Peter Ivers - Becoming Peter Ivers - Import With Japan Obi

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Peter Ivers

Description:

Still here! The amazing archival recordings of cult singer/songwriter extraordinaire PETER IVERS, written in Los Angeles in the mid to late 70's, have now been unearthed and released on CD. As IVERS himself wrote, "demos are often better than vinyl. They're more energetic, more soulful, more gutsy." The many rehearsal sessions and demos, blown to cassette and open reel tape at his home in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, and at his Hollywood studio, are rare recordings from the "TERMINAL LOVE" (1974) to "PETER IVERS" (1976) period. WINDOW WASHER"" with VAN DYKE PARKS, "NIRVANA CUBA WALTZ"" for the 1978 autobiographical musical "NIRVANA CUBA," "TAKE YOUR CHANCES WITH ME" which may have been the first release, ""CONFERENCE CALL AT FOUR""", "MY DESIRE""", "THE NIGHT YOU DIDN'T COME""", "AIN'T THAT A KICK""", and many more. The album contains 25 tracks in total, which reveal his original bizarre pop style with a simple sound of piano, drum machine, harmonica, and bare vocals. 24-page booklet. Japanese edition with Obi liner, Japanese translation by Ryohei Matsunaga.

Tracklisting:

01. TAKE YOUR CHANCES WITH ME
02. EIGHTEEN AND DREAMING
03. LOVE IS A JUNGLE
04. CONFERENCE CALL At FOUR
05. PETER
06. EVEN STEPHEN FOSTER
07. I'M SORRY ALICE
08. DEBORAH
09. MIRACULOUS WEEKEND
10. HOLDING THE COBRA
11. AUDIENCE OF ONE
12. ALPHA CENTAURI
13. I'VE SEEN YOUR FACE
14. MY GRANDMOTHER'S FUNERAL
15. IN HEAVEN
16. MY DESIRE
17. THE NIGHT YOU DIDN'T COME
18. UNTITLED
19. LOVE IN FLIGHT (PIANO OVERTURE)
20. AIN'T THAT A KICK
21. JAMAICA MOON
22. HAPPY ON THE GRILL
23. WINDOW WASHER (W/ VAN DYKE PARKS)
24. YOU USED TO BE STEVIE WONDER
25. NIRVANA CUBA WALTZ