The bsNice - bsHang on to a bsDream (2004)

This double-CD set assembles together all of the Immediate Records recordings of the Nice under one cover, reshuffling the contents of their self-titled third album in order to make it all fit. That means that it isn't a chronological experience (at least, not without some shifting between discs near the end of each), but otherwise it is musically very rewarding and, in keeping with the spirit of the band's music, a lot of fun.


Track Listing

Disc 1
01. Flower King of Flies (3:17)
02. The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack (2:47)
03. Bonnie K (3:23)
04. Rondo (8:18)
05. War and Peace (5:11)
06. Tantalising Maggie (4:31)
07. Dawn (5:12)
08. The Cry of Eugene (4:31)
09. America [Single Version] (6:06)
10. Diamond Hard Apples of the Moon (2:48)
11. Azrael [Version One] (3:46)
12. She Belongs to Me (12:15)
Disc 2
01. America (2nd Amendment) (6:15)
02. Little Arabella (4:16)
03. Happy Freuds (3:27)
04. Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite (8:58)
05. Don Edito el Gruva (0:14)
06. Symphony for Group and Orchestra: Prelude/1st Movement: ... (19:25)
07. Azrael Revisited (5:54)
08. Hang on to a Dream (4:47)
09. Diary of an Empty Day (4:01)
10. For Example (8:53)
11. Rondo (69) (7:55)21. September 2011, 14:38

bsNice - bsElegy (1971)

Rock | 1cd | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Virgin | CASCD1030 | 370Mb


Elegy was the final official album release by The Nice, Keith Emerson having moved on to Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Lee Jackson to Jackson Heights and Brian Davison to Every Which Way. It consists of different versions of already familiar tracks and broke little new ground. However, despite being released after The Nice had disbanded, the album achieved number 5 in the UK album chart.
"Hang On To A Dream" and "America" were recorded live at Fillmore East, New York during the group's 1969 tour.

Personnel:
* Keith Emerson - keyboards
* Lee Jackson - bass guitar
* Brian Davison - drums

Tracks:

1. "Hang On To A Dream" (Live) (Tim Hardin) – 12:42
2. "My Back Pages" (Bob Dylan) – 9:10
3. "Third Movement, Pathetique" (Group Only) (Tchaikovsky arr by The Nice) – 7;05
4. "America" (Live) (Bernstein/Sondheim/The Nice) – 10:17
5. "Diamond-Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon" (Emerson, Jackson) – 2:46
6. "Dawn" (Davison, Emerson, Jackson) – 5:05
7. "Tantalising Maggie" (O'List, Jackson) – 4:19
8. "Cry Of Eugene" (O'List, Emerson, Jackson) – 4:30
9. "Daddy Where Did I Come From?" (Emerson, Jackson) – 2:46
10. "Azrial" (Emerson, Jackson) – 3:46