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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Tom Rapp - Familiar Songs (1972 us, gorgeous haunting prog folk rock, 2003 remaster)



Post Pearls Before Swine work from Tom Rapp – a record that has him stepping out as a solo act, but with a feel that's quite similar to his recordings with the group! The mood here is laidback and slightly folksy – but also augmented more by piano than by guitar, and recorded with a watery style that works wonderfully with Rapp's sad-tinged vocals. A number of the songs appear to be remakes of versions from earlier years – and titles include "Snow Queen", "The Jeweler", "Rocket Man", "Sail Away", "Full Phantom Five & I Shall Not Care", "These Things Too", and "Grace Street".
Tracks
1. Grace Street - 3:10
2. The Jeweler - 3:28
3. Rocket Man - 3:04
4. Snow Queen - 3:45
5. If You Don't Want To (I Don't Mind) - 3:17
6. Charley And The Lady - 3:22
7. Margery - 3:12
8. Medley: Full Phantom Five / I Shall Not Care - 2:57
9. These Things Too - 3:37
10.Sail Away - 3:46
All Music and Lyrics by Tom Rapp
Except "Full Phantom Five" from a William Shakespear poem
"I Shall Not Care" lyrics by Sara Teasdale

Personnel
*Tom Rapp - Vocals, Guitar
*Robbie Merkin - Piano
*David Wolfert - Guitar
*Morrie Brown - Bass
*Billy Mundi - Drums 

1973  Sunforest (2009 Lemon edition)
with Pearls Before Swine
1967 One Nation Underground (Japan remaster)
1968  Balaklava (Japan remaster)

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