Recycled (Nektar album)
| Recycled | ||||
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| Studio album by Nektar | ||||
| Released |
October 1975 (Germany) January 1976 (US) 1977 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | July - August 1975 | |||
| Studio | Château d'Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, France and Air Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, Space rock | |||
| Length | 36:45 | |||
| Label |
Bacillus (Germany) Passport Records (US) Decca (UK) | |||
| Producer | Peter Hauke, Nektar | |||
| Nektar chronology | ||||
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Recycled is the sixth album from English progressive rock band Nektar. It is a concept album addressing the band member's concerns about the environment. The songs on side one tell the tale of a nightmarish future in which only "recycled energy" remains, while the songs on side two revolve around more present-day concerns about tourism despoiling untouched wilderness.
Reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Allmusic gave the album a mixed retrospective review. They criticized the album as lacking the instrumental prowess, enthusiasm, and band cohesion that the players had shown on Nektar's previous albums. However, they acknowledged that "What does hold strong is Nektar's ability to conjure up a science-fiction atmosphere through the unorthodox application of percussion, guitar, and keyboards."[1]
Track listing
| Side one | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Recycle" | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Cybernetic Consumption" | 2:32 |
| 3. | "Recycle Countdown" | 1:51 |
| 4. | "Automaton Horrorscope" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Recycling" | 1:46 |
| 6. | "Flight to Reality" | 1:18 |
| 7. | "Unendless Imagination?" | 4:36 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 8. | "São Paulo Sunrise" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Costa del Sol" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Marvellous Moses" | 6:37 |
| 11. | "It's All Over" | 5:11 |
Credits
- Roye Albrighton - lead vocals, guitars
- Mick Brockett - visual environment
- Alan "Taff" Freeman - keyboards, backing vocals
- Ron Howden - drums, percussion
- Derek "Mo" Moore - bass, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Larry Fast - orchestral Moog arrangements & playing
- The English Chorale conducted by Robert Howes, arranged by Christian Kolonovits