PEARLS BEFORE SWINE One Nation Underground LP ESP DISK 1967 US orig+ste TOM RAPP

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TOM RAPP, WAYNE HARLEY, LANE LEDERER, ROGER CRISSINGER plus WARREN SMITH

The psychedelic folk band Pearls Before Swine was the brainchild of singer, composer, and cult icon Tom Rapp; 

after writing his first song at age six, he later began performing at local talent shows, and as a teen, he bested 

a young Bob Dylan at one such event. Upon relocating to Eau Gallie (now part of Melbourne), Florida, 

Rapp formed Pearls Before Swine in 1965, recruiting high-school friends Wayne Harley, Lane Lederer, 

and Roger Crissinger to record a demo which he then sent to the ESP-Disk label; the company quickly 

signed the group, and they soon traveled to New York to record their superb 1967 debut 

One Nation Underground, which went on to sell some 250,000 copies.

'ONE NATION UNDERGROUND'

NOTES: Original first US pressings were released in a bewildering amount of variations. 

There are titled and untitled sleeves, bordered ones and unbordered ones, colored ones, 

greyscale ones, all kinds of different fonts and label designs. 

Some may have ''stereo'' written somewhere, some have not. 

If yours doesn't, you can check the run-out groove. Stereo is designated by an extra ''S''.

1967    LP     ESP-DISK RECORDS    STEREO  ESP-1054

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL PRESSING

WITH LYRICS INNER & POSTER

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

This version: Released with a printed inner sleeve and a color poster showing the full panel of Bosch' painting. 

Coloured, texted and bordered cover. 

Printed spine starting with "Printed in U.S.A.". 

Brown and white (cream) labels stating "Printed in U.S.A." at the bottom. 

Stereo caption on front/spine/back cover, not on labels

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL:  ESP DISK -  CREAM LABEL with BROWN LOGO - BROWN TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine) ESP 1054 (rear) ESP-1054   

Catalog on labels: ESP-1054 (Side A / Side B)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ESP S 1054 A '68     ANM 967   DBH(boxed) 

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ESP S 1054 B '68     ANM 967   DBH(boxed) 

On labels: Printed in U.S.A. 

On back cover: 

all compositions except PLAYMATE ©1967 by United International Copyright Representatives, Ltd. (ASCAP),

Arrangements by the PEARLS with the assistance of Richard Alderson

Produced, Directed, Recorded, and Mixed by Richard Alderson

Recorded at Impact Sound Studios, N.Y.C., May 6 to May 9, 1967

for free catalogue send stamped, self-addressed long envelope to:

ESP-DISK', 156 5th Avenue, New York 10010

Printed in U.S.A.

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: ANOTHER TIME - PLAYMATE

BALLAD TO AN AMBER LADY - (OH DEAR) MISS MORSE - DROP OUT!

Side B: MORNING SONG - REGIONS OF MAY - UNCLE JOHN

I SHALL NOT CARE - THE SURREALISTIC WALTZ

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Psychedelic-folk debut from one of the most erudite, literate minds in rock, Thomas D. Rapp 

(and the first of his ever-changing Swine). Although the songs here lack some cohesion, 

this is still a stunning piece of work, from the nightmarish sleeve art -- the "Hell Panel" from 

Hieronymus Bosch's 15th century painting "Garden of Delights" -- to the strange yet powerful songs. 

"Another Time," the most memorable selection, is an understated acoustic song, the first that Rapp 

ever penned, based on his experience in a horrific car crash where he walked away unscathed. 

Of similar mood is the beautiful "Ballad of an Amber Lady." "Drop Out" is a straightforward song 

built around a popular credo of the '60s. "Uncle John" is one of the earliest protest songs about 

the Vietnam War. Strangest (and funniest) of all is "(Oh Dear) Miss Morse," where Rapp adopts 

a Victorian persona and sounds out the Morse code spelling of F-U-C-K, accompanied 

by banjo and Farfisa organ.Considering Rapp's fascination with history, 

it's not surprising that one of the songs here, "I Shall Not Care," features a co-writer credit 

to "Roman Tombs." The cryptic words that comprise this song's title were discovered 

on a tomb that dates to the final days of the Roman Empire...(AllMusic)