Nucleus first attracted attention by winning first prize at the Montreux International Festival in 1970 for their improvised and integrated music which was an amalgam of jazz and rock. ‘Elastic Rock’ was their most successful, actually climbing to no. 46 in the Album Charts. Its cover was the first of many Roger Dean designed for the Vertigo label and its content was well received by jazz critics. Ever the restless Carr decided to opt for a change in direction after this and spilt up what was arguably the best Nucleus line-up of their time.

Tracklist:
A1 1916
A2 Elastic Rock
A3 Striation
A4 Taranaki
A5 Twisted Track
A6 Crude Blues (Part 1)
A7 Crude Blues (Part 2)
A8 1916 - The Battle Of Boogaloo
B1 Torrid Zone
B2 Stonescape
B3 Earth Mother
B4 Speaking For Myself, Personally, In My Own Opinion, I Think...
B5 Persephones Jive