Nektar "A Tab In The Ocean (2013 Reissue, Remastered, 2CD, Limited Edition Papersleeve, SHMCD, Japan, Belle Antique, BELLE 132127~8)"

A Tab in the Ocean is the second album from German-based English progressive rock band Nektar.

English heavy metal band Iron Maiden covered the song "King of Twilight", also mixing in parts of "Crying in the Dark" creating somewhat of a medley, and released as a b-side to the 1984 single "Aces High".

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Nektar.

Disc 1

The Original 1972 Mix

1. A Tab In The Ocean 16:53
2. Desolation Valley / Waves 8:13
3. Crying In The Dark 6:29
4. King Of Twilight 4:22

The 1976 U.S. Mix

1. A Tab In The Ocean 16:04
2. Desolation Valley / Waves 8:33
3. Crying In The Dark 5:14
4. King Of Twilight 4:05

Double CD reissue. Disc one as 2004 reissue above, with both 1972 and 1976 album mixes. The bonus disc two includes more songs from the same "Official Bootleg" 1971 show released on the bonus disc of the 2013 reissue of Journey to the Centre of the Eye, plus a live in the studio track from 1973.

Disc 2: Official Bootleg

1. A Tab In The Ocean 17:46
2. Porcelain Valley (Later Called "Desolation Valley") 11:33
3. Crying In The Dark 9:17
4. Desolation Valley / Waves 8:25

Recording information:

Peter Hauke – production

Dieter Dierks – engineering