TOM RAPP Stardancer LP BLUE THUMB 1972 US orig+inner BTS44 PEARLS BEFORE SWINE
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TOM RAPP
with CHARLIE McCOY, MIKE LEECH, STEVE MCCORD, DAVID BRIGGS, REGGIE YOUNG, etc.
Singer, composer, and cult icon Tom Rapp, the mastermind behind psychedelic folk band Pearls Before Swine, was born in Bottineau, North Dakota in 1947. After writing his first song at age six, he began performing at local talent shows, and as a teen, bested a young Bob Dylan at one such event. Upon relocating to Melbourne, Florida, Rapp formed Pearls Before Swine in 1965, recording 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...
"STARDANCER"
1972 LP BLUE THUMB RECORDS BTS 44 STEREO
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
NOTES: Back cover has Side II listed incorrectly with:
B3 "Why Should I Care" B4 "Touch Tripping Labels have them in the correct order.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: BLUE THUMB - LIGHT GRAY LABEL w/BLUE THUMB LOGO - BLACK & BLUE TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) BTS-44
Catalog on labels: BTS 44 (6016) / BTS 44 (6015)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): l BTS-44 6016 1B A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): S l BTS-44 6016-1A A4
Other / Runout (on both sides, Etched, scratched out): not legible
Other / Runout (on both sides, Stamped): Artisan Sound Recordes (logo)
On labels: 2-lines rim text reads "BLUE THUMB RECORDS, INC. - BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF."
"A Subsidiary Of Famous Music Corporation A Gulf - Western Company"
? 1972 Blue Thumb Record, Inc.
(on Side A only): All selections written by Tom Rapp and published by Our Lady of the Media, ASCAP
On back cover: Tracklist & Credits
tracklisting (from back cover)
Side A: FOURTH DAY OF JULY - FOR THE DEAD IN SPACE
THE BAPTIST - SUMMER OF '55 - TINY SONG
Side B: STARDANCER - MARSHALL - WHY SHOULD I CARE
TOUCH TRIPPING - LES ANS
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RECORD VG+ but (please, read below description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
In title and cover art, it harked back to Pearls Before Swine's classic first two albums for ESP-Disk, complete with another painting by Breughel the Elder on the sleeve, but the album was produced in Nashville and features the usual local session crew: pianist David Briggs, fiddle player Buddy Spicher, multi-instrumentalist Charlie McCoy, and the like. They're undeniably fine players all, having worked with everyone from Elvis to Mike Nesmith, but Rapp is a special case. The best Pearls Before Swine songs were simply, almost starkly arranged, often with only guitar or harp, and sometimes with Rapp's delicate voice by itself. There are some excellent songs on Stardancer, particularly the mournful title track and "For the Dead in Space" (later the title of an excellent Tom Rapp tribute album), and "Fourth Day in July" is one of Rapp's most meaningful anti-war songs...(AllMusic)
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