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Nektar: Journey To The Centre Of The Eye

On November 1, 1971, “Bacillus” label released “Journey to the Centre of the Eye”, the debut Nektar album. It was recorded June – August 1971, at “Dierks Studio” in Köln-Stommeln, Germany, and was produced by Dieter Dierks, Peter Hauke, Roye Albrighton, Mick Brockett, Allan “Taff” Freeman, Ron Howden, Derek “Mo” Moore and Keith Walters.

Personnel:

  • Roye Albrighton – vocals, guitars
  • Mick Brockett – liquid lights
  • Allan “Taff” Freeman – vocals, mellotron, pianos, organ
  • Ron Howden – drums, percussion
  • Derek “Mo” Moore – vocals, mellotron, bass
  • Keith Walters – static slides
  • Dieter Dierks – additional piano, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hauke, Roye Albrighton, Mick Brockett, Allan “Taff” Freeman, Ron Howden, Derek “Mo” Moore and Keith Walters.

  1. Prelude
  2. Astronaut’s Nightmare
  3. Countenance
  4. The Nine Lifeless Daughters of the Sun
  5. Warp Oversight
  6. The Dream Nebula I
  7. The Dream Nebula II
  8. It’s All in the Mind
  9. Burn Out My Eyes
  10. Void of Vision
  11. Pupil of the Eye
  12. Look Inside Yourself
  13. Death of the Mind

Tangerine Dream: Alpha Centauri

In March 1971, “Ohr” label released “Alpha Centauri”, the second Tangerine Dream studio album. It was recorded in January 1971, at “Dierks Studio” in Köln, Germany, and was produced by Edgar Forese and Christopher Franke.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese – guitar, organ, bass
  • Christopher Franke – drums, percussion, flute, zither, piano, VCS3
  • Steve Schroyder – voice, organ, echo machines, iron stick
  • Udo Dennebourg – voice, flute
  • Roland Paulick – synthesizer

All tracks by Edgar Froese.

  1. Sunrise in the Third System
  2. Fly and Collision of Comas Sola
  3. Alpha Centauri