A Journal of the Plague Year (album)

A Journal of the Plague Year
Studio album by
Tom Rapp
Released1999
GenreFolk, folk rock
Length41:58
LabelWoronzow
ProducerDamon Krukowski
Nick Saloman, Ade Shaw
Tom Rapp chronology
Sunforest
(1973) 		A Journal of the Plague Year
(1999) 		The Wizard of Is
(2004)
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A Journal of the Plague Year is an album released on CD in 1999 by American singer-songwriter Tom Rapp, leader of the 1960s/70s psychedelic folk group Pearls Before Swine. It was his first new album for 26 years, and included collaborations with Damon and Naomi and Nick Saloman.

Track listing

All songs written by Tom Rapp unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Silver Apples (a cappella)" – 1:56 (Yeats / Rapp)
  2. "The Swimmer (for Kurt Cobain)" – 3:51
  3. "Blind" – 3:15
  4. "Space" – 3:27
  5. "Mars" – 3:23
  6. "Hopelessly Romantic" – 3:38
  7. "Running in My Dream" – 4:52
  8. "Wedding Song" – 4:15
  9. "Silver Apples II (for Simeon)" – 2:35 (Yeats / Rapp)
  10. "Shoebox Symphony" – 10:46
    1. Where Is Love?
    2. State U
    3. Just Let the Grass Grow

Musicians

  • Tom Rapp - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
  • Olvardil Prydwyn - Harp, Mandolin, Shenai, Flute
  • Naomi Yang - Bass, Vocals
  • Damon Krukowski - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
  • Nick Saloman - Guitar, Organ, Drums, Mellotron
  • Ade Shaw - Bass, Effects
  • David Rapp - Electric Guitar
  • Carl Edwards - Violin, Vocals
  • Andrea Troolin - Cello

Other credits

  • Produced and engineered by Damon Krukowski at Kali Studios, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Except "Shoebox Symphony" produced by Nick Saloman and Ade Shaw