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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Nucleus - Nucleus (1969 canada, exciting hard rock with prog touches)



The origins of Nucleus lay in late- 60s Toronto combo The Lords Of London.  They were a popular live attraction and appeared at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, which ran from 15th August to 2nd September 1967, alongside The Guess Who and Kensington Market, as well as US bands including Moby Grape. 

Though they'd had minor Canadian hits with Cornflakes And Ice Cream, The Popcorn Man and Candy Rainbow in 1967-68, a US breakthrough never came, and by September 1968 they were evolving into a different sort of act. Agnello was replaced by Bob Home, and - having changed their name to Nucleus and adopted a jazzier, more improvisational approach in daylong rehearsals - they recorded their sole LP for Chicago's Mainstream label, with all songs penned by Fitzpatrick. 

Musically it ranges from the deranged Jenny Wakes Up to the intense Communication. Issued as Mainstream S-6120 in April 1969 (its release having been briefly delayed by what Billboard described as 'a technical complication'), the album sold poorly, though it attracted considerable cult interest, with the single version of Communication receiving heavy underground airplay. 

On May 24th 1969 Billboard reported that 'Nucleus seem to be on the verge of breaking through internationally', but it wasn't to be. By 1970 the band was frustrated with their failure to make commercial headway, and though further 45s had appeared (Johnny Peace / Ernie's Gone and Wonder Girl / Help Me Find Some Peace), they split at the end of the year, with Taylor, Leggat and Home joining ex-Leather members Alex Machin and Paul Naumann to become A Foot In Coldwater.


Tracks
1. Jenny Wake Up  - 8:57
2. All About Me And The Spidery Bass  - 3:25
3. Judgment Day  - 6:24
4. Lost And Found  - 6:41
5. Share Your Color  - 2:59
6. Communication  - 10:57
All songs by Greg Fitzpatrick.

Nucleus
*Greg Fitzpatrick - Vocals, Keyboards, Bass
* Bob 'Tonto' Horne - Organ
* Hughie Leggat - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
* John Richardson - Lead Guitar
* Danny Taylor - Drums

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12 comments:

  1. Marios, are you god? You just answered my prayer... Thanks for this update from my vinyl rip.

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  2. Wow, this is cool. A Foot in Coldwater is one of my favorite bands ever

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  3. Anybody happen to know the year of this reissue?

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  4. Great album,more complex music not quite like A FOOT IN COLDWATER.Thank you "MARIOS".Have a nice day...

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  5. Yeah! Really cool album. thanks a lot!

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  6. absolutely fantastic album which I only discovered a couple of years ago I wish they had done more

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  7. Hi Marios!... more July 2012 :)
    Thanks in advance...
    Please...

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  8. Great live band, saw them in Toronto a couple of times. Best progressive band for the times and still has amazing sound after all these years. thanks.

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  9. This was one of the MOST influential bands in TO Yorkville for those of us who lived outside of the city (REXDALE) yeah I said it! WE were them THEY were us. RIP MIKE KAMINO., By the way, listening now in Nuevo Vallarta, 11:37 Sun May 1 2022🤪😎

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