Nice 'n' Greasy

Nice 'n' Greasy
Studio album by Atomic Rooster
Released	September 1973
Recorded	Trident and Command Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock, hard rock, blues rock
Length	42:20
Label	Dawn (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)
Producer	Vincent Crane
Atomic Rooster chronology
Made in England (1972) Nice 'n' Greasy (1973) Atomic Rooster (1980)
Atomic Rooster IV
US version

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Allmusic	[1]

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

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, failed to secure a US release. The US album also had a somewhat different track list to the UK version. The German release 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" (Crane) 5:10
2. "Save Me" (Crane) 3:14 - rerecorded, retitled version of "Friday the 13th"
3. "Voodoo in You" (Jackie Avery) 7:04
4. "Goodbye Planet Earth" (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

9. "What You Gonna Do?" (Farlowe) 5:23
10. "Moods" (Crane) 4:20 - "Can't Find a Reason" single B-side
11. "The Devil's Answer" (Du Cann) 4:09 - live in Milan 1981
12. "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" (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" (Farlowe) 5:23

Personnel (original album)

• Vincent Crane - Hammond organ, electric piano, piano, ARP synthesizer
• Chris Farlowe - vocals
• Johnny Mandala - guitars (John Goodsall, under the name Johnny Mandala)
• Ric Parnell - drums, percussion

References

Further reading

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