Nektar were a confusing prospect for some during their early-70s heyday: a group of Brits living in Hamburg, hopping to and from genre – prog, AOR, and, here, a touch of yacht rock – with two non-touring lighting and lyrical conceptualists in their line-up.
Still, after the success they had enjoyed in the US with 1973’s Remember The Future, they were highly regarded by Bellaphon, their parent company in Germany. By the time of the eco-conscious Recycled in 1975, the group had been releasing albums for four years and touring for six, and this experience shines through. Engineered by Geoff Emerick and made at the Château d’Hérouville, Recycled remains one of their greatest works.
