1967 SHRINK PEARLS BEFORE SWINE BALAKAVA Psych Folk

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Aug 23, 2009 Sold Date

Aug 20, 2009 Start Date

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RARE 1967 ORIGINAL FOLK PSYCH LEGEND ~ STILL IN SHRINK WRAP

Balaklava

"Pearls Before Swine"

USA - ESP #1075

Rare 1968 Original vinyl pressing ***STILL IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAPPER***

Balaklava was the second album recorded and released by psychedelic folk group Pearls Before Swine, in 1968

Pearls Before Swine was an American psychedelic folk band formed by Tom Rapp in 1965 in Eau Gallie, now part of Melbourne, Florida. They released six albums between 1967 and 1971, before Rapp launched a solo career.

With high school friends Wayne Harley (banjo, mandolin), Lane Lederer (bass, guitar) and Roger Crissinger (piano, organ), Rapp wrote and recorded some songs which, inspired by the Fugs, they sent to the avant-garde ESP-Disk label in New York. The group took its name from a Bible passage: "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine..." (Mat. 7:6, KJV), meaning: do not give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it. They were quickly signed up, and recorded One Nation Underground (1967), featuring songs of mysticism, protest, melancholia, and some controversy in the case of “Miss Morse”, which spelled out an obscenity in code. The album eventually sold some 200,000 copies, although management and contractual problems meant that the band received little reward for its success. Being such a small label, the success of "One Nation Underground" prompted a number of cover variations.

The more mysterious-sounding and strongly anti-war Balaklava (1968) followed, inspired by the Charge of the Light Brigade. Rapp has said "The first two albums are probably considered the druggiest, and I had never done any drugs at that point. I smoked Winston cigarettes at that time, so these are all Winston-induced hallucinations." The album covers featured paintings by Bosch and Brueghel. The records themselves included interpretations of the writings of Tolkien and Herodotus as well as archive recordings from the 1890s, with innovatively arranged songs using an eclectic variety of instruments.

"Trumpeter Landfrey" – 0:35

"Translucent Carriages" – 4:00

"Images of April" – 2:44

"There Was a Man" – 2:59

"I Saw the World" – 3:28

"Guardian Angels" – 3:02

"Suzanne" – 5:01

"Lepers And Roses" – 5:23

"Florence Nightingale" – 0:17

"Ring Thing" – 2:20

CONDITION: The cover is MINT still in original shrink wrapper with no problems, strong!

The vinyl is all glossy but with little hard to see scuffs, side one VG++, side 2 VG+ and plays better throughout

A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG-

M Completely clean, no marks

M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks

EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean

VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean

VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse

VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops

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VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps

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