TentTentThe earliest on CD available album features guitar and synth-based music, the themes of the songs range over a variety of subjects, not only the usual "Boy-meets-girl"-stories.
New FlatStill lots of guitars, but the first keyboards sneak in.
WorkThe last album with Alex Roelofs features different styles and shows the great flexibility of the band.
OmskAfter the arrival of R.J. Stips in the band, the music got even better. This album features classics such as A Touch of Henry Moore and Nescio.
Henk/Kilo
Adieu, Sweet BahnhofThe last CD with Michiel Peters features memorable tunes such as Mask and the title track.
The Japanese version of the vinyl LP was also release on CD, CDCBS 25985. Made in Japan, but at the time of the release also available in Holland. The booklet is slightly different than the later European CBS release.
In the Dutch MountainsThe title track of this album was the biggest hit so far. On this CD are more famous tunes, including J.O.S. Days and An Eating House. The order of the songs is different to the LP/MC version.
HatA short CD with rather slow and quiet tunes.
UrkA double live CD, including 29 songs and over two hours of music. The Amsterdam Saxophone Quartet joins the Nits on a special version of The Mask. There is also a Deluxe edition of Urk with a 112 page book, it has the catalog number CBS 465843-9.
Urk has been rereleased in 2006 as two CD/one DVD digipack. The CDs feature the same tracks and mix as before, for the DVD see the video page.
Giant Normal DwarfLots of excellent songs and beautiful artwork in the CD booklet mark this album.
Hjuvi: A Rhapsody in
TimeThe Nits and the Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jan Strulen present this peace of music, mostly composed by R.J. Stips. It is a mixture of Nits songs and classical music, the latter Gershwin style. It was broadcast on Dutch TV. Perfomed only three times, twice in Amsterdam and once in Switzerland.
TingThis CD is dominated by mellow tunes and the almost exclusive use of pianos. There exists a Limited Edition with the booklet printed on transparent paper. It should be easy to find, its catalog number is CBS 472213-9.
dA dA dAAfter the rather classical two albums, this one is back on the Nits track, where fast and slow tunes alternate. On this CD is a song sung by R.J. Stips and a hidden bonus track.
It has been published in the US (Tristar WK 67209) and Japan (ECSA 6042). These two have different covers compared to the Dutch release. Released in the UK as 5-track promo CD in digi pack, COL XPCD 447.
Dankzij de DijkenThe CD is entirely in Dutch, it has not been published outside of Benelux countries. There are translations for some songs on the language page.
NestIt is available as a digipack edition with paper cover and a magnifying glass (Catalog number -9) and as part of the Nest box. There is a special version released in France, which features Broken Wing and Adieu Sweet Bahnhof with French lyrics song by singer Kent. (Catalog number -5). An edition with the Bike in Head remix 4 track CD single was available.
QuestOnly sold as part of the limited Nest-Box (no longer available).
Alankomaat
Greatest Nits
Wool
Dubbelgoud
1974
Les Nuits
Doing the Dishes This album features more uptempo songs and a poppy style of music.
Strawberry WoodTo be published 2009.
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