Sonny Rollins Nucleus
1975 Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing
Jazz-Funk
Soul-Jazz
Post Bop

Main image
Milestone
art direction Phil Carroll
tracks b3 bass clarinet Bennie Maupin
tracks a1 to a4, b2 congas, percussion James Mtume
tracks a1 to a3, b2 drums Eddie Moore
tracks a4, b1, b3 drums Roy McCurdy
tracks a4, b1, b3 electric bass Bob Cranshaw
tracks a1 to a3, b2 electric bass Chuck Rainey
tracks a1, a3, b1 to b3 electric piano, piano [acoustic], synthesizer George Duke
engineer [assistant recording] Jackson Schwartz
engineer [recording and remix] Eddie Bill Harris
tracks a1 to a3, b1, b2 guitar Blackbyrd McKnight
guitar David Amaro
tracks b1 lead guitar James Mtume
tracks b1 lyricon Bennie Maupin
mastered by, lacquer cut by David Turner
photography by Phil Bray
producer Orrin Keepnews
tracks b2 saxello Bennie Maupin
tracks a2, a3 soloist, guitar Blackbyrd McKnight
tracks a1 soloist, guitar David Amaro
tracks a4 soloist, tenor saxophone Bennie Maupin
tenor saxophone Bennie Maupin
tenor saxophone Sonny Rollins
tracks a1 to a4, b2, b3 trombone Raul De Souza
Phonographic Copyright (p) Milestone Records
Distributed By Fantasy Records
Recorded At Fantasy Studios
Remixed At Fantasy Studios
Mastered At Fantasy Studios
Mastered At Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Published By Son Rol Music
Published By Octopus Music
Published By Robbins Music
[B3] based on Debussy’s “Reveria”
Recorded (September 2–5, 1975), remixed, and mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, Ca.
℗ 1975 Milestone Records
Distributed by Fantasy® Records

Nearly identical version: Nucleus with “S” in runout string reversed, lacking “SX” etching.

Publishers:
- A1 to A4, B2: Ronrol Music - BMI
- B1: Octopus Music - BMI
- B3: Robbins Music - ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI (A1 to B2)
Rights Society: ASCAP (B3)
Matrix / Runout: M-9064-A (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: M-9064-B (Side B label)
Pressing Plant ID: S (Runout)
Matrix / Runout: S M-9064-A -1B [eyebrows symbol] SX H (Side A runout, etched, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 1S M-9064-B -1B [eyebrows symbol] XS #2 (Side B runout, etched, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 2 S M9064A [eyebrows symbol] 1B SX #2 (Side A runout, etched, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 1 S M9064B-1B [eyebrows symbol] SX C (Side B runout, etched, variant 2)



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