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Pearls Before Swine ~ 1971a ~ City of Gold
genre: folk, psych, country
state: us
quality: lossless (flac tracks, log, covers)
time: 28:57 size: 176 mb
wikipedia:
Fifth album made by American psychedelic folk group Pearls Before Swine. The album was the first to be credited to "Thos." (Tom) Rapp and Pearls Before Swine, rather than solely in the group's name. In fact, the group, which had been formed by Rapp and his friends in Florida in the mid-1960s, and which in its original incarnation had never performed live, had effectively ceased to exist by the time of their third album These Things Too, and subsequent albums had been recorded by Rapp with his wife Elisabeth and session musicians. City of Gold drew heavily on material left over from the recording of the previous Pearls album, The Use of Ashes, which had been recorded in early 1970 with the cream of Nashville's session musicians. Further recording sessions took place in New York later that year, with Rapp taking on producer duties.
The album, while having a broadly country/folk feel, is very mixed in content and, in most critics' estimation, quality. However, it does contain some of Rapp's best lyrics, sparkling arrangements, and some of his most heartfelt vocal performances, such as on the harpsichord-dominated version of Leonard Cohen's "(Seems So Long Ago) Nancy", and his own "Did You Dream Of". It also includes a very atypical up-tempo Rapp song, "The Man", sung vigorously by David Noyes. According to Noyes, a high school student at the time, the song was recorded at A&R Studios in New York City during the summer of 1969; Noyes also sang harmony vocals on other songs, including "Seasons In The Sun". Noyes' friend, Jon Tooker, took his position when the band toured Europe later in the year.
"Sonnet #65" - 0:41 (Shakespeare / Rapp)
"Once Upon A Time" - 2:37 (Rapp)
"Raindrops" - 2:05 (Rapp)
"City Of Gold" - 2:57 (Rapp)
"Nancy" - 4:46 (Cohen)
"Seasons In The Sun" - 2:55 (Brel / McKuen)
"My Father" - 2:08 (Collins)
"The Man" - 2:23 (Rapp)
"Casablanca" - 2:23 (Rapp)
"Wedding" - 1:37 (Rapp)
"Did You Dream Of" - 2:49 (Rapp)
Tom Rapp: Vocals, Guitar
Elisabeth (Rapp): Vocals
David Noyes: Vocals (on "The Man")
Charlie McCoy: Dobro, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica
Norbert Putnam: Bass
Kenneth Buttrey: Drums
Buddy Spicher: Violin, Cello, Viola
Mac Gayden: Guitars
David Briggs: Piano, Harpsichord
John Duke: Oboe, Flute
Hutch Davie: Keyboard
Bill Pippin: Oboe, Flute
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