{"product_id":"nucleus-alleycat-lp-be-with-records-reissue","title":"Nucleus - Alleycat LP ( VINYL )","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReissue, originally released on Vertigo in 1975. Another thrilling, funky-prog jazzy-rock fusion beauty from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIan Carr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNucleus\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Genius trumpeter and visionary composer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIan Carr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was one of the most respected British musicians of his era. In late 1969, following the demise of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRendell-Carr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e quintet, and tiring of British jazz, Carr assembled the legendary Nucleus. Under bandleader Carr, Nucleus existed as a fluid line-up of inventive, skilled musicians. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlleycat\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was the last Nucleus album recorded for the Vertigo label. It was again meticulously produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJon Hiseman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and is every bit as sinuous as anything else the group had recorded. As far as riff-laden accidental cop-funk goes, there's so much energy coursing through the music that at times it sounds like a live recording. It's pretty unbeatable. Up-tempo opener \"Phaideaux Corner\" is a funk-flavored opus with a groove that simply swaggers. This trademark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRoger Sutton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e piece benefits from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrevor Tomkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's percussive expertise and some excellent sax and keyboard soloing. Check out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeoff Castle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e on squelchy, stabbing Moog duties. Ian Carr's elegantly laidback title track is a lengthy suite of magisterial themes. Typically complex, it still gets you hooked and is just riddled with the funk. Carr builds up his initially \"straight\" trumpet solo with later use of echo to mesmeric effect. And there's some excellent wah-wah guitar shredding by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKen Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e too. The second side opens with the killer \"Splat\" and finds Nucleus really ripping it up. A fat, funky bass guitar riff introduces us to the track and stays with us until the end. The often-mangled bass groove is pushed along by rattling drums and percussion, dropping out for some restful moments of spacey calm, and along the way picking up some lengthy keyboard noodling by Castle. \"You Can't Be Sure\" is a gentle jam with Shaw on 12-string acoustic guitar, together with Carr's muted trumpet and some marvelous fretless work from Sutton. The album closes with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBob Bertles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's galloping \"Nosegay\", written perhaps as a response to some of the faster \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahavishnu Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e pieces. It's an example of well-crafted jazz-rock that doesn't compromise any of its jazziness, yet it still very definitely rocks. Remastered from the original Vertigo master tapes. Mastered by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimon Francis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Cut by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePete Norman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"30- Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56736275857781,"sku":"4251804125406","price":5.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8300\/2485\/files\/nuc.jpg?v=1770959344","url":"https:\/\/warmvibevinyls.com\/products\/nucleus-alleycat-lp-be-with-records-reissue","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}