The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack

by The Nice

Overview

The 1998 Castle Communications reissue (ESM 647) of the only album by the progressive band as a quartet runs circles around every other version of this album on CD, including the material in the 1995 Charly Records box, which was pretty good. Otherwise, the music is a flawed but valiant effort at progressive-type art rock, a little too heavily influenced by spaced-out, druggy psychedelia and suffering severely from the lack of a real singer in the ranks of the band. Keith Emerson's organ and piano flourishes never sounded crisper, and Davy O'List's Hendrix-ish guitar is in sharp relief as well. Mostly, though, this record still suffers from the fact that the players had virtually no experience in a recording studio, and seem uncomfortable working without an audience in front of them. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	01/24/2025
Label:	IMMEDIATE
UPC:	5060767442043

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Nice   Primary Artist
Brian Davison   Bells,Drums,Timpani,Tubular Bells
Keith Emerson   Organ,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Harpsichord
Davy O'List   Flute,Guitar,Vocals,Trumpet
Lee Jackson   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Timpani

Technical Credits

Unidentified Prisoner   Composer
Leonard Bernstein   Composer
Robert M. Corich   Research,Liner Notes,Remastering
Chris Hillman   Composer
Emerlist Davjack   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Mike Brown   Remastering
Brian Davison   Composer
Stephen Sondheim   Composer
Keith Emerson   Composer
Davy O'List   Composer
Hugh Gilmour   Design,Art Direction
Lee Jackson   Composer
Mick Carpenter   Project Coordinator
Charles Lloyd   Composer