''Down to Earth'' is the fifth album from English
progressive rock
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band
Nektar
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H ...
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The Jeffersons
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Track listing
Charts
Personnel
*Roye Albrighton- guitar, lead vocals
*Mick Brockett - lights
*Allan "Taff" Freeman - keyboards, backing vocals
*Ron Howden - drums, percussion
*Derek "Mo" Moore - bass, backing vocals
''Guests:''
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P. P. Arnold
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- backing vocals
*Phil Brown - bass tuba
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Robert Calvert
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Early life
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- ringmaster
*Ron Carthy - 2nd trumpet
*Kenneth Cole - backing vocals
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Steve Gregory
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Biography and career
Gregory was born in London. At St. Paul's School he learned guit ...
- tenor saxophone
*Butch Hudson - 1st trumpet
*Chris Mercer - baritone & tenor saxophones
*Chris Pyne - trombone
*Stephen Wick - tuba
*
Dieter Dierks
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special effects
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*Chipping Norton Mandies - choir (2-9)
Production
*Produced By Peter Hauke & Nektar
*Recorded & Engineered By Barry Hammond
References
External links
''Down To Earth'' at TheNektarProject.com
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Nektar albums
1974 albums