Biography
The Nice were an English progressive rock band active in the late 1960s. They blended rock, jazz and classical music and were keyboardist Keith Emerson’s first commercially successful band.The group was formed in 1967 by Emerson, Lee Jackson, David O’List and Ian Hague to back soul singer P. P. Arnold. After replacing Hague with Brian Davison, the group set out on their own, quickly developing a strong live following. The group’s sound was centred on Emerson’s Hammond organ showmanship and abuse of the instrument, and their radical rearrangements of classical music themes and Bob Dylan songs. The band achieved commercial success with an instrumental rearrangement of Leonard Bernstein’s “America”, following which O’List left the group. The remaining members carried on as a trio, releasing several albums, before Emerson decided to split the band in early 1970 to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The group briefly reformed in 2002 for a series of concerts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nice
Album & Cover
Autumn ’67 – Spring ’68 is a 1972 compilation by the English psychedelic rock and progressive rock group the Nice. It was released in 1973 in US as Autumn to Spring. The album consists of out-takes and alternate versions recorded in Autumn ’67 – Spring ’68. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_%2767_–_Spring_%2768
Cover Location:
Who Did What: Artwork By – Glen Christensen. Photography A. Powell.
Label: Charisma CS1(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack Flower King Of Flies Bonnie K. America |
Side Two Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon Dawn Tantalizin’ Maggie Cry Of Eugene Daddy, Where Did I Come From |
Credits
Bass – Lee Jackson
Drums – Brian Davison
Guitar – Davy O’List
Keyboards – Keith Emerson
Producer – The Nice
Vocals – Lee Jackson
