicians, with the exception of Chris Spedding (yes, Mr. Motocycle-Punk/ Chameleon -Man of the Rock). If a comparison of these two groups can be made, it's also obvious that NUCLEUS became a breeding ground for these musicians before they joined SOFT MACHINE (about ten musicians made the transfer). They were signed to the famous progressive Vertigo label and the first two album sleeves were designed by Roger Dean with superb artwork. NUCLEUS was the project of Ian Carr's trumpeter (and jazz die-hard biographer) and his discography is quite confusing with the various labels as some say "Ian Carr's Nucleus", "Nucleus With Ian Carr" or simply "Ian Carr" (but play with all NUCLEUS members). This hardly means that he was the main author, the main influence, or the main soloist. Plenty of material was contributed by many outstanding musicians including Karl Jenkins, Jeff Clyne, Chris Spedding, Alan Holdsworth, Brian Smith & Dave MacRae. Their music was frenetic instrumental jazz-rock, similar to Miles Davis' jazz-rock of the same era. Loads of wind instruments, but KB and plenty of room for the guitarist (Spedding's guitar is grand and grandiose while being understated). The groundbreaking essence of NUCLEUS is clearly heard best on the early albums, as the later albums only managed to repeat the formula without evolving much. NUCLEUS is warmly recommended not only to the later SOFT MACHINE, but to all jazz rock/fusion fans and also Canterbury Prog fans. :::: Bio written by Hugues Chantraine, Belgium :::: Nucleus Pioneering jazz-rock, progressive, psychedelic, funk & pop band from Britain, A British jazz-fusion band, which continued in different forms from 1969 to 1989. In 1970, the band won first prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival, released the album Elastic Rock, and performed both at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Village Gate jazz club -Solar Plexus /The Legend Tracklist: A1 Elements I & II A2 Changing Times A3 Bedrock Deadlock A4 Spirit Level B1 Torso B2 Snakehip's Dream Bass Guitar – Ron Mathewson Bass, Double Bass – Jeff Clyne Drums, Percussion – John Marshall Electric Piano, Baritone Saxophone, Oboe – Karl Jenkins Engineer – Roger Wake Guitar – Chris Spedding Percussion – Chris Karan Synthesizer [Vcs3] – Keith Winter Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Tony Roberts Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Brian Smith Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett (tracks: A3, A4), Ian Carr, Kenny Wheeler (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2) Written-By – Ian Carr Anmerkungen A1 has title "Elements I & II" on sleeve and "Elements I And II" on label. ℗ 1971 Released in a gatefold matt cover with a ''small swirl'' Vertigo label where the text "VERTIGO" is above the spindle hole. Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped side A, variant 1): 6360039 1Y//1 ∇ 420 Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped side B, variant 1): 6360039 2Y//1 ∇ 420 All Near Mint / nearly unplayed (wonderful) ★★★A Nucleus "Must Have" In Great Condition★★★ ★★★ For every rare single & LP I add a new inner sleeve with acid-free plastic so that you can enjoy the singles & LPs for a long time ★★★ You will receive all of your valuable auctions in a special LP box so that nothing can happen to your LP during transport (see pictures) ★★★ Each LP/Single is washed again with a special record washing machine (see picture) before it is sent (this machine is of course not included in the scope of delivery) An offer exclusive from the seller : BLACKGOLD --- Memorabilia --- Thank´s for your interest. Check out my other rare items in current and future Auctions at Catawiki ★★★ Delivery to Lithuania, Portugal, Spain ,Romania, Bulgaria and Norway only by Express Post ★★★ The BLACKGOLD --- Memorabilia --- Sticker is included in the delivery free of charge.