Balaklava

by Pearls Before Swine

Balaklava cover art

Responding to the ongoing Vietnam War with a deeply anti-war sentiment wrapped in delicate acoustic arrangements, Tom Rapp crafted a profoundly moving sophomore album. 'Balaklava' is incredibly peaceful and wonderfully soothing, utilizing strange field recordings and beautifully soft chamber-folk strings to elevate deeply pastoral, slightly psychedelic acoustic poetry.

Genres

  • Psychedelic Folk

Tracklist

  1. Trumpeter Landfrey
  2. Translucent Carriages
  3. Images of April
  4. There Was a Man
  5. I Saw the World
  6. Guardian Angels
  7. Suzanne
  8. Lepers and Roses
  9. Florence Nightingale
  10. Ring Thing
  11. Translucent Carriages - Long Version - Balaklava Out-Takes
  12. Ring Thing - Balaklava Out-Takes
  13. The Cowboy Who Ate Vietnam - Balaklava Out-Takes
  14. I Saw the World - Balaklava Out-Takes
  15. There Was a Man - Live at the Jabberwock Club, 1971
  16. Images of April - Balaklava Out-Takes
  17. Guardian Angels - Balaklava Out-Takes
  18. Suzanne - Live at WNIA Radio, 1971
  19. Translucent - Alternative Version - WUSB Radio Session, 1971