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NEKTAR - DOWN TO EARTH (REMASTERED) [CD]

NEKTAR - DOWN TO EARTH (REMASTERED) [CD]

This item will be released on February 27, 2026
£35.98
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This item will be released on Friday 27th February. It will be shipped to arrive on or around the release date.

First released in October 1974, the album was a conceptual piece based upon the theme of a travelling circus and was recorded at Chipping Norton Studios in England. The studio had been the location of the recording of the band’s previous album ‘Remember The Future’, issued in 1973. For ‘Down to Earth’ the band opted for a more direct approach to their music and sessions saw contributions from a horn section and legendary vocalist P.P. Arnold.By the time ‘Down to Earth’ was released in Europe, ‘Remember The Future’ had become a top twenty US hit and the band travelled to the States to embark on a successful tour. A second US visit followed in the spring of 1975 to promote ‘Down to Earth’. The band enjoyed huge success in the mid-west playing two nights in St. Louis in April of that year.This new clamshell box edition comprises 4 CDs and has been newly remastered from the original master tapes. It also features 26 additional tracks, including a live-in-the-studio session recorded in March 1974, alternate mixes of the album tracks and a full previously unreleased concert recorded at the Keil Auditorium in St. Louis in April 1975.The set also includes an illustrated book with previously unseen photos and a new essay.

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This item will be released on Friday 27th February. It will be shipped to arrive on or around the release date.

First released in October 1974, the album was a conceptual piece based upon the theme of a travelling circus and was recorded at Chipping Norton Studios in England. The studio had been the location of the recording of the band’s previous album ‘Remember The Future’, issued in 1973. For ‘Down to Earth’ the band opted for a more direct approach to their music and sessions saw contributions from a horn section and legendary vocalist P.P. Arnold.By the time ‘Down to Earth’ was released in Europe, ‘Remember The Future’ had become a top twenty US hit and the band travelled to the States to embark on a successful tour. A second US visit followed in the spring of 1975 to promote ‘Down to Earth’. The band enjoyed huge success in the mid-west playing two nights in St. Louis in April of that year.This new clamshell box edition comprises 4 CDs and has been newly remastered from the original master tapes. It also features 26 additional tracks, including a live-in-the-studio session recorded in March 1974, alternate mixes of the album tracks and a full previously unreleased concert recorded at the Keil Auditorium in St. Louis in April 1975.The set also includes an illustrated book with previously unseen photos and a new essay.

Track Listing

Astral Man

Nelly The Elephant

Early Morning Clown

That’s Life

Fidgety Queen

Oh Willy

Little Boy

Show Me the Way

Finale

Nelly the Elephant (Chipping Norton mix)

Early Morning Clown (Chipping Norton mix)

That’s Life (Chipping Norton mix)

Oh Willy (Chipping Norton mix)

Show Me the Way (Chipping Norton mix)

Robert Calvert out-takes

Desolation Valley

Oops – Unidentified Flying Abstract

Mundetango

One Mile Red / The Ticket

We Must Have Been Smashed

Summer Breeze

Introduction

Astral Man

Recycled

A Day In The Life Of A Preacher

Show Me the Way

Marvellous Moses

It’s All Over

Good Day

Remember the Future Part One

King of Twilight

1-2-3-4

Remember the Future Part Two

Let It Grow

Woman Trouble / Rock ‘n’ Roll Medley

Details
  • Product Type: Audio CD
  • Barcode: 5013929472976
  • Release Date: February 27, 2026
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