''Autumn '67 – Spring '68'' is a 1972 compilation by the English

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. The album consists of outtakes and alternate versions of previously released songs, which were recorded between Autumn 1967 and Spring 1968. The cover for the UK issue was designed by

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. It was released in the United States in 1973 with the title ''Autumn to Spring'' and different cover art. The album has been reissued on vinyl as ''The Nice Featuring America''. The album was remastered and reissued on Japanese SHM-CD in 2009. All of these tracks were also included as bonus tracks on 1990 reissues of the Nice's '' Five Bridges'' and ''

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Track listing

Side one

#"The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack" (

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) – 4:14 #"Flower King of Flies" (Emerson, Lee Jackson) – 3:37 #"Bonnie K" (Jackson, O'List) – 3:20 #"

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, Brian Davison, Jackson) – 6:07

Side two

"Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon" (Emerson, Jackson) – 2:45 #"Dawn" (Davison, Emerson, Jackson) – 5:06 #"Tantalising Maggie" (O'List, Jackson) – 4:21 #"Cry of Eugene" (O'List, Emerson, Jackson) – 4:31 #"Daddy, Where Did I Come From?" (Emerson, Jackson) – 2:48

2009 bonus tracks

"Azrael" (Emerson, Jackson) – 3:47 #"Diary of an Empty Day" (Emerson, Jackson) – 3:58

Personnel

;The Nice *

– keyboards, vocals * Lee Jackson – bass guitar, vocals * Brian Davison – drums * Davy O'List – guitar, trumpet, flute, vocals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Autumn '67 - Spring '68 1972 albums Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis Albums with cover art by Storm Thorgerson The Nice albums Charisma Records compilation albums