Snakehips Etcetera Nucleus SKU: BEWITH128LP Barcode: 4251804137942 22.00 £22.00 Genre: Progressive Label: Be With Records Released Date: 26th May 2023 Buying Format: 1LP Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info 2023 reissue, 140g vinyl, remastered from the original Vertigo Master Tapes for this edition by Simon Francis, original sleeve replicated in fine detail The distinctive rolling grooves, growling basslines and blasting horns of Snakehips Etcetera combined to present Nucleus’s most energetic record. First released on Vertigo in 1975, original copies of Snakehips Etcetera are now very tricky to score. Like all the Nucleus records, it’s aged ridiculously well and this Be With re-issue, re-mastered from the original analogue tapes, shows off just why this deserves to be back in press. Genius trumpeter and visionary composer Ian Carr was one of the most respected British musicians of his era. He was a true pioneer and saw the potential in fusing the worlds of jazz with rock, just as Miles Davis and The Tony Williams Lifetime did in the US. In late 1969, following the demise of the Rendell-Carr quintet, and tiring of British jazz, Carr assembled the legendary Nucleus. Regarding music as a continuous process, Nucleus refused to “recognise rigid boundaries” and worked on delivering what they saw as a “total musical experience”. We can get behind that. Under bandleader Carr, Nucleus existed as a fluid line-up of inventive, skilled musicians. This constant evolution and revolution was all part of the continuous musical exploration and discovery that took jazz to new levels. And the music has kept relevant. To steal a line from a review of our re-issue of Roots, when it comes to anything Nucleus “it’s basically already hip-hop” With all restraint out the window, 1975’s pimped-up Snakehips Etcetera is the outrageous – in both cover art and sound – follow-up to the brooding Under The Sun. It’s perhaps not one for the jazz purists! It finds Nucleus pared down to a core group of six, with Carr, Bob Bertles (sax), Ken Shaw (guitar), Geoff Castle (keys), Roger Sutton (bass) and Roger Sellers (drums) comprising the collective. Snakehips Etcetera reflects a period where the compositions start to become a little more direct and less-cerebral in comparison to some of Nucleus’ previous releases. And why would we begrudge them some fun? This one rocks, swings and funks with no little soul. And more than a little jazzy sleaze. Clearly, they were having a good time. The album has a real live, jamming feel to it, no surprise given the extent to which they were touring at the time. The band is tight and grooving throughout, none more so than on Bob Bertles’s effervescent opener, “Rat’s Bag”. So darn funky it stings, it’s an infectious gem full of punchy clean lines over a killer bassline from Sutton. The thick, driving jazz-rock of “Alive And Kicking” is exactly that. It has a very improvisational feel, but an inspired one at that and features a wailing guitar solo from Ken Shaw that simply slays. The funky “Rachel’s Tune” is amazing, bringing you back to Canterbury days with its fuzzed-out organ solos to close out Side A. Opening up Side B, the cool psychedelic title track unfolds slowly and sensually over its ten-plus minutes. A stoned soul stew of sorts, each member of the crew gets their chance to shine over Sellers’s steady drums. The melodic funk fusion of “Pussyfoot” pairs Carr with Bertles on ace solo flute for a bright, springy melody. This one really gleams over shuffling drums. Changing the pace to close out this memorable set, the particularly cool “Heyday” is a reflective, sober tune which reinforces the sumptuous Nucleus palette, the acoustic guitar and bass high in the mix to make the neck snap, the horns elegantly blasting to help you swoon. This Be With edition of Snakehips Etcetera has been re-mastered from the original Vertigo master tapes, Simon Francis’ mastering working together with Cicely Balston’s cut at AIR Studios to weave their usual magic with these wonderful recordings. The striking, lascivious sleeve has been restored in all its seductive/ridiculous beauty. Artist Nucleus Genre Progressive Label Be With Records Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Rat’s Bag (5:49) Alive & Kicking (9:24) Rachel’s Tune (6:58) Snakehips Etcetera (10:23) Pussyfoot (3:59) Heyday (7:43) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Nucleus View Product Quick View Nucleus Solar Plexus Progressive | Be With Records | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 26th May 2023 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Nucleus Solar Plexus £25.00 Genre: Progressive Label: Be With Records SKU: BEWITH127LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 26th May 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Nucleus We’ll Talk About It Later Progressive | Be With Records | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 26th May 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nucleus We’ll Talk About It Later £25.00 Genre: Progressive Label: Be With Records SKU: BEWITH126LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nucleus Elastic Rock Progressive | Be With Records | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 26th May 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nucleus Elastic Rock £25.00 Genre: Progressive Label: Be With Records SKU: BEWITH125LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nucleus Alleycat Jazz | We Are Busy Bodies | 1LP Released 12th August 2022 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nucleus Alleycat £32.00 Genre: Jazz Label: We Are Busy Bodies SKU: LPWABB128LE Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nucleus Under The Sun Jazz | We Are Busy Bodies | 1LP Released 12th August 2022 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nucleus Under The Sun £32.00 Genre: Jazz Label: We Are Busy Bodies SKU: LPWABB129LE Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nucleus Alleycat Jazz Dance / Fusion | Be With Records | 1LP Released 16th September 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nucleus Alleycat £22.00 Genre: Jazz Dance / Fusion Label: Be With Records SKU: BEWITH105LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nucleus Under The Sun Jazz Dance / Fusion | Be With Records | 1LP Released 16th September 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nucleus Under The Sun £22.00 Genre: Jazz Dance / Fusion Label: Be With Records SKU: BEWITH104LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more from Nucleus Start again More from Progressive View Product Quick View Alan Parsons Project I Robot – UltraDisc One-Step (33rpm) Progressive | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, Box Set Released 16th December 2022 £149.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Alan Parsons Project I Robot – UltraDisc One-Step (33rpm) £149.00 Genre: Progressive Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: UD1S2-041 Formats: 180g, Box Set Released Date: 16th December 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Volumes Happier? 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