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LP Version
• Gatefold vinyl LP edition of the 2025 mix of this classic album.
• With fully restored artwork.
• Cut at AIR Studios, London.
Originally issued in November 1972, the album was the second release by Nektar and was a milestone for the band as it set the template that would bring them success in both Germany and the USA.
Featuring just four pieces, the album's first side is dominated by the extensive title track which was a progressive rock tour de force. The remaining tracks, 'Desolation Valley / Waves', 'Crying In The Dark' and 'King Of Twilight' also became Nektar classics. An admirer of this album was Steve Harris of Iron Maiden; his band would cover 'King Of Twilight' on the B-side of their 'Aces High' single in 1984.
4CD/Blu-Ray Version
This new box set edition features 4CDs and a region free Blu-Ray disc and has been newly remastered from the original master tapes. It includes a new stereo & 5.1 Surround Sound mix of the album and also features a marvellous, previously unreleased complete concert recorded in Erbach, Germany in April 1973 and a newly remastered version of the 1976 US album version.
Tracklist
LP
SIDE ONE
1. A Tab In The Ocean
SIDE TWO
1. Desolation Valley / Waves
2. Crying In The Dark
3. King Of Twilight
4CD/Blu-Ray
DISC ONE
2025 Mix
1. A Tab in the Ocean
2. Desolation Valley / Waves
3. Crying in the Dark
4. King of Twilight
Bonus Track
5. We Are the Ocean
DISC TWO
The 1972 Album Mix
1. A Tab in the Ocean
2. Desolation Valley / Waves
3. Crying in the Dark
4. King of Twilight
The 1976 US Album Mix
5. A Tab in the Ocean
6. Desolation Valley / Waves
7. Crying in the Dark
8. King of Twilight
DISC THREE
Live in Erbach, Germany 22nd April 1973
1. Look Around
2. Cast Your Fate
3. A Day in the Life of a Preacher
4. Desolation Valley / Waves
5. Crying in the Dark / King of Twilight
DISC FOUR
Live in Erbach, Germany 22nd April 1973
1. Good Day
2. Let it Grow
3. Wings
4. Oddysee / Ron’s On / Never Never Never
5. 1-2-3-4
6. Do You Believe in Magic?
7. What You Gonna Do
DISC FIVE
Blu-Ray
5.1 Surround Sound & Stereo Mixes & Original Stereo Mix
1. A Tab in the Ocean
2. Desolation Valley / Waves
3. Crying in the Dark
4. King of Twilight