PEARLS BEFORE SWINE One Nation Underground (ESP-1094) Tom Rapp US 1st Press EX+
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PEARLS BEFORE SWINE One Nation Underground (ESP-1094) Tom Rapp RARE US 1st Pressing EX+
RARE, very early US pressing of Pearls Before Swine`s magnificent debut album "One Nation Underground" on ESP-Disk (October 1967). As per the matrix stamps found on the record, this specific issue is from 1968.
"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." - Peter Kurtz, allmusic.com
"You stand up on the platform
With the flag wrapped all around you
And tell us that the Bible says
To fight for it we're bound to
But the Red's for the blood we lose
The White's for the gauze they use
To cover burned-out blackened men
The rest is for the bodies numb and Blue." - Uncle John by Tom Rapp
GRADING:
EX+ COVER with minor overall wear. Please see photos for details.
- Original unlaminated first-pressing sleeve with dark brown print on rear cover.
- Slight corner bends (at top and bottom right).
- A bit of ringwear to the rear sleeve only.
- Very minor, partial discolouring to white areas of the sleeve.
EX RECORD with very fine, although not perfect audio reproduction throughout.
- The record has a fair amount of general hairlining.
- Light background crackle in between tracks and in some quiet passages.
- Absolutely no recurring clicks or pops whatsoever.
- Original first pressing matt-black ESP-Disk labels with a single spindle line on one label only.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "ESPS 1054 A `68 - ANM 967 - DBH" and "ESPS 1054 A `68 - ANM 967 - DBH".
- This record is hereby certified to be an original, very early US pressing of "One Nation Underground", released in 1968.
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