The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]

Product Description
Japanese reissue of the vocalist's 1969 album. Digitally remastered using 20 bit K2 Super Coding. Packaged in a miniature gatefold LP sleeve. 2000 release.

The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack,The Nice,Jvc Japan,British Psychedelia,Pop,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Rock

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The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack The Nice Manufacturer: Jvc Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000BX4CYG Release Date: 2006-02-28

Tracks:

1. Flower King of Flies
2. Thoughts of Emerlsit Davjack
3. Bonnie K
4. Rondo
5. War and Peace
6. Tantalising Maggie
7. Dawn
8. Cry of Eugene
9. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Extended Version]
10. Flower King of Flies [Alternate Version]
11. Azrael (Angel of Death) [Single B Side]
12. America [Single Version]
13. America /Second Amendment [Extended Version]
14. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon [Single B Side]
15. Daddy, Where Did I Come From? [Early Version]

Album Details

Special 24bit K2 Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork. Includes the Bonus Tracks "Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack" (Single Version)", "Azrial", "America", "Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon" and "America" (Us Single Edit).

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The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack The Nice Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Forever Changes Five Bridges Safe as Milk A Long Time Comin' Spirit ASIN: B00016MT2A Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

1. Flower King of Flies
2. Thoughts of Emerlsit Davjack
3. Bonnie K
4. Rondo
5. War and Peace
6. Tantalising Maggie
7. Dawn
8. Cry of Eugene
9. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Extended Version]
10. Flower King of Flies [Alternate Version]
11. Azrael (Angel of Death) [Single B Side]
12. America [Single Version]
13. America /Second Amendment [Extended Version]
14. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon [Single B Side]
15. Daddy, Where Did I Come From? [Early Version]

Amazon.com

A compelling, largely undigested stew of psychedelia, r&b, and their own idiosyncratic musical fetishes, The Nice's debut album displayed a band whose shaggy artisanship had more in common with contemporary alt.rock than the bloated prog Keith Emerson's later ELP would come to epitomize. The band (who reformed for a warmly received European tour and live album in 2001-2) may have had its humble origins as the back-up band for former Ikette PP Arnold, but its aggressive obliqueness outside those r&b circles quickly made it into one of the UK's premiere art rock powerhouses. While the album lacks some of the inventive, rough-hewn grace displayed on later covers of Dylan and Tim Hardin, their aggressive takes of "Rondo" (from Brubeck's "Blue Rondo ala Turk") and Leonard Bernstein's "America" (an American flag-torching, Vietnam-protesting performance of which at the Albert Hall was said to drive the composer to attempted censorship) became band hallmarks. Powered by Emerson's nimble keyboards, cult-fave David O'List's unhinged psych-guitar, Lee Jackson's gruff vocals, and drummer Brian Davison's driving beat, their originals here range from the bouncy pop of "Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack" to the stream-of-consciousness soundscape "Dawn." This new release features a generous slate of bonus cuts, including single and extended versions of "America," chunky early versions of "Flower King of Flies" and "Daddy, Where Did I Come From" as well B-sides of "Azrael" (in a beefy early version) and "Diamond Hard Apples of the Moon," making it the definitive edition of a proto-prog classic. --Jerry McCulley

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Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack Nice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000026VL4

Tracks:

1. Flower King Of Flies
2. Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack
3. Bonnie K
4. Rondo
5. War And Pieve
6. Tantalisng Maggie
7. Dawn
8. The Cry Of Eugene
9. Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack Single Version
10. Azrial (Angel Of Death)
11. America
12. Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon
13. America US - Single Edit

Album Description

Reissued 1968 album. This was the first studio LP from Messer's. Emerson, O'List, Davidson, and Jackson. There rare bonus tracks have been added including the band's UK hit single 'America' to give 11 cuts of the 'Bach, Beat & Blues' Progressive Rock sound of the Nice.

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The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack Manufacturer: Sony Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000B8JTNU

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selections: Flower king of flies, thoughts of emerlist davjack, bonnie k, rondo, war and peace, tantaliaing maggie, dawn, the cry of eugene.

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The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack The Nice Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008IXZ Release Date: 1992-06-30

Tracks:

1. Flower King of Flies
2. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack
3. Bonnie K
4. Rondo [Instrumental]
5. War and Peace [Instrumental]
6. Tantalising Maggie
7. Dawn
8. Cry of Eugene
9. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Single Version]
10. Azrial (Angel of Death)
11. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon
12. America [Instrumental]
13. America [US-Single Edit]

Average customer rating: Not exactly a "forgotten masterpiece", but it's worth hearing Some things age well...and some things don't Keith Emerson's Smashing Debut

The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack The Nice Manufacturer: Castle Essential ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000AFC7 Release Date: 1998-09-16

Tracks:

1. Flower King of Flies
2. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack
3. Bonnie K
4. Rondo [Instrumental]
5. War and Peace [Instrumental]
6. Tantalising Maggie
7. Dawn
8. Cry of Eugene
9. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Single Version]
10. Azrial (Angel of Death)
11. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of the debut album by Keith Emerson's pre-ELP art-rock/ prog-rock act, originally released on Columbia in 1967 & now with three bonus tracks added: 'Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack' (Mono), 'Azrial (AngelOf Death)' and 'The Diamond Hard Blues Apples Of The Moon'. 11 tracks total. Also features the original cover art. The full title is 'The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack'. 1998 Essential/ Castle release.

Album Details

The Debut Album Remastered with Three Bonus Tracks: A Mono Version of the Title Track, Azrail, and Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon.

Customer Reviews:

Not exactly a "forgotten masterpiece", but it's worth hearing.......2006-02-19

Talk about obscure. The only way anyone would ever get to know The Nice these days is through ELP. There might be a reason for the continuing obscurity of The Nice; namely, that they had a love for long-winded instrumental jams. Their jams aren't very clean, either; they had a dirty and chaotic sound. Possibly the greatest strike against the band is that they never had a great vocalist like Greg Lake, who could put a lot of force behind the music he sang (just listen to "In The Court Of The Crimson King".) It's a shame that this particular album has been completely forgotten, though, because there are good songs on "Emerlist Davjack". You'll have to work through bad mixing and subpar vocals, but buried under all this mess are some great melodies.

Keith Emerson's organs and piano are all over "Emerlist Davjack", but he doesn't dominate the album. David O'List's guitar plays off of Emerson's keys and creates an interesting sound for the band. These two carry "Rondo", a classical adaptation, and make it exciting. The Nice could write songs as well; "Flower King Of Flies" and the title track are actually great psychedelic-style pop songs, and "Bonnie K" is an excellent driving hard rock tune. The other four songs are more or less acceptable, although "Dawn" and "Cry Of Eugene" don't really go anywhere. On the strength of the good songs, I'd give the record three and a half stars, but I'll round it up and give them the extra half.

So if you find this album lying around somewhere for a cheap price (although I'm sure it's out of print in the States), go ahead and get it, or get it here on Amazon. "Emerlist Davjack" might be dated and sometimes long-winded, but it's far from unlistenable. What a strange album cover, though. What did they wrap themselves in?

Some things age well...and some things don't.......2002-04-24

At the time this came out it was pretty startling. Nobody played keyboards like Keith Emerson and his virtuosity, then as now, was astounding. And then, as now, the way he uses that virtuosity is highly questionable.

This album is hard to listen to. "Grating" would probably be a good way to describe the whole CD, to be honest. The songs are not good, and that's being kind. Most of them are clumsily constructed, and were undoubtedly designed to showcase Emerson's keyboard skills. Lame psychedelic cliche conglomerations suddenly crash into exotic keyboard forays that sound like (no surprise) Emerson Lake and Palmer, which with no grace morph back into inept psychedelia. Most songs bludgeon you with needlessly extended endings that become inadvertently funny.

Another thing that makes this difficult to listen to is the fact that Emerson is obviously the most accomplished musician on the record. The other bandmembers [do not play very well]; there were American garage bands (The Electric Prunes come to mind) who had better command of their instruments than Lee Jackson, David O'List and Brian Davison. They can't keep up with Emerson, and it shows. David O'List's vocals and guitar playing, in particular, are spectacularly bad.

The whole thing seems like a keyboard-oriented, psych/prog version of Spinal Tap - only they were apparently serious. Even the cover is forebodingly awful, four ugly guys apparently naked and wrapped in gauze, simpering up at the ceiling.

Overall, "The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack," is of absolutely no interest to anybody except historians and Keith Emerson completists, and I will bet that there are some of those who wouldn't have this in their house. You probably shouldn't either.

Keith Emerson's Smashing Debut.......2000-09-10

"The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack" is one of rock's more underrated and overlooked efforts, despite the debut presence of keyboard wiz Keith Emerson. Prog fans think it's too psych, and psych fans think it's too prog. The album is best described as a hardcore psychedelic effort which points in the direction of prog, but all genre labels aside, this is highly inventive and powerful music. In fact, outside of Emerson, Lake And Palmer's far more mannered self-titled debut, "Davjack" is my favorite Keith Emerson album, for on no other release does he sound as fresh and playful as he does here. The songs are split between prime examples of playful, ultra-trippy UK '67 psych-pop like "The Flower King Of Flies" and "Tantalizing Maggie" (where Emerson overdubs layers of harpischord, piano and organ effects underneath the giddy singalong choruses), and long instrumental jams like "Rondo" and "War and Peace". The latter style found Emerson sowing a crazy and groundbreaking patchwork quilt of rock, jazz and classical influences in his hammond organ solos, all filtered through his fingers into highly dramatic climaxes which found streams of notes and feedback effects flying at speeds incomprehensible to audiences used to tamer keyboard players. Some prog fans have complained that the cover of "Rondo" simplified Brubeck's cooler 9/8 time sig into a more straightforward 12/8; however, the 12/8 time works better in the rock context here, and provides a relentlessly driving rhythm which has become a permanent encore at Nice and ELP shows in the years since. "Davjack" is also marked by the presence of another soloist, guitarist Davy O'List, whose brittle, Hendrixian style also utilized feedback and scratches to great effect on the funky "War And Peace". "Dawn" is a classic psych number which begins with eerie whispers and climaxes in an orgasm of heavily reverbed organ and guitar effects that encapsulates the essence of an acid trip. The album's closing track, "The Cry Of Eugene", even features a touching lyric set against a somewhat dreamier, mellower set of feedback guitar textures. As an example of psychedelia, the album is stunning, with memorable songs, arrangements and playing; as an early prog effort, the classical and jazz influences are indeed present, and while not yet dominant they are at their least pretentious and most fun. I play this album a lot, and never get tired of it.

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The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack The Nice Manufacturer: Charly UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000024IOA Release Date: 1999-07-01

Tracks:

1. Flower King of Flies
2. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack
3. Bonnie K
4. Rondo [Instrumental]
5. War and Peace [Instrumental]
6. Tantalising Maggie
7. Dawn
8. Cry of Eugene
9. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Single Version]
10. Azrial (Angel of Death)
11. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon
12. America [Instrumental]
13. America [US-Single Edit]

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Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack The Nice Manufacturer: Castle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000AM78F Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. Flower King of Flies
2. Thoughts of Emerist Davjack [Long Version]
3. Bonnie K
4. Rondo
5. War and Peace
6. Tantalising Maggie
7. Dawn
8. Cry of Eugene
9. Promo 7" Sampler for Album
10. Azrial (Angel of Death)
11. Thoughts of Emelist Davjack [Mono Single]
12. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon
13. America/Second Amendment

Tracks:

1. Flower King of Flies [Alternative Autumn 67 Version/Mix]
2. Bonnie K [Alternative Autumn 67 Version]
3. Dawn [Alternative Autumn 67 Version]
4. Tantalising Maggie [Alternative Autumn 67 Version]
5. Cry of Eugene [Alternative Autumn 67 Version]
6. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Alternative Autumn 67 Version]
7. Daddy, Where Did I Come From? [Alternative Version][Alternate Take]
8. America/Second Amendment
9. Sombrero Sam [BBC Sessions]
10. Get to You [BBC Sessions]
11. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon [BBC Sessions]
12. Brandenburger [BBC Sessions]
13. Little Arabella (And Sorcery) [BBC Sessions]

Album Description

Full title - The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack. 2003 reissue of 1967 album (13-track edition) includes a bonus disc with 13 tracks, (Alternative Autumn 67 Versions) 'Flower King Of Flies', 'Bonnie K', 'Dawn', 'Tantalising Maggie', 'The Cry Of Eugene', 'The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack', 'Daddy Where Did I Come From' (Alternative Version), 'America/Second Amendment' (Alternative Stereo Version), (BBC Sessions 1967-68) 'Sombrero Sam', 'Get To You', 'The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon', 'Bradenburger', & 'Little Arabella (& Sorcery)'. Slipcase. Castle.

Album Details

Deluxe Packaging in a Slipcase with Booklet Including Rare Photos and Memorabilia.

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The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack The Nice Manufacturer: Jvc Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000056IS0 Release Date: 2000-11-22

Tracks:

1. Flower King of Flies
2. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack
3. Bonnie K
4. Rondo
5. War and Peace
6. Tantalising Maggie
7. Dawn
8. Cry of Eugene
9. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Single Version]
10. Azrial (Angel of Death)
11. America
12. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon
13. America [US-Single Edit]

Album Description

Japanese reissue of the vocalist's 1969 album. Digitally remastered using 20 bit K2 Super Coding. Packaged in a miniature gatefold LP sleeve. 2000 release.

Album Details

The Japanese version features a limited LP style sleeve cover. 20 bit K2 digitally remastered.

Average customer rating: Psychedelic meets ProgRock

Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack The Nice Manufacturer: Castle Music UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000CF32M Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. Flower King of Flies
2. Thoughts of Emerist Davjack [Long Version]
3. Bonnie K
4. Rondo
5. War and Peace
6. Tantalising Maggie
7. Dawn
8. Cry of Eugene
9. Promo 7" Sampler for Album
10. Azrial (Angel of Death)
11. Thoughts of Emelist Davjack [Mono Single]
12. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon
13. America/Second Amendment

Tracks:

1. Flower King of Flies [Alternative Autumn 67 Version/Mix]
2. Bonnie K [Alternative Autumn 67 Version]
3. Dawn [Alternative Autumn 67 Version]
4. Tantalising Maggie [Alternative Autumn 67 Version]
5. Cry of Eugene [Alternative Autumn 67 Version]
6. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Alternative Autumn 67 Version]
7. Daddy, Where Did I Come From? [Alternative Version][Alternate Take]
8. America/Second Amendment
9. Sombrero Sam [BBC Sessions]
10. Get to You [BBC Sessions]
11. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon [BBC Sessions]
12. Brandenburger [BBC Sessions]
13. Little Arabella (And Sorcery) [BBC Sessions]

Customer Reviews:

Psychedelic meets ProgRock.......2004-05-15

This album, The Nice's debut effort, is noteworthy to Prog fans because it marks the real beginning of Keith Emerson's career, but The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack is SO much more. If you're not familiar with The Nice you should read elsewhere for an overview of the band, I'm actually writing this review in order to crow about how triumphant this particular re-issue package is! The first disc is a marvelously remastered version of the original album with several very cool extras, incl a 7" Promo Sampler. However, disc 2 is the real revelation here, as it includes the earliest studio sessions for the band (Autumn '67) which feature a band much more orientated towards (short-lived) guitarist Davy O'List than it would ever be in future. This equipoise between O'List & Emerson frankly fascinates me more than the future trio that the band would become, largely because O'List's influence meant, more obviously in retrospect, a brilliant and frozen moment in time where waning psychedelia met the nascent and emerging phenomena of ProgRock. Emerlist Davjack was the only album O'List would complete with The Nice, but each of the band's subsequent releases are worthwhile on their own merits; this re-issue series give most of them the deluxe 2 disc treatment, and though I'll probably get them all, Emerlist Davjack is ultimately the most interesting of them all.

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