| A Tab in the Ocean | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 2–13 October 1972 August 1976 (remixed 1976 US version) | |||
| Studio | Dierks Studios at
Pulheim-
Stommeln,
Germany The House of Music, West Orange, N.J. (remixed 1976 US version) & Sterling Sound, New York, N.Y (mastered 1976 US version) | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock [1] | |||
| Length | 35:39 69:53 (2004 reissue) | |||
| Label |
Bacillus Passport Records (remixed 1976 US version) | |||
| Producer | Peter Hauke | |||
| Nektar chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   
[1] |
A Tab in the Ocean is the second album from German-based English progressive rock band Nektar.
English heavy metal band Iron Maiden covered the song "King of Twilight", also mixing in parts of "Crying in the Dark" creating somewhat of a medley, and released as a b-side to the 1984 single " Aces High".
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Nektar.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Tab in the Ocean" | 16:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Desolation Valley" | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Waves" | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Crying in the Dark" | 6:17 |
| 5. | "King of Twilight" | 4:27 |
2004 reissue
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Tab in the Ocean" | 16:53 |
| 2. | "Desolation Valley / Waves" | 8:13 |
| 3. | "Crying in the Dark" | 6:29 |
| 4. | "King of Twilight" | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "A Tab in the Ocean" | 16:04 |
| 6. | "Desolation Valley / Waves" | 8:33 |
| 7. | "Crying in the Dark" | 5:14 |
| 8. | "King of Twilight" | 4:05 |
2013 reissue
Double CD reissue. Disc one as 2004 reissue above, with both 1972 and 1976 album mixes. The bonus disc two includes more songs from the same "Official Bootleg" 1971 show released on the bonus disc of the 2013 reissue of Journey to the Centre of the Eye, plus a live in the studio track from 1973.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Tab in the Ocean" | 17:46 |
| 2. | "Porecelain Valley (later called "Desolation Valley")" | 11:33 |
| 3. | "Crying in the Dark" | 9:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Desolation Valley / Waves" | 8:25 |
Personnel
- Nektar
- Roye Albrighton – guitars, lead vocals
- Mick Brockett – lighting, projections and visual effects
- Allan Freeman – keyboards, backing vocals, Mellotron
- Derek "Mo" Moore – bass, backing vocals
- Ron Howden – drums, percussion
- Production
- Peter Hauke – production
- Dieter Dierks – engineering
References
- ^ a b DeGagne, Mike. "A Tab in the Ocean Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
External links
| A Tab in the Ocean | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 2–13 October 1972 August 1976 (remixed 1976 US version) | |||
| Studio | Dierks Studios at
Pulheim-
Stommeln,
Germany The House of Music, West Orange, N.J. (remixed 1976 US version) & Sterling Sound, New York, N.Y (mastered 1976 US version) | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock [1] | |||
| Length | 35:39 69:53 (2004 reissue) | |||
| Label |
Bacillus Passport Records (remixed 1976 US version) | |||
| Producer | Peter Hauke | |||
| Nektar chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
[1] |
A Tab in the Ocean is the second album from German-based English progressive rock band Nektar.
English heavy metal band Iron Maiden covered the song "King of Twilight", also mixing in parts of "Crying in the Dark" creating somewhat of a medley, and released as a b-side to the 1984 single " Aces High".
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Nektar.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Tab in the Ocean" | 16:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Desolation Valley" | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Waves" | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Crying in the Dark" | 6:17 |
| 5. | "King of Twilight" | 4:27 |
2004 reissue
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Tab in the Ocean" | 16:53 |
| 2. | "Desolation Valley / Waves" | 8:13 |
| 3. | "Crying in the Dark" | 6:29 |
| 4. | "King of Twilight" | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "A Tab in the Ocean" | 16:04 |
| 6. | "Desolation Valley / Waves" | 8:33 |
| 7. | "Crying in the Dark" | 5:14 |
| 8. | "King of Twilight" | 4:05 |
2013 reissue
Double CD reissue. Disc one as 2004 reissue above, with both 1972 and 1976 album mixes. The bonus disc two includes more songs from the same "Official Bootleg" 1971 show released on the bonus disc of the 2013 reissue of Journey to the Centre of the Eye, plus a live in the studio track from 1973.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Tab in the Ocean" | 17:46 |
| 2. | "Porecelain Valley (later called "Desolation Valley")" | 11:33 |
| 3. | "Crying in the Dark" | 9:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Desolation Valley / Waves" | 8:25 |
Personnel
- Nektar
- Roye Albrighton – guitars, lead vocals
- Mick Brockett – lighting, projections and visual effects
- Allan Freeman – keyboards, backing vocals, Mellotron
- Derek "Mo" Moore – bass, backing vocals
- Ron Howden – drums, percussion
- Production
- Peter Hauke – production
- Dieter Dierks – engineering
References
- ^ a b DeGagne, Mike. "A Tab in the Ocean Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2021.