Nice 'n' Greasy

Nice 'n' Greasy is the fifth studio album by British rock band Atomic Rooster.

Nice 'n' Greasy
Studio album by
Atomic Rooster
ReleasedSeptember 1973
RecordedTrident and Command Studios, London
GenreProgressive rock, hard rock, blues rock
Length42:20
LabelDawn (original UK release)
Elektra (original USA release)
Brain (original German release)
Repertoire (1991 German reissue)
Sequel (1991 UK CD reissue)
Castle (2004 UK CD reissue)
ProducerVincent Crane
Atomic Rooster chronology
Made in England
(1972)		 Nice 'n' Greasy
(1973)		 Atomic Rooster
(1980)
Atomic Rooster IV
US version
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

In the US, the record was issued on Elektra in a different sleeve (pictured) to most territories and retitled Atomic Rooster IV, as their first album, Atomic Roooster (1970), failed to secure a US release. The US album also had a somewhat different track list to the UK version. The German release Nice & Greasy followed the US track listing, but with a phallic art sleeve.[2][3] It was further reissued in Germany in 1977, this time in yet another new sleeve and retitled This is Atomic Rooster Vol. 2.[4]

Track listing

Original UK version

Side one

  1. "All Across the Country" (Vincent Crane) – 5:10
  2. "Save Me" (Crane) – 3:14 re-recorded, retitled version of "Friday the 13th"
  3. "Voodoo in You" (Jackie Avery) – 7:04
  4. "Goodbye Planet Earth" (Johnny Mandala) – 4:09

Side two

  1. "Take One Toke" (Crane) – 4:59
  2. "Can't Find a Reason" (Crane) – 4:34
  3. "Ear in the Snow" (Crane) – 6:13
  4. "Satan's Wheel" (Crane) – 6:39

2004 Castle Music CD reissue bonus tracks
  1. "What You Gonna Do?" (Farlowe) – 5:23
  2. "Moods" (Crane) – 4:20 "Can't Find a Reason" single B-side
  3. "The Devil's Answer" (John Du Cann) – 4:09 live in Milan 1981
  4. "Throw Your Life Away" (Crane, Du Cann) – 2:49 "Do You Know Who’s Looking for You?" single B-side 1980

Original US / German version

Side one

  1. "All Across the Country" (Vincent Crane) – 5:10
  2. "Save Me" aka "Friday the 13th" (Crane) – 3:14
  3. "Voodoo in You" (Jackie Avery) – 7:04
  4. "Moods" (Crane) – 4:20

Side two

  1. "Take One Toke" (Crane) – 4:59
  2. "Can't Find a Reason" (Crane) – 4:34
  3. "Ear in the Snow" (Crane) – 6:13
  4. "What You Gonna Do" (Chris Farlowe) – 5:23

Personnel (original album)
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gollark: Or did everyone else just not pay much attention to it?
gollark: Are you sure you didn't make a horrible mistake which will lead the bridge to implode?
gollark: It might be one word in German, as German is HIGHLY agglutinative.
gollark: That's actually two words.

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Images for the German release art sleeve of Atomic Rooster - Nice & Greasy (1973)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  3. The German release art sleeve
  4. "Atomic Rooster - This Is Atomic Rooster Vol.2 (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-07.

Further reading
  • The New Musical Express Book of Rock, 1975, Star Books, ISBN 0-352-30074-4
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