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Elastic Rock is Nucleus' first album. Recorded in January 1970, it was a pioneering work in emerging genre of jazz-rock fusion. Bandleader Ian Carr (later a jazz journalist and published expert on Miles Davis) was probably inspired by Davis' "going electric" in 1969, but the seminal Bitches Brew had not yet been released at the time Elastic Rock was recorded, and according to Carr, they hadn't even heard Davis' less rock-influenced 1969 electric release, In a Silent Way.[4]

Elastic Rock
Studio album by Nucleus
Released	March 1970
Recorded	12–21 January 1970
Studio	Trident Studios, London
Genre	Art rock, jazz fusion
Length	40:46
Label	Vertigo Records Universal Records (2007 Remaster)
Producer	Peter King
Nucleus chronology
Elastic Rock (1970) We'll Talk About It Later (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
‘’Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

In July 1970 the group presented compositions from the LP at the Montreux Jazz Festival, winning the first prize. They subsequently performed both at Newport Jazz Festival and at the Village Gate jazz club.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Karl Jenkins; except where indicated

1. "1916" – 1:11
2. "Elastic Rock" – 4:05
3. "Striation" – 2:15 (Jeff Clyne, Chris Spedding)
4. "Taranaki" – 1:39 (Brian Smith)
5. "Twisted Track" – 5:17 (Chris Spedding)
6. "Crude Blues, Part I" – 0:54 (Karl Jenkins, Ian Carr)
7. "Crude Blues, Part II" – 2:36 (Ian Carr)
8. "1916: The Battle of Boogaloo" – 3:07
9. "Torrid Zone" – 8:41
10. "Stonescape" – 2:39
11. "Earth Mother" – 5:15 (Karl Jenkins, Ian Carr, John Marshall, Jeff Clyne, Chris Spedding)
12. "Speaking for Myself, Personally, in My Own Opinion, I Think..." – 0:54 (John Marshall)
13. "Persephones Jive" – 2:15 (Ian Carr)

Personnel

Nucleus

• Karl Jenkins – oboe, baritone saxophone, electric piano, piano
• Ian Carr – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Brian Smith – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Chris Spedding – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Jeff Clyne – bass, electric bass
• John Marshall – drums, percussion

Notes

External links

• Nucleus at All About Jazz
• Ian Carr at All About Jazz
• Karl Jenkins biography

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Elastic Rock es el álbum debut de la banda británica de jazz fusión, Nucleus. Fue grabado en enero de 1970, siendo un trabajo pionero en el género del jazz fusión. El líder de la banda, Ian Carr fue inspirado probablemente por el “período eléctrico” de Miles Davis en 1969, pero el álbum Bitches Brew no se había publicado en el tiempo que Elastic Rock fue grabado, y de acuerdo a Carr, ellos ni siquiera habían escuchado a la influencia de rock menos eléctrica de Davis, In a Silent Way.[4]

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