Nice 'n' Greasy

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{{Infobox album

| name = Nice 'n' Greasy

| type = album

| artist = Atomic Rooster

| cover = Atomic rooster nice.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 1973

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Trident Studios, London; Command Studios, London

| genre = {{hlist|Blues rock|funk rock|{{nowrap|blue-eyed soul}}{{cite book|editor-first=Colin|editor-last=Larkin|year=2011|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|chapter=Atomic Rooster|quote=A dramatic musical shift towards blue-eyed soul won few new fans, however, and [Vincent] Crane finally dissolved the band in 1974.|edition=5th|isbn=978-0-85-712595-8|publisher=Omnibus Press}}}}

| 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

| prev_title = Made in England

| prev_year = 1972

| next_title = Atomic Rooster

| next_year = 1980

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Atomic Rooster IV

| type = Album

| cover = Atomic rooster iv.JPG

| border =

| alt =

| caption = US version

}}

}}

{{Album reviews

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r29496|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

}}

Nice 'n' Greasy is the fifth studio album by British rock band Atomic Rooster. It is the only album to include John Goodsall on guitars after the departure of Steve Bolton the previous year. The album failed to chart and the band was dropped from Dawn Records which led to Vincent Crane eventually disbanding the band in 1975 after a tour. The band would enter a hiatus until reforming in 1980.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=760756 |title=Images for the German release art sleeve of Atomic Rooster - Nice & Greasy (1973)|publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-07}}[http://website.lineone.net/~jean.cheesman/ngrs1.jpg The German release art sleeve] It was further reissued in Germany in 1977, this time in yet another new sleeve and retitled This is Atomic Rooster Vol. 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1821827 |title=Atomic Rooster - This Is Atomic Rooster Vol.2 (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-07}}

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
  5. "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

;Atomic Rooster

References

{{Reflist}}

Further reading

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